Postcode district
CO1
Median asking price
£230K
Across 156 for-sale listings
Growth, 3 years
-0.6%
A year, annualised
Gross yield
5.7%
Indicative, from listing medians
Days on market
100
Average time on market
Investment overview
Median asking price
£230K
Average £246K, range £70K to £800K
Gross yield
5.7%
StrongIndicative gross yield from listing medians
Price growth
% a year, annualised over each horizon
Market heat
Warm
100 days average time on market
Median asking rent
£1,100/mo
Of 47 to-let listings
Most common type
Flat
2 bedrooms on average
Market data
Listings
Summary
Homes listed
203
For sale and to let. Excludes 1 that are not homes or not monthly rents
Median asking price
£230K
Asking price range
£70K to £800K
Homes analysed
9,594
Behind the growth and area averages
For-sale listings equal 1.6% of the homes analysed.
Strategy fit
Buy to let
StrongGross yield
5.7%
- Indicative gross yield of 5.7% from listing medians
- Median asking rent £1K a month
HMO
ModerateMedian asking price
£230K
- Moderate entry price (£230K)
- 38% of households rent privately
- Most listings are flat
Flip
WeakGrowth, 3 years
-0.6% a year
- Prices moving -0.6% a year over 3 years raises resale risk
- Slow exits: 100 days average time on market
Recent listings
The 6 most recently updated for-sale listings, a sample of 156 in CO1.
High Street, Colchester CO1
£150,000
Flat · Seen 5 Nov 2026
5 bed terraced in CO1
£280,000
Terraced · Seen 4 Nov 2026
Haddon Park, Hythe, Colchester, Essex CO1
£250,000
Semi detached · Seen 4 Nov 2026
Old Heath Road, Colchester CO1
£325,000
Terraced · Seen 4 Nov 2026
Artillery Street, Colchester, Essex CO1
£200,000
Semi detached · Seen 4 Nov 2026
Meander Mews, Colchester CO1
£340,000
Semi detached · Seen 4 Nov 2026