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Colchester house prices

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
£298,257
Annual change
-0.5%
Homes sold, March 2026
167
England average
£292,095

The average property in Colchester sold for £298,257 in May 2026, down 0.5% on the year. That is about 2% above the England average of £292,095. 167 homes sold in Colchester in March 2026, the most recent month HM Land Registry have published transaction counts for.

Price trend

Over the 12 months to May 2026, the average price in Colchester ended the period broadly where it started, peaking at £301,066 in November 2025.

£301,066 £295,971
June 2025May 2026

Peak £301,066 in November 2025.

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By property type

Detached homes are the most expensive in Colchester at £502,837, 209% above flat or maisonette at £162,669. Flat or maisonette is the only type where prices fell over the year, down 3.7%.

Average sold price by property type, May 2026.
Property typeAverage priceAnnual change
Detached£502,837Broadly flat
Semi-detached£331,761+0.8%
Terraced£265,574Broadly flat
Flat or maisonette£162,669-3.7%

By buyer status

First-time buyers in Colchester paid £111,896 less than people who already owned, a gap of 45%.

Average sold price by buyer status, May 2026.
BuyerAverage priceAnnual change
First-time buyer£250,078-0.6%
Former owner-occupier£361,974Broadly flat

By funding status

Cash buyers in Colchester paid 1% less than those with a mortgage. Cash accounted for 21% of the sales counted in March 2026.

Average sold price by funding status, May 2026. Sales volumes are for March 2026, the most recent month published. Cash and mortgage sales are counted separately and do not necessarily add up to the total above.
Paid withAverage priceAnnual changeSales
Cash£296,785-0.6%15
Mortgage£298,715Broadly flat57

By property status

New builds in Colchester sold for 34% more than existing homes.

Average sold price by property status, March 2026. Sales volumes are not shown for new builds: they are registered months after completion, so recent counts are incomplete rather than low.
Property statusAverage priceAnnual change
New build£398,834+3.6%
Existing property£297,188+0.7%

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.
MonthAverage priceAnnual changeSales
May 2026£298,257-0.5%n/a
April 2026£301,055+0.9%n/a
March 2026£300,528+0.9%167
February 2026£298,704Broadly flat164
January 2026£296,213-0.5%154
December 2025£298,822Broadly flat210
November 2025£301,066+1.3%196
October 2025£298,312+1%259
September 2025£295,971+0.5%206
August 2025£298,335+1.4%264
July 2025£299,191+1.9%281
June 2025£298,944+1.7%234
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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.