Essex
Colchester
12,264 registered sales, by tenure, property type and year.
- Registered sales
- 12,264
- Median price
- £335,000
- New build
- 10.5%
- Postcode areas
- 7
What is a house in Colchester worth?
Across 12,264 registered sales, the median price paid in Colchester was £335,000. Typical prices by property type:
Detached
£465,000
4,437 sales
Semi-detached
£323,535
3,643 sales
Terraced
£273,019
2,446 sales
Flat
£176,882
1,734 sales
In 2025, the most recent full year on the register, the median was £340,000 across 3,696 sales.
These are prices actually paid, not an estimate for any one property. Where a property type sold under both freehold and leasehold, the figure blends the two in proportion to sales. A real valuation also turns on condition, floor area and exact location, none of which the register records.
Value a propertyBy tenure and property type
| Tenure | Property type | Sales | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freehold | Detached | 4,437 | £465,000 |
| Freehold | Semi-detached | 3,608 | £325,000 |
| Freehold | Terraced | 2,395 | £275,000 |
| Leasehold | Flat | 1,683 | £175,000 |
| Freehold | Flat | 51 | £239,000 |
| Leasehold | Terraced | 51 | £180,000 |
| Leasehold | Semi-detached | 35 | £172,500 |
Median by year
| Year | Median price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | £335,000 | 3,251 |
| 2024 | £334,000 | 3,440 |
| 2025 | £340,000 | 3,696 |
| 2026 | £325,000 | 1,877 |
Other towns in Essex
Chelmsford
£400,000 · 9,067 sales
Basildon
£325,000 · 4,475 sales
Clacton-on-Sea
£250,000 · 3,911 sales
Harlow
£332,000 · 3,885 sales
Brentwood
£480,000 · 3,848 sales
Braintree
£335,000 · 3,386 sales
Benfleet
£390,000 · 2,549 sales
Wickford
£380,500 · 2,024 sales
Billericay
£475,000 · 2,006 sales
Witham
£330,000 · 1,981 sales
Maldon
£375,000 · 1,919 sales
Rayleigh
£412,500 · 1,838 sales
What these figures are and are not
Median prices from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales only. Repossessions, bulk transfers and company-to-company sales are excluded. The register records no floor area, so nothing here is a price per square foot.
2023-01-01 – 2026-09-30