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Asking rent £1,235/month · Gross yield 4.3% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
Colchester: asking rent £1,235/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 2,704 lets).
£1,235/month 12 months to Sep 2026
2,704 lets
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 2,704 lets.
4.3% 12 months to Sep 2026
4,614 lets
+6.1% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 4,614 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
1,025 on 4 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 4 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
Asking rent in Colchester runs from £884/month for 1 bedroom to £2,091/month for 5+ bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £884/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +4.9% on the previous 12 months | 1233 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,185/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +1.7% on the previous 12 months | 1802 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,496/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +2.2% on the previous 12 months | 870 |
| 4 bedrooms | £1,949/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +5.1% on the previous 12 months | 406 |
| 5+ bedrooms | £2,091/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | — | 135 |
Asking rent per calendar month by bedroom band: the monthly medians of lettings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Corporate landlords hold 47% of the 5,868 units in Colchester whose freeholder is classified; 94% of all units are not yet classified.
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Colchester ranks 11th of 12 local authorities in Essex for asking rent, at £1,235/month.
Colchester ranks 11th of 12 local authorities in Essex for asking rent, at £1,235/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Epping Forest | £2,043/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,040 | measured |
| 2 | Brentwood | £1,891/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 653 | measured |
| 3 | Uttlesford | £1,647/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 791 | measured |
| 4 | Rochford | £1,536/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 379 | measured |
| 5 | Basildon | £1,506/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,182 | measured |
| 11 | Colchester | £1,235/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,704 | measured |
Colchester ranks 6th of 12 local authorities in Essex for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.3%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harlow | 5.3% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 208 | measured |
| 2 | Basildon | 4.6% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,628 | measured |
| 3 | Maldon | 4.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 405 | measured |
| 4 | Tendring | 4.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,071 | measured |
| 5 | Chelmsford | 4.3% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 3,341 | measured |
| 6 | Colchester | 4.3% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 4,614 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across local authorities in Essex
CO6 leads the 6 postcode districts within Colchester for asking rent, at £1,504/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CO6 | £1,504/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 169 | measured |
| 2 | CO5 | £1,371/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 141 | measured |
| 3 | CO3 | £1,343/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 293 | measured |
| 4 | CO4 | £1,326/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 829 | measured |
| 5 | CO2 | £1,223/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 663 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts within Colchester
CO1 leads the 6 postcode districts within Colchester for gross yield, asking basis, at 6.1%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CO1 | 6.1% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 969 | measured |
| 2 | CO2 | 5.1% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,339 | measured |
| 3 | CO4 | 5.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,260 | measured |
| 4 | CO6 | 4.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 281 | measured |
| 5 | CO3 | 3.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 553 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts within Colchester
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
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| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 2,704 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 4,614 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 4 Nov 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | — |