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The average house price in Elmstead is £493,645 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices rose 18.9%.

England / Essex / Tendring

Elmstead

£493,645

Average price, last 12 months

+18.9% in a year
SEPT 2016£266kAUG 2026£494k

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What can I buy with my budget in Elmstead?

With £500,000 you could afford the average semi-detached house in Elmstead.

£500,000

Elmstead

  • Flats

    £125,000

    In budget

  • Terraced

    £234,400

    In budget

  • Semi-detached

    £368,666

    In budget

  • Detached

    £599,400

    £99k 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 Elmstead?

With a 10% deposit, a 25-year mortgage at 4.5% on the average home in Elmstead costs £2,469 a month.

10%
4.5%
25 years
  • Elmstead

    £2,469

    a month

    Average price
    £493,645
    Deposit
    £49,365
    Mortgage
    £444,281
    Salary needed at 4.5×
    £98,729

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

  • £599,400

Semi-detached

  • £368,666

Terraced

  • £234,400

Flats

  • £125,000

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

Elmstead

Mostly detached houses

65%
18%
14%

How green is Elmstead?

Elmstead has 1 public park among 6 green space sites. Green space covers 0.2% of the area: about 13 m² per resident, or 1.8 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 84% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

  • Elmstead

    0.2%

    of the land is green space
    13 m² per resident, or 1.8 football pitches for every 1,000 residents
    1 public park

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 Elmstead?

Elmstead has about 1 residents for every football pitch of land, or 349 people per square mile, which counts as high density.

Elmstead
1 people per football pitch of land · 349 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 Elmstead?

Prices in Elmstead were down on a year earlier in 32 months of the 108 since September 2017. They are now up 18.9% on a year earlier.

Elmstead32 of 108 months down
FallingRising

Each stripe is one month: the rolling 12-month average against the same month a year earlier, since September 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

  • Elmstead

    England / Essex / Tendring / Elmstead

    £493,645

Change over 1 year

  • Elmstead

    England / Essex / Tendring / Elmstead

    +£78,477

Change over ~10 years

  • Elmstead

    England / Essex / Tendring / Elmstead

    +£225,507

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • Elmstead

    England / Essex / Tendring / Elmstead

    31

Number of postcodes

  • Elmstead

    England / Essex / Tendring / Elmstead

    106

Households (Census 2021)

  • Elmstead

    England / Essex / Tendring / Elmstead

    833

Household density

  • Elmstead

    England / Essex / Tendring / Elmstead

    147 per sq mi · High

Population (Census 2021)

  • Elmstead

    England / Essex / Tendring / Elmstead

    1,979

Population density

  • Elmstead

    England / Essex / Tendring / Elmstead

    349 per sq mi · High

Green space per resident

  • Elmstead

    England / Essex / Tendring / Elmstead

    13 m² per resident · less than 84% of areas

Green space share of area

  • Elmstead

    England / Essex / Tendring / Elmstead

    0.2%

Public parks

  • Elmstead

    England / Essex / Tendring / Elmstead

    1

Crime rate (per 1,000 residents)

  • Elmstead

    England / Essex / Tendring / Elmstead

    65 per 1,000 · High

Crime vs previous 12 months

  • Elmstead

    England / Essex / Tendring / Elmstead

    +24.3%

Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents

  • Elmstead

    England / Essex / Tendring / Elmstead

    14 per 1,000

Peak month

  • Elmstead

    England / Essex / Tendring / Elmstead

    MAR 2026 · £1,830,000

Most common price band

  • Elmstead

    England / Essex / Tendring / Elmstead

    £300k – £400k · 36.4%

Detached average

  • Elmstead

    England / Essex / Tendring / Elmstead

    £599,400

Semi-detached average

  • Elmstead

    England / Essex / Tendring / Elmstead

    £368,666

Terraced average

  • Elmstead

    England / Essex / Tendring / Elmstead

    £234,400

Flats average

  • Elmstead

    England / Essex / Tendring / Elmstead

    £125,000

Detached share of sales

  • Elmstead

    England / Essex / Tendring / Elmstead

    64.9%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • Elmstead

    England / Essex / Tendring / Elmstead

    18.2%

Terraced share of sales

  • Elmstead

    England / Essex / Tendring / Elmstead

    14.3%

Flats share of sales

  • Elmstead

    England / Essex / Tendring / Elmstead

    2.6%

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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