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£230,000
2 beds · 1 bath · 538 sq ft
Holliwell Close, Colchester, Colchester, CO3 0FZ
Freehold
Added on 31/08/2026 
House prices in Colchester
Essex · 3,261 sales registered so far in the 12 months to May 2026 · HM Land Registry data
Average house price in Colchester
The average (median) house price in Colchester, Essex was £334,950 in the 12 months to May 2026, from 3,261 sales registered so far — 2.3% down on the year before and 6.3% up on five years ago. Detached homes were the most common sale at a median £465,000; semi-detached £325,000; terraced £272,250; flats £175,000. Homes with a recorded floor area sold for about £351 per square foot (£3,778/m²), based on 6,441 of 7,069 sales over two years.
- Median sold price
- £334,950
- 12 months to May 2026
- Half of sales were above this price, half below
- Change on a year ago
- −2.3%
- median vs the previous 12 months
- Shown only when both years have 30+ sales
- Price per sq ft
- £351
- typical range £305–£403
- From 6,441 of 7,069 sales with an EPC floor area (2 years)
- Sales registered so far
- 3,261
- 12 months to May 2026
- Recent months are still being registered; counts are never compared year on year
- vs Essex
- −9%
- Essex median £369,000
- Difference between the two medians
Sales completed to July 2026, as registered by 29 Aug 2026 · headline figures cover the 12 months to May 2026 (later months are still being registered) Colchester = the Colchester post town: CO1–CO7 (as recorded in the sales)
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House prices in Colchester by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | £/sq ft | Typical size | Change (1y) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 1,180 | £465,000 | £372 | 1,206 sq ft | −1.1% |
| Semi-detached | 1,000 | £325,000 | £358 | 915 sq ft | 0.0% |
| Terraced | 668 | £272,250 | £344 | 786 sq ft | −2.8% |
| Flats | 413 | £175,000 | £280 | 624 sq ft | −2.8% |
Colchester house price trend
Colchester median Essex median sales per period still being registered
| Period | Median sold price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2021 | £315,000 | 968 |
| Q1 2022 | £317,000 | 1009 |
| Q2 2022 | £325,000 | 1084 |
| Q3 2022 | £347,250 | 1174 |
| Q4 2022 | £350,000 | 1129 |
| Q1 2023 | £350,000 | 777 |
| Q2 2023 | £320,000 | 771 |
| Q3 2023 | £336,250 | 920 |
| Q4 2023 | £335,000 | 775 |
| Q1 2024 | £325,000 | 700 |
| Q2 2024 | £340,000 | 784 |
| Q3 2024 | £340,000 | 919 |
| Q4 2024 | £330,000 | 1030 |
| Q1 2025 | £350,000 | 1220 |
| Q2 2025 | £335,000 | 666 |
| Q3 2025 | £345,000 | 1029 |
| Q4 2025 | £325,000 | 875 |
| Q1 2026 | £330,000 | 652 |
| Q2 2026 | £320,000 | 591 |
| Q3 2026 | £311,250 | 78 |
Median of completed sales per period, not seasonally adjusted; the latest months are still being registered.
UK House Price Index (mix-adjusted) for Colchester: £298,003, −0.3% on the year (June 2026) — why this differs from our median.
What homes in Colchester sold for
17%
22%
25%
15%
8%
5%
3%
6%
£155k–£230k
£230k–£305k
£305k–£380k
£380k–£455k
£455k–£530k
£530k–£605k
£605k–£680k
£680k+
Most homes in Colchester sold for £230k–£455k (61% of sales).
Sold house prices in Colchester
| Sold | Address | Type | Price | Floor area | £/sq ft | vs last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jul 2026 | 9, Thompson Avenue CO3 4HN | Detached | £377,500 | 829 sq ft | £455 | — |
| 28 Jul 2026 | 17, Woodfield Drive CO5 8PX | Detached | £360,000 | 732 sq ft | £492 | — |
| 28 Jul 2026 | 23a, Maypole Green Road CO2 9NX | Detached | £340,000 | 818 sq ft | £416 | — |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 26, Churchill Way CO2 8SS | Semi-detached | £350,000 | 1,044 sq ft | £335 | — |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 43, Wesley Avenue CO4 3AT | Semi-detached | £340,000 | 764 sq ft | £445 | — |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 57, St Andrews Avenue CO4 3AJ | Semi-detached | £320,000 | 850 sq ft | £376 | — |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 5, Sanitsky Way CO4 9AZ | Detached | £470,000 | 1,227 sq ft | £383 | — |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 24, Sapphire Crescent CO4 6EH | Detached | £400,000 | 1,012 sq ft | £395 | +3% (2022) |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 51, Booth Avenue CO4 3BA | Detached | £380,000 | 936 sq ft | £406 | +36% (2021) |
| 23 Jul 2026 | Cluffs, the Heath CO7 6BU | Detached | £770,000 | — | — | — |
| 23 Jul 2026 | 46, St Andrews Close CO7 8BL | Detached | £360,000 | 818 sq ft | £440 | +4% (2022) |
| 23 Jul 2026 | 39, the Cross CO7 9QJ | Terraced | £252,500 | 538 sq ft | £469 | +10% (2022) |
| 22 Jul 2026 | 69, Kensington Road CO2 7FF | Terraced | £225,000 | 614 sq ft | £367 | −10% (2021) |
| 21 Jul 2026 | 32, Smythies Avenue CO1 2US | Semi-detached | £295,000 | 829 sq ft | £356 | +26% (2020) |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 3, Alba Mews CO4 6AA | Semi-detached | £390,000 | 990 sq ft | £394 | — |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 46, Broadlands Way CO4 0AN | Semi-detached | £334,000 | 926 sq ft | £361 | — |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 132, Wivenhoe Road CO7 8AQ | Semi-detached | £281,200 | 904 sq ft | £311 | — |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 12, Stanford Road CO4 5NF | Terraced | £258,000 | 732 sq ft | £352 | — |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 20, Spring Sedge Close CO3 0PP | Semi-detached | £220,000 | 614 sq ft | £359 | — |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 7, Hanbury Gardens CO4 9TR | Semi-detached | £175,000 | 441 sq ft | £397 | — |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 68, Malting Green Road CO2 0JJ | Detached | £760,000 | 1,819 sq ft | £418 | — |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 23, Abbey Field View CO2 7US | Semi-detached | £331,750 | 1,033 sq ft | £321 | −2% (2021) |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 85, Morant Road CO1 2JB | Semi-detached | £305,000 | 775 sq ft | £394 | — |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 2, Peppercorn Close CO4 5WS | Terraced | £285,000 | 797 sq ft | £358 | — |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 13, Albion Grove CO2 7RZ | Terraced | £250,500 | 840 sq ft | £298 | — |
The most recent registered sales. Full histories, including every sale since 1995, are on the street pages.
Streets in Colchester
Most expensive streets
- St Clare Road CO3 £1,322,500· 6 sales
- Park Lane CO6 £1,225,000· 5 sales
- Fitzwalter Road CO3 £1,138,500· 6 sales
- Jarrett Lane CO6 £1,075,000· 13 sales
- Little Paddocks CO7 £888,570· 8 sales
- Park Lane CO4 £880,700· 5 sales
- Tranquility Grove CO4 £850,000· 13 sales
- Ireton Road CO3 £845,000· 7 sales
Most affordable streets
- The Dell CO1 £85,000· 15 sales
- Pippin Way CO7 £86,350· 10 sales
- De Grey Road CO4 £92,000· 8 sales
- Exeter Drive CO1 £104,500· 22 sales
- Avignon Close CO2 £110,000· 6 sales
- Springfields CO7 £115,000· 17 sales
- Hollytree Court CO2 £120,000· 8 sales
- Orchard Gardens CO4 £130,000· 11 sales
Most active streets
- Middletown Road CO7 20in 12m
- Bergholt Road CO4 15in 12m
- High Street CO5 14in 12m
- Clarendon Way CO1 14in 12m
- Harwich Road CO4 12in 12m
- Elizabeth Drive CO5 12in 12m
- James Ward Road CO2 11in 12m
- London Road CO6 11in 12m
Medians over five years for streets with at least five sales; "most active" counts the last 12 months.
Postcode districts in Colchester
| District | Sales (12m) | Median | £/sq ft | Change (1y) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO4 | 614 | £325,000 | £353 | 0.0% |
| CO7 | 561 | £345,000 | £353 | −4.2% |
| CO3 | 494 | £345,000 | £362 | −6.8% |
| CO2 | 463 | £285,000 | £327 | −1.7% |
| CO5 | 450 | £385,000 | £379 | −1.3% |
| CO6 | 414 | £410,000 | £365 | +2.8% |
| CO1 | 265 | £225,137 | £311 | −2.1% |
For sale in Colchester now
Homes for sale in Colchester today ask a median £205,000 (n = 90) vs £334,950 sold — asking is 39% below recent sold prices; £284 vs £351 per sq ft. 15% of Homello's listings here are under offer. Asking ≠ achieved; sold prices reflect deals agreed 4–6 months ago.
1/8
£150,000
2 beds · 2 baths · 700 sq ft
Steed Crescent, Essex, Colchester, CO2 7SJ
Leasehold
Added on 31/08/2026
1/8
£150,000
2 beds · 2 baths · 732 sq ft
Albany Gardens, Essex, Colchester, CO2 8HQ
Leasehold
Added on 31/08/2026
1/8
£260,000
3 beds · 1 bath · 883 sq ft
Goring Road, Colchester, CO4 0DW
Freehold
Added on 31/08/2026
Sold prices at developments in Colchester
- Charles Church at Birchwood Rise · Charles Church24 resales · median £370,000· +16% on first sale
- Ufford Chase Phase 2, Great Bentley · Cala Homes59 first sales· median £469,950· from 2022
- Hollytree Walk · Bellway Homes25 first sales· median £404,995· from 2022
- Hartford Green · Taylor Wimpey22 first sales· median £374,500· from 2023
- Coggeshall Mill · Bovis Homes6 first sales· median £419,995· from 2023
New-build sales register 6–12 months after completion; "resale" means a later sale at an address whose first recorded sale was a new build.
Areas within Colchester
House prices near Colchester
- Great Bentley Colchester · 12.3 km 110% of here
- Hadleigh Ipswich · 18.8 km 87% of here
- Manningtree Essex · 14.5 km 104% of here
- Southminster Essex · 22.1 km 107% of here
- Maldon Essex · 20.8 km 110% of here
- Sudbury Suffolk · 23 km 96% of here
- Jaywick Clacton-on-sea · 19.3 km 61% of here
- Burnham-on-Crouch Essex · 27.7 km 105% of here
- Witham Essex · 19.1 km 97% of here
- Clacton-on-sea Essex · 19.5 km 74% of here
Part of Essex
What's my home worth?
A 90 m² (970 sq ft) home in Colchester is worth roughly £296k–£391k at the area's typical £305–£403 per square foot — a range, not a valuation.
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›What is the average house price in Colchester?
The median sold price in Colchester, Essex was £334,950 in the 12 months to May 2026 (3,261 sales registered so far); the mean was £371,182. We quote medians because a few very expensive or very cheap sales pull a mean around. The Essex median over the same period was £369,000. Portals and the ONS publish different figures because they use different boundaries, windows and adjustments.
›How much is a house in Colchester per square foot?
Homes sold in Colchester, Essex over the two years to May 2026 with a recorded floor area achieved a median £351 per square foot (interquartile range £305–£403), from 6,441 sales matched to an Energy Performance Certificate floor area.
›Are house prices in Colchester going up or down?
In the 12 months to May 2026, the median was 2.3% down on the previous 12 months and 6.3% up on five years earlier. These compare completed sales registered so far; the most recent months are still being registered, so the latest figures move as late registrations arrive.
›What is the most expensive street in Colchester?
Of streets with at least five sales in the last five years, St Clare Road (CO3) has the highest median sold price at £1,322,500 across 6 sales.
›Where does this data come from and how up to date is it?
Every sale is from HM Land Registry's Price Paid Data for England and Wales, which we re-import monthly. Sales completed to July 2026, as registered by 29 Aug 2026 · headline figures cover the 12 months to May 2026 (later months are still being registered). Floor areas come from Energy Performance Certificates matched by address.
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Sources and method. Sales completed to July 2026, as registered by 29 Aug 2026 · headline figures cover the 12 months to May 2026 (later months are still being registered).Next HM Land Registry release ~28 Sept 2026. Medians unless stated; averages only where 30 or more sales. Category A sales only (standard price-paid transactions), houses and flats.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Floor areas derived from Energy Performance Certificate data © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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