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Average Property Prices in Colchester
The average property price in Colchester is £215,298, based on 137,150 recorded sales (HM Land Registry).A sales-weighted average of the sold prices below: each property type's average sold price (HM Land Registry), combined in proportion to how many of each type sold. It blends all types, so it sits between them.
The council-area index covering Colchester has
↑ 426% since 1995, and ↓ 0% in the past 12 months.
Average price, council-area index for Colchester (UK House Price Index, HM Land Registry / ONS).
Average price, council-area index for Colchester (UK House Price Index, HM Land Registry / ONS).
Period
Value
1995
56,599
1995
55,823
1995
55,650
1995
55,089
1995
54,726
1995
54,375
1995
54,235
1995
54,417
1995
54,130
1995
53,289
1995
52,559
1995
52,306
1996
52,825
1996
53,318
1996
53,045
1996
53,246
1996
53,363
1996
54,231
1996
54,722
1996
54,116
1996
54,415
1996
53,694
1996
54,504
1996
54,172
1997
54,441
1997
54,253
1997
55,084
1997
55,365
1997
56,675
1997
56,892
1997
58,108
1997
58,576
1997
58,798
1997
58,659
1997
58,678
1997
59,152
1998
60,259
1998
61,038
1998
62,163
1998
63,179
1998
63,981
1998
64,425
1998
64,479
1998
65,097
1998
65,646
1998
65,900
1998
65,546
1998
65,333
1999
66,512
1999
66,433
1999
66,738
1999
65,532
1999
67,046
1999
68,831
1999
70,562
1999
71,603
1999
71,742
1999
73,312
1999
74,428
1999
75,680
2000
76,603
2000
77,810
2000
79,143
2000
80,846
2000
82,949
2000
84,313
2000
84,724
2000
84,661
2000
85,928
2000
87,085
2000
87,262
2000
87,983
2001
87,068
2001
87,965
2001
87,632
2001
89,956
2001
90,689
2001
92,793
2001
95,051
2001
97,343
2001
99,663
2001
100,744
2001
101,935
2001
102,552
2002
103,341
2002
104,710
2002
105,756
2002
107,316
2002
110,211
2002
112,014
2002
117,551
2002
120,248
2002
125,903
2002
127,798
2002
130,812
2002
132,215
2003
133,571
2003
134,205
2003
134,439
2003
135,439
2003
137,540
2003
139,219
2003
141,272
2003
141,233
2003
141,916
2003
141,201
2003
143,322
2003
145,338
2004
148,424
2004
150,483
2004
152,930
2004
155,082
2004
157,629
2004
159,730
2004
161,089
2004
162,041
2004
162,708
2004
163,521
2004
165,970
2004
165,610
2005
164,752
2005
164,328
2005
166,118
2005
167,040
2005
167,412
2005
168,897
2005
169,502
2005
169,396
2005
168,281
2005
168,718
2005
169,077
2005
171,584
2006
173,545
2006
175,060
2006
175,848
2006
176,907
2006
177,380
2006
177,600
2006
177,372
2006
178,880
2006
178,984
2006
181,450
2006
181,794
2006
185,570
2007
186,496
2007
187,114
2007
185,847
2007
186,003
2007
188,650
2007
190,804
2007
193,334
2007
194,482
2007
193,220
2007
192,010
2007
191,067
2007
193,790
2008
195,177
2008
194,205
2008
191,431
2008
188,508
2008
185,625
2008
178,999
2008
177,137
2008
174,291
2008
169,565
2008
163,795
2008
153,527
2008
150,384
2009
148,317
2009
151,884
2009
147,727
2009
143,042
2009
144,535
2009
150,870
2009
157,592
2009
161,420
2009
165,184
2009
165,315
2009
166,437
2009
167,864
2010
169,666
2010
170,301
2010
173,047
2010
173,626
2010
173,958
2010
172,046
2010
172,007
2010
173,135
2010
174,274
2010
175,502
2010
174,589
2010
172,578
2011
172,891
2011
170,807
2011
170,984
2011
170,843
2011
171,376
2011
173,571
2011
172,555
2011
173,650
2011
171,960
2011
171,129
2011
172,667
2011
173,376
2012
174,687
2012
171,700
2012
171,599
2012
171,286
2012
171,575
2012
173,063
2012
175,173
2012
176,150
2012
175,020
2012
174,950
2012
174,682
2012
175,988
2013
175,606
2013
176,407
2013
175,249
2013
174,974
2013
175,966
2013
175,538
2013
176,406
2013
178,099
2013
181,707
2013
183,500
2013
183,535
2013
183,066
2014
184,720
2014
185,544
2014
188,393
2014
188,191
2014
190,949
2014
192,314
2014
194,511
2014
196,045
2014
197,751
2014
201,338
2014
202,111
2014
204,104
2015
201,092
2015
202,231
2015
203,921
2015
208,300
2015
209,942
2015
209,072
2015
211,166
2015
213,114
2015
218,129
2015
219,021
2015
222,208
2015
223,055
2016
226,308
2016
224,978
2016
224,554
2016
225,886
2016
229,912
2016
234,060
2016
235,689
2016
240,080
2016
244,471
2016
246,761
2016
245,336
2016
245,572
2017
244,366
2017
249,394
2017
247,318
2017
251,737
2017
251,171
2017
255,701
2017
256,754
2017
259,113
2017
259,157
2017
261,061
2017
259,887
2017
261,520
2018
260,242
2018
261,472
2018
259,043
2018
260,875
2018
259,921
2018
259,610
2018
259,745
2018
261,615
2018
263,843
2018
263,514
2018
261,018
2018
262,411
2019
261,857
2019
262,083
2019
257,977
2019
258,265
2019
256,645
2019
258,322
2019
261,489
2019
263,148
2019
264,211
2019
258,109
2019
256,282
2019
253,706
2020
255,160
2020
255,485
2020
254,834
2020
254,039
2020
254,012
2020
257,624
2020
256,363
2020
257,506
2020
257,815
2020
265,784
2020
268,625
2020
269,665
2021
266,217
2021
265,144
2021
264,813
2021
263,450
2021
264,341
2021
267,294
2021
271,135
2021
274,624
2021
277,968
2021
279,589
2021
285,826
2021
285,949
2022
288,818
2022
288,733
2022
290,562
2022
291,961
2022
295,612
2022
300,755
2022
303,552
2022
305,573
2022
306,030
2022
310,383
2022
312,345
2022
313,537
2023
312,831
2023
311,581
2023
310,217
2023
306,721
2023
303,126
2023
299,076
2023
299,388
2023
296,570
2023
298,372
2023
293,989
2023
296,423
2023
295,703
2024
296,679
2024
290,869
2024
289,410
2024
290,410
2024
292,190
2024
293,825
2024
293,713
2024
294,186
2024
294,505
2024
295,338
2024
297,299
2024
299,224
2025
297,729
2025
297,505
2025
297,837
2025
298,264
2025
299,614
2025
298,894
2025
299,286
2025
298,417
2025
295,796
2025
297,296
2025
300,011
2025
297,802
2026
295,639
2026
296,747
2026
298,722
2026
299,779
2026
298,405
2026
298,003
This is the Essex council-area index - it tracks how prices move across the whole council area, not a valuation of any individual home. UKHPI updates monthly with a ~2-month lag; recent months are revised as further transactions are registered. Data updated June 2026.
This chart shows Colchester's own recorded sold prices year by year - distinct from the wider council-area index above, which covers the whole local authority district.
Colchester's own recorded sold-price average per year (HM Land Registry transactions).
Colchester's own recorded sold-price average per year (HM Land Registry transactions).
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