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Typical sold price, CO3
£325,000
250 real sales, 23 January 2026 to 17 August 2026. A rough cash guide is shown below, not a quote.
- Sales in sample
- 250
- Cash guide, 70%
- £228,000
- Cash guide, 85%
- £276,000
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Our take · opinion, not advice
Our take on selling in Lexden: a steady market, so let the sold prices lead
Lexden is neither busy nor quiet, at about 37 sales a month, which is enough to price from, though not enough history for us to call a clear twelve-month direction.
To judge an offer, Lexden sales mostly ran from £174,950 to £520,000, so the real question is where in it your home sits; sales arrive at a steady pace, so there is no need to rush to a low price.
Compare optionsAt this pace the open market works but takes time, so a cash sale is a fair option when you need certainty on the date; 70–85% of market value is the usual cash range, so about £228,000 to £276,000 on a typical £325,000 home (a rough guide, not a quote), and any offer should be weighed against real sales.
Have the title documents; certificates and warranties for work done to the home; and a valid EPC to hand early; your conveyancer will say what else a Lexden sale needs.
One enquiry reaches one independent cash buyer, who contacts you directly: free to you, no obligation, and you can compare the offer with the sold prices above.
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Key figures
Lexden at a glance
Sourced figures for the district, each one dated.
Most sell between
£174,950 to £520,000
Middle 80% of 250 sales
Gross yield
4.4%
gross, before costs, illustrative
Average rent
£1,197 a month
Colchester, August 2026
Planning applications
722
Within 500 m of the centre
Local data
What Lexden homes sell for
Real Land Registry sold prices for CO3, each chart with its table underneath.
Price by type
What each type sells for in CO3
Detached homes had the highest typical price in CO3 at £420,000, from 85 sales; flats came to £175,000.
- Detached34%
- Semi-detached29%
- Terraced17%
- Flats20%
See the figures
| Type | Typical (median) | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £420,000 | 85 |
| Semi-detached | £330,000 | 71 |
| Terraced | £294,000 | 42 |
| Flats | £175,000 | 50 |
HM Land Registry, 23 January 2026 to 17 August 2026. Types with fewer than 10 sales are left out.
Rent by size
What Colchester homes rent for
Average private rent in Colchester was £1,197 a month in August 2026, a gross yield of 4.4% on the CO3 median price (gross, before costs, illustrative).
See the figures
1 bed £820, 2 bed £1,063, 3 bed £1,301, 4+ bed £1,796 a month. ONS source
ONS Price Index of Private Rents, August 2026. The rent covers the whole local area, not just CO3.
Planning activity
Planning near Lexden
722 planning applications within 500 m of the CO3 centre. Of the 20 most recent, 2 are still undecided.
- Decided90%
- Undecided10%
Planning detail
Planning activity near Lexden
722 planning applications within 500 m of the CO3 district centre
That count covers every date PlanIt holds. The 20 most recent were received between 30 Jul 2025 and 30 Jun 2026, and 2 of them are still undecided.
Source: PlanIt (planit.org.uk), which gathers local council planning registers. Checked 22 July 2026. This is activity in the area, not at any one address, and coverage and council update speed vary.
View applicationsPlanIt, from local council planning registers. Area activity, not one address.
Contains HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Whatever the reason you need to move on in Lexden (Colchester), a cash sale can be quicker and simpler than the open market, though cash buyers usually offer below market value. Want to know what homes in Lexden actually sell for first? See real Land Registry sold prices for CO3.
Rent: ONS Price Index of Private Rents, August 2026 (published 16 September 2026): the average monthly rent for all private rented homes in Colchester, up 2.1% on a year earlier. It covers the whole area, not just CO3. Official statistics in development. By size: 1 bed £820, 2 bed £1,063, 3 bed £1,301, 4+ bed £1,796.
Gross yield is 12 months of that average rent divided by the CO3 median sale price. It is gross, before costs such as void periods, agent and management fees, repairs, insurance, tax and mortgage interest, and illustrative only: the rent covers a whole local area and every property type, while the price is for CO3, so the two are not a like-for-like pair.
Price spread and sales volume are from HM Land Registry sold prices. Liquidity (sales volume) is a rough guide to how many homes change hands, not a forecast.
Explore sold prices
What actually sold in CO3
Filter by property type and radius around the CO3 centre. Distances use each sale's postcode centroid, so they are approximate.
250 sales match · page 1 of 13
| Address | Price | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15, HARVEST END, COLCHESTERCO3 0YX | £610,000 | 2026-08-17 | Detached | Freehold |
| 4, ACLAND AVENUE, COLCHESTERCO3 3RS | £825,000 | 2026-08-12 | Detached | Freehold |
| LEXDEN PLACE, HALSTEAD ROAD, COLCHESTERCO3 9FD | £174,500 | 2026-08-11 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| 364, STRAIGHT ROAD, COLCHESTERCO3 9DY | £295,000 | 2026-08-11 | Detached | Freehold |
| 62, BADEN POWELL DRIVE, COLCHESTERCO3 4SR | £378,000 | 2026-08-10 | Detached | Freehold |
| 41, VAN DYCK ROAD, COLCHESTERCO3 4QE | £425,000 | 2026-08-10 | Detached | Freehold |
| 60 - 62, LONDON ROAD, COLCHESTERCO3 4DF | £290,000 | 2026-08-10 | Detached | Freehold |
| 24, HENRY LAVER COURT, COLCHESTERCO3 3AF | £175,000 | 2026-08-07 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| 30, ST ALBANS ROAD, COLCHESTERCO3 3JQ | £450,000 | 2026-08-07 | Detached | Freehold |
| GILBERD HOUSE, LEXDEN PARK, COLCHESTERCO3 3UF | £320,000 | 2026-08-07 | Other | Leasehold |
| 22, DAWNFORD COURT, COLCHESTERCO3 0JG | £185,000 | 2026-08-06 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| 64, MANOR ROAD, COLCHESTERCO3 3LY | £290,000 | 2026-08-06 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 61, SANDMARTIN CRESCENT, COLCHESTERCO3 8WZ | £317,000 | 2026-08-04 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 6, MASKELL WAY, COLCHESTERCO3 0BB | £355,000 | 2026-07-31 | Detached | Freehold |
| 1, SWITCHMAN DRIVE, COLCHESTERCO3 9FT | £690,000 | 2026-07-31 | Detached | Freehold |
| 44, HALSTEAD ROAD, COLCHESTERCO3 9AF | £320,000 | 2026-07-31 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 9, THOMPSON AVENUE, COLCHESTERCO3 4HN | £377,500 | 2026-07-29 | Detached | Freehold |
| MALDON COURT, MALDON ROAD, COLCHESTERCO3 3AH | £87,500 | 2026-07-29 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| 7, WEST LODGE ROAD, COLCHESTERCO3 3NL | £365,000 | 2026-07-29 | Detached | Freehold |
| 110, DALE CLOSE, COLCHESTERCO3 0FG | £245,000 | 2026-07-28 | Terraced | Freehold |
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