Melrose Road, Colchester house prices
In Melrose Road, Colchester, the median price a home actually changed hands for is £280,000. Over the past decade prices are +76% in cash — but +27% once inflation is stripped out.
- Median sold price
- £280,000
- 10 years · cash
- +76%
- 10 years · real
- +27%
Key facts
Melrose Road, Colchester prices since 1995
Headline growth of +76% shrinks to +27% once inflation is removed — the gap portals rarely show.
Recent sales in Melrose Road, Colchester
The most recent homes sold here, straight from the HM Land Registry record.
| Date | Address | Type | Price | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 2025 | 21 Melrose Road · CO5 8JB | Detached Freehold | £690,000 | — |
| 31 Oct 2024 | 36 Melrose Road · CO5 8JA | Detached Freehold | £665,000 | — |
| 28 Apr 2023 | 39 Melrose Road · CO5 8JA | Terraced Freehold | £430,000 | — |
| 30 Sep 2021 | 44 Melrose Road · CO5 8JA | Detached Freehold | £470,000 | — |
| 29 Jul 2021 | 26 Melrose Road · CO5 8JB | Detached Freehold | £635,000 | — |
| 30 Jun 2021 | 28 Melrose Road · CO5 8JB | Detached Freehold | £725,000 | — |
| 30 Oct 2020 | 42 Melrose Road · CO5 8JA | Detached Freehold | £280,000 | — |
| 28 Aug 2020 | 17 Melrose Road · CO5 8JB | Detached Freehold | £470,000 | — |
| 23 Jun 2020 | 14 Melrose Road · CO5 8JB | Detached Freehold | £410,000 | — |
| 4 Dec 2019 | 2 Melrose Road · CO5 8JB | Detached Freehold | £285,000 | — |
| 9 Aug 2018 | 4 Melrose Road · CO5 8JB | Detached Freehold | £324,000 | — |
| 19 Aug 2016 | 20 Melrose Road · CO5 8JB | Detached Freehold | £455,000 | — |
| 17 Aug 2016 | 29 Melrose Road · CO5 8JA | Detached Freehold | £390,000 | — |
| 3 Aug 2016 | 17 Melrose Road · CO5 8JB | Detached Freehold | £375,000 | — |
| 18 Jan 2016 | 36 Melrose Road · CO5 8JA | Detached Freehold | £476,000 | — |
| 11 Dec 2015 | 22 Melrose Road · CO5 8JB | Detached Freehold | £585,000 | — |
| 28 Jul 2015 | 8 Melrose Road · CO5 8JB | Detached Freehold | £200,000 | — |
| 1 Dec 2014 | 6 Melrose Road · CO5 8JB | Detached Freehold | £375,000 | — |
| 22 Oct 2014 | 4 Melrose Road · CO5 8JB | Detached Freehold | £247,000 | — |
| 20 Jun 2014 | 31 Melrose Road · CO5 8JA | Detached Freehold | £375,000 | — |
| 25 Mar 2014 | 37 Melrose Road · CO5 8JA | Detached Freehold | £225,000 | — |
| 30 Jan 2014 | 23 Melrose Road · CO5 8JB | Detached Freehold | £249,999 | — |
| 29 May 2013 | Blacketts, 25 Melrose Road · CO5 8JB | Detached Freehold | £250,000 | — |
| 26 Apr 2013 | 18 Melrose Road · CO5 8JB | Detached Freehold | £315,000 | — |
| 19 Dec 2012 | 26 Melrose Road · CO5 8JB | Detached Freehold | £200,000 | — |
| 10 Aug 2012 | 33 Melrose Road · CO5 8JA | Detached Freehold | £310,000 | — |
| 6 Jan 2012 | 3 Melrose Road · CO5 8JB | Detached Freehold | £325,000 | — |
| 29 Nov 2011 | 17 Melrose Road · CO5 8JB | Detached Freehold | £265,000 | — |
| 23 Nov 2011 | 37 Melrose Road · CO5 8JA | Detached Freehold | £200,000 | — |
| 4 Feb 2011 | 44 Melrose Road · CO5 8JA | Detached Freehold | £242,000 | — |
Category A (standard) sales. £/m² shown where an EPC floor-area match exists.
Biggest price gains in Melrose Road, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35, Melrose Road | £195,000 21 Jun 2006 | £280,000 28 Dec 2006 | 2 | +44% per year | +44% inflation-adjusted |
| 26, Melrose Road | £200,000 19 Dec 2012 | £635,000 29 Jul 2021 | 2 | +14% per year | +12% inflation-adjusted |
| 23, Melrose Road | £60,000 1 Aug 1997 | £249,999 30 Jan 2014 | 3 | +9% per year | +6% inflation-adjusted |
| 18, Melrose Road | £82,500 29 Aug 1997 | £315,000 26 Apr 2013 | 3 | +9% per year | +6% inflation-adjusted |
| 8, Melrose Road | £41,500 10 Nov 1995 | £200,000 28 Jul 2015 | 4 | +8% per year | +6% inflation-adjusted |
| 6, Melrose Road | £280,000 17 Dec 2010 | £375,000 1 Dec 2014 | 2 | +8% per year | +5% inflation-adjusted |
| 4, Melrose Road | £247,000 22 Oct 2014 | £324,000 9 Aug 2018 | 2 | +7% per year | +5% inflation-adjusted |
| 29, Melrose Road | £89,950 14 Jul 1995 | £390,000 17 Aug 2016 | 2 | +7% per year | +5% inflation-adjusted |
| 42, Melrose Road | £58,000 20 Dec 1996 | £280,000 30 Oct 2020 | 2 | +7% per year | +5% inflation-adjusted |
| 17, Melrose Road | £265,000 29 Nov 2011 | £470,000 28 Aug 2020 | 3 | +7% per year | +5% inflation-adjusted |
| 20, Melrose Road | £180,000 15 Mar 2002 | £455,000 19 Aug 2016 | 3 | +7% per year | +4% inflation-adjusted |
| 44, Melrose Road | £242,000 4 Feb 2011 | £470,000 30 Sep 2021 | 2 | +6% per year | +5% inflation-adjusted |
| 39, Melrose Road | £160,000 13 Aug 2004 | £430,000 28 Apr 2023 | 2 | +5% per year | +2% inflation-adjusted |
| 37, Melrose Road | £200,000 23 Nov 2011 | £225,000 25 Mar 2014 | 2 | +5% per year | +2% inflation-adjusted |
| 22, Melrose Road | £359,000 17 Dec 2004 | £585,000 11 Dec 2015 | 3 | +5% per year | +2% inflation-adjusted |
| 36, Melrose Road | £476,000 18 Jan 2016 | £665,000 31 Oct 2024 | 2 | +4% per year | +1% inflation-adjusted |
| 31, Melrose Road | £250,000 6 Jun 2003 | £375,000 20 Jun 2014 | 2 | +4% per year | +1% inflation-adjusted |
Category A (standard) sales that changed hands at least twice. Real return adjusts for inflation using ONS CPIH where available.
How Melrose Road, Colchester compares
Melrose Road, Colchester house prices — your questions
What is the average house price in Melrose Road, Colchester?
Homes in Melrose Road, Colchester have a median sold price of £280,000 — the middle of 53 recorded transactions.
What is the price range of homes sold in Melrose Road, Colchester?
Recorded sales in Melrose Road, Colchester range from £41,500 to £725,000. The range includes flats and large detached homes alike.
Have house prices in Melrose Road, Colchester risen?
Over the past decade prices in Melrose Road, Colchester are +76% in cash terms but +27% once adjusted for inflation using ONS CPIH — the gap between the two is the real story.
How up to date is this data?
HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly. The most recent sale recorded in Melrose Road, Colchester was 20 May 2025.
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