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How do I compare house prices between areas?

The average house price in Halstead is £305,954 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices fell 4.3%.

England / Essex / Braintree

Halstead

£305,954

Average price, last 12 months

−4.3% in a year
OCT 2016£228kSEPT 2026£306k

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What can I buy with my budget in Halstead?

With £310,000 you could afford the average terraced house in Halstead.

£310,000

Halstead

  • Flats

    £144,803

    In budget

  • Terraced

    £272,778

    In budget

  • Semi-detached

    £315,389

    £5k short

  • Detached

    £440,600

    £131k short

Average sale price by type of home over the last 12 months, from HM Land Registry. These are averages, so cheaper homes of each type do sell.

How much would a mortgage cost in Halstead?

With a 10% deposit, a 25-year mortgage at 4.5% on the average home in Halstead costs £1,531 a month.

10%
4.5%
25 years
  • Halstead

    £1,531

    a month

    Average price
    £305,954
    Deposit
    £30,595
    Mortgage
    £275,359
    Salary needed at 4.5×
    £61,191

A repayment mortgage on each location's average sale price over the last 12 months. The rate is an example, not a quote, so check current deals. Many lenders cap borrowing at about 4.5 times income.

What does each type of home cost?

Average sale price by property type over the last 12 months.

Detached

  • £440,600

Semi-detached

  • £315,389

Terraced

  • £272,778

Flats

  • £144,803

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

Halstead

Mostly semi-detached houses

25%
32%
30%
14%

How green is Halstead?

Halstead has 2 public parks among 31 green space sites. Green space covers 5.3% of the area: about 21 m² per resident, or 2.9 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 67% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

  • Halstead

    5.3%

    of the land is green space
    21 m² per resident, or 2.9 football pitches for every 1,000 residents
    2 public parks

Each grid is the location's land, one square per 1%. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

How crowded is Halstead?

Halstead has about 18 residents for every football pitch of land, or 6,517 people per square mile, which counts as very high density.

Halstead
18 people per football pitch of land · 6,517 per square mile

Census 2021 population divided by land area. A football pitch is about 7,140 m² (105 m × 68 m).

How have average house prices moved?

Rolling 12-month average for each location, last 10 years. Gaps mean no sales were recorded that month.

When have prices risen and fallen in Halstead?

Prices in Halstead were down on a year earlier in 32 months of the 108 since October 2017. They are now down 4.3% on a year earlier.

Halstead32 of 108 months down
FallingRising

Each stripe is one month: the rolling 12-month average against the same month a year earlier, since October 2017. Falls are hatched as well as red.

How many homes were sold?

Monthly sales volume for each location, last 10 years.

How do all the numbers compare?

Every measure side by side. The highest value in each row is highlighted.

Latest 12-month average

  • Halstead

    England / Essex / Braintree / Halstead

    £305,954

Change over 1 year

  • Halstead

    England / Essex / Braintree / Halstead

    −£13,591

Change over ~10 years

  • Halstead

    England / Essex / Braintree / Halstead

    +£73,853

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • Halstead

    England / Essex / Braintree / Halstead

    178

Number of postcodes

  • Halstead

    England / Essex / Braintree / Halstead

    574

Households (Census 2021)

  • Halstead

    England / Essex / Braintree / Halstead

    5,851

Household density

  • Halstead

    England / Essex / Braintree / Halstead

    2,825 per sq mi · Very High

Population (Census 2021)

  • Halstead

    England / Essex / Braintree / Halstead

    13,497

Population density

  • Halstead

    England / Essex / Braintree / Halstead

    6,517 per sq mi · Very High

Green space per resident

  • Halstead

    England / Essex / Braintree / Halstead

    21 m² per resident · less than 67% of areas

Green space share of area

  • Halstead

    England / Essex / Braintree / Halstead

    5.3%

Public parks

  • Halstead

    England / Essex / Braintree / Halstead

    2

Crime rate (per 1,000 residents)

  • Halstead

    England / Essex / Braintree / Halstead

    61 per 1,000 · High

Crime vs previous 12 months

  • Halstead

    England / Essex / Braintree / Halstead

    −11.5%

Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents

  • Halstead

    England / Essex / Braintree / Halstead

    7.2 per 1,000

Peak month

  • Halstead

    England / Essex / Braintree / Halstead

    SEPT 2026 · £418,571

Most common price band

  • Halstead

    England / Essex / Braintree / Halstead

    £300k – £400k · 36.0%

Detached average

  • Halstead

    England / Essex / Braintree / Halstead

    £440,600

Semi-detached average

  • Halstead

    England / Essex / Braintree / Halstead

    £315,389

Terraced average

  • Halstead

    England / Essex / Braintree / Halstead

    £272,778

Flats average

  • Halstead

    England / Essex / Braintree / Halstead

    £144,803

Detached share of sales

  • Halstead

    England / Essex / Braintree / Halstead

    25.0%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • Halstead

    England / Essex / Braintree / Halstead

    31.7%

Terraced share of sales

  • Halstead

    England / Essex / Braintree / Halstead

    29.5%

Flats share of sales

  • Halstead

    England / Essex / Braintree / Halstead

    13.8%

Sold prices from HM Land Registry. Households and population from Census 2021. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is police-recorded crime from police.uk, per 1,000 residents, over the latest 12 published months; anti-social behaviour is counted separately. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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