— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · POSTCODE SECTOR
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7,627 people · median £453,500 · Colchester
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Colchester Council · Conservative / Liberal Democrat coalition 30/51 seats · 59% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This postcode sector
A typical home here sells for £453,500, up 29.3% 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£453,500
5-year change+29.3%
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 ownership82%
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
£3,230 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 CO5 8 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Road | £220,000 | 224 | +12.7% |
| Seaview Avenue | £175,000 | 219 | +143.7% |
| High Street | £135,000 | 189 | +67.1% |
| Fairhaven Avenue | £265,000 | 173 | -3.2% |
| Coast Road | £298,000 | 143 | +0% |
| Empress Avenue | £345,000 | 123 | +4.7% |
| Oakwood Avenue | £220,000 | 115 | — |
| Victoria Esplanade | £185,000 | 111 | -5.1% |
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 CO5 8 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 CO5 8 — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Woodfield Drive West Mersea | Detached | 2 | C | £360,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 14, Victory Road West Mersea | Detached | 4+ | D | £550,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 35 Seaview Avenue West Mersea | Detached | 4+ | D | £535,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 7 Spruce Close | Detached | — | — | £310,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 15, Queen Anne Road West Mersea | Semi-detached | 2 | D | £325,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 64 High Street | Semi-detached | 3 | D | £310,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 12 Empress Drive West Mersea | Detached | 4+ | E | £485,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 8 East Road West Mersea | Detached | 4+ | C | £525,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 3 Dawes Lane West Mersea | Semi-detached | 4+ | D | £300,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 9 Saltings Crescent West Mersea | Detached | 4+ | C | £392,000 | Jun 2026 |
228 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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