Listed buildings in Colchester

There are 1,562 listed buildings in the Colchester local planning authority area, England.

Members of Parliament

Colchester's listed buildings lie in 3 Westminster constituencies.

Consents, sales and energy ratings

Applications affecting listed buildings

929 applications affecting listed buildings in Colchester were received between 2016 and 2025 and have since been decided or withdrawn. 79% were approved, 8% refused and 13% withdrawn. The share approved is the 56th lowest of the 366 authorities with at least 20 such applications. The median time to an approval or refusal was 59 days.

FigureColchesterAll authorities
Decided or withdrawn 929 322,259
Approved 79% 85%
Refused 8% 6%
Withdrawn 13% 9%
Median days to an approval or refusal 59 56

Sales of listed buildings

288 sales registered between 2021 and 2025 have been matched to listed buildings in Colchester. The median price was £393,000, the 149th highest of the 324 authorities with at least 10 such sales.

FigureColchesterAll authorities
Sales 288 90,998
Median price £393,000 £415,000

Energy performance certificates

284 listed buildings in Colchester have a domestic energy performance certificate lodged in the last 10 years. On the latest of those certificates, 13% are rated F or G, the 140th highest share of the 341 authorities with at least 20 such buildings.

RatingColchesterAll authorities
Buildings with a certificate 284 89,615
A <1% <1%
B 4% 2%
C 13% 19%
D 35% 38%
E 36% 29%
F 10% 9%
G 3% 3%

Counts cover records The WRENN Report has matched to a listed building. Applications: PlanIt, from local planning authority portals. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Energy performance certificates: the EPC registers for England and Wales and for Scotland (Open Government Licence v3.0).

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All listed buildings in Colchester