Eld Lane, Colchester house prices
In Eld Lane, Colchester, the median price a home actually changed hands for is £140,000. Over the past decade prices are +3% in cash — but −37% once inflation is stripped out.
- Median sold price
- £140,000
- 10 years · cash
- +3%
- 10 years · real
- −37%
Key facts
Eld Lane, Colchester prices since 1996
Headline growth of +3% shrinks to −37% once inflation is removed — the gap portals rarely show.
Recent sales in Eld Lane, Colchester
The most recent homes sold here, straight from the HM Land Registry record.
| Date | Address | Type | Price | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jun 2026 | Flat 17, Victoria House Eld Lane · CO1 1PE | Flat Leasehold | £134,000 | — |
| 12 Dec 2025 | Flat 22, Victoria House Eld Lane · CO1 1PE | Flat Leasehold | £150,000 | £2,586 |
| 26 Aug 2025 | Flat 25, Victoria House Eld Lane · CO1 1PE | Flat Leasehold | £165,000 | £2,895 |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Flat 24, Victoria House Eld Lane · CO1 1PE | Flat Leasehold | £178,000 | £2,507 |
| 2 Oct 2024 | Flat 2, Victoria House Eld Lane · CO1 1PE | Flat Leasehold | £120,000 | — |
| 16 Jul 2024 | Lion Walk House, 31B Eld Lane · CO1 1LS | Flat Leasehold | £178,500 | — |
| 23 Jun 2023 | Flat 19, Victoria House Eld Lane · CO1 1PE | Flat Leasehold | £128,000 | £3,200 |
| 27 Jan 2023 | Flat 13, Victoria House Eld Lane · CO1 1PE | Flat Leasehold | £140,000 | £3,111 |
| 13 May 2022 | Flat 1, Victoria House Eld Lane · CO1 1PE | Flat Leasehold | £155,000 | — |
| 13 May 2022 | Flat 5, Victoria House Eld Lane · CO1 1PE | Flat Leasehold | £135,000 | £2,935 |
| 6 Aug 2021 | 31C Eld Lane · CO1 1LS | Flat Leasehold | £124,999 | £3,289 |
| 23 Apr 2021 | Flat 21, Victoria House Eld Lane · CO1 1PE | Flat New build · Leasehold | £135,000 | £2,328 |
| 6 Apr 2021 | Lion Walk House, 31B Eld Lane · CO1 1LS | Flat Leasehold | £173,000 | — |
| 18 Dec 2020 | Flat 26, Victoria House Eld Lane · CO1 1PE | Flat New build · Leasehold | £135,000 | £2,109 |
| 17 Dec 2020 | Flat 23, Victoria House Eld Lane · CO1 1PE | Flat New build · Leasehold | £145,000 | £2,500 |
| 20 Nov 2020 | Flat 18, Victoria House Eld Lane · CO1 1PE | Flat New build · Leasehold | £130,000 | — |
| 9 Oct 2020 | Flat 16, Victoria House Eld Lane · CO1 1PE | Flat Leasehold | £135,000 | — |
| 26 Aug 2020 | Flat 24, Victoria House Eld Lane · CO1 1PE | Flat New build · Leasehold | £142,500 | £2,007 |
| 25 Aug 2020 | Flat 22, Victoria House Eld Lane · CO1 1PE | Flat New build · Leasehold | £135,000 | £2,328 |
| 30 Jun 2020 | Flat 25, Victoria House Eld Lane · CO1 1PE | Flat New build · Leasehold | £145,000 | £2,544 |
| 24 Jul 2019 | Flat 2, Victoria House Eld Lane · CO1 1PE | Flat Leasehold | £115,000 | — |
| 12 Jul 2019 | Flat 19, Victoria House Eld Lane · CO1 1PE | Flat New build · Leasehold | £115,000 | £2,875 |
| 1 Jul 2019 | Flat 20, Victoria House Eld Lane · CO1 1PE | Flat New build · Leasehold | £155,000 | — |
| 12 Oct 2018 | Flat 15, Victoria House Eld Lane · CO1 1PE | Flat Leasehold | £135,000 | — |
| 13 Aug 2018 | Flat 2, Victoria House Eld Lane · CO1 1PE | Flat New build · Leasehold | £100,000 | — |
| 10 Jul 2018 | Flat 14, Victoria House Eld Lane · CO1 1PE | Flat New build · Leasehold | £150,000 | — |
| 11 Jun 2018 | Flat 3, Victoria House Eld Lane · CO1 1PE | Flat New build · Leasehold | £129,000 | — |
| 29 Mar 2018 | Flat 12, Victoria House Eld Lane · CO1 1PE | Flat New build · Leasehold | £135,000 | — |
| 14 Mar 2018 | Flat 11, Victoria House Eld Lane · CO1 1PE | Flat New build · Leasehold | £152,500 | — |
| 8 Mar 2018 | Flat 4, Victoria House Eld Lane · CO1 1PE | Flat New build · Leasehold | £118,000 | £2,744 |
Category A (standard) sales. £/m² shown where an EPC floor-area match exists.
Biggest price gains in Eld Lane, Colchester
Homes that have changed hands more than once, ranked by their annual return — in cash and, where we have the inflation data, after adjusting for it.
| Address | First sold | Last sold | Times | Cash return | Real return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31A, Eld Lane | £100,000 14 Jun 2002 | £131,000 31 Jul 2003 | 2 | +27% per year | +25% inflation-adjusted |
| 34, Eld Lane | £249,990 6 Feb 2001 | £300,000 22 Dec 2003 | 2 | +7% per year | +5% inflation-adjusted |
| Victoria House Flat 24, Eld Lane | £142,500 26 Aug 2020 | £178,000 20 Mar 2025 | 2 | +5% per year | 0% inflation-adjusted |
| 31C, Eld Lane | £75,000 25 Jul 2008 | £124,999 6 Aug 2021 | 2 | +4% per year | +2% inflation-adjusted |
| Victoria House Flat 1, Eld Lane | £135,000 19 Jan 2018 | £155,000 13 May 2022 | 2 | +3% per year | 0% inflation-adjusted |
| Victoria House Flat 2, Eld Lane | £100,000 13 Aug 2018 | £120,000 2 Oct 2024 | 3 | +3% per year | −1% inflation-adjusted |
| Victoria House Flat 19, Eld Lane | £115,000 12 Jul 2019 | £128,000 23 Jun 2023 | 2 | +3% per year | −2% inflation-adjusted |
| Victoria House Flat 25, Eld Lane | £145,000 30 Jun 2020 | £165,000 26 Aug 2025 | 2 | +3% per year | −2% inflation-adjusted |
| Victoria House Flat 22, Eld Lane | £135,000 25 Aug 2020 | £150,000 12 Dec 2025 | 2 | +2% per year | −2% inflation-adjusted |
| Lion Walk House, 31B, Eld Lane | £173,000 6 Apr 2021 | £178,500 16 Jul 2024 | 2 | +1% per year | −5% inflation-adjusted |
| Victoria House Flat 5, Eld Lane | £130,000 26 Jan 2018 | £135,000 13 May 2022 | 2 | +1% per year | −2% inflation-adjusted |
Category A (standard) sales that changed hands at least twice. Real return adjusts for inflation using ONS CPIH where available.
How Eld Lane, Colchester compares
Eld Lane, Colchester house prices — your questions
What is the average house price in Eld Lane, Colchester?
Half of homes sold in Eld Lane, Colchester went for more than £140,000 and half for less, across 48 sales.
What is the price range of homes sold in Eld Lane, Colchester?
Recorded sales in Eld Lane, Colchester range from £70,000 to £465,000. The range includes flats and large detached homes alike.
Have house prices in Eld Lane, Colchester risen?
Over the past decade prices in Eld Lane, Colchester are +3% in cash terms but −37% once adjusted for inflation using ONS CPIH — the gap between the two is the real story.
How much is a house per square metre in Eld Lane, Colchester?
In Eld Lane, Colchester the median price is £2,525 per square metre, from 20 sales matched to an EPC floor-area record.
How up to date is this data?
HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly. The most recent sale recorded in Eld Lane, Colchester was 12 December 2025.
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