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Colchester house prices, rents and listings
September 2026. Sold prices settled to December 2025; listings read daily.
- Median sale price
- £345,109
- December 2025
- Price per m²
- £3,714
- sold, all residential
- Sold prices, 12 months
- +0.0%
- index to December 2025
- Asking prices, 12 months
- +0.5%
- to April 2026
- Asking rents, 12 months
- −2.1%
- to April 2026
- Homes for sale
- 2,182
- 7 September 2026
- Median asking price
- £325,000
- live listings
- Listings reduced
- 72%
- August 2026
Summary
The Colchester market in September 2026
Sold prices in Colchester are +0.0% over the twelve months to December 2025 on the house price index. Over five years it is +14.4%.
The index is built from repeat sales of the same homes, so a change in what happened to sell does not move it. It is settled to December 2025; later months are provisional while the registry catches up.
In December 2025, the median residential sale in Colchester was £345,109, £3,714 per square metre: a direct measurement on 30 or more sales. 0.19% of the stock changed hands in the month.
On the portals, asking prices moved +0.5% and asking rents −2.1% over twelve months. Asking leads sold by months and includes what never sells. The pipeline publishes these quarterly for this area because the monthly move is too noisy to resolve.
In August 2026, 35 homes came to market in Colchester and 72% of listings were reduced. The median asking price was £300,000, £3,150 per square metre. New builds were 6% of listings.
42 agents listed a home for sale that month; the three busiest held 21% of listings.
2,182 homes were live for sale in Colchester on 7 September 2026, at a median asking price of £325,000, with a median listing age of 158 days. The stock count is observed daily from 5 September 2026 and settles as the portal sweep completes.
64,453 homes in Colchester hold an energy certificate. 18% are rated A or B and 43.8% D or worse. 79.1% heat with mains gas, 1.3% with a heat pump. Certificates are lodged on sale or let, so long-held and social housing are under-represented.
Sold prices
House price index for Colchester
Repeat-sales index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Settled to December 2025; later points are forecasts with bands. Tool: market_index_series.
Market cube
What homes sell for in Colchester
| Cohort | Median price | £/m² | Turnover | Sales | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All residential | £345,109 | £3,714 | 0.19% | 164 | direct |
| Detached, 5+ bed | £436,559 | £3,680 | 0.32% | 24 | modelled |
| Semi-Detached, 5+ bed | £353,124 | £3,727 | 0.34% | 19 | modelled |
| Flat, 3 bed | £250,133 | £3,268 | 0.29% | 12 | modelled |
| Semi-Detached, 4 bed | £315,156 | £3,818 | 0.36% | 10 | modelled |
| Terraced, 4 bed | £293,906 | £3,735 | 0.36% | 10 | modelled |
| Terraced, 5+ bed | £317,156 | £3,450 | 0.33% | 10 | modelled |
| Terraced, 3 bed | £294,901 | £4,032 | 0.52% | 9 | modelled |
| Detached, 4 bed | £348,320 | £3,974 | 0.37% | 6 | modelled |
December 2025, the last month the registry has filled. Turnover is the month's sales as a share of the stock. Only cohorts graded direct (30+ sales) or modelled (5 to 29) are shown. Tool: market_facts.
Listings
Asking prices and rents in Colchester
Asking-price index
Asking-rent index
From portal listings; the level is an index, never a price. Shaded points are provisional. Tools: asking_price_index_series, asking_rent_index_series.
Listing statistics
New to market in Colchester
- Came to market
- 35
- never-reduced cohort
- Reduced
- 72%
- of listings
- Median asking
- £300,000
- £221,250 to £500,000 interquartile
- Asking £/m²
- £3,150
- where floor area is stated
- New build
- 6%
- of listings
- Agents active
- 42
- top three hold 21%
- Median asking rent
- £1,262 pcm
- August 2026
August 2026. Listings later reduced lose their listing date, so the count of new listings undercounts by the reduction share. Tool: listing_market_series.
Live stock
Homes on the market in Colchester
Observed daily from 5 September 2026; the portals keep no exit dates, so it cannot be reconstructed for the past. Tool: listing_stock_series.
Agents
Who is selling in Colchester
| Agent | Sale listings, 12 months | Median asking price |
|---|---|---|
| Palmer & Partners, Colchester & Coast | 176 | £300,000 |
| Michaels Property Consultants Ltd, Colchester | 176 | £325,000 |
| Oakheart Property, Colchester | 150 | £350,000 |
| Harris + Wood, Colchester | 129 | £325,000 |
| Fenn Wright, Colchester | 108 | £375,000 |
| William H. Brown, Colchester | 89 | £325,000 |
| John Alexander, Essex | 84 | £325,000 |
| Knight Residential, Colchester | 72 | £340,000 |
Ranked by sale listings on the portals over the last twelve months. Tool: agent_activity.
EPC
Energy ratings in Colchester
- A0.6%
- B17.4%
- C38.1%
- D31.7%
- E9.8%
- F2.0%
- G0.4%
- Certificates
- 64,453
- Mains gas
- 79.1%
- Electric heating
- 14.7%
- Heat pump
- 1.3%
Of homes holding a certificate, not of all stock: EPCs are lodged on sale or let, so long-held and social housing are under-represented. Tool: energy_profile.
Do it today
Get the Colchester figures yourself
Every number on this page is a free call. In Claude, ChatGPT, Codex or Cursor with the MarketCode MCP connected, ask: “Give me the house price index, asking indices and current listing stock for Colchester, and say whether the index is local or national.” In code, call the REST twins with area_code="Colchester" and area_type="lad".
Go local
Postcode districts in Colchester
One page per postcode district the market data can answer for, with registered sale counts and auction results that the authority page does not carry. Figures below are the twelve months to the registry's last settled month.
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FAQ
Questions about the Colchester market
What is the average house price in Colchester?
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The median residential sale in Colchester was £345,109 in December 2025, or £3,714 per square metre. It is a direct measurement on 30 or more sales, from HM Land Registry sales matched to a property.
How have house prices in Colchester changed?
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The sold-price index moved +0.0% over the twelve months to December 2025, and +14.4% over five years. It is a repeat-sales index, so the mix of what sold does not move it.
How many homes are for sale in Colchester?
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2,182 on 7 September 2026, at a median asking price of £325,000. The count is read from live portal listings each day.
Which estate agents sell the most in Colchester?
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By sale listings over the last twelve months: Palmer & Partners, Colchester & Coast (176), Michaels Property Consultants Ltd, Colchester (176), Oakheart Property, Colchester (150). The table above lists the top 8.
Where does the Colchester data come from?
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HM Land Registry Price Paid Data for the sold-price index, the sale counts and the cube prices; portal listings for the asking indices, listing statistics, live stock and agents; the EPC register for the energy profile; five auction houses for the auction results; the ONS rent index as the check on the rent series. The methodology page explains each; the sources page lists licences and refresh.
Can I get the Colchester figures in my own assistant or code?
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Yes, and every one is free: market_index_series, asking_price_index_series, asking_rent_index_series, market_facts, listing_market_series, listing_stock_series, energy_profile and agent_activity with area_code "Colchester" and area_type "lad". Ask Claude, ChatGPT, Codex or Cursor with the MCP server connected, or call the REST twins with an API key.
Is this a valuation of a property in Colchester?
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No. This page is the area's market. A property is valued from its own record: the valuation tools return an estimate, a range and a trust score for any address in Colchester with a floor area on record.
Value an address in Colchester.
Thirty minutes: the estimate, the range, the comparables and the market behind it, live.