Postcode sector

Sector CO1 1 house prices

Central Colchester · Colchester · district CO1 · 234 postcodes

Median £3,470 per m² over 168 sales in the 24 months to Aug 2026, down 7.5% in a year after inflation.

Median £/m²£3,470/m²Sales in the 24 months to Aug 2026
Last year, after inflation−7.5%
Sales, 24 months168with a floor area

£/m² of sales, 24 months to Aug 2026

£1,960/m² to £2,140/m²: 3 sales£2,140/m² to £2,320/m²: 2 sales£2,320/m² to £2,510/m²: 7 sales£2,510/m² to £2,690/m²: 11 sales£2,690/m² to £2,870/m²: 8 sales£2,870/m² to £3,050/m²: 14 sales£3,050/m² to £3,230/m²: 19 sales£3,230/m² to £3,410/m²: 17 sales£3,410/m² to £3,600/m²: 14 sales£3,600/m² to £3,780/m²: 14 sales£3,780/m² to £3,960/m²: 17 sales£3,960/m² to £4,140/m²: 12 sales£4,140/m² to £4,320/m²: 8 sales£4,320/m² to £4,500/m²: 10 sales£4,500/m² to £4,680/m²: 5 sales£4,680/m² to £4,870/m²: 3 sales£5,050/m² to £5,230/m²: 1 sale£5,230/m² to £5,410/m²: 1 sale£5,410/m² to £5,590/m²: 2 salesCO1 1CO1£1k£2k£3k£4k£5k£6k
CO1 1
£3,470/m² middle · £3,030–£3,950/m² middle half · 168 sales
District CO1
£3,350/m² middle · £2,910–£3,790/m² middle half · 466 sales

Bars: sales in each £/m² band. Strips: the box is the middle half, the line the middle, the whiskers the 9th to 91st percentile.

Median £/m² since 2004 (2004 = 100)

5010015020025020052010201520202025CO1 1, 2026: 84CO1, 2026: 93Colchester houses, 2026: 111
  • CO1 1
  • CO1
  • Colchester houses
  • After inflation (CPIH)
  • In pounds of the day

Growth a year

Compound growth in median £/m² a year, after inflation (CPIH) and in pounds of the day
OverCO1 1District CO1
RealNominalRealNominal
1 year−7.5%−4.4%−3.2%−0.1%
5 years−3.1%+1.8%−2.6%+2.3%
10 years−1.8%+1.6%−0.7%+2.7%
20 years−0.8%+2.0%−0.4%+2.4%

Real is after inflation (ONS CPIH). A horizon with too few sales at either end is left out.

Nearby sectors, middle half of £/m²

£2,000–£8,000/m²
  1. RM14 3Upminster South & Corbets Tey£5,320–£6,530/m²
  2. CO4 9Highwoods£3,700–£4,570/m²
  3. CO4 6Mile End North, Braiswick & Kingswood Heath£3,460–£4,380/m²
  4. ME3 9Hoo Peninsula£3,430–£4,330/m²
  5. CO4 5Horkesley Heath, Langham & Dedham£3,170–£4,360/m²
  6. CO4 0Parson's Heath£3,190–£4,110/m²
  7. CO3 3Abbey Field£3,050–£4,220/m²
  8. CO1 1Central Colchester£3,030–£3,950/m²
  9. CO2 7New Town & Hythe£3,040–£3,780/m²
  10. CO1 2New Town & Hythe£2,880–£3,700/m²
  11. CO1 9TiptreeToo few sales

Streets, last five years

Streets with five or more sales in five years: sales, median floor area and median £ per m²
StreetSalesMedian sizeMedian £/m²
Arclight Way6360 m²£3,830/m²
Barcro Square5658 m²£3,940/m²
Clarendon Way4957 m²£3,050/m²
Ozalid Road2658 m²£5,210/m²
Victoria Chase2548 m²£3,370/m²
Claremont Heights2050 m²£3,040/m²
Cowdray Avenue2076 m²£3,770/m²
Castle Road1784 m²£4,350/m²
High Street1752 m²£3,360/m²
Roman Road1788 m²£3,840/m²
Maidenburgh Street1564 m²£3,400/m²
Albert Street1460 m²£3,700/m²
Sources

Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid (category A sales). Floor areas: energy performance certificates (EPC). Inflation: ONS CPIH (series L522). Postcodes: ONS Postcode Directory. All under the Open Government Licence.

£/m² uses EPC floor area; sector names are informal. Middles of many sales, never one home's value.