Colchester Property Prices and Rents
A quick local authority snapshot for prices, rents, local incomes and market direction. Use the deeper market pages for sales, rental and affordability evidence.
Colchester market at a glance
Page refreshed 5 July 2026Average house price£298,311
MoM 0.0%YoY 0.0%
Average private rent£1,211
MoM -0.5%YoY +4.5%
Median annual pay£39,863ASHE 2025
Employment rate76.0%Aged 16-64
What this means
Colchester house prices are broadly flat compared with last year. Rent and wage data help compare local affordability and demand.
Data freshness
- House price data
- April 2026
- Rent data
- May 2026
- Pay data
- Jan 2025-Dec 2025 / ASHE 2025
Official price trend
All homes UK HPI series, last 5Y.
All homes average price was £298,311 in April 2026, 0.0% flat over the month and 0.0% flat over the year.
Monthly movementFlat 0.0%From £298,428 last month
Annual movementFlat 0.0%From £298,264 last year
| Month | Average price | Monthly change | Annual change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Month: May 2025 | Average: £299,400 | Monthly: +0.4% | Annual: +2.5% |
| Month: June 2025 | Average: £298,698 | Monthly: -0.2% | Annual: +1.7% |
| Month: July 2025 | Average: £299,138 | Monthly: +0.1% | Annual: +1.8% |
| Month: August 2025 | Average: £298,941 | Monthly: -0.1% | Annual: +1.6% |
| Month: September 2025 | Average: £296,706 | Monthly: -0.7% | Annual: +0.7% |
| Month: October 2025 | Average: £299,132 | Monthly: +0.8% | Annual: +1.3% |
| Month: November 2025 | Average: £301,624 | Monthly: +0.8% | Annual: +1.5% |
| Month: December 2025 | Average: £300,959 | Monthly: -0.2% | Annual: +0.6% |
| Month: January 2026 | Average: £298,028 | Monthly: -1.0% | Annual: +0.1% |
| Month: February 2026 | Average: £299,318 | Monthly: +0.4% | Annual: +0.6% |
| Month: March 2026 | Average: £298,428 | Monthly: -0.3% | Annual: +0.2% |
| Month: April 2026 | Average: £298,311 | Monthly: 0.0% | Annual: 0.0% |
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House Prices And Sold-Price Evidence
UK HPI shows £298,311 for April 2026, with raw completed-sale evidence from HM Land Registry.
Open pageRents, Yield And Rental DemandONS private rents show £1,211 average rent, with an indicative gross yield signal.
Open pageWages, Employment And AffordabilityMedian resident pay is £39,863 and helps compare local affordability.
Open pageColchester Property GuidesOpen local-authority-specific guides that explain how to use the data safely.
Open pageSources of this data
UK House Price Index (ONS) · Office for National Statistics Private Rent Index · ASHE earnings data
Official property market data is usually delayed because figures are published after the reporting month has ended.
Colchester market commentary
What the latest official data may mean for buyers, renters and investors.
Colchester’s latest UK House Price Index reading shows the average home price at £298,311 in April 2026. That is almost unchanged from March, when the average was £298,428.
The month-on-month movement was flat at 0.0%, after a small fall of 0.3% in the previous month. On an annual basis, prices are also flat.
The ONS Price Index of Private Rents shows that Colchester’s average private rent stood at £1,211 in May 2026. That is down slightly from £1,217 in April, a monthly fall of 0.5%.
Even so, rents remain well above the level seen a year earlier, with annual growth at 4.5%.
Colchester’s labour market picture for 2025 is broadly steady, based on the ONS Annual Population Survey profile shown by Nomis and ONS ASHE earnings data. The city’s resident population was 200,222 in 2024, so these figures sit within a sizeable local workforce and household base.
Resident full-time employee pay is the key earnings measure here.