— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · NEIGHBOURHOOD
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7,055 people · median £290,000 · Colchester
High wellbeingMore affordable than most
Colchester Council · Conservative / Liberal Democrat coalition 30/51 seats · 59% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This neighbourhood
dearestcheapest
£290,000 median 6th cheapest of 19 neighbourhoods
among 19 neighbourhoods in Colchester
A typical home here sells for £290,000, up 19.7% over five years. That's about 8.4× local earnings — around the 9.4× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 YTD · 26 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£290,000
5-year change+19.7%
Full history since 1995
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Typical home price compared with annual local pay8.4× · five-year average 9.4×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Resold at a loss from Colchester16.8%
Of the homes across Colchester that sold again within five years, 16.8% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Better than East of England (17.5%).
By property type
Detached houses0%
Semi-detached houses3.3%
Terraced houses1.9%
Flats19%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new23%
Bought second-hand14.2%
Overall
Typical resale gain+16% · ~6.8-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (1,055 resale pairs) across Colchester — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted
Home ownership66%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£2,241
Colchester City Council£231
Essex County Council (incl. adult social care)£1,642
Police & Crime Commissioner£275
Fire & Rescue£93
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,494
Band B£1,743
Band C£1,992
Band D (baseline)£2,241
Band E£2,739
Band F£3,237
Band G£3,735
Band H£4,482
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April
£2,717 per square metre
What this means ▾
The sold price divided by the home's recorded floor area, which makes differently-sized homes easier to compare. The median across districts Acreright covers is £3,803.
HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas
Prices by street in Monkwick 60 streets — this neighbourhood, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mersea Road | £185,000 | 231 | +13.5% |
| Adelaide Drive | £130,000 | 206 | +16.8% |
| Holt Drive | £131,250 | 178 | +20.4% |
| Monkwick Avenue | £144,250 | 164 | +28.4% |
| Queen Elizabeth Way | £134,000 | 145 | -4.5% |
| Queensland Drive | £149,000 | 138 | +27.6% |
| Hooper Avenue | £184,995 | 122 | +35.4% |
| The Willows | £153,250 | 114 | +20.8% |
Median & 5-year change use residential sales only (category-A, type D/S/T/F); the 5-year change compares the last 24 months vs the 24 months five years earlier. Each street’s sales recorded inside this area since 1995 — click a street → its full sold-price page · HM Land Registry Price Paid
Neighbourhood prices in Colchester how Monkwick compares · from Colchester
⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Shrub End +36.5%
| Neighbourhood | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 12m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shrub End | £292,000 | +36.5% | 345 |
| West Mersea | £452,000 | +29.9% | 333 |
| Hythe | £215,500 | +27.3% | 294 |
| St John's | £325,000 | +27.2% | 249 |
| Myland | £295,000 | +24% | 345 |
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months
Homes in Monkwick — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Holt Drive | Terraced | 3 | D | £275,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 50 Hooper Avenue | Flat | 2 | C | £194,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 13 Trowel Place | Terraced | 4+ | B | £325,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 6 Brisbane Way | Semi-detached | 3 | D | £275,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 45 Queen Mary Avenue | Semi-detached | 3 | B | £360,000 | May 2026 |
| 14 Foundation Way | Detached | 4+ | C | £412,500 | May 2026 |
| 14 Cairns Road | Semi-detached | 3 | C | £350,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 18 Fowler Road | Terraced | 2 | C | £275,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 3 Holt Drive | Terraced | 3 | C | £277,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 25 Berechurch Hall Road | Semi-detached | 3 | C | £290,000 | Mar 2026 |
243 sales in 12 months — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
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