Detached
£584,875
42% above the Essex average
31.1% of sales
What is the average house price in Essex? £410,914
The average house price in Essex is £410,914, based on 18,752 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 2.1% (£8,851) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −2.1%
- Sold in 12 months
- 18,752
- Data up to
- September 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Essex?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£399,364
3% below the Essex average
29.9% of sales
Terraced
£336,054
18% below the Essex average
23.1% of sales
Flats
£213,188
48% below the Essex average
15.8% of sales
Are house prices in Essex going up or down?
House prices in Essex are falling: down 2.1% (£8,851) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 31.5% (£98,340).
Past 12 months
−2.1%
−£8,851From £419,765 to £410,914
£422,227£410,914
Past 10 years
+31.5%
+£98,340From £312,574 to £410,914
£419,765£312,574
Quick answers for Essex
10 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£441,049
Highest average, reached in September 2022
How many homes sold?
18,752
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Detached houses
31.1% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£300k - £400k
28.3% of sales
How many people live in Essex?
1,503,637
1,053 people per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Population density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Essex?
626,500
439 households per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Household density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Essex?
52 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 75% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 7.3 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
2.1% of the area · 533 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
What is the crime rate in Essex?
74 crimes per 1,000 residents
High · +2.7% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Which areas cost the most and least?
Most expensive
Ulting
£1,026,666
Least expensive
Tendring
£289,464
How does Essex rank?
11th most expensive area of England.
Compared with 71 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Essex?
The highest recorded sale prices in Essex, from HM Land Registry.
How do house prices in Essex compare with nearby areas?
Essex compared with the 6 nearest other areas in England.
Essex vs Southend-on-Sea
- Essex
- £410,914
- Southend-on-Sea
- £367,995−£42,919
Open comparison
Essex vs Thurrock
- Essex
- £410,914
- Thurrock
- £363,140−£47,774
Open comparison
Essex vs Medway
- Essex
- £410,914
- Medway
- £317,644−£93,270
Open comparison
Essex vs Suffolk
- Essex
- £410,914
- Suffolk
- £318,873−£92,041
Open comparison
Essex vs Greater London
- Essex
- £410,914
- Greater London
- £646,381+£235,467
Open comparison
Essex vs Hertfordshire
- Essex
- £410,914
- Hertfordshire
- £531,196+£120,282
Open comparison
Which areas of Essex are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 45 areas of Essex, most expensive first.
- 1
£1,026,666
Change over one year: +57.9%
- 2
£995,000
Change over one year: +42.1%
- 3
£977,000
Change over one year: +6.6%
- 4
£842,812
Change over one year: +32.8%
- 5
£841,666
Change over one year: +19.4%
- 6
£793,750
Change over one year: +3.1%
- 7
£778,972
Change over one year: +15.5%
- 8
£757,125
Change over one year: +9.7%
- 9
£726,375
Change over one year: −72.8%
- 10
£715,980
Change over one year: +28.5%
- 11
£664,153
Change over one year: +11.0%
- 12
£646,500
Change over one year: +6.5%
- 13
£615,067
Change over one year: −5.3%
- 14
£606,642
Change over one year: −12.7%
- 15
£599,333
Change over one year: −2.2%
- 16
£590,148
Change over one year: +0.3%
- 17
£578,387
Change over one year: +16.2%
- 18
£567,386
Change over one year: +6.6%
- 19
£533,000
Change over one year: −3.8%
- 20
£524,346
Change over one year: +0.9%
- 21
£500,181
Change over one year: +27.3%
- 22
£475,000
Change over one year: −12.0%
- 23
£466,388
Change over one year: +3.4%
- 24
£457,033
Change over one year: +5.6%
- 25
£447,552
Change over one year: −15.8%
- 26
£443,714
Change over one year: −19.8%
- 27
£438,026
Change over one year: −8.6%
- 28
£434,815
Change over one year: −3.8%
- 29
£426,809
Change over one year: −0.8%
- 30
£399,000
Change over one year: −39.2%
- 31
£398,200
Change over one year: −9.7%
- 32
£394,000
Change over one year: −1.0%
- 33
£392,496
Change over one year: +4.6%
- 34
£388,528
Change over one year: −0.1%
- 35
£373,875
Change over one year: −27.6%
- 36
£372,916
Change over one year: −7.6%
- 37
£363,802
Change over one year: −2.4%
- 38
£361,021
Change over one year: +1.1%
- 39
£360,917
Change over one year: −12.7%
- 40
£355,523
Change over one year: −4.6%
- 41
£346,402
Change over one year: +2.4%
- 42
£340,367
Change over one year: −1.7%
- 43
£340,000
Change over one year: −32.6%
- 44
£334,921
Change over one year: −3.4%
- 45
£289,464
Change over one year: −3.9%
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Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Last updated 6 November 2026 at 00:10 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Essex dataset covers 56,414 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.