Estate agents in Wivenhoe
Wivenhoe is an East of England town with about 7,354 residents. HM Land Registry recorded 112 home sales there in the 12 months September 2025 to August 2026 at a median price paid of £318,750.
How estate agents in Wivenhoe compare
Wivenhoe at a glance
HM Land Registry recorded 112 sales in Wivenhoe from September 2025 to August 2026, at a median price of £318,750.
32.7% of these homes had also sold since January 2016. Their sellers had owned them for a median of 4.8 years and sold for a median of 15.6% more than they paid.
The median price was £250,000 in 2016 and £327,500 in 2025.
Figures checked 3 November 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales.
House prices in Wivenhoe
Median sale price in Wivenhoe: £318,750
| All homes | 112 sales, median £318,750 |
|---|---|
| Detached | 34 sales, median £405,000 |
| Semi-detached | 47 sales, median £297,000 |
| Terraced | 24 sales, median £272,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 7 sales, median £305,000 |
Across Colchester the average price was £297,595 in June 2026, down 0.4% on a year earlier.
| 2016 | £250,000 (136 sales) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | £280,000 (127 sales) |
| 2018 | £280,000 (129 sales) |
| 2019 | £305,000 (118 sales) |
| 2020 | £288,750 (114 sales) |
| 2021 | £340,000 (160 sales) |
| 2022 | £350,000 (134 sales) |
| 2023 | £357,750 (104 sales) |
| 2024 | £325,000 (87 sales) |
| 2025 | £327,500 (134 sales) |
Checked 3 November 2026; Price Paid figures are refreshed weekly.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport links
Wivenhoe station is about 0.5 miles from the centre of the town. Alresford station is about 2 miles away and Hythe station in Colchester is also about 2 miles away. Colchester Town station is about 3 miles from the centre. No motorway junction lies within 30 miles, so the town sits well away from the motorway network. London Southend Airport is about 23 miles away and London Stansted Airport is about 31 miles away. Central London is about 53 miles away in a straight line.
Schools in and near Wivenhoe
Wivenhoe has three primary schools within about 0.8 miles of the centre: Millfields Primary School, Broomgrove Infant School and Broomgrove Junior School, each about 0.4 miles away. The nearest secondary schools are Colchester Academy at about 2.4 miles and The Thomas Lord Audley School at about 2.6 miles, both academies. Colchester Royal Grammar School, a boys only Christian grammar academy with a sixth form, is about 3.6 miles away and Colne Community School, also an academy, is about 3.9 miles away. Independent options include Colchester Prep & High School at about 3.5 miles, St Mary's School for Girls (girls only) at about 4 miles and Holmwood House School at about 5.5 miles. For further education there is The Sixth Form College Colchester, an academy, at about 3.5 miles and Colchester Institute at about 3.8 miles, while the University of Essex lies about 1.2 miles from the centre.
Living in Wivenhoe
Wivenhoe is a small town of around 7,350 residents, classed as rural, with semi-detached and detached houses making up most of its homes and about 78% of households owning the home they live in. There are more than 30 shops, including one supermarket, an East of England CO-OP about 0.3 miles away and at least five convenience stores. Food and drink includes at least six pubs, among them the Horse and Groom about 0.3 miles away, along with two cafés, four restaurants and three takeaways. There is no doctors' surgery in the area and the nearest is Rowhedge Medical Practice about 1.2 miles away. A Boots pharmacy is about 0.4 miles away and Wivenhoe Dental Practice about 0.1 miles. Colchester General Hospital, with an emergency department, is about 4.2 miles away. Wivenhoe Library is about 0.4 miles from the centre and Wivenhoe Cross Post Office about 0.2 miles. Broadfields and Ferry Marsh nature reserves are each about 0.6 miles away.
A short history of Wivenhoe
The name Wivenhoe is Saxon, built from a personal name and a word for a spur of land, though a folk tale ties it to a wyvern. The Domesday Book of 1086 records it as Wiivnhou in the Lexden hundred, held by Robert Gernon, with a mill, 12 acres of meadow and grazing for 60 sheep. A church dedicated to St Mary the Virgin stood in the High Street by 1254 when Simon Battle was patron. Its aisles of 1340 and 1350 make it the town's oldest surviving building. Elizabeth de Vere, who died in 1537, left ornaments and vestments from her own chapel to the church and the tower received plaster in 1563. Wivenhoe served as a port for Colchester with two shipyards and the railway arrived in 1863. An earthquake in 1884 damaged the town badly. A dry dock was finished in 1889 then extended in 1904 before being pulled down in the mid-1960s. Eight Grade II listed buildings stand near the centre.
Sport and leisure
Wivenhoe Town Cricket Club is the main named sports venue, listed as a sports centre for cricket. Facilities for table tennis, boules, bowls, basketball and skateboarding are also mapped, along with a cricket pitch. King George V Playing Field is the named park and open space and a number of children's playgrounds are mapped. Broadfields and Ferry Marsh (Colne Local Nature Reserve) are both mapped as nature reserves. Some of these facilities lie just outside the centre of the town.
Common questions
- What is the median price paid for a home in Wivenhoe?
- The median price paid in Wivenhoe over the 12 months September 2025 to August 2026 was £318,750. By property type, the median price paid was £405,000 for detached houses, £297,000 for semi-detached houses, £272,000 for terraced houses and £305,000 for flats.
- How many homes were sold in Wivenhoe in the last year?
- There were 112 standard sales in the 12 months September 2025 to August 2026, according to HM Land Registry. These comprised 34 detached houses, 47 semi-detached houses, 24 terraced houses and 7 flats.
- What are the transport links in Wivenhoe?
- Wivenhoe station is about 0.5 miles from the centre, with Alresford about 1.6 miles away and Hythe (Colchester) about 2.2 miles away. There is no motorway junction within about 30 miles and London Southend Airport is about 23 miles away.
- Which schools are near the centre of Wivenhoe?
- There are 3 primary schools within about 0.8 miles of the centre, including Millfields Primary School, Broomgrove Infant School and Broomgrove Junior School, each about 0.4 miles away. The nearest secondary school is Colchester Academy at about 2.4 miles and the University of Essex is about 1.2 miles away.
- How many estate agent branches are there in Wivenhoe?
- There are 4 estate agent sales branches with an office in Wivenhoe.
Areas near Wivenhoe
- Rowhedge
- High Park Corner
- Alresford
- Elmstead Market
- Fingringhoe
- Berechurch
- Langenhoe and Abberton
- Colchester
Wivenhoe is in Colchester.
Estate agents near Wivenhoe
- Michaels Property ConsultantsWivenhoe0.3 miles
- Town and Country ResidentialWivenhoe CO7 9HA0.4 miles
- Wivenhoe haartWivenhoe CO7 9AZ0.5 miles
- The Auction DepartmentWivenhoe CO7 9AZ0.5 miles
- Keystones Property ColchesterColchester CO2 8FP1.9 miles
- Jackson Co Property ServicesColchester CO2 8FP1.9 miles
- Nicholas and Holly Estate AgencyManningtree CO11 1DJ2.1 miles
- Hills ResidentialColchester CO1 2UZ2.6 miles
- William H Brown Estate AgentsColchester CO4 0NA3.1 miles
- Belvoir ColchesterColchester CO1 1LS3.1 miles
Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of Wivenhoe.