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CO6 3

5,580 people · median £408,000 · Colchester

High wellbeing
Colchester Council · Conservative / Liberal Democrat coalition   30/51 seats · 59% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This postcode sector

A typical home here sells for £408,000, down 3% over five years. That's about 8.4× local earnings — around the 9.4× five-year average.

Sold prices This postcode sector

Median sold price£408,000
5-year change-3%
Price per square metre£3,215 · median across AcreRight-covered districts £3,782
Sales, last 12 months148
HM Land Registry Price Paid · this postcode sector

By property type

Detached
£504k
Semi-detached
£365k
Terraced
£230k
Typical home price compared with annual local pay8.4× · five-year average 9.4×
HM Land Registry, 12 months

Sold price trend from Colchester

2025 · 2,756 sales across Colchester
£156k£204k£253k£301k£349k2010201720252015 +12%£330,000
Full history since 1995
£20k£106k£192k£277k£363k1995201020252002 +27%−8%£330,000
Yearly median, residential sales only (category-A, type D/S/T/F) across Colchester — the finest grain we hold a price trend at · HM Land Registry Price Paid

Home ownership81%

Owned outright
47%
With a mortgage
34%
Private rented
10%
Social rented
8%
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

£3,215 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 £3,782.

HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas

Neighbourhood prices in Colchester how CO6 3 compares · from Colchester

Fastest 5-yr growth: Shrub End +36.5%
NeighbourhoodMedian price5-year changeSales, 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 CO6 3 — sold prices

Filters
AddressTypeBedsEPCPriceDate
148 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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