Colchester
CO1 house prices in Colchester
CO1 covers part of Colchester around the Castle ward. Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for this district — from official UK data, in one place.
Get the CO1 OfferCheckTypical sold price
£222,850
Range £126,000–£389,100 · 250 real sales
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 29 Oct 2025 and 26 Aug 2026. Real recorded sales — not estimates. Scroll for the map, trend and breakdown.
Summary
House prices in CO1: the typical (median) sold price is £222,850, below the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). CO1 is an active market, with about 25 recorded sales a month. By property type, 35% were terraced homes (typically £230,000) and 32% were flats (typically £149,000).
Data from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, up to 28 August 2026.
Get a free house valuationCouncil tax on a Band D home there is £2,283 a year — Colchester's published charge for 2026-27.
Source: Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government — Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Colchester, 2026-27.
In plain English
What the Colchester (CO1) numbers mean
At £222,850, the typical sold price in Colchester (CO1) is below the England average of £293,479 (UK House Price Index, 2026-07).
- The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £380,000 against £149,000 for flats: about 2.6 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
- Prices here are widely spread: most sales fell between £126,000 and £389,100, so the median says little about any one home.
- 30% of these sales were leasehold: a genuine mix of houses and flats, so check the tenure of the home you are looking at.
- This is an active district: about 25 recorded sales a month.
Our view · opinion, not advice
- At roughly 25 sales a month there is steady demand but not an unlimited pool of buyers. Price to the evidence, and weigh a fast sale (typically 70–85% of market value, which on a typical £222,850 home is about £155,995 to £189,423) only if certainty or speed is worth more to you than the difference.
We earn from introducing sellers to cash buyers and from OfferCheck reports, so weigh our view with that in mind. See our disclosure. We are not authorised or regulated by the FCA, and this is general information, not financial, legal or tax advice.
Based on 250 recorded sales between 29 October 2025 and 26 August 2026. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, to 28 August 2026; page data refreshed 7 October 2026. Compared with the UK House Price Index. Written by Your Property Check (Check Labs Ltd, Birmingham) from this data. How we read the data · spotted a mistake? Tell us. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. UK House Price Index licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
The data, honestly
House prices in CO1
Typical price
£222,850
Lower end
£126,000
Upper end
£389,100
Sample size
250 sales
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter — CO1
By property type
Average house price in CO1 by property type
Sold twice — what the same home resold for
The strongest price signal there is: the same door, sold twice. Change shown in £, %, and per year — a big % over two decades is smaller than it looks.
BROOKDALE COURT, MAGDALEN STREET, COLCHESTER
£135,000 (2025)£144,000 (2026)+6.7% over 0.6 yrs (+11.3%/yr)
Tenure mix
Freehold vs leasehold — CO1
175 freehold (70%)
75 leasehold (30%)
Across the 250 most recent recorded sales in CO1. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions — never estimates. See every CO1 sale.
On the map
Where CO1 sits in Colchester
Latest sales
The most recent sales in CO1
33A, BARRACK STREET, COLCHESTER
Terraced · Freehold · 26 Aug 2026
£350,000
91, MORANT ROAD, COLCHESTER
Terraced · Freehold · 25 Aug 2026
£205,000
15, EDWARD PAXMAN GARDENS, COLCHESTER
Semi-detached · Freehold · 21 Aug 2026
£280,000
84, GREENSTEAD ROAD, COLCHESTER
Semi-detached · Freehold · 14 Aug 2026
£317,000
57, CLAREMONT HEIGHTS, COLCHESTER
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 14 Aug 2026
£152,500
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors)
Area data
What else the records hold on CO1
Council tax, schools, area deprivation and planning activity for this district — each from the body that publishes it, with the sample it rests on stated beside it.
Council tax
What council tax costs in CO1
Band D · Colchester · 2026-27
£2,283
a year — the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.
| Band | 1991 value | A year |
|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,522 |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,776 |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,029 |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,283 |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £2,790 |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,297 |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £3,805 |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,566 |
These are Colchester's charges for 2026-27, the authority CO1 falls in — not an estimate for any individual home. A property's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency and we never guess it; look up a band on GOV.UK and read your row. Bands reflect what a home was worth on 1 April 1991, not today.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government — Council Tax levels set by local authorities · 8 of 8 bands published for Colchester · data to 2026-27 financial year
Schools
Schools near CO1
St John's Green Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · CO2 7HE
195 m
Good · 2017
Colchester Prep & High School
Independent schools · CO3 3HD
532 m
Not graded
The Sixth Form College Colchester
16 plus · Academies · CO1 1SN
734 m
Not graded
Colchester Royal Grammar School
Middle deemed secondary · Academies · CO3 3ND
753 m
Inadequate · 2021
Hamilton Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · CO3 3GB
800 m
Outstanding · 2014
St. George's School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · CO2 7RU
879 m
Good · 2023
St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester
Primary · Academies · CO1 2QB
902 m
Outstanding · 2023
Colchester Institute
16 plus · Colleges · CO3 3LL
1.2 km
Not graded
School data from the Department for Education “Get Information about Schools” (GIAS) and Ofsted inspection outcomes — Open Government Licence v3.0. The Ofsted grade shown is the last single overall grade on record (single grades were withdrawn in September 2024). Shows nearest schools by distance, not legal catchment areas. Distances are from the CO1 district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education — Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 8 open schools within 3 km, 5 with a grade on record
Planning applications
Planning activity around CO1
Colchester/261207Undecided
328 m
T1 - Conifer - Fell to ground Level - Half the crown has died and treeshowing signs of decline
Received 2026-07-07
Colchester/261194Undecided
119 m
Listed building consent application for proposed installation ofbreathable loft insulation around boarded loft for storage of sensitive instruments and paintings, and installation a lightweight modular loft stair for safe access to loft space, external
Received 2026-06-26
Colchester/261193Undecided
119 m
Proposed installation of breathable loft insulation around boarded loft for storage of sensitive instruments and paintings, and installation a lightweight modular loft stair for safe access to loft space, external maintenance works to windows and gutter
Received 2026-06-26
Colchester/261124Undecided
342 m
One Ceanothus hanging over pavement. Fell/ remove shrub.
Received 2026-06-22
Colchester/261125Undecided
466 m
Proposed change of use from use class E to use class F with First floor side/rear side room extension
Received 2026-06-17
Colchester/261092Undecided
398 m
Change of use to a Pizza take away
Received 2026-06-15
Applications are matched within 500 m of the CO1 district centroid, so this is activity in the area, not at any one address. Register wording and status are reproduced as the local planning authority published them. Showing 6 of 20 held; run a live planning search for CO1 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 1449 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 20 July 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for CO1
Across the 12 sampled CO1 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 2 to decile 6, with a median of decile 4 of 10 — where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
CO1 2JB, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 4 of 10 — where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived. It's area context for the wider neighbourhood, not a judgement on any individual home.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG). Deprivation is published for small areas (LSOAs), not for postcode districts, so CO1 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in CO1: the ones with the most recent recorded sales, up to a limit of 12. That is a convenience sample, not a random one, so it leans toward streets where homes are changing hands. 12 returned a row. It is context for the neighbourhood, never a judgement on any individual home. How we choose the sample.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government — English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · 12 postcodes sampled of 12 checked · data to 2025 indices
Two sources, one table
What it costs to run a home in CO1, band by band
Colchester's council tax for 2026-27 set against the CO1 median sold price of £222,850 across 250 recorded sales — the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.
| Band | 1991 valueVOA basis | A yearColchester | A month÷ 12 | Of the median÷ £222,850 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,522 | £127 | 0.68% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,776 | £148 | 0.80% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,029 | £169 | 0.91% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,283 | £190 | 1.02% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £2,790 | £233 | 1.25% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,297 | £275 | 1.48% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £3,805 | £317 | 1.71% |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,566 | £381 | 2.05% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the CO1 median sold price — a comparison of two published figures, not a rate anyone charges. It is not a mapping from price to band: a band records what a home was worth on 1 April 1991 and is set by the Valuation Office Agency, so it cannot be worked out from a 2020s sale price. Look up a specific band on GOV.UK. Instalment counts vary by authority, so the monthly column is simply the year over twelve.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data — HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Median across 250 recorded sales. · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government — Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Colchester, 2026-27.
Address by address
What individual homes in CO1 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 230 distinct addresses in the records we hold for CO1. Real recorded transactions — never estimates.
33A, BARRACK STREET, COLCHESTER
CO1 2LL · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£350,000
2026-08-26
91, MORANT ROAD, COLCHESTER
CO1 2JB · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£205,000
2026-08-25
15, EDWARD PAXMAN GARDENS, COLCHESTER
CO1 2NT · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£280,000
2026-08-21
84, GREENSTEAD ROAD, COLCHESTER
CO1 2SW · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£317,000
2026-08-14
57, CLAREMONT HEIGHTS, COLCHESTER
CO1 1ZU · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£152,500
2026-08-14
29, WELLS ROAD, COLCHESTER
CO1 2YW · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£415,000
2026-08-07
77, BARCRO SQUARE, COLCHESTER
CO1 1FB · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£154,000
2026-08-03
STUART HOUSE, ST PETERS STREET, COLCHESTER
CO1 1BQ · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 4 recorded sales
£155,000
2026-07-31
14, KINGS MEADOW ROAD, COLCHESTER
CO1 1XS · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£460,000
2026-07-30
31, MILITARY ROAD, COLCHESTER
CO1 2AD · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£290,000
2026-07-28
6, WORCESTER ROAD, COLCHESTER
CO1 2RH · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£355,000
2026-07-28
BROOKDALE COURT, MAGDALEN STREET, COLCHESTER
CO1 2SE · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 3 recorded sales
£144,000
2026-07-24
11, BELLE VUE ROAD, COLCHESTER
CO1 1XA · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£230,000
2026-07-23
123, GEORGE WILLIAMS WAY, COLCHESTER
CO1 2JP · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£167,000
2026-07-23
32, SMYTHIES AVENUE, COLCHESTER
CO1 2US · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£295,000
2026-07-21
85, MORANT ROAD, COLCHESTER
CO1 2JB · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£305,000
2026-07-17
THE OLD EXCHANGE, 64, WEST STOCKWELL STREET, COLCHESTER
CO1 1HE · Other · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£825,000
2026-07-15
17, EAST HILL, COLCHESTER
CO1 2QX · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£126,000
2026-07-09
50, ROMAN ROAD, COLCHESTER
CO1 1UP · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£435,000
2026-07-07
13, WELLS ROAD, COLCHESTER
CO1 2YN · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£342,500
2026-07-03
10, EDWARD PAXMAN GARDENS, COLCHESTER
CO1 2NL · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£172,500
2026-07-03
15, OZALID ROAD, COLCHESTER
CO1 1NQ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£299,000
2026-07-01
2, HEREFORD ROAD, COLCHESTER
CO1 2RE · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£340,000
2026-07-01
45, SMYTHIES AVENUE, COLCHESTER
CO1 2US · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£310,000
2026-07-01
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Addresses come from recorded sales since 1995, so homes that have never sold do not appear. 0 of these 24 doors resolve to a confident property record and link through; the rest are listed without a link — we match a door to a property record only where the match is certain, never by guessing.
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- HM Land RegistrySold prices
- MHCLGCouncil tax & deprivation
- Department for Education · OfstedSchools
- Local planning authoritiesPlanning applications
- Police.UKStreet-level crime
- Environment AgencyFlood risk
- postcodes.io · ONSGeography
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Nearby
Postcode districts near CO1
The closest districts to CO1 by straight-line distance between district centres — not the next letter of the alphabet.
- House prices in CO2 (Colchester) 1.1 miles
- House prices in CO3 (Colchester) 1.8 miles
- House prices in CO4 (Colchester) 1.9 miles
- House prices in CO7 (Colchester) 4.6 miles
- House prices in CO6 (Colchester) 5.3 miles
- House prices in CO5 (Colchester) 5.8 miles
- House prices in CO8 (Bures) 8.3 miles
- House prices in CO11 (Manningtree) 8.6 miles
Where this comes from
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government — Council Tax levels set by local authorities · Department for Education — Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government — English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · Local planning authority records via PlanIt · Police.UK · Environment Agency · postcodes.io / ONS. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. All figures are real, attributed and carry the sample they rest on — never estimates, never a valuation. Every CO1 sale in the lookup tool · The Colchester property market · About Your Property Check.