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House prices in Colchester: the next 12 months
Sale prices have an 80% chance of landing between £279,323 and £302,628 by August 2027.
- Expected, August 2027
- £290,976
- Chance of a rise
- 36%
Colchester: five years of prices and the expected path
Average sale price per home, £, monthly, with the next 12 months' expected path
- Colchester
- East of England
- United Kingdom
- Expected path
- 80% range
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| Period | Colchester | East of England | United Kingdom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2027 · Expected path | £290,976 (£279,323–£302,628) | £339,240 | £280,154 |
| Jul 2027 · Expected path | £291,245 (£280,373–£302,118) | £339,124 | £279,560 |
| Jun 2027 · Expected path | £291,515 (£281,426–£301,603) | £339,008 | £278,967 |
| May 2027 · Expected path | £291,784 (£282,485–£301,084) | £338,892 | £278,374 |
| Apr 2027 · Expected path | £292,054 (£283,549–£300,558) | £338,776 | £277,781 |
| Mar 2027 · Expected path | £292,323 (£284,622–£300,024) | £338,660 | £277,188 |
| Feb 2027 · Expected path | £292,593 (£285,707–£299,479) | £338,544 | £276,595 |
| Jan 2027 · Expected path | £292,862 (£286,807–£298,918) | £338,428 | £276,002 |
| Dec 2026 · Expected path | £293,132 (£287,930–£298,334) | £338,312 | £275,409 |
| Nov 2026 · Expected path | £293,401 (£289,090–£297,713) | £338,196 | £274,816 |
| Oct 2026 · Expected path | £293,671 (£290,316–£297,026) | £338,080 | £274,223 |
| Sep 2026 · Expected path | £293,940 (£291,691–£296,190) | £337,964 | £273,630 |
| Aug 2026 | £294,210 | £337,848 | £273,037 |
| Jul 2026 | £297,407 | £337,008 | £272,146 |
| Jun 2026 | £297,595 | £335,623 | £270,690 |
| May 2026 | £298,287 | £338,870 | £272,221 |
| Apr 2026 | £299,382 | £337,236 | £270,966 |
| Mar 2026 | £298,324 | £335,209 | £268,631 |
| Feb 2026 | £296,515 | £337,474 | £269,423 |
| Jan 2026 | £295,055 | £335,768 | £268,814 |
| Dec 2025 | £296,165 | £334,758 | £268,002 |
| Nov 2025 | £298,507 | £335,784 | £270,472 |
| Oct 2025 | £296,318 | £336,725 | £269,819 |
| Sep 2025 | £295,503 | £336,148 | £269,556 |
| Aug 2025 | £298,349 | £337,127 | £270,575 |
| Jul 2025 | £299,277 | £335,978 | £268,843 |
| Jun 2025 | £298,894 | £335,091 | £266,796 |
| May 2025 | £299,614 | £330,647 | £264,078 |
| Apr 2025 | £298,264 | £323,863 | £260,162 |
| Mar 2025 | £297,837 | £336,733 | £268,019 |
| Feb 2025 | £297,505 | £331,922 | £264,771 |
| Jan 2025 | £297,729 | £332,546 | £264,936 |
| Dec 2024 | £299,224 | £332,966 | £263,991 |
| Nov 2024 | £297,299 | £332,235 | £264,515 |
| Oct 2024 | £295,338 | £333,824 | £265,252 |
| Sep 2024 | £294,505 | £333,803 | £264,750 |
| Aug 2024 | £294,186 | £332,456 | £265,085 |
| Jul 2024 | £293,713 | £330,577 | £262,479 |
| Jun 2024 | £293,825 | £325,834 | £259,585 |
| May 2024 | £292,190 | £326,196 | £258,565 |
| Apr 2024 | £290,410 | £325,736 | £256,478 |
| Mar 2024 | £289,410 | £322,950 | £255,082 |
| Feb 2024 | £290,869 | £324,976 | £254,633 |
| Jan 2024 | £296,679 | £328,802 | £255,972 |
| Dec 2023 | £295,703 | £326,075 | £256,177 |
| Nov 2023 | £296,423 | £329,462 | £258,368 |
| Oct 2023 | £293,989 | £331,860 | £260,129 |
| Sep 2023 | £298,372 | £334,941 | £261,318 |
| Aug 2023 | £296,570 | £335,770 | £262,602 |
| Jul 2023 | £299,388 | £336,474 | £261,182 |
| Jun 2023 | £299,076 | £332,033 | £258,275 |
| May 2023 | £303,126 | £330,394 | £257,330 |
| Apr 2023 | £306,721 | £331,572 | £256,479 |
| Mar 2023 | £310,217 | £335,589 | £255,885 |
| Feb 2023 | £311,581 | £340,888 | £258,788 |
| Jan 2023 | £312,831 | £340,655 | £260,941 |
| Dec 2022 | £313,537 | £342,442 | £263,190 |
| Nov 2022 | £312,345 | £345,454 | £265,299 |
| Oct 2022 | £310,383 | £344,144 | £265,693 |
| Sep 2022 | £306,030 | £344,762 | £265,727 |
| Aug 2022 | £305,573 | £344,145 | £265,124 |
| Jul 2022 | £303,552 | £340,723 | £262,904 |
| Jun 2022 | £300,755 | £335,070 | £258,118 |
| May 2022 | £295,612 | £332,450 | £255,040 |
| Apr 2022 | £291,961 | £328,825 | £252,167 |
| Mar 2022 | £290,562 | £325,283 | £249,232 |
| Feb 2022 | £288,733 | £326,141 | £248,309 |
| Jan 2022 | £288,818 | £322,537 | £248,031 |
| Dec 2021 | £285,949 | £319,855 | £245,189 |
| Nov 2021 | £285,826 | £319,183 | £243,930 |
| Oct 2021 | £279,589 | £312,253 | £239,236 |
| Sep 2021 | £277,968 | £316,815 | £245,371 |
What the model expects
The central estimate at each horizon, and the range prices land in 8 times out of 10.
| Horizon | Expected | 80% range | Chance of a rise | Chance of beating inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In 3 months (November 2026) | £293,401 | £289,090 – £297,713 | 41% | 16% |
| In 4 months (December 2026) | £293,132 | £287,930 – £298,334 | 40% | 14% |
| In 12 months (August 2027) | £290,976 | £279,323 – £302,628 | 36% | 7% |
The outlook carries the region's own monthly price history forward: the recent trend and how far prices usually stray from it. It knows nothing about interest-rate decisions, new laws or local projects, so read it as a description of momentum, not a forecast to act on.
Other reports for Colchester
At the average sale price, a home costs £294,210. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is £1,357 a month. The UK sets no cap on the payment; no more than 15% of new mortgages may lend over 4.5 times income.
- Payment, two incomes
- 21%
- Payment, one income
- 41%
Renting the average home costs less each month than owning it. Owning counts interest, running costs and the return the deposit could earn, at the average sale price; rent is the average of all private tenancies. Repaying the loan is saving, so it is left out.
- Rent per month
- £1,200
- Owning per month
- £1,385
61.9% fewer homes were started in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Started, 12 months
- 170
- Per 1,000 residents
- 0.8
Figures for United Kingdom: Colchester has no reliable figures of its own.
Buyers living abroad bought 1.8% of the homes sold here in the four quarters to Q1 2025.
- Bought by buyers abroad, 12 months
- 1.8%
Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more 4 times since 1995. The deepest began in January 2008.
- Deepest fall
- −26.7%
- Recovery from the low
- 64 months
In 2025 the population grew by 1,422 while 350 homes were finished: 4.1 new residents for every new home.
- New residents per new home, 2025
- 4.1
- Population change, 2025
- +1,422
3.9% of the 83,165 homes counted in the 2021 census had nobody usually living in them.
- Empty, 2021 census
- 3.9%
- Empty homes
- 3,220
In 2025, 16% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.
- Homes from existing buildings, 2025
- 16%