Sold price history

Wych Elm, Colchester house prices

The record shows a median of £198,000 for Wych Elm, Colchester, street by street and sale by sale. Over the past decade prices are +66% in cash — but +20% once inflation is stripped out.

Median sold price
£198,000
10 years · cash
+66%
10 years · real
+20%
HM Land Registry · 25 sales · 21 with floor area · Updated 30 Apr 2025

Key facts

Median price
£198,000
Price per m²
£2,110
Sales recorded
25
Price range
£59,500 – £355,000

Wych Elm, Colchester prices since 1997

Wych Elm, Colchester — median sold price since 1997
2025 £0£107,966£215,931£323,897£431,863 2022 peak 1997 2025
Cash price Today’s money (real)

Since 2015, prices in Wych Elm, Colchester are +66% in cash. After inflation, that is +20% — the honest measure of growth.

Recent sales in Wych Elm, Colchester

The most recent homes sold here, straight from the HM Land Registry record.

DateAddressTypePrice£/m²
30 Apr 20252 Wych Elm · CO2 8PRDetached
Freehold		£349,000£3,598
13 Dec 202416 Wych Elm · CO2 8PRSemi-detached
Freehold		£315,000£3,387
15 Dec 202322 Wych Elm · CO2 8PRSemi-detached
Freehold		£300,000£2,830
6 Oct 202310 Wych Elm · CO2 8PRSemi-detached
Freehold		£321,000£3,867
6 Jul 20223 Wych Elm · CO2 8PRDetached
Freehold		£355,000£4,329
26 Jun 20203 Wych Elm · CO2 8PRDetached
Freehold		£230,000£2,805
25 Nov 201916 Wych Elm · CO2 8PRSemi-detached
Freehold		£230,250£2,476
26 Jul 201912 Wych Elm · CO2 8PRSemi-detached
Freehold		£290,000£3,187
2 Feb 201728 Wych Elm · CO2 8PRSemi-detached
Freehold		£290,000£2,283
15 Feb 20162 Wych Elm · CO2 8PRDetached
Freehold		£242,000£2,495
21 Dec 201522 Wych Elm · CO2 8PRSemi-detached
Freehold		£210,000£1,981
25 Sep 201411 Wych Elm · CO2 8PRDetached
Freehold		£230,000£2,110
25 May 201215 Wych Elm · CO2 8PRDetached
Freehold		£195,000—
4 Nov 20118 Wych Elm · CO2 8PRDetached
Freehold		£190,000—
12 Oct 200920 Wych Elm · CO2 8PRSemi-detached
Freehold		£96,667£1,039
21 Sep 200528 Wych Elm · CO2 8PRSemi-detached
Freehold		£198,000£1,559
19 Sep 200312 Wych Elm · CO2 8PRSemi-detached
Freehold		£129,000£1,418
12 Jul 200216 Wych Elm · CO2 8PRSemi-detached
Freehold		£116,000£1,247
8 Mar 20029 Wych Elm · CO2 8PRDetached
Freehold		£101,000—
30 Aug 20012 Wych Elm · CO2 8PRDetached
Freehold		£119,000£1,227
6 Jan 199911 Wych Elm · CO2 8PRDetached
Freehold		£70,500£647
27 Aug 199816 Wych Elm · CO2 8PRSemi-detached
Freehold		£70,000£753
29 May 199812 Wych Elm · CO2 8PRSemi-detached
Freehold		£65,000£714
19 Dec 19972 Wych Elm · CO2 8PRDetached
Freehold		£63,000£649
26 Mar 19977 Wych Elm · CO2 8PRDetached
Freehold		£59,500—

Category A (standard) sales. £/m² shown where an EPC floor-area match exists.

Biggest price gains in Wych Elm, 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.

AddressFirst soldLast soldTimesCash returnReal return
3, Wych Elm£230,000
26 Jun 2020		£355,000
6 Jul 2022		2+24%
per year		+17%
inflation-adjusted
11, Wych Elm£70,500
6 Jan 1999		£230,000
25 Sep 2014		2+8%
per year		+5%
inflation-adjusted
12, Wych Elm£65,000
29 May 1998		£290,000
26 Jul 2019		3+7%
per year		+5%
inflation-adjusted
2, Wych Elm£63,000
19 Dec 1997		£349,000
30 Apr 2025		4+6%
per year		+4%
inflation-adjusted
16, Wych Elm£70,000
27 Aug 1998		£315,000
13 Dec 2024		4+6%
per year		+3%
inflation-adjusted
22, Wych Elm£210,000
21 Dec 2015		£300,000
15 Dec 2023		2+5%
per year		+1%
inflation-adjusted
28, Wych Elm£198,000
21 Sep 2005		£290,000
2 Feb 2017		2+3%
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 Wych Elm, Colchester compares

Rank in the town
1483rd of 2,865 streets in Colchester
Rank in the postcode district
122nd of 390 streets in CO2
Against the town median
11% above the Colchester median of £177,750
Against England & Wales
26% above the national median of £157,000

Wych Elm, Colchester house prices — your questions

What is the average house price in Wych Elm, Colchester?

Half of homes sold in Wych Elm, Colchester went for more than £198,000 and half for less, across 25 sales.

What is the price range of homes sold in Wych Elm, Colchester?

Recorded sales in Wych Elm, Colchester range from £59,500 to £355,000. The range includes flats and large detached homes alike.

Have house prices in Wych Elm, Colchester risen?

Over the past decade prices in Wych Elm, Colchester are +66% in cash terms but +20% 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 Wych Elm, Colchester?

In Wych Elm, Colchester the median price is £2,110 per square metre, from 21 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 Wych Elm, Colchester was 30 April 2025.

Nearby streets in CO2

Corporal Close£196,995 medianWaterside Lane£200,000 medianTumulus Way£200,000 medianCaptain Gardens£200,000 medianNew Cut£200,000 medianFowler Road£200,000 medianTalavera Crescent£200,000 medianEarlswood Way£195,000 median

Popular places

yearly change, HM Land Registry
London▼ 8%£285,000median · past year downManchester▲ 0%£118,000median · past year upBirmingham▲ 2%£120,000median · past year upLeeds▼ 2%£126,500median · past year downBristol▲ 1%£179,995median · past year upLiverpool▲ 0%£105,000median · past year upSheffield▼ 3%£118,000median · past year downNottingham▼ 2%£123,500median · past year down

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