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East of England · 23,516 sales registered so far in the 12 months to May 2026 · HM Land Registry data
The average (median) house price in Essex, East of England was £369,000 in the 12 months to May 2026, from 23,516 sales registered so far — 0.3% down on the year before and 8.5% up on five years ago. Semi-detached homes were the most common sale at a median £385,000; detached £525,000; terraced £330,000; flats £210,000. Homes with a recorded floor area sold for about £393 per square foot (£4,230/m²), based on 48,335 of 51,886 sales over two years.
Sales completed to July 2026, as registered by 29 Aug 2026 · headline figures cover the 12 months to May 2026 (later months are still being registered) Essex = the ceremonial county (Essex, Southend-On-Sea, Thurrock in HM Land Registry's records)
| vs parent | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colchester Essex | £334,950 | £348 | −2.3% | 3,261 | 91% |
| Chelmsford Essex | £410,000 | £422 | +1.2% | 2,369 | 111% |
| Basildon Essex | £326,000 | £374 | +0.3% | 1,257 | 88% |
| Southend-on-sea Essex | £335,000 | £364 | +4.5% | 1,059 | 91% |
| Harlow Essex | £340,000 | £393 | 0.0% | 1,007 | 92% |
| Clacton-on-sea Essex | £247,500 | £291 | −1.0% | 1,002 | 67% |
| Brentwood Essex | £490,000 | £504 | +2.1% | 969 | 133% |
| Braintree Essex | £335,000 | £359 | −0.3% | 885 | 91% |
| Grays Essex | £360,000 | £414 | −1.1% | 807 | 98% |
| Leigh-on-sea Essex | £405,000 | £438 | 0.0% | 767 | 110% |
| Benfleet Essex | £400,000 | £401 | +4.9% | 694 | 108% |
| Billericay Essex | £485,000 | £477 | 0.0% | 575 | 131% |
| Witham Essex | £325,000 | £362 | −4.4% | 535 | 88% |
| Wickford Essex | £390,000 | £430 | +2.6% | 507 | 106% |
| Maldon Essex | £370,000 | £400 | −2.6% | 489 | 100% |
| Westcliff-on-sea Essex | £316,250 | £358 | +2.0% | 482 | 86% |
| Dunmow Essex | £460,000 | £403 | +3.3% | 465 | 125% |
| Rayleigh Essex | £425,000 | £423 | +2.4% | 439 | 115% |
| Stanford-le-Hope Essex | £365,000 | £400 | −1.4% | 429 | 99% |
| Saffron Walden Essex | £480,000 | £427 | 0.0% | 422 | 130% |
| Canvey Island Essex | £323,500 | £374 | +2.7% | 420 | 88% |
| Loughton Essex | £525,000 | £564 | +6.1% | 388 | 142% |
| Halstead Essex | £335,500 | £340 | −1.3% | 344 | 91% |
| Harwich Essex | £247,500 | £275 | −2.9% | 337 | 67% |
| South Ockendon Essex | £352,000 | £416 | −0.8% | 325 | 95% |
| Rochford Essex | £370,000 | £387 | +0.6% | 321 | 100% |
| Hockley Essex | £450,000 | £412 | +7.1% | 317 | 122% |
| Epping Essex | £550,500 | £556 | −8.3% | 308 | 149% |
| Frinton-on-Sea Essex | £334,998 | £339 | −5.3% | 272 | 91% |
| Manningtree Essex | £347,500 | £361 | −4.8% | 271 | 94% |
| Waltham Abbey Essex | £405,000 | £449 | +1.3% | 257 | 110% |
| Chigwell Essex | £511,500 | £498 | +12.4% | 200 | 139% |
| Buckhurst Hill Essex | £639,000 | £599 | +9.2% | 172 | 173% |
| Ingatestone Essex | £685,000 | £544 | −7.9% | 169 | 186% |
| Burnham-on-Crouch Essex | £350,800 | £377 | −6.5% | 150 | 95% |
| Tilbury Essex | £335,000 | £380 | +3.1% | 146 | 91% |
| Ongar Essex | £485,000 | £458 | −10.2% | 123 | 131% |
| Walton on the Naze Essex | £260,000 | £308 | +2.0% | 123 | 70% |
| Southminster Essex | £360,000 | £342 | +4.0% | 121 | 98% |
| Stansted Essex | £450,000 | £424 | +7.1% | 119 | 122% |
| Type | Sales | Median price | £/sq ft | Typical size | Change (1y) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 6,946 | £525,000 | £406 | 1,249 sq ft | +2.5% |
| Semi-detached | 7,186 | £385,000 | £406 | 936 sq ft | +1.3% |
| Terraced | 5,446 | £330,000 | £392 | 850 sq ft | 0.0% |
| Flats | 3,938 | £210,000 | £344 | 614 sq ft | −1.9% |
| Period | Median sold price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2021 | £335,000 | 6624 |
| Q1 2022 | £350,000 | 7128 |
| Q2 2022 | £350,000 | 7496 |
| Q3 2022 | £370,000 | 8504 |
| Q4 2022 | £370,000 | 8081 |
| Q1 2023 | £360,000 | 5607 |
| Q2 2023 | £355,000 | 5002 |
| Q3 2023 | £365,000 | 6191 |
| Q4 2023 | £360,000 | 5797 |
| Q1 2024 | £350,000 | 5036 |
| Q2 2024 | £365,000 | 5711 |
| Q3 2024 | £366,000 | 7108 |
| Q4 2024 | £370,750 | 7536 |
| Q1 2025 | £380,000 | 9146 |
| Q2 2025 | £355,000 | 4780 |
| Q3 2025 | £375,000 | 7299 |
| Q4 2025 | £367,000 | 6566 |
| Q1 2026 | £362,500 | 4811 |
| Q2 2026 | £355,000 | 4048 |
| Q3 2026 | £369,000 | 698 |
Median of completed sales per period, not seasonally adjusted; the latest months are still being registered.
UK House Price Index (mix-adjusted) for Essex: £361,268, +1.2% on the year (June 2026) — why this differs from our median.
Most homes in Essex sold for £240k–£465k (55% of sales).
| Sold | Address | Type | Price | Floor area | £/sq ft | vs last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 2026 | 23, Strawberry Avenue CO11 2DR | Semi-detached | £350,000 | 1,044 sq ft | £335 | — |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 16, Rayfield Close CM6 1PL | Terraced | £340,000 | 872 sq ft | £390 | — |
| 30 Jul 2026 | 158, Warley Hill CM14 5HF | Terraced | £425,000 | 1,152 sq ft | £369 | — |
| 30 Jul 2026 | 51, Mount Road CM7 3JA | Terraced | £260,000 | 721 sq ft | £361 | +2% (2023) |
| 29 Jul 2026 | 2, Tilia Court CB11 4GP | Detached | £950,000 | 2,271 sq ft | £418 | — |
| 29 Jul 2026 | 22, Holly Close CM6 1LU | Semi-detached | £435,000 | 1,012 sq ft | £430 | +2% (2022) |
| 29 Jul 2026 | 9, Thompson Avenue CO3 4HN | Detached | £377,500 | 829 sq ft | £455 | — |
| 29 Jul 2026 | 24, Brocksparkwood CM13 2TH | Terraced | £231,500 | 1,227 sq ft | £189 | — |
| 28 Jul 2026 | 127, Parkanaur Avenue SS1 3JD | Semi-detached | £740,000 | 1,464 sq ft | £506 | +26% (2023) |
| 28 Jul 2026 | 28, Willow Close IG9 6HS | Terraced | £645,000 | 1,023 sq ft | £631 | — |
| 28 Jul 2026 | 17, Woodfield Drive CO5 8PX | Detached | £360,000 | 732 sq ft | £492 | — |
| 28 Jul 2026 | 23a, Maypole Green Road CO2 9NX | Detached | £340,000 | 818 sq ft | £416 | — |
| 28 Jul 2026 | 154, Caulfield Road SS3 9LT | Semi-detached | £318,000 | 764 sq ft | £416 | — |
| 28 Jul 2026 | 28, Navigation Road CM2 6HE | Terraced | £290,000 | 570 sq ft | £508 | — |
| 28 Jul 2026 | 30, Walman House, St Ediths Court CM12 9HZ | Flats · Leasehold | £280,000 | 603 sq ft | £465 | — |
| 28 Jul 2026 | 35, Spencer Court CM3 5WQ | Terraced | £277,500 | 592 sq ft | £469 | — |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 5, Thornhill SS9 4JS | Semi-detached | £695,000 | 1,981 sq ft | £351 | — |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 21, Francisco Close RM16 6YD | Detached | £498,500 | 958 sq ft | £520 | — |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 106, Blackshots Lane RM16 2LB | Detached | £465,000 | 904 sq ft | £514 | — |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 17, Burns Way CM6 2FH | Terraced | £465,000 | 1,152 sq ft | £404 | — |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 8, Cartlodge Avenue SS11 8HN | Semi-detached | £457,000 | 926 sq ft | £494 | +5% (2022) |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 71, Victoria Avenue RM16 2RN | Semi-detached | £430,000 | 1,173 sq ft | £366 | — |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 80, Oaken Grange Drive SS2 6RD | Semi-detached | £408,000 | 1,055 sq ft | £387 | +41% (2021) |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 24, St Edmunds Lane CM6 2AJ | Semi-detached | £400,000 | 980 sq ft | £408 | +40% (2020) |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 35, Constitution Hill SS7 1EB | Semi-detached | £395,000 | 904 sq ft | £437 | +10% (2023) |
Medians over five years for streets with at least five sales; "most active" counts the last 12 months.
Homes for sale in Essex today ask a median £325,000 (n = 1,448) vs £369,000 sold — asking is 12% below recent sold prices; £338 vs £393 per sq ft. 2% of Homello's listings here are under offer. Asking ≠ achieved; sold prices reflect deals agreed 4–6 months ago.

New-build sales register 6–12 months after completion; "resale" means a later sale at an address whose first recorded sale was a new build.
Part of East of England
A 90 m² (970 sq ft) home in Essex is worth roughly £323k–£446k at the area's typical £333–£460 per square foot — a range, not a valuation.
Check your addressThe median sold price in Essex, East of England was £369,000 in the 12 months to May 2026 (23,516 sales registered so far); the mean was £418,659. We quote medians because a few very expensive or very cheap sales pull a mean around. The East of England median over the same period was £345,000. Portals and the ONS publish different figures because they use different boundaries, windows and adjustments.
Homes sold in Essex, East of England over the two years to May 2026 with a recorded floor area achieved a median £393 per square foot (interquartile range £333–£460), from 48,335 sales matched to an Energy Performance Certificate floor area.
In the 12 months to May 2026, the median was 0.3% down on the previous 12 months and 8.5% up on five years earlier. These compare completed sales registered so far; the most recent months are still being registered, so the latest figures move as late registrations arrive.
Of streets with at least five sales in the last five years, Forest Lane (IG7) has the highest median sold price at £3,000,000 across 8 sales.
Every sale is from HM Land Registry's Price Paid Data for England and Wales, which we re-import monthly. Sales completed to July 2026, as registered by 29 Aug 2026 · headline figures cover the 12 months to May 2026 (later months are still being registered). Floor areas come from Energy Performance Certificates matched by address.
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Sources and method. Sales completed to July 2026, as registered by 29 Aug 2026 · headline figures cover the 12 months to May 2026 (later months are still being registered).Next HM Land Registry release ~28 Sept 2026. Medians unless stated; averages only where 30 or more sales. Category A sales only (standard price-paid transactions), houses and flats.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Floor areas derived from Energy Performance Certificate data © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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