Postcode sector
The typical home in postcode sector CO5 8 last sold for £210,000. Over the past decade prices are +38% in cash — but −2% once inflation is stripped out.
Cash prices in CO5 8 look like they’ve climbed +38% in ten years. Adjust for inflation and the real gain is −2% — the difference is inflation, not wealth. Toggle the chart to see it.
The most recent homes sold here, straight from the HM Land Registry record.
| Date | Address | Type | Price | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 2026 | 2, Hillside Cottages Meeting Lane· CO5 8TE | Semi-detachedFreehold |
| £380,000 |
| — |
| 14 May 2026 | 50 Fairhaven Avenue· CO5 8BT | Semi-detachedFreehold | £452,000 | — |
| 1 May 2026 | 45 Colchester Road· CO5 8RP | DetachedFreehold | £550,000 | — |
| 1 May 2026 | Flat 12, Orchid Field Court Victoria Esplanade· CO5 8XB | FlatLeasehold | £300,000 | — |
| 30 April 2026 | 5 The Coverts· CO5 8AW | DetachedFreehold | £540,000 | — |
| 30 April 2026 | 15 Willoughby Avenue· CO5 8AU | DetachedFreehold | £485,000 | — |
| 30 April 2026 | 12 Langwood· CO5 8RT | TerracedFreehold | £287,500 | — |
| 30 April 2026 | 6 Phoenix Close· CO5 8PN | TerracedFreehold | £260,000 | — |
| 23 April 2026 | 12 Woodfield Drive· CO5 8PX | DetachedFreehold | £350,000 | — |
| 21 April 2026 | 12 Mill Road· CO5 8RH | DetachedFreehold | £310,000 | — |
| 16 April 2026 | 11 East Mersea Road· CO5 8SL | DetachedFreehold | £1,300,000 | — |
| 7 April 2026 | 9 Buxey Close· CO5 8LF | DetachedFreehold | £401,250 | — |
| 7 April 2026 | 41 Woodfield Drive· CO5 8PX | DetachedFreehold | £330,000 | — |
| 26 March 2026 | 7 Oyster Catcher Walk· CO5 8FR | DetachedFreehold | £550,000 | £3,741 |
| 24 March 2026 | 68a Seaview Avenue· CO5 8BX | DetachedFreehold | £700,000 | £4,430 |
| 20 March 2026 | 3 Acorn Mews· CO5 8SR | Semi-detachedFreehold | £290,000 | — |
| 6 March 2026 | 81 Fairhaven Avenue· CO5 8BS | Semi-detachedFreehold | £275,000 | — |
| 27 February 2026 | 22 Suffolk Avenue· CO5 8ER | DetachedFreehold | £530,000 | — |
| 27 February 2026 | 54 St Peters Road· CO5 8LN | DetachedFreehold | £470,000 | — |
| 13 February 2026 | 96 East Road· CO5 8SA | DetachedFreehold | £440,000 | — |
| 13 February 2026 | 19 Barfield Road· CO5 8QT | TerracedFreehold | £295,000 | — |
| 6 February 2026 | 3 Langwood· CO5 8RT | DetachedFreehold | £390,000 | — |
| 28 January 2026 | Wayside Elm East Road· CO5 8TA | DetachedFreehold | £640,000 | — |
| 28 January 2026 | 30 Mersea Avenue· CO5 8JL | Semi-detachedFreehold | £525,000 | — |
| 16 January 2026 | 105 Fairhaven Avenue· CO5 8BS | DetachedFreehold | £527,500 | — |
| 19 December 2025 | 28 Kingsland Road· CO5 8RA | Semi-detachedFreehold | £480,000 | — |
| 15 December 2025 | 12 Brickhouse Close· CO5 8LA | DetachedFreehold | £580,000 | — |
| 12 December 2025 | 18 Empress Avenue· CO5 8EX | DetachedFreehold | £540,000 | — |
| 12 December 2025 | 49 East Road· CO5 8EP | DetachedFreehold | £450,000 | — |
| 11 December 2025 | 45 Garden Farm· CO5 8DZ | Semi-detachedFreehold | £307,500 | — |
Category A (standard) sales. £/m² shown where an EPC floor-area match exists.
The median sold price in postcode sector CO5 8 is £210,000, based on 5,026 sales recorded by HM Land Registry.
Over the past decade prices in CO5 8 are +38% in cash terms, and −2% after adjusting for inflation (ONS CPIH).
The median is £3,149 per square metre, from EPC floor-area records.
Figures update monthly from HM Land Registry. The most recent sale here was recorded on 19 May 2026; the latest two months may be incomplete while sales register.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are the median of Category A (standard) sold prices; real-terms values use ONS CPIH. See our methodology.
Sold prices for England & Wales from the official record — with the real-terms story competitors leave out.
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