Postcode district
CO7
Median asking price
£420K
Across 205 for-sale listings
Growth, 3 years
-3.5%
A year, annualised
Gross yield
4.0%
Indicative, from listing medians
Days on market
78
Average time on market
Investment overview
Median asking price
£420K
Average £457K, range £95K to £2.0M
Gross yield
4.0%
ModerateIndicative gross yield from listing medians
Price growth
% a year, annualised over each horizon
Market heat
Warm
78 days average time on market
Median asking rent
£1,400/mo
Of 13 to-let listings
Most common type
Detached
3 bedrooms on average
Market data
Listings
Summary
Homes listed
218
For sale and to let. Excludes 1 that are not homes or not monthly rents
Median asking price
£420K
Asking price range
£95K to £2.0M
Homes analysed
17,800
Behind the growth and area averages
For-sale listings equal 1.2% of the homes analysed.
Strategy fit
Buy to let
ModerateGross yield
4.0%
- Moderate indicative gross yield of 4.0%
- Median asking rent £1K a month
HMO
WeakMedian asking price
£420K
- High entry price (£420K) squeezes HMO returns
- 12% of households rent privately
- Most listings are detached
Flip
WeakGrowth, 3 years
-3.5% a year
- Prices moving -3.5% a year over 3 years raises resale risk
- 78 days average time on market
Recent listings
The 6 most recently updated for-sale listings, a sample of 205 in CO7.
Sundal Place, Colchester Road, Ardleigh, Colchester CO7
£275,000
Semi detached · Seen 3 Nov 2026
4 bed detached in CO7
£440,000
Detached · Seen 3 Nov 2026
Silcott Street, Brightlingsea CO7
£250,000
Semi detached · Seen 3 Nov 2026
Elmstead Market, Colchester, Essex CO7
£695,000
Bungalow · Seen 3 Nov 2026
Waterside Marina, Brightlingsea CO7
£230,000
Flat · Seen 3 Nov 2026
Veyses End, Stratford St. Mary, Colchester, Suffolk CO7
£400,000
Detached · Seen 3 Nov 2026