— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · NEIGHBOURHOOD
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12,438 people · median £292,000 · Colchester
High wellbeing
Colchester Council · Conservative / Liberal Democrat coalition 30/51 seats · 59% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This neighbourhood
A typical home here sells for £292,000, up 36.5% over five years. That's about 8.4× local earnings — around the 9.4× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 YTD · 43 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£292,000
5-year change+36.5%
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
Home ownership47%
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
£3,038 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 Shrub End 60 streets — this neighbourhood, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Layer Road | £165,000 | 241 | -2.4% |
| Circular Road South | £129,995 | 224 | +8.7% |
| Maypole Green Road | £130,748 | 198 | +18.2% |
| Kensington Road | £209,995 | 178 | -11.6% |
| Shrub End Road | £185,000 | 167 | -33.3% |
| Salamanca Way | £157,500 | 121 | -2.8% |
| Richmond Road | £219,995 | 105 | -7.9% |
| Ilex Close | £150,000 | 103 | — |
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
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