Typical 3-bedroom house£337kmost £299k–£380k
Houses per m²£3,883flats £2,975
Sold last year3682,468 in five years
Prices in Colchester-0.5%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in CO4 sold for £336,538 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £298,629 and £380,000, for about 88 m² of space. That is 4% less than the same home across Colchester (£349,000).
368 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £124k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in CO4 3 (£3,533) and the most in CO4 9 (£4,201).
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 £1,535 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £67,000 for that mortgage: what £70,000 buys.
Questions about CO4
Is CO4 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 4% 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 (80% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (75.7% against 43.8%); 368 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 CO4?
A typical 3-bedroom house in CO4 sold for £336,538 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £298,629 and £380,000.
Is CO4 expensive for Colchester?
A 3-bedroom house in CO4 costs 4% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across Colchester (£349,000).
How many homes sell in CO4 each year?
368 homes sold in the last year and 2,468 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.
What are the schools like near CO4?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Camulos Academy, where 80% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near CO4?
For a 3-bedroom house, CO16 (£297k, 17 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.