CO1 1RU

Albert Street, Colchester

Median, last 3 years

£225,000

5 sales, Jun 2023 – May 2026

Last standard sale

£259,500

5 Jun 2026

Standard sales

136

since 1995 (+8 additional entries)

CO1 district median

£226,000

271 sales, 12 months to May 2026

Medians count standard sales only (Price Paid category A). Additional entries (category B) - repossessions, buy-to-lets with an identifiable mortgage, and purchases by companies and other non-private buyers - are listed below but left out.

Median price by year

2012 to 2026. Every year since 1995 is in the figures below.

The paler 2026 bar covers January to August only, and its latest months are still filling in as sales are registered.

Paler bars rest on fewer than three sales, so they show which homes sold more than how prices moved.

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Median sale price and number of sales by year
Year	Median	Sales
2026 (to August) (few sales)	£254,750	2
2025	£215,000	3
2024 (few sales)	£225,000	1
2022 (few sales)	£221,000	1
2021	£231,000	3
2020 (few sales)	£195,000	1
2019	£195,500	6
2018	£175,000	7
2017	£200,000	5
2016	£180,000	5
2015	£170,000	3
2014	£151,500	4
2013	£136,000	5
2012 (few sales)	£135,000	2
2011 (few sales)	£108,000	1
2010	£123,000	3
2008	£148,750	4
2007	£145,000	9
2006	£135,500	6
2005	£121,500	8
2004	£122,500	8
2003	£102,000	3
2002	£93,248	6
2001	£80,300	7
2000	£60,500	3
1999	£50,000	9
1998	£47,750	8
1997	£38,500	6
1996	£41,000	5
1995 (few sales)	£35,750	2

Sale history (144 records · 42 homes sold more than once)

Address	Date	Type	Price
42, ALBERT STREET 24 Jul 2013 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £125,000 (Apr 2007) · 0%	24 Jul 2013	Terraced · Freehold	£124,995
38, ALBERT STREET 16 May 2013 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £105,000 (Feb 2010) · +38%	16 May 2013	Terraced · Freehold	£145,000
26, ALBERT STREET 2 Apr 2013 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £156,250 (Mar 2008) · −12%	2 Apr 2013	Terraced · Freehold	£137,500
43, ALBERT STREET 26 Feb 2013 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £47,000 (Aug 1999) · +157%	26 Feb 2013	Terraced · Freehold	£120,750
41, ALBERT STREET 16 Nov 2012 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £123,000 (Feb 2005) · −7%	16 Nov 2012	Terraced · Freehold	£114,000
35, ALBERT STREET 27 Jul 2012 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £99,950 (Jul 2002) · +56%	27 Jul 2012	Semi-detached · Freehold	£156,000
49, ALBERT STREET 11 Mar 2011 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £119,300 (Sep 2005) · −9%	11 Mar 2011	Terraced · Freehold	£108,000
50, ALBERT STREET 5 Oct 2010 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £125,000 (Jun 2005) · −2%	5 Oct 2010	Terraced · Freehold	£123,000
31, ALBERT STREET 4 Jun 2010 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £145,000 (Aug 2007) · +3%	4 Jun 2010	Terraced · Freehold	£150,000
38, ALBERT STREET 26 Feb 2010 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £47,500 (Mar 1998) · +121%	26 Feb 2010	Terraced · Freehold	£105,000
52, ALBERT STREET 22 May 2008 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £81,000 (Sep 2002) · +61%	22 May 2008	Terraced · Freehold	£130,500
22, ALBERT STREET 4 Apr 2008 · Terraced · Freehold	4 Apr 2008	Terraced · Freehold	£153,500
26, ALBERT STREET 28 Mar 2008 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £154,000 (Aug 2007) · +1%	28 Mar 2008	Terraced · Freehold	£156,250
9, ALBERT STREET 18 Feb 2008 · Terraced · Freehold	18 Feb 2008	Terraced · Freehold	£144,000
30, ALBERT STREET 14 Dec 2007 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £120,000 (Jul 2004) · +28%	14 Dec 2007	Terraced · Freehold	£154,000
46, ALBERT STREET 10 Oct 2007 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £40,000 (Feb 1999) · +230%	10 Oct 2007	Terraced · Freehold	£132,000
31, ALBERT STREET 10 Aug 2007 · Terraced · Freehold	10 Aug 2007	Terraced · Freehold	£145,000
26, ALBERT STREET 3 Aug 2007 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £127,500 (Feb 2007) · +21%	3 Aug 2007	Terraced · Freehold	£154,000
29, ALBERT STREET 17 Jul 2007 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £48,000 (Dec 1998) · +181%	17 Jul 2007	Terraced · Freehold	£134,995
20, ALBERT STREET 22 Jun 2007 · Terraced · Freehold	22 Jun 2007	Terraced · Freehold	£160,000
42, ALBERT STREET 11 Apr 2007 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £120,000 (Mar 2005) · +4%	11 Apr 2007	Terraced · Freehold	£125,000
44, ALBERT STREET 15 Feb 2007 · Terraced · Freehold	15 Feb 2007	Terraced · Freehold	£145,000
26, ALBERT STREET 2 Feb 2007 · Terraced · Freehold	2 Feb 2007	Terraced · Freehold	£127,500
28, ALBERT STREET 14 Nov 2006 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £50,000 (Aug 1999) · +203%	14 Nov 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£151,500
5, ALBERT STREET 20 Oct 2006 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £112,000 (Feb 2004) · +19%	20 Oct 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£133,000
16, ALBERT STREET 14 Sep 2006 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £135,000 (Nov 2004) · +6%	14 Sep 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£143,000
2, ALBERT STREET 24 Mar 2006 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £79,000 (Dec 2001) · +59%	24 Mar 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£126,000
47, ALBERT STREET 9 Feb 2006 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £73,000 (Feb 2001) · +89%	9 Feb 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£138,000
12, ALBERT STREET 18 Jan 2006 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £50,000 (Apr 1998) · +140%	18 Jan 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£120,000
49, ALBERT STREET 30 Sep 2005 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £78,000 (Jul 2002) · +53%	30 Sep 2005	Terraced · Freehold	£119,300
33, ALBERT STREET 8 Sep 2005 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £80,300 (Dec 2001) · +43%	8 Sep 2005	Terraced · Freehold	£115,000
50, ALBERT STREET 13 Jun 2005 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £40,500 (Jun 1999) · +209%	13 Jun 2005	Terraced · Freehold	£125,000
21, ALBERT STREET 16 May 2005 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £92,500 (Oct 2001) · +59%	16 May 2005	Terraced · Freehold	£147,500
42, ALBERT STREET 17 Mar 2005 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £105,000 (Jan 2005) · +14%	17 Mar 2005	Terraced · Freehold	£120,000
41, ALBERT STREET 14 Feb 2005 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £87,500 (Apr 2003) · +41%	14 Feb 2005	Terraced · Freehold	£123,000
17, ALBERT STREET 7 Jan 2005 · Terraced · Freehold	7 Jan 2005	Terraced · Freehold	£124,000
42, ALBERT STREET 5 Jan 2005 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £37,500 (May 1997) · +180%	5 Jan 2005	Terraced · Freehold	£105,000
16, ALBERT STREET 19 Nov 2004 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £93,500 (Oct 2002) · +44%	19 Nov 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£135,000
4, ALBERT STREET 10 Nov 2004 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £41,000 (Oct 1996) · +205%	10 Nov 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£125,000
3, ALBERT STREET 30 Jul 2004 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £92,995 (Sep 2002) · +40%	30 Jul 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£130,000
30, ALBERT STREET 23 Jul 2004 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £102,000 (Sep 2003) · +18%	23 Jul 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£120,000
39, ALBERT STREET 21 May 2004 · Semi-detached · Freehold	21 May 2004	Semi-detached · Freehold	£129,950
10, ALBERT STREET 5 Mar 2004 · Terraced · Freehold	5 Mar 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£119,995
15, ALBERT STREET 26 Feb 2004 · Terraced · Freehold	26 Feb 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£120,000
5, ALBERT STREET 16 Feb 2004 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £78,500 (Nov 2001) · +43%	16 Feb 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£112,000
30, ALBERT STREET 15 Sep 2003 · Terraced · Freehold	15 Sep 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£102,000
41, ALBERT STREET 30 Apr 2003 · Terraced · Freehold	30 Apr 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£87,500
32, ALBERT STREET 7 Mar 2003 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £53,000 (Jan 1999) · +98%	7 Mar 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£105,000
16, ALBERT STREET 29 Oct 2002 · Terraced · Freehold	29 Oct 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£93,500
36, ALBERT STREET 27 Sep 2002 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £60,500 (Aug 2000) · +61%	27 Sep 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£97,500

Area

Postcode district: CO1
Country: England
Deprivation decile: 7 of 10
LSOA (2021): E01021650
Introduced: Jan 1980

From the English Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019, for the 2011 neighbourhood (LSOA) this postcode sits in. Decile 1 is the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 the least; ranks are not comparable between nations.

UK House Price Index

Colchester, July 2026 (provisional)

Average price: £297,824
Change since July 2025: −0.5%
First-time buyers: £249,875

Average by property type

Detached: £501,116
Semi-detached: £331,089
Terraced: £266,290
Flat / maisonette: £162,307

The official index for Colchester as a whole, not CO1 1RU alone. It is a modelled average, adjusted for the mix of homes sold, so it differs from a median of recorded sales, and its newest months are revised as late registrations arrive. Source: UK House Price Index (about the data).

Location

Postcode centroid, not a specific property.

Nearby postcodes

Median sold price and number of sales, Jun 2023 – May 2026; otherwise the last sale, if it was in the last ten years.

CO1 1RX £227,500 · 2 sales
CO1 1RQ £285,000 · last sale 2016
CO1 1RY £330,000 · last sale 2022
CO1 1SB no sale since 1997
CO1 1RB no sale since 2003
CO1 1XY £380,000 · 1 sale
CO1 1SA £305,000 · 1 sale
CO1 1RR £295,000 · 1 sale
CO1 1RP £199,379 · 1 sale
CO1 1SE £221,000 · last sale 2019
CO1 1RT £345,000 · 1 sale
CO1 1RZ £315,000 · 9 sales