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Opal Way, CO7

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

Median sold price
£324,000
all recorded sales
£ per m²
£3,756
from EPC floor areas
Recorded sales
14
Distinct homes
12
Price range
£296,500£510,000
Sales recorded
2021 → 2025
first to latest sale
The street in brief

Opal Way is a mix of detached houses and semi-detached houses. The median sale price, £324,000, sits close to the CO7 norm. On floor area that works out near £3,756 per square metre, above the district's £3,564. Too few recent sales to read a street-level trend, but across CO7 prices have been easing over the last few years. HM Land Registry records 14 sales across 12 homes since 2021 — the street turns over frequently.

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Opal Way prices over time

Median sold price on the street by year, from 14 HM Land Registry records. Years with no recorded sales are left blank rather than joined up.

This street — yearly medianCO7 district trend
£200k£300k£400k£500k£600k2021202220232024202520262021: £323,000 median · 11 sales2022: £305,000 median · 1 sale2024: £380,000 median · 1 sale2025: £510,000 median · 1 sale

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 Opal Way compares

Opal Way 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
Opal Way£324k · 14*
Middleton Mews£311k · 60
Station Road£303k · 77
High Street£280k · 61
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
£324,000
median · all recorded sales
CO7 district
£335,000
median · last 8 years · street -3%
England
£291,445
average price (UK House Price Index), Apr 2026 · +3.9% in 12 months

Opal Way's £324,000 median sits close to CO7's £335,000; on floor space it runs £3,756/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 Opal Way.

Detached
£440,000
7 sales
Semi-detached
£299,000
7 sales

Every recorded sale on Opal Way

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

DateAddressTypeNew buildPrice
9 Jun 20257 · CO7 8GQDetached£510,000
19 Mar 20243 · CO7 8GQSemi-detached£380,000
28 Mar 202232 · CO7 8GQSemi-detachedYes£305,000
23 Dec 20215 · CO7 8GQDetachedYes£440,000
20 Dec 20213 · CO7 8GQSemi-detachedYes£325,000
17 Dec 202138 · CO7 8GQDetachedYes£425,000
2 Dec 20217 · CO7 8GQDetachedYes£442,000
2 Dec 20211 · CO7 8GQSemi-detachedYes£299,000
2 Dec 202136 · CO7 8GQDetachedYes£300,000
25 Nov 202134 · CO7 8GQDetachedYes£440,000
12 Nov 202130 · CO7 8GQSemi-detachedYes£297,000
4 Nov 202128 · CO7 8GQSemi-detachedYes£297,000
29 Oct 202126 · CO7 8GQSemi-detachedYes£296,500
30 Sept 20212 · CO7 8GQDetachedYes£323,000
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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.