House prices in Polstead

Median value — June 2026

£600,655

Modelled from 125 properties Stede tracks in Polstead

Market snapshot

£600,655

Median value

£778,542

Average value

2

Sales in the last 12 months

unchanged

Change over the past year

Value over time

  • Modelled value
£0£200k£400k£600k£800k20002002200420062008201020122014201620182020202220242026

Modelled month by month from the UK House Price Index, averaged across every property type Stede tracks here.

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Modelled value at the end of each year, with any recorded sales
YearModelled value
2000£177,338
2001£206,703
2002£266,492
2003£292,943
2004£333,803
2005£345,844
2006£374,034
2007£390,603
2008£303,114
2009£338,346
2010£347,848
2011£349,456
2012£354,721
2013£368,987
2014£411,392
2015£449,589
2016£494,975
2017£527,119
2018£528,915
2019£511,369
2020£543,536
2021£576,358
2022£631,965
2023£596,019
2024£603,116
2025£600,249
2026£600,655

Property types

  • Detached house63%£715,146
  • Semi-detached house21%£328,453
  • Property10%£793,624
  • Mid-terrace house6%£329,505

Recent sales

Addresses in Polstead

About this area

Polstead, in Colchester, is a village. Stede can model 125 properties there, from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index.

As of June 2026, Polstead has a median estimated value of £600,655 and an average of £778,542.

Modelled values in Polstead are unchanged over the past year and +11% over five years.

The market here is mostly detached houses, which make up 63% of the properties Stede tracks in Polstead.

2 sales were recorded in Polstead over the past 12 months.

Common questions

What is the average house price in Polstead?

As of June 2026, the average estimated value is £778,542 and the median is £600,655 across 125 properties Stede tracks in Polstead. This is not a formal market valuation.

Are house prices in Polstead going up or down?

Modelled values in Polstead are unchanged over the past year and +11% over five years, based on the UK House Price Index.

What types of property are in Polstead?

63% of the properties Stede tracks in Polstead are detached houses. semi-detached houses are next most common, at 21%.

How many properties are in Polstead?

Stede can model 125 properties in Polstead, with 2 recorded sales in the past 12 months.

How does Stede calculate house prices for Polstead?

These figures are modelled from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index — the same sources used for every individual property valuation on Stede. Full detail is on the methodology page.

How we calculate this

These figures are modelled from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index — the same sources behind every individual property valuation on Stede.

Read the full methodology and data sources →