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Data refreshed 3 September 2026

England · Local authority district

Colchester average asking prices, rents and rental yields

Free area-level property market data for Colchester, from the Property Deals Insight database of around 30 million UK properties.

Median advertised asking price

£341,625

6% above UK benchmark

More expensive than 57% of UK local authorities. The UK median is £321,361.

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Market overview

What the Colchester numbers tell us

A concise read of the current advertised market. The detailed views below break the same figures down by property type and bedroom count.

Affordability 01

Colchester sits above the UK benchmark

Its median advertised asking price is £20,264 above the UK figure, placing Colchester 198th of 347 covered areas.

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Rental opportunity 02

1 bed properties show the strongest headline yield

1 bed properties currently show a 6.9% gross advertised yield, before operating and finance costs.

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Family homes 03

Three-bedroom asking prices are above the UK benchmark

At £357,251, the Colchester average is about 10% higher than the equivalent UK figure.

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Advertised sale market

Asking prices in Colchester

Average advertised asking price by residential property type and by bedroom count. Core dwelling categories are included in the headline median; room lets and non-residential premises are listed separately and excluded.

Advertised asking price by property type, Colchester. Core residential categories.
Property typeRelativeAverage asking price
Detached£600,601
Semi-detached£352,628
Terraced£275,124
End of terrace£294,799
Flat£156,684
Apartment£184,648
House£432,083
Bungalow£423,023
Show 18 further residential types
Additional residential types. Included in the median.
Property typeRelativeAverage asking price
Farm house£1,150,000
Barn conversion£800,000
Character property£699,995
Detached bungalow£470,294
Chalet£466,538
Cottage£428,928
Link detached house£414,318
Town house£413,182
Penthouse£351,250
Duplex£332,000
Semi-detached bungalow£310,643
Mews£220,000
Coach house£213,250
Ground flat£200,000
Maisonette£184,077
Cluster house£180,000
Ground maisonette£167,273
Lodge£101,975
Show 8 excluded categories (room lets and non-residential)
Excluded from all headline figures and yields: per-room lettings and non-residential premises. Shown for transparency only.
Property typeRelativeAverage asking price
Block of apartments£4,250,000
Parking£390,000
House boat£375,000
Not specified£245,000
Plot£216,667
Caravan£66,328
Park home£62,145
Mobile home£28,328

Average asking price by number of bedrooms

£151,6231 bed
£238,4282 bed
£357,2513 bed
£534,5544 bed
£749,2855 bed

These are asking prices, not sold prices. PDI also holds Land Registry sold-price records for Colchester — what buyers actually paid, and when.

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Advertised rental market

Monthly rents in Colchester

Whole-dwelling advertised rents. House shares, per-room lets and non-residential listings are excluded from every headline figure.

Advertised monthly rent by property type, Colchester. Whole dwellings only.
Property typeRelativeAverage monthly rent
Detached£2,063
Semi-detached£1,520
Terraced£1,351
End of terrace£1,366
Flat£1,043
Apartment£1,113
House£1,391
Bungalow£1,581
Show 15 further residential types
Additional residential types. Included in the median.
Property typeRelativeAverage monthly rent
Link detached house£1,840
Town house£1,778
Semi-detached bungalow£1,750
Cottage£1,749
Chalet£1,600
Detached bungalow£1,580
Barn conversion£1,550
Penthouse£1,489
Duplex£1,400
Villa£1,350
Coach house£1,262
Maisonette£1,124
Ground flat£1,063
Cluster house£1,050
Ground maisonette£995
Show 5 excluded categories (room lets and non-residential)
Excluded from all headline figures and yields: per-room lettings and non-residential premises. Shown for transparency only.
Property typeRelativeAverage monthly rent
Parking£1,150
Not specified£918
Flat share£617
House share£609
House of multiple occupation£525

Average monthly rent by number of bedrooms

£8731 bed
£1,2002 bed
£1,5313 bed
£1,9654 bed
£2,3895 bed

Buy-to-let snapshot

Indicative gross rental yields

Highest advertised

6.9%

1 bed properties lead the current snapshot. Treat it as an initial screening signal, not a forecast of realised return.

6.9%1 bed
6.0%2 bed
5.1%3 bed
4.4%4 bed
3.8%5 bed

Gross yield compares average advertised rent with average asking price. It excludes voids, management fees, maintenance and finance costs.

UK comparison

How Colchester compares

The same advertised measures set against the national picture across 347 local authority districts.

Typical asking price

£341,625Colchester
£321,361UK benchmark
6% higher

3-bedroom asking price

£357,251Colchester
£324,429UK benchmark
10% higher

Affordability position

#198

out of 347 covered UK areas

More affordable than43%

Areas with a similar median asking price

Isle of AngleseyEast DevonStevenageArunMilton KeynesSouth KestevenEastleighCherwell

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GET /v1/area-insights?area=colchester
Authorization: Bearer pdi_live_••••••••

{
  "area": "Colchester",
  "median_asking_price": 341625,
  "median_monthly_rent": 1400,
  "best_gross_yield": 6.9,
  "affordability_rank": 198,
  "refreshed": "2026-09-03"
}
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Frequently asked questions

What is the average asking price in Colchester?

The median advertised asking price in Colchester is £341,625, taken across 26 residential property-type categories. These are advertised asking prices, not achieved sale prices.

How much is a 3-bedroom property in Colchester?

A 3-bedroom property in Colchester averages £357,251. A 2-bedroom averages £238,428 and a 4-bedroom £534,554.

What is the average rent in Colchester?

Average advertised monthly rent in Colchester is £1,200 for a 2-bedroom and £1,531 for a 3-bedroom property. Per-room lettings are excluded.

Is Colchester good for buy-to-let?

The strongest gross yield in Colchester is 6.9% on 1 bed properties. Gross yield compares advertised rent with asking price and excludes voids, management, maintenance and finance costs.

Where does this Colchester data come from?

Property Deals Insight maintains a database of around 30 million UK properties. These area figures aggregate advertised sale and rental listings for the Colchester local authority district.

What these numbers include

  • These are advertised asking prices and advertised rents, aggregated from property listings — not achieved sale prices.
  • Gross yield excludes voids, management, maintenance, ground rent and finance, so a real net yield will be materially lower.
  • Medians are taken across residential property-type categories. Per-room lettings and non-residential premises are excluded and shown separately.
  • Colchester is a UK local authority district, not a town or postcode area.
  • Related areas are matched on median asking price, not geography.
  • Observation window: sale listings first advertised in the 180 days to 3 September 2026, and rental listings in the 90 days to 3 September 2026. A listing is counted from when it was first advertised, so these are not necessarily still on the market.
  • Gross yield combines two different windows — a 90-day rent sample over a 180-day sale sample — so it is not a like-for-like snapshot of a single moment.

Source: Property Deals Insight UK property database. Colchester is a UK local authority district, compared against 347 districts with complete data. Data last refreshed . Based on sale listings first advertised in the 180 days to 3 September 2026, and rental listings in the 90 days to 3 September 2026.