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Colchester house prices, July 2026

Average sold prices for Colchester, broken down by property type, buyer status, funding status and property status, from HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index.

Average price

£297,824

Annual change

-0.5%

Homes sold, May 2026

164

England average

£293,479

The average property in Colchester sold for £297,824 in July 2026, down 0.5% on the year. That is about 1% above the England average of £293,479. 164 homes sold in Colchester in May 2026, the most recent month HM Land Registry have published transaction counts for.

Price trend

Over the 12 months to July 2026, the average price in Colchester ended the period broadly where it started, peaking at £299,164 in November 2025.

£299,164 £295,066

August 2025July 2026

Peak £299,164 in November 2025.

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By property type

Detached homes are the most expensive in Colchester at £501,116, 209% above flat or maisonette at £162,307. Flat or maisonette is the only type where prices fell over the year, down 3.2%.

Average sold price by property type, July 2026.
Property type	Average price	Annual change
Detached	£501,116	-0.5%
Semi-detached	£331,089	+0.6%
Terraced	£266,290	Broadly flat
Flat or maisonette	£162,307	-3.2%

By buyer status

First-time buyers in Colchester paid £111,468 less than people who already owned, a gap of 45%.

Average sold price by buyer status, July 2026.
Buyer	Average price	Annual change
First-time buyer	£249,875	Broadly flat
Former owner-occupier	£361,343	-0.5%

By funding status

Cash buyers in Colchester paid 1% less than those with a mortgage. Cash accounted for 27% of the sales counted in May 2026.

Average sold price by funding status, July 2026. Sales volumes are for May 2026, the most recent month published. Cash and mortgage sales are counted separately and do not necessarily add up to the total above.
Paid with	Average price	Annual change	Sales
Cash	£295,993	-0.7%	20
Mortgage	£298,398	Broadly flat	54

By property status

New builds in Colchester sold for 35% more than existing homes.

Average sold price by property status, May 2026. Sales volumes are not shown for new builds: they are registered months after completion, so recent counts are incomplete rather than low.
Property status	Average price	Annual change
New build	£398,407	+1.8%
Existing property	£294,157	-0.8%

Month by month

Average sold price and annual change over the last 12 published months. Sales volumes stop two months short because HM Land Registry withhold the most recent counts until more transactions are registered.
Month	Average price	Annual change	Sales
July 2026	£297,824	-0.5%	n/a
June 2026	£297,349	-0.5%	n/a
May 2026	£297,668	-0.6%	164
April 2026	£299,101	Broadly flat	164
March 2026	£298,022	Broadly flat	200
February 2026	£296,003	-0.5%	184
January 2026	£295,066	-0.9%	164
December 2025	£296,499	-0.9%	218
November 2025	£299,164	+0.6%	219
October 2025	£296,269	Broadly flat	305
September 2025	£295,382	Broadly flat	238
August 2025	£298,241	+1.4%	277

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Figures for a local authority are a three-month average rather than a single month's transactions. HM Land Registry revise the most recent twelve months as more sales are registered, so recent figures are provisional.