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Water Lane, CO8

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

Median sold price
£279,000
all recorded sales
£ per m²
£3,143
from EPC floor areas
Recorded sales
19
Distinct homes
13
Price range
£40,000£700,000
Sales recorded
2001 → 2023
first to latest sale
The street in brief

Sales on Water Lane are mostly detached houses. Homes here typically change hands around £279,000 — roughly 26% below the CO8 norm. Per square metre of floor space it comes to about £3,143, below the district's £3,507. Too few recent sales to read a street-level trend, but across CO8 prices have been rising over the last few years. HM Land Registry records 19 sales across 13 homes since 2001 — homes here come up rarely.

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Water Lane prices over time

Median sold price on the street by year, from 19 HM Land Registry records. Years with no recorded sales are left blank rather than joined up.

This street — yearly medianCO8 district trend
£0£200k£400k£600k200520102015202020252001: £40,000 median · 1 sale2003: £195,000 median · 1 sale2004: £345,000 median · 1 sale2007: £267,500 median · 2 sales2008: £265,000 median · 1 sale2011: £360,000 median · 1 sale2013: £247,000 median · 2 sales2014: £417,000 median · 1 sale2016: £279,000 median · 1 sale2021: £275,000 median · 4 sales2022: £550,000 median · 2 sales2023: £254,500 median · 2 sales

Median sold price by year vs the CO8 district trend. Street medians on thin years reflect few sales — hover a dot for the exact figure.

How Water Lane compares

Water Lane against the CO8 district's busiest streets, the district itself, and the official UK House Price Index for the wider area.

High Street£586k · 16
Sudbury Road£500k · 11
The Croft£445k · 11
Colchester Road£410k · 12
Cuckoo Hill£350k · 9
Cambridge Way£335k · 11
The Paddocks£333k · 12
Water Lane£308k · 8
Nayland Road£297k · 17
Tawneys Ride£285k · 17

Median sold price and sale count over the last 8years for the district's busiest streets.

This street
£279,000
median · all recorded sales
CO8 district
£375,000
median · last 8 years · street -26%
England
£291,445
average price (UK House Price Index), Apr 2026 · +3.9% in 12 months

Water Lane's £279,000 median sits about 26% below CO8's £375,000; on floor space it runs £3,143/m² against the district's £3,507/m² (-10%).

Street and CO8 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 Water Lane.

Detached
£322,500
14 sales
Semi-detached
£205,000
5 sales

Every recorded sale on Water Lane

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

DateAddressTypeNew buildPrice
19 Aug 202512 · CO8 5DEnon-standardDetached£290,000
21 Jul 202340 · CO8 5DESemi-detached£238,000
30 Jun 202324 · CO8 5DEDetached£271,000
19 Aug 202210 · CO8 5DEDetached£700,000
26 May 202228 · CO8 5DEDetached£400,000
18 Jun 202136 · CO8 5DESemi-detached£200,000
9 Apr 202144 · CO8 5DESemi-detached£345,000
9 Apr 2021Water Lane Cottage, 20 - 22 · CO8 5DEDetached£510,000
23 Feb 202114 · CO8 5DESemi-detached£205,000
14 Oct 2016Peartree Cottage, 24 · CO8 5DEDetached£279,000
15 Aug 20145 · CO8 5DEDetached£417,000
14 Jun 201342 · CO8 5DESemi-detached£144,000
1 May 2013Brook House · CO8 5DEDetached£350,000
20 Oct 20111 · CO8 5DEDetached£360,000
30 Jul 200828 · CO8 5DEDetached£265,000
28 Aug 2007Peartree Cottage, 24 · CO8 5DEDetached£235,000
27 Apr 200728 · CO8 5DEDetached£300,000
17 Dec 20045 · CO8 5DEDetached£345,000
5 Sept 2003Peartree Cottage, 24 · CO8 5DEDetached£195,000
22 Jun 2001Peartree Cottage, 24 · CO8 5DEDetached£40,000

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 CO8

Sold-price profiles for nearby streets, and the wider CO8 area guide.

Nayland RoadHigh StreetNormandie WayTawneys RideColchester RoadSudbury RoadThe PaddocksPikes MarshBridge StreetCuckoo HillCambridge WayThe Croft
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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.