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Merriam Close, CO11

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

Median sold price
£217,500
all recorded sales
£ per m²
£4,183
from EPC floor areas
Recorded sales
26
Distinct homes
16
Price range
£50,000 – £350,000
Sales recorded
2000 → 2025
first to latest sale
The street in brief

Merriam Close is mostly detached houses. The median sale price is £217,500, about 35% below the typical CO11 sale. On floor area that works out near £4,183 per square metre, above the district's £3,608. Too few recent sales to read a street-level trend, but across CO11 prices have been easing over the last few years. HM Land Registry records 26 sales across 16 homes since 2000 — homes here come up rarely.

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Merriam Close prices over time

Median sold price on the street by year, from 26 HM Land Registry records. Years with no recorded sales are left blank rather than joined up.

This street — yearly medianCO11 district trend
£0£100k£200k£300k£400k£500k2000200520102015202020252000: £50,000 median · 1 sale2001: £120,000 median · 1 sale2002: £145,000 median · 1 sale2003: £150,000 median · 2 sales2004: £195,000 median · 1 sale2005: £163,000 median · 1 sale2007: £215,000 median · 1 sale2009: £195,000 median · 1 sale2010: £192,000 median · 3 sales2012: £220,000 median · 1 sale2013: £194,000 median · 2 sales2015: £250,000 median · 1 sale2016: £223,500 median · 2 sales2017: £255,000 median · 3 sales2018: £290,000 median · 1 sale2021: £338,000 median · 1 sale2023: £350,000 median · 1 sale2024: £320,000 median · 1 sale2025: £307,500 median · 1 sale

Median sold price by year vs the CO11 district trend. Street medians on thin years reflect few sales — hover a dot for the exact figure.

How Merriam Close compares

Merriam Close against the CO11 district's busiest streets, the district itself, and the official UK House Price Index for the wider area.

The Avenue£355k · 134
Harwich Road£325k · 108
Forrester Road£325k · 97
Excelsior Avenue£320k · 37
Storeys Road£300k · 48
Colchester Road£275k · 65
Shrubland Road£240k · 41
School Lane£225k · 49
Merriam Close£218k · 26*
South Street£210k · 37

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
£217,500
median · all recorded sales
CO11 district
£335,000
median · last 8 years · street -35%
England
£291,445
average price (UK House Price Index), Apr 2026 · +3.9% in 12 months

Merriam Close's £217,500 median sits about 35% below CO11's £335,000; on floor space it runs £4,183/m² against the district's £3,608/m² (+16%).

Street and CO11 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 Merriam Close.

Detached
£220,000
23 sales
Semi-detached
£135,500
3 sales

Every recorded sale on Merriam Close

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

DateAddressTypeNew buildPrice
28 Feb 202516 · CO11 1RYDetached—£307,500
25 Oct 202430 · CO11 1RYDetached—£320,000
3 Nov 202326 · CO11 1RYDetached—£350,000
3 Sept 20217 · CO11 1RYDetached—£338,000
2 Jul 201813 · CO11 1RYDetached—£290,000
4 Sept 201712 · CO11 1RYDetached—£255,000
21 Jul 201730 · CO11 1RYDetached—£258,000
30 Mar 20174 · CO11 1RYDetached—£250,000
22 Jan 20161 · CO11 1RYSemi-detached—£172,000
22 Jan 201624 · CO11 1RYDetached—£275,000
13 Jul 201522 · CO11 1RYDetached—£250,000
13 Dec 201330 · CO11 1RYDetached—£220,000
11 Jan 201329 · CO11 1RYDetached—£168,000
12 Oct 201221 · CO11 1RYDetached—£220,000
14 May 20102 · CO11 1RYSemi-detached—£135,500
7 May 20107 · CO11 1RYDetached—£220,000
4 Feb 201014 · CO11 1RYDetached—£192,000
21 Oct 200916 · CO11 1RYDetached—£195,000
2 Apr 200719 · CO11 1RYDetached—£215,000
4 Mar 20054 · CO11 1RYDetached—£163,000
13 May 20047 · CO11 1RYDetached—£195,000
2 May 200326 · CO11 1RYDetached—£150,000
3 Apr 200328 · CO11 1RYDetached—£150,000
5 Jul 200219 · CO11 1RYDetached—£145,000
18 Jun 200128 · CO11 1RYDetached—£120,000
29 Feb 20001 · CO11 1RYSemi-detached—£50,000
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More streets in CO11

Sold-price profiles for nearby streets, and the wider CO11 area guide.

Harwich RoadColchester RoadSchool LaneThe Quayside MaltingsSouth StreetThe AvenueCalifornia RoadGainsborough DriveStour View AvenueLawford PlaceForrester RoadThe Street
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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.