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Bures

Essex · 1,153 properties sold since 1995

Postcodes: CO8
Average Property Value
£555,797
↑ 16.0% YoY

Market analysis

Homes in Bures, Essex sell for an average of £555,797 — 105% above the UK average of £271,295. The median sold price is £412,500. In 2025, the most recent complete year, prices rose 16.0% year on year, from £440,250 to £510,803. Since 2015, average values in Bures have grown by 65%.

Detached houses are the most commonly sold property type in Bures, making up 52% of transactions. Bures spans 1 postcode area, with 1,153 sales registered since 1995.

£555,797
Average
£412,500
Median
£50k
Lowest
£10.9M
Highest

Liveability Score

Aggregated from 1 postcode area

Average
56 / 100
Education 75
Connectivity 69
Market Stability 48
Family-Friendly 12

Price Trend

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
£362k £511k

Property Types

Detached 52%
Semi-Detached 25%
Terraced 17%
Flat 3%
Other 3%
1,153 total sales across 5 property types

Market Summary

£310k
Lower Quartile
£413k
Median
£626k
Upper Quartile
Price Distribution £50k – £10.9M

Yearly Price History

Year Average Median Sales Change
2026 (YTD) £505,728 £397,250 12 ↓ 1.0%
2025 £510,803 £422,500 33 ↑ 16.0%
2024 £440,250 £407,500 30 ↓ 4.1%
2023 £459,008 £369,000 24 ↓ 46.1%
2022 £851,094 £450,000 39 ↑ 67.8%
2021 £507,240 £394,500 52 ↓ 3.3%
2020 £524,779 £420,900 36 ↑ 48.7%
2019 £352,800 £288,500 40 ↓ 22.0%
2018 £452,585 £353,000 47 ↓ 15.7%
2017 £537,111 £531,250 36 ↑ 48.3%
2016 £362,095 £340,000 39 ↑ 16.7%
2015 £310,218 £250,000 31

Postcode Areas in Bures

Bures covers 1 postcode area. Click any one for detailed property data, schools, crime stats, and demographics.

CO8

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Streets in Bures

The 60 busiest streets in Bures by number of recorded sales. Each page lists every property on the street and what it last sold for.

Nayland Road 85 High Street 64 Normandie Way 63 Colchester Road 59 Sudbury Road 52 Tawneys Ride 46 The Paddocks 45 Bridge Street 40 Maltings Close 33 Cambridge Way 33 Cuckoo Hill 31 The Waldegraves 30 Pikes Marsh 30 Station Hill 29 The Croft 29 Water Lane 27 Church Square 26 Bures Road 26 Church Terrace 23 Henny Road 23 Friends Field 23 Alphamstone Road 23 Craigs Lane 21 Lamarsh Road 21 Pebmarsh Road 21 Claypits Avenue 21 Hall Road 14 Lamarsh Hill 13 St Edmunds Lane 13 Bures Green 12 Hamlet Court 12 Goulds Road 10 Parsonage Grove 10 Tenter Field 10 Upper Green 9 Parsonage Hill 8 Colne Road 8 Apple Tree Mews 8 Smallbridge 7 Vale Terrace 6 New Cut 5 Fishpits Lane 4 Moat Lane 4 Dorking Tye 4 Croftside 3 Ropers Hall Cottages 3 Oxford Villas 3 Over Hall Cottage 2 Bombose Lane 2 Town Hill 2 Alphamstone Back Road 2 Assington Road 2 Mount Bures Green 2 Twinstead Road 2 Ferriers Lane 2 Eves Orchard 2 Prospect Cottages 1 Chappel Road 1 Clees Hall Cottages 1 Mill Cottages 1

Frequently asked questions about Bures

What is the average house price in Bures?
The average sold price in Bures, Essex is £555,797, across 226 sales since 2020. The median is £412,500 — the middle price, which a few very expensive sales cannot pull upward.
Are house prices in Bures rising or falling?
In 2025, the last complete year, the average sold price in Bures was £510,803, up 16.0% on 2024's £440,250.
How many properties have sold in Bures?
HM Land Registry has recorded 1,153 sales in Bures since 1995, across 1 postcode area (CO8). The most common property type is detached.

About this data

Averages and medians for Bures cover the 226 sales registered since 2020, so they describe the current market rather than three decades of it. The 1,153 figure is every sale since records begin in 1995, and the yearly chart uses each year's own sales. Prices are what buyers actually paid, as registered with HM Land Registry — not asking prices or estimates. Scotland and Northern Ireland are not in this dataset; see Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · Crown copyright 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0