Area check · CO12 · Colchester
CO12 house prices and market activity
Typical price £245,000 In the 12 months to June 2026, 3.9% down on the year before. Source: Land Registry.
Quieter No: CO12 is quieter than most of CO (Colchester), with fewer homes coming to market.
1 of its 3 postcode sectors is busier than most of CO. Updated September 2026.
What homes sell for in CO12
Homes in CO12 sold for a typical £245,000 in the 12 months to June 2026, 3.9% down on the year before. Half of all sales were between £192,875 and £317,125. That is 22% below the typical price across CO (Colchester), £315,000. It is the 14th most expensive of 16 districts in CO.
| Type | Share of sales | Typical price |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | 32% (103 sales) | £350,000 |
| Semi-detached | 29% (93 sales) | £242,000 |
| Terraced | 33% (106 sales) | £192,750 |
| Flats | 7% (24 sales) | £127,750 |
Terraced homes made up the biggest share of sales (33%). 9% of sales were leasehold and 7% were new build.
The typical price is the median: half the homes sold for more, half for less. It moves with the mix of homes that sold, so a change does not mean every home in CO12 is worth that much more or less. The figures for a single street can be very different, which is what the report for one home is for.
Is CO12 getting busier? Street by street: the postcode sectors in CO12
Each sector is ranked against every other sector in CO (Colchester). Busier means more homes to choose from over the next three to six months. Quieter means fewer. This is about how many homes come up for sale, not about prices.
| Sector | Busier or quieter | What we see | How clear |
|---|---|---|---|
| CO12 3 | Quieter | Quieter than most of CO: homes are coming to market more slowly here than in 66% of CO postcode sectors (EPC certificates lodged: 13% down on a year ago). | Strong |
| CO12 4 | Quieter | Quieter than most of CO: homes are coming to market more slowly here than in 62% of CO postcode sectors (EPC certificates lodged: 10% down on a year ago). | Moderate |
| CO12 5 | Busier | Busier than most of CO: homes are coming to market faster here than in 79% of CO postcode sectors (EPC certificates lodged: 25% up on a year ago). | Strong |
How we know
A home needs an energy certificate (EPC) before it can be sold or let. When more certificates are lodged in a sector than usual, more homes tend to come to market there in the months that follow. We count them every month for every postcode sector in England and rank each sector against the rest of its postcode area.
Other districts in CO (Colchester)
busier than most of CO quieter
- CO1 busier
- CO2 busier
- CO3 quieter
- CO4 busier
- CO5 quieter
- CO6 busier
- CO7 quieter
- CO8 busier
- CO9 busier
- CO10 quieter
- CO11 quieter
- CO13 quieter
- CO14 busier
- CO15 quieter
- CO16 quieter
Updated: September 2026. Refreshed every month.
Source: EPC register (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero / MHCLG), Open Government Licence v3.0; Salet analysis.
Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (standard sales), Open Government Licence v3.0; Salet analysis. Standard open-market sales only, July 2025 to June 2026.
How accurate is this? Tested on Coventry (CV) and Birmingham (B) postcode sectors, May 2011 to Feb 2025: this call picked the busier sectors 55 times in 100 over the next six months, against 49 for assuming last year's trend carries on. A useful lean, not a certainty.
This is a view on how many homes come to market. It says nothing about where prices will go.