Typical 3-bedroom house£307kmost £271k–£343k
Houses per m²£3,621flats £2,980
Sold last year1641,174 in five years
Prices in Colchester-0.5%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in CO1 sold for £306,761 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £270,870 and £343,087, for about 86 m² of space. That is 12% less than the same home across Colchester (£349,000).
164 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £120k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in CO1 2 (£3,537) and the most in CO1 1 (£3,907).
Across Colchester, prices are down 0.5% on a year ago and up 9.8% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,301 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,399 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £61,000 for that mortgage: what £65,000 buys.
Questions about CO1
Is CO1 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 12% less than across Colchester; prices in Colchester are down 0.5% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (93% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (75.7% against 43.8%); 164 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.
How much is a 3-bedroom house in CO1?
A typical 3-bedroom house in CO1 sold for £306,761 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £270,870 and £343,087.
Is CO1 expensive for Colchester?
A 3-bedroom house in CO1 costs 12% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across Colchester (£349,000).
How many homes sell in CO1 each year?
164 homes sold in the last year and 1,174 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.
What are the schools like near CO1?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester, where 93% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near CO1?
For a 3-bedroom house, CO15 (£272k, 20 km).
Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.