Postcode district
CO4
Median asking price
£300K
Across 194 for-sale listings
Growth, 3 years
-0.8%
A year, annualised
Gross yield
5.5%
Indicative, from listing medians
Days on market
87
Average time on market
Investment overview
Median asking price
£300K
Average £341K, range £92K to £950K
Gross yield
5.5%
StrongIndicative gross yield from listing medians
Price growth
% a year, annualised over each horizon
Market heat
Warm
87 days average time on market
Median asking rent
£1,372/mo
Of 60 to-let listings
Most common type
Detached
3 bedrooms on average
Market data
Listings
Summary
Homes listed
254
For sale and to let. Excludes 3 that are not homes or not monthly rents
Median asking price
£300K
Asking price range
£92K to £950K
Homes analysed
23,680
Behind the growth and area averages
For-sale listings equal 0.8% of the homes analysed.
Strategy fit
Buy to let
StrongGross yield
5.5%
- Indicative gross yield of 5.5% from listing medians
- Median asking rent £1K a month
HMO
ModerateMedian asking price
£300K
- Moderate entry price (£300K)
- 20% of households rent privately
- Most listings are detached
Flip
WeakGrowth, 3 years
-0.8% a year
- Prices moving -0.8% a year over 3 years raises resale risk
- 87 days average time on market
Recent listings
The 6 most recently updated for-sale listings, a sample of 194 in CO4.
Ipswich Road, Colchester, Colchester CO4
£375,000
Semi detached · Seen 4 Nov 2026
Braiswick Lane, Mile End, Colchester, Essex CO4
£700,000
Detached · Seen 4 Nov 2026
St. Austell Road, St Johns, Colchester CO4
£375,000
Bungalow · Seen 4 Nov 2026
Hendry Worthington Close, Colchester CO4
£480,000
Bungalow · Seen 4 Nov 2026
Thornton Drive, Turner Rise, Colchester, Essex CO4
£350,000
Semi detached · Seen 4 Nov 2026
Blade Road, Colchester, Essex CO4
£375,000
Terraced · Seen 4 Nov 2026