OFFICIAL DATA#151 OF 313 FOR YIELD

Rental yield in Colchester

A typical rental in Colchester grosses 4.4% a year: the official average rent of £1,196 a month (ONS) against a £327,000 median sold price (HM Land Registry, 3,446 sales over two years). That ranks #151 of 313 districts we can compute, against a national median of 4.4%. Whole-market averages before any costs, not a valuation of any one property.

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Gross yield
4.4%
Avg rent
£1,196
Median sold
£327,000
2-bed rent
£1,062
Rents, 5 yrs
+31.4%
Entry prices by postcode area
CO6568 sales+22% vs district£400,000CO5642 sales+18% vs district£385,000CO3656 sales+9% vs district£356,500CO4830 sales-1% vs district£325,000CO2635 sales-13% vs district£285,000CO1340 sales-28% vs district£235,000
Median sold prices over the last two years, HM Land Registry. Cheaper pockets usually push the yield above the district average, though rents vary street by street too.
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Gross yield = official average rent (ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026) × 12 ÷ median sold price (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data). Whole-market averages before mortgage, letting and running costs; individual homes vary widely. Research figures, not financial or investment advice.