Postcode district
CO5
Median asking price
£450K
Across 142 for-sale listings
Growth, 3 years
-1.3%
A year, annualised
Gross yield
4.0%
Indicative, from listing medians
Days on market
65
Average time on market
Investment overview
Median asking price
£450K
Average £521K, range £50K to £1.9M
Gross yield
4.0%
ModerateIndicative gross yield from listing medians
Price growth
% a year, annualised over each horizon
Market heat
Warm
65 days average time on market
Median asking rent
£1,512/mo
Of 10 to-let listings
Most common type
Detached
3 bedrooms on average
Market data
Listings
Summary
Homes listed
152
For sale and to let
Median asking price
£450K
Asking price range
£50K to £1.9M
Homes analysed
14,427
Behind the growth and area averages
For-sale listings equal 1.0% of the homes analysed.
Strategy fit
Buy to let
ModerateGross yield
4.0%
- Moderate indicative gross yield of 4.0%
- Median asking rent £2K a month
HMO
WeakMedian asking price
£450K
- High entry price (£450K) squeezes HMO returns
- 10% of households rent privately
- Most listings are detached
Flip
WeakGrowth, 3 years
-1.3% a year
- Prices moving -1.3% a year over 3 years raises resale risk
- 65 days average time on market
Recent listings
The 6 most recently updated for-sale listings, a sample of 142 in CO5.
Colne Rise, Rowhedge, Colchester CO5
£385,000
Semi detached · Seen 4 Nov 2026
Rowhedge, Colchester, Essex CO5
£600,000
Semi detached · Seen 4 Nov 2026
Swans Brook, Peldon Road, Abberton, Colchester CO5
£775,000
Detached · Seen 4 Nov 2026
Newbridge Road, Tiptree CO5
£400,000
Semi detached · Seen 4 Nov 2026
Pyefleet View, Langenhoe, Colchester CO5
£475,000
Detached · Seen 4 Nov 2026
Trews Gardens, Kelvedon, Colchester, Essex CO5
£475,000
Bungalow · Seen 4 Nov 2026