marketcodeSold price per m²
£3,982/m² 12 months to Apr 2026
406 sales
-1.7% over the year to Dec 2025 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
Postcode district
CO3 property market
Sold £3,982/m² · Median sold £372,897 (406 sales) · Index -1.7% y/y · Turnover 3.0% · 12 months, sales to Apr 2026, listings to Aug 2026
What is CO3?
- Buildings
- 10,697
- Mixed-use buildings
- 64%
- HMO-shaped units
- 14%
What does CO3 cost?
CO3: sold price per m² £3,982/m² (12 months to Apr 2026, 406 sales). -1.7% over the year to Dec 2025 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
Sold price
£372,897 12 months to Apr 2026
406 sales
-1.7% over the year to Dec 2025 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own carries the parent area's price rather than a measurement, and is not published with no sample.
Asking price
£356,771 12 months to Aug 2026
1,276 listings
-0.5% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
Settled months to Dec 2025; the dashed tail is the pipeline's projection of the index 12 months ahead, inside its 80% band. A projection of the index, not a forecast of any home's price.
ObservedForecast with intervalIndex points, not property prices
What does CO3 earn?
CO3: asking rent £1,354 a month (12 months to Jul 2026, 284 lets).
Asking rent
£1,354 a month 12 months to Jul 2026
284 lets
Gross yield, asking basis
4.0% 12 months to Aug 2026
542 lets
-3.2% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
How does CO3 vary by home size?
Asking price in CO3 runs from £140,303 for 1 bedroom to £811,238 for 5+ bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking price | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £140,303 | 12 months to Aug 2026 | — | 99 |
| 2 bedrooms | £231,480 | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +14.5% on the previous 12 months | 355 |
| 3 bedrooms | £364,444 | 12 months to Aug 2026 | -1.7% on the previous 12 months | 459 |
| 4 bedrooms | £481,054 | 12 months to Aug 2026 | -1.6% on the previous 12 months | 280 |
| 5+ bedrooms | £811,238 | 12 months to Aug 2026 | -8.1% on the previous 12 months | 105 |
Asking price by bedroom band: the monthly medians of sale listings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, over the last 12 observed months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
How liquid is CO3?
CO3: turnover 3.0% (12 months to Jan 2026, 448 sales). -7.3% on the previous 12 months.
Turnover
3.0% 12 months to Jan 2026
448 sales
-7.3% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own has a rate of zero by arithmetic rather than a measured rate, and is not published with no sample.
Completed sales
545 12 months to Jan 2026
545 sales
-3.7% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the registry count itself; months within six months of the last ingest are still filling.
Listings for sale
706 12 months to Jul 2026
706 listings
Who is active in CO3?
33 agents listed homes for sale in CO3; the three largest took 31% of the listings.
- Agents active
- 33
- Top three agents’ share
- 31%
- New homes among listings
- 0.0%
days_to_completion is on the registry-matched subset (sold_matched_n), not a sell-through rate.
Who owns CO3?
Corporate landlords hold 51% of the 746 units in CO3 whose freeholder is classified; 95% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords51% of classified · 383 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)45% of classified · 332 units
- Housing associations3.6% of classified · 27 units
- RMC0.5% of classified · 4 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does CO3 rank?
CO3 ranks 3rd of 6 postcode districts in Colchester for sold price per m², at £3,982/m².
Sold price per m² · postcode districts in Colchester
CO3 ranks 3rd of 6 postcode districts in Colchester for sold price per m², at £3,982/m².
| # | Area | Sold price per m² | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CO5 | £4,184/m² | 350 | measured |
| 2 | CO6 | £4,030/m² | 324 | measured |
| 3 | CO3 | £3,982/m² | 406 | measured |
| 4 | CO4 | £3,786/m² | 509 | measured |
| 5 | CO2 | £3,529/m² | 367 | measured |
Full table: sold price per m² across postcode districts in Colchester →
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Colchester
CO3 ranks 4th of 6 postcode districts in Colchester for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.0%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CO1 | 6.0% | 952 | measured |
| 2 | CO2 | 5.2% | 1,318 | measured |
| 3 | CO4 | 4.9% | 1,246 | measured |
| 4 | CO3 | 4.0% | 542 | measured |
| 5 | CO6 | 3.9% | 301 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts in Colchester →
Turnover · postcode districts in Colchester
CO3 ranks 2nd of 6 postcode districts in Colchester for turnover, at 3.0%.
| # | Area | Turnover | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CO5 | 3.2% | 459 | measured |
| 2 | CO3 | 3.0% | 448 | measured |
| 3 | CO6 | 2.8% | 378 | measured |
| 4 | CO1 | 2.5% | 248 | measured |
| 5 | CO4 | 2.5% | 594 | measured |
Full table: turnover across postcode districts in Colchester →
Where next from CO3?
Questions about CO3
- What is the median house price in CO3?
- Homes in CO3 sold for a median £372,897 over the 12 months to Apr 2026, 406 sales. Per square metre that is £3,982/m². Registered completions, not asking prices.
- How have house prices in CO3 changed?
- -1.7% over the year to Dec 2025 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
- What is the average rent in CO3?
- Homes to let in CO3 asked a median £1,354 a month over the 12 months to Jul 2026, 284 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in CO3?
- 4.0% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Aug 2026, 542 lets. -3.2% on the previous 12 months.
- How quickly do homes sell in CO3?
- 3.0% of the homes in CO3 changed hands over the 12 months to Jan 2026, 448 sales.
Everything else about CO3
- Properties in CO3Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Buildings in CO3Footprints, heights and the units inside them.
- Land and plots in CO3Registered parcels with their area, tenure and what stands on them.
- Homes for sale in CO3What is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Homes to rent in CO3What is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Recent house sales in CO3Registered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in CO3What was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents active in CO3Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sold price per m² | HM Land Registry Price Paid and portal listings, monthly rollup | 12 months to Apr 2026 | Apr 2026 | 406 sales |
| Sold price | HM Land Registry Price Paid and portal listings, monthly rollup | 12 months to Apr 2026 | Apr 2026 | 406 sales |
| Asking price | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 1,276 listings |
| Asking price per m² | the area_facts listing rollup | 12 months to Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 | 706 listings |
| Asking to sold | Portal listings, monthly rollup | 12 months to Jul 2024 | Jul 2024 | 90 matched sales |
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 | 284 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 542 lets |
| Turnover | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Jan 2026 | Jan 2026 | 448 sales |
| Completed sales | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Jan 2026 | Jan 2026 | 545 sales |
| Listings for sale | the area_facts listing rollup | 12 months to Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 | 706 listings |
| New listings | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 766 listings |
| Price reductions | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 510 listings |
| Live listings | MarketCode market evidence | on 20 Sep 2026 | 20 Sep 2026 | — |
| Days to completion | first listing to registered completion, over the registry-matched subset; not a sell-through rate | 12 months to Jul 2024 | Jul 2024 | 90 matched sales |
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