Typical 3-bedroom house£250kmost £214k–£291k
Houses per m²£2,900flats £2,323
Sold last year2161,435 in five years
Prices in Tendring-1.4%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in CO12 sold for £250,465 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £213,986 and £291,000, for about 89 m² of space.
216 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £83k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in CO12 3 (£2,608) and the most in CO12 5 (£3,276).
Across Tendring, prices are down 1.4% on a year ago and up 6.9% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,186 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,142 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £50,000 for that mortgage: what £50,000 buys.
Questions about CO12
Is CO12 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: prices in Tendring are down 1.4% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (67% against 64%); the best secondary is below it (23.4% against 43.8%); 216 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 CO12?
A typical 3-bedroom house in CO12 sold for £250,465 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £213,986 and £291,000.
How many homes sell in CO12 each year?
216 homes sold in the last year and 1,435 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.
What are the schools like near CO12?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Dovercourt, where 67% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
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.