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Princel Lane, CO7

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

Median sold price
£242,500
all recorded sales
Recorded sales
22
Distinct homes
13
Price range
£87,250 – £740,000
Sales recorded
2001 → 2023
first to latest sale
The street in brief

Princel Lane is a mix of detached houses and flats. The median sale price is £242,500, about 28% below the typical CO7 sale. Recent sales are too thin to call a trend for the street itself; CO7 prices as a whole have been easing. HM Land Registry records 22 sales across 13 homes since 2001 — homes here come up rarely.

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Princel Lane prices over time

Median sold price on the street by year, from 22 HM Land Registry records. Years with no recorded sales are left blank rather than joined up.

This street — yearly medianCO7 district trend
£0£200k£400k£600k200520102015202020252001: £138,125 median · 2 sales2004: £185,000 median · 3 sales2005: £187,500 median · 2 sales2006: £275,000 median · 1 sale2011: £200,000 median · 1 sale2012: £245,000 median · 1 sale2013: £500,000 median · 1 sale2014: £477,500 median · 2 sales2015: £141,500 median · 2 sales2016: £267,500 median · 2 sales2018: £295,000 median · 2 sales2020: £315,000 median · 1 sale2021: £360,000 median · 1 sale2023: £400,000 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 Princel Lane compares

Princel Lane 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
Princel Lane£243k · 22*
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
£242,500
median · all recorded sales
CO7 district
£335,000
median · last 8 years · street -28%
England
£291,445
average price (UK House Price Index), Apr 2026 · +3.9% in 12 months

Princel Lane's £242,500 median sits about 28% below CO7's £335,000.

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 Princel Lane.

Detached
£302,500
8 sales
Flat
£186,000
8 sales
Semi-detached
£234,250
4 sales
Terraced
£270,000
2 sales

Every recorded sale on Princel Lane

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

DateAddressTypeNew buildPrice
7 Nov 20232 · CO7 6HDSemi-detached—£400,000
11 Mar 20224, Elton House · CO7 6HEnon-standardFlat—£230,000
20 Dec 2021The Nook · CO7 6HDDetached—£360,000
12 Nov 2020The Nook · CO7 6HDDetached—£315,000
8 Oct 20185, Elton House · CO7 6HEnon-standardOther—£175,000
19 Jun 20181, Elton House · CO7 6HEFlat—£300,000
18 May 2018The Nook · CO7 6HDDetached—£290,000
29 Mar 20163, Elton House · CO7 6HETerraced—£295,000
19 Feb 20163 · CO7 6HDDetached—£240,000
15 Sept 2015Flat 2, Elton House · CO7 6HEFlat—£183,000
17 Jul 2015Flat 2, Elton House · CO7 6HEFlat—£100,000
5 Dec 2014The Nook · CO7 6HDDetached—£215,000
19 Aug 2014Little Netherhall · CO7 6HEDetached—£740,000
19 Apr 2013The Annexe, Princel Green Cottage · CO7 6HEDetached—£500,000
12 Apr 2012Princel Cottage · CO7 6HETerraced—£245,000
1 Sept 20114, Elton House · CO7 6HEFlat—£200,000
10 Nov 2006Flat 3, Elton House · CO7 6HEFlat—£275,000
2 Dec 2005The Nook · CO7 6HDSemi-detached—£180,000
29 Apr 2005Princel Cottage · CO7 6HEDetached—£195,000
23 Sept 20042 · CO7 6HDSemi-detached—£283,500
28 May 2004Flat 5, Elton House · CO7 6HEFlat—£94,995
9 Mar 20042 · CO7 6HDSemi-detached—£185,000
27 Sept 2001Flat 1, Elton House · CO7 6HEFlat—£189,000
12 Jul 2001Flat 5, Elton House · CO7 6HEFlat—£87,250

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.