Detached
£963,584
63% above the Brentwood average
28.8% of sales
What is the average house price in Brentwood? £590,148
The average house price in Brentwood is £590,148, based on 1,096 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are up 0.3% (£1,478) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- +0.3%
- Sold in 12 months
- 1,096
- 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 Brentwood?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£559,658
5% below the Brentwood average
27.3% of sales
Terraced
£459,974
22% below the Brentwood average
19.2% of sales
Flats
£280,133
53% below the Brentwood average
24.6% of sales
Are house prices in Brentwood going up or down?
House prices in Brentwood are rising: up 0.3% (£1,478) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 29.9% (£135,737).
Past 12 months
+0.3%
+£1,478From £588,670 to £590,148
£605,151£588,670
Past 10 years
+29.9%
+£135,737From £454,411 to £590,148
£590,148£454,411
Quick answers for Brentwood
10 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£678,726
Highest average, reached in February 2025
How many homes sold?
1,096
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Detached houses
28.8% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£500k - £1m
38.2% of sales
How many people live in Brentwood?
76,989
1,302 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 Brentwood?
32,353
547 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 Brentwood?
102 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 90% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 14 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
5.1% of the area · 19 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 Brentwood?
69 crimes per 1,000 residents
High · +0.5% 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
Navestock
£1,012,500
Least expensive
West Horndon
£479,500
How does Brentwood rank?
16th most expensive area of Essex.
Compared with 45 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Brentwood?
The highest recorded sale prices in Brentwood, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
cheale meats little warley hall lane, essex
£12,250,000
Sold February 2025
View house details
How do house prices in Brentwood compare with nearby areas?
Brentwood compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Essex.
Brentwood vs Epping Forest
- Brentwood
- £590,148
- Epping Forest
- £599,333+£9,185
Open comparison
Brentwood vs Basildon
- Brentwood
- £590,148
- Basildon
- £394,000−£196,148
Open comparison
Brentwood vs Chelmsford
- Brentwood
- £590,148
- Chelmsford
- £434,815−£155,333
Open comparison
Brentwood vs Harlow
- Brentwood
- £590,148
- Harlow
- £346,402−£243,746
Open comparison
Brentwood vs Stow Maries
- Brentwood
- £590,148
- Stow Maries
- £757,125+£166,977
Open comparison
Brentwood vs Castle Point
- Brentwood
- £590,148
- Castle Point
- £388,528−£201,620
Open comparison
Which areas of Brentwood are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 9 areas of Brentwood, most expensive first.
- 1
£1,012,500
Change over one year: +12.6%
- 2
£765,518
Change over one year: −4.8%
- 3
£750,619
Change over one year: −6.3%
- 4
£697,757
Change over one year: −1.5%
- 5
£695,000
Change over one year: +25.5%
- 6
£638,755
Change over one year: +6.4%
- 7
£576,281
Change over one year: −3.2%
- 8
£498,972
Change over one year: −2.4%
- 9
£479,500
Change over one year: −39.2%
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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 00:21 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Brentwood dataset covers 3,195 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.