Detached
£1,190,480
103% above the Loughton average
14.3% of sales
What is the average house price in Loughton? £587,678
The average house price in Loughton is £587,678, based on 371 homes sold in the 12 months to August 2026. Prices are down 7.8% (£49,582) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −7.8%
- Sold in 12 months
- 371
- Data up to
- August 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Loughton?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£651,356
11% above the Loughton average
27.5% of sales
Terraced
£517,498
12% below the Loughton average
33.8% of sales
Flats
£323,649
45% below the Loughton average
24.4% of sales
Are house prices in Loughton going up or down?
House prices in Loughton are falling: down 7.8% (£49,582) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 21.5% (£103,830).
Past 12 months
−7.8%
−£49,582From £637,260 to £587,678
£638,690£587,678
Past 10 years
+21.5%
+£103,830From £483,848 to £587,678
£637,260£477,885
Quick answers for Loughton
8 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£796,916
Highest average, reached in April 2025
How many homes sold?
371
In the last 12 months-20.6% year on year
What sells most often?
Terraced houses
33.8% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£500k - £1m
61.6% of sales
How many people live in Loughton?
33,370
5,701 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 Loughton?
13,465
2,300 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 Loughton?
29 m² per resident
Less green space per resident than 52% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 4.1 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
6.5% of the area · 7 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
How does Loughton rank?
22nd most expensive area of Epping Forest.
Compared with 28 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Loughton?
The highest recorded sale prices in Loughton, from HM Land Registry.
How do house prices in Loughton compare with nearby areas?
Loughton compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Epping Forest.
Loughton vs Theydon Bois
- Loughton
- £587,678
- Theydon Bois
- £934,730+£347,052
Open comparison
Loughton vs Chigwell
- Loughton
- £587,678
- Chigwell
- £744,619+£156,941
Open comparison
Loughton vs Buckhurst Hill
- Loughton
- £587,678
- Buckhurst Hill
- £688,622+£100,944
Open comparison
Loughton vs Waltham Abbey
- Loughton
- £587,678
- Waltham Abbey
- £395,671−£192,007
Open comparison
Loughton vs Lambourne
- Loughton
- £587,678
- Lambourne
- £498,454−£89,224
Open comparison
Loughton vs Epping
- Loughton
- £587,678
- Epping
- £618,167+£30,489
Open comparison
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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.
Last updated 7 October 2026 at 03:35 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Loughton dataset covers 1,316 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.