Sold prices · East of England
Sold house prices in CO6 (Braintree, Colchester)
380 standard residential sales registered with HM Land Registry for completions from 1 August 2025 to 31 July 2026 (our data runs to 28 August 2026). The newest month, August 2026, is left out: HM Land Registry is still adding sales to it. Earlier recent months can still grow a little in later releases.
By property type
| Type | Sales | Median | Middle 50% | 95% interval of the median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 190 | £500,000 | £411,250 – £633,750 | £480,000 – £525,000 |
| Semi-detached | 116 | £341,250 | £313,750 – £413,375 | £327,000 – £360,000 |
| Terraced | 58 | £276,250 | £250,000 – £328,125 | £260,000 – £310,000 |
Median = the middle sale price. Middle 50% = from the 25th to the 75th percentile. The 95% interval shows how far the median could move with a different set of sales; a wide interval means few or very varied sales. Types with fewer than 20 sales show no price.
Official UK House Price Index for the area
| Local authority | Average price | 12-month change | Detached | Semi | Terraced | Flat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colchester (51% of CO6 sales, July 2026) | £297,824 | -0.5% | £501,116 | £331,089 | £266,290 | £162,307 |
| Braintree (36% of CO6 sales, July 2026) | £328,477 | +1.6% | £567,453 | £340,162 | £273,144 | £155,501 |
| Babergh (13% of CO6 sales, July 2026) | £330,523 | +0.7% | £484,481 | £310,687 | £241,282 | £151,585 |
The UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry, calculated by the ONS) is a modelled average for the whole local authority, adjusted for the mix of homes sold and smoothed over 3 months; the latest months are provisional and are revised. Our median above is the middle actual sale in CO6 over 12 months — the two measure different things and can differ.
Fewer than 20 sales
- Flat / maisonette: 16 sales — no median shown
Area rent and gross yield
| Type | Area rent / month | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £1,550 | 3.7% |
| Semi-detached | £1,260 | 4.4% |
| Terraced | £1,175 | 5.1% |
Area rent = ONS Price Index of Private Rents for the local authority of each sale (August 2026): the average rent of existing tenancies of that property type — an area baseline, not the rent a particular home would let for. Gross yield = area rent × 12 ÷ median price, before costs, tax and voids.
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