Detached
£642,391
62% above the Waltham Abbey average
10.5% of sales
What is the average house price in Waltham Abbey? £395,671
The average house price in Waltham Abbey is £395,671, based on 228 homes sold in the 12 months to August 2026. Prices are down 6.9% (£29,289) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −6.9%
- Sold in 12 months
- 228
- 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 Waltham Abbey?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£472,347
19% above the Waltham Abbey average
25.4% of sales
Terraced
£391,178
1% below the Waltham Abbey average
36.0% of sales
Flats
£244,907
38% below the Waltham Abbey average
28.2% of sales
Are house prices in Waltham Abbey going up or down?
House prices in Waltham Abbey are falling: down 6.9% (£29,289) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 19.2% (£63,670).
Past 12 months
−6.9%
−£29,289From £424,960 to £395,671
£425,795£393,195
Past 10 years
+19.2%
+£63,670From £332,001 to £395,671
£455,815£332,001
Quick answers for Waltham Abbey
8 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£651,666
Highest average, reached in January 2021
How many homes sold?
228
In the last 12 months-23.7% year on year
What sells most often?
Terraced houses
36.0% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£300k - £400k
46.8% of sales
How many people live in Waltham Abbey?
22,858
1,394 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 Waltham Abbey?
9,513
580 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 Waltham Abbey?
312 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 97% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 44 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
16.8% of the area · 4 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 Waltham Abbey rank?
27th most expensive area of Epping Forest.
Compared with 28 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Waltham Abbey?
The highest recorded sale prices in Waltham Abbey, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
manor house mott street, essex
£4,350,000
Sold December 2022
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How do house prices in Waltham Abbey compare with nearby areas?
Waltham Abbey compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Epping Forest.
Waltham Abbey vs Loughton
- Waltham Abbey
- £395,671
- Loughton
- £587,678+£192,007
Open comparison
Waltham Abbey vs Theydon Bois
- Waltham Abbey
- £395,671
- Theydon Bois
- £934,730+£539,059
Open comparison
Waltham Abbey vs Epping Upland
- Waltham Abbey
- £395,671
- Epping Upland
- £541,400+£145,729
Open comparison
Waltham Abbey vs Nazeing
- Waltham Abbey
- £395,671
- Nazeing
- £635,321+£239,650
Open comparison
Waltham Abbey vs Buckhurst Hill
- Waltham Abbey
- £395,671
- Buckhurst Hill
- £688,622+£292,951
Open comparison
Waltham Abbey vs Epping
- Waltham Abbey
- £395,671
- Epping
- £618,167+£222,496
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 Waltham Abbey dataset covers 673 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.