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Friars Close, CO7

Sold prices, £/m² and street profile from HM Land Registry records.

Median sold price
£248,000
all recorded sales
£ per m²
£3,738
from EPC floor areas
Recorded sales
17
Distinct homes
13
Price range
£152,500£415,000
Sales recorded
2001 → 2026
first to latest sale
The street in brief

Friars Close is mostly detached houses. The median sale price is £248,000, about 26% below the typical CO7 sale. On floor area that works out near £3,738 per square metre, above the district's £3,564. Recent sales here have lagged the wider CO7 market. With 17 sales across 13 homes since 2001, homes here come to market only rarely.

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Friars Close prices over time

Median sold price on the street by year, from 17 HM Land Registry records. Years with no recorded sales are left blank rather than joined up.

This street — yearly medianCO7 district trend
£100k£200k£300k£400k£500k200520102015202020252001: £152,500 median · 1 sale2005: £170,000 median · 1 sale2006: £230,000 median · 2 sales2007: £240,000 median · 1 sale2009: £228,500 median · 1 sale2010: £248,000 median · 1 sale2011: £210,000 median · 1 sale2012: £225,000 median · 1 sale2017: £395,000 median · 1 sale2018: £320,000 median · 3 sales2021: £400,000 median · 1 sale2024: £415,000 median · 1 sale2026: £360,000 median · 2 sales

Median sold price by year vs the CO7 district trend. Street medians on thin years reflect few sales — hover a dot for the exact figure.

How Friars Close compares

Friars Close against the CO7 district's busiest streets, the district itself, and the official UK House Price Index for the wider area.

Cinderpath Way£470k · 54
Church Road£408k · 96
Colchester Road£350k · 55
Middleton Mews£311k · 60
Station Road£303k · 77
High Street£280k · 61
Friars Close£248k · 17*
Meadow Close£242k · 52
Waterside Marina£234k · 59
Sydney Street£195k · 59

Median sold price and sale count over the last 8years for the district's busiest streets. *This street's figures cover all recorded sales (fewer than 3 in the last 8 years).

This street
£248,000
median · all recorded sales
CO7 district
£335,000
median · last 8 years · street -26%
England
£291,445
average price (UK House Price Index), Apr 2026 · +3.9% in 12 months

Friars Close's £248,000 median sits about 26% below CO7's £335,000; on floor space it runs £3,738/m² against the district's £3,564/m² (+5%).

Street and CO7 figures are medians of HM Land Registry sales; the England figures are the UK House Price Index mix-adjusted average — a different basis, so compare direction rather than levels between the two.

Prices by property type

Median sold price by property type on Friars Close.

Detached
£269,000
12 sales
Semi-detached
£248,000
5 sales

Every recorded sale on Friars Close

Individual transactions as recorded by HM Land Registry, newest first.

DateAddressTypeNew buildPrice
6 Feb 20265 · CO7 9NWSemi-detached£400,000
26 Jan 202612 · CO7 9NWDetached£320,000
5 Aug 20248 · CO7 9NWDetached£415,000
25 Jun 20211 · CO7 9NWDetached£400,000
14 Aug 20189 · CO7 9NWSemi-detached£320,000
26 Jan 201814 · CO7 9NWDetached£406,500
26 Jan 20182 · CO7 9NWDetached£298,000
24 Nov 201715 · CO7 9NWDetached£395,000
10 Mar 20174 · CO7 9NWnon-standardDetached£340,000
10 Mar 20176 · CO7 9NWnon-standardDetached£340,000
26 Mar 20127 · CO7 9NWSemi-detached£225,000
25 Mar 20112 · CO7 9NWDetached£210,000
21 Dec 201011 · CO7 9NWSemi-detached£248,000
23 Oct 200915 · CO7 9NWDetached£228,500
31 May 20076 · CO7 9NWDetached£240,000
27 Oct 200613 · CO7 9NWDetached£235,000
9 Jun 20064 · CO7 9NWDetached£225,000
16 Dec 20057 · CO7 9NWSemi-detached£170,000
20 Jun 200114 · CO7 9NWDetached£152,500

Sales marked non-standardare Land Registry “additional price paid” entries — bulk purchases, repossessions, right-to-buy and similar transfers. They're listed for completeness but excluded from every median and comparison figure on this page.

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More streets in CO7

Sold-price profiles for nearby streets, and the wider CO7 area guide.

Church RoadStation RoadHigh StreetColchester RoadNew StreetSydney StreetClacton RoadWaterside MarinaRed Barn RoadCampernell CloseHeath RoadWivenhoe Road
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, including the UK House Price Index. EPC data © Crown copyright. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures summarise recorded sales on the street and are not a valuation of any individual home.