The Cross, Colchester house prices
Homes in The Cross, Colchester have a median sold price of £162,500 — every figure here comes straight from HM Land Registry. Over the past decade prices are −51% in cash — but −65% once inflation is stripped out.
- Median sold price
- £162,500
- 10 years · cash
- −51%
- 10 years · real
- −65%
Key facts
The Cross, Colchester prices since 1995
Since 2016, prices in The Cross, Colchester are −51% in cash. After inflation, that is −65% — the honest measure of growth.
Recent sales in The Cross, Colchester
The most recent homes sold here, straight from the HM Land Registry record.
| Date | Address | Type | Price | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Apr 2026 | Flat 3, The Old Forge The Cross · CO7 9QL | Flat Leasehold | £134,000 | £2,735 |
| 8 Apr 2026 | 11 The Cross · CO7 9QG | Terraced Freehold | £245,000 | — |
| 31 Mar 2026 | 26 The Cross · CO7 9QL | Semi-detached Freehold | £160,000 | — |
| 16 Feb 2026 | 33B The Cross · CO7 9QL | Detached Freehold | £422,500 | — |
| 18 Dec 2025 | 16 The Cross · CO7 9QN | Terraced Freehold | £580,000 | — |
| 26 Aug 2025 | Flat 2, The Old Forge The Cross · CO7 9QL | Flat Leasehold | £135,000 | — |
| 22 Aug 2025 | 35 The Cross · CO7 9QJ | Flat Freehold | £225,000 | — |
| 24 Apr 2025 | Flat 5, The Old Forge The Cross · CO7 9QL | Flat Leasehold | £125,000 | — |
| 31 Jan 2025 | Ida Cottage, 3 The Cross · CO7 9QG | Terraced Freehold | £195,000 | — |
| 21 Jul 2023 | 2 The Cross · CO7 9QN | Terraced Freehold | £400,000 | — |
| 20 Feb 2023 | 24 The Cross · CO7 9QW | Terraced Freehold | £326,000 | — |
| 21 Sep 2022 | 37 The Cross · CO7 9QJ | Terraced Freehold | £226,500 | — |
| 29 Jun 2022 | 31 The Cross · CO7 9QL | Detached Freehold | £400,000 | — |
| 1 Jun 2022 | 39 The Cross · CO7 9QJ | Terraced Freehold | £230,000 | — |
| 15 Mar 2022 | 7 The Cross · CO7 9QG | Terraced Freehold | £205,000 | — |
| 9 Dec 2021 | 15 The Cross · CO7 9QQ | Semi-detached Freehold | £325,000 | — |
| 25 Oct 2021 | 1 The Cross · CO7 9QG | Terraced Freehold | £190,000 | — |
| 11 Aug 2021 | 33B The Cross · CO7 9QL | Detached Freehold | £420,000 | — |
| 6 Aug 2021 | 28 The Cross · CO7 9QL | Terraced Freehold | £175,000 | — |
| 24 Jun 2021 | 26 The Cross · CO7 9QL | Semi-detached Freehold | £147,500 | — |
| 27 Jan 2021 | 33 The Cross · CO7 9QL | Detached Freehold | £480,000 | — |
| 13 Mar 2020 | 27 The Cross · CO7 9QL | Semi-detached Freehold | £252,000 | — |
| 15 Mar 2019 | 13 The Cross · CO7 9QG | Semi-detached Freehold | £169,000 | — |
| 1 Mar 2019 | 39 The Cross · CO7 9QJ | Terraced Freehold | £180,000 | — |
| 28 Jun 2018 | 2 The Cross · CO7 9QN | Terraced Freehold | £270,000 | — |
| 21 Jun 2018 | 45 The Cross · CO7 9QH | Terraced Freehold | £166,000 | — |
| 15 May 2018 | 11 The Cross · CO7 9QG | Terraced Freehold | £212,000 | — |
| 9 Apr 2018 | 10 The Cross · CO7 9QN | Terraced Freehold | £275,000 | — |
| 27 Oct 2017 | 23 The Cross · CO7 9QQ | Semi-detached Freehold | £239,500 | — |
| 15 Mar 2017 | Flat 3, The Old Forge The Cross · CO7 9QL | Flat Leasehold | £122,000 | £2,490 |
Category A (standard) sales. £/m² shown where an EPC floor-area match exists.
Biggest price gains in The Cross, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6, The Cross | £48,500 12 Apr 1996 | £157,000 28 Jun 2004 | 4 | +15% per year | +13% inflation-adjusted |
| 32, The Cross | £57,000 15 Dec 1997 | £185,000 5 May 2006 | 2 | +15% per year | +13% inflation-adjusted |
| 49, The Cross | £50,000 3 Jan 1997 | £97,000 2 Aug 2002 | 2 | +13% per year | +11% inflation-adjusted |
| 2, The Cross | £270,000 28 Jun 2018 | £400,000 21 Jul 2023 | 2 | +8% per year | +4% inflation-adjusted |
| 15, The Cross | £55,950 27 Mar 1997 | £325,000 9 Dec 2021 | 4 | +7% per year | +5% inflation-adjusted |
| 26, The Cross | £20,000 23 Nov 1995 | £160,000 31 Mar 2026 | 5 | +7% per year | +4% inflation-adjusted |
| 27, The Cross | £58,000 30 Jan 1998 | £252,000 13 Mar 2020 | 4 | +7% per year | +5% inflation-adjusted |
| 28, The Cross | £34,000 15 Jul 1996 | £175,000 6 Aug 2021 | 3 | +7% per year | +4% inflation-adjusted |
| 39, The Cross | £60,000 1 Feb 2001 | £230,000 1 Jun 2022 | 4 | +7% per year | +4% inflation-adjusted |
| 13, The Cross | £49,660 28 Jun 1999 | £169,000 15 Mar 2019 | 2 | +6% per year | +4% inflation-adjusted |
| 24, The Cross | £74,000 15 Jan 1999 | £326,000 20 Feb 2023 | 4 | +6% per year | +4% inflation-adjusted |
| 5, The Cross | £48,750 4 Oct 1995 | £180,500 27 Feb 2017 | 4 | +6% per year | +4% inflation-adjusted |
| 11, The Cross | £48,000 8 Aug 1997 | £245,000 8 Apr 2026 | 5 | +6% per year | +3% inflation-adjusted |
| 7, The Cross | £51,000 1 Sep 1997 | £205,000 15 Mar 2022 | 5 | +6% per year | +3% inflation-adjusted |
| 30, The Cross | £135,000 28 May 2004 | £148,000 17 Jan 2006 | 2 | +6% per year | +3% inflation-adjusted |
| 35, The Cross | £130,000 15 Jan 2015 | £225,000 22 Aug 2025 | 2 | +5% per year | +2% inflation-adjusted |
| The Old Forge Flat 2, The Cross | £35,500 6 Oct 1999 | £135,000 26 Aug 2025 | 2 | +5% per year | +3% inflation-adjusted |
| The Old Forge Flat 5, The Cross | £33,500 8 Jan 1999 | £125,000 24 Apr 2025 | 2 | +5% per year | +2% inflation-adjusted |
| The Old Forge Flat 3, The Cross | £34,000 11 Jun 1998 | £134,000 17 Apr 2026 | 5 | +5% per year | +2% inflation-adjusted |
| 20, The Cross | £189,000 21 Dec 2001 | £352,000 17 Feb 2016 | 3 | +4% per year | +2% inflation-adjusted |
| 31, The Cross | £209,750 6 Feb 2004 | £400,000 29 Jun 2022 | 2 | +4% per year | +1% inflation-adjusted |
| 37, The Cross | £124,000 16 Feb 2005 | £226,500 21 Sep 2022 | 3 | +3% per year | +1% inflation-adjusted |
| 33, The Cross | £335,000 18 Apr 2006 | £480,000 27 Jan 2021 | 3 | +2% per year | 0% inflation-adjusted |
| Ivy House, The Cross | £305,000 10 Oct 2006 | £335,000 30 Nov 2010 | 2 | +2% per year | 0% inflation-adjusted |
| 16, The Cross | £450,000 2 Nov 2010 | £580,000 18 Dec 2025 | 2 | +2% per year | −1% inflation-adjusted |
| 1, The Cross | £180,000 23 May 2014 | £190,000 25 Oct 2021 | 2 | +1% per year | −1% inflation-adjusted |
| 33B, The Cross | £420,000 11 Aug 2021 | £422,500 16 Feb 2026 | 2 | 0% per year | −5% inflation-adjusted |
Category A (standard) sales that changed hands at least twice. Real return adjusts for inflation using ONS CPIH where available.
How The Cross, Colchester compares
The Cross, Colchester house prices — your questions
What is the average house price in The Cross, Colchester?
Half of homes sold in The Cross, Colchester went for more than £162,500 and half for less, across 96 sales.
What is the price range of homes sold in The Cross, Colchester?
Recorded sales in The Cross, Colchester range from £20,000 to £580,000. The range includes flats and large detached homes alike.
Have house prices in The Cross, Colchester risen?
Over the past decade prices in The Cross, Colchester are −51% in cash terms but −65% 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 The Cross, Colchester?
In The Cross, Colchester the median price is £2,214 per square metre, from 5 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 The Cross, Colchester was 17 April 2026.
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