Detached
£903,214
7% above the Purleigh average
66.7% of sales
What is the average house price in Purleigh? £842,812
The average house price in Purleigh is £842,812, based on 8 homes sold in the 12 months to April 2026. Prices are up 32.8% (£208,035) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- +32.8%
- Sold in 12 months
- 8
- Data up to
- April 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Purleigh?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£420,000
50% below the Purleigh average
33.3% of sales
Are house prices in Purleigh going up or down?
House prices in Purleigh are rising: up 32.8% (£208,035) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 69.8% (£346,313).
Past 12 months
+32.8%
+£208,035From £634,777 to £842,812
£842,812£634,777
Past 10 years
+69.8%
+£346,313From £496,499 to £842,812
£842,812£496,499
Quick answers for Purleigh
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£1,250,000
Highest average, reached in December 2021
How many homes sold?
8
Recorded so far for the 12 months to April 2026
What sells most often?
Detached houses
66.7% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£500k - £1m
38.9% of sales
How many people live in Purleigh?
1,208
136 people per square mile · Typical (Census 2021)
Population density is Typical, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Purleigh?
484
55 households per square mile · Typical (Census 2021)
Household density is Typical, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Purleigh?
27 m² per resident
Less green space per resident than 57% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 3.7 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
0.1% of the area · 0 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 Purleigh?
27 crimes per 1,000 residents
Very Low · +13.8% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is Very Low, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
How does Purleigh rank?
4th most expensive area of Essex.
Compared with 45 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Purleigh?
The highest recorded sale prices in Purleigh, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
purleigh grange chelmsford road, essex
£1,800,000
Sold June 2021
View house details
How do house prices in Purleigh compare with nearby areas?
Purleigh compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Essex.
Purleigh vs Cold Norton
- Purleigh
- £842,812
- Cold Norton
- £615,067−£227,745
Open comparison
Purleigh vs Stow Maries
- Purleigh
- £842,812
- Stow Maries
- £757,125−£85,687
Open comparison
Purleigh vs North Fambridge
- Purleigh
- £842,812
- North Fambridge
- £778,972−£63,840
Open comparison
Purleigh vs Hazeleigh
- Purleigh
- £842,812
- Hazeleigh
- £447,552−£395,260
Open comparison
Purleigh vs Woodham Mortimer
- Purleigh
- £842,812
- Woodham Mortimer
- £664,153−£178,659
Open comparison
Purleigh vs Latchingdon
- Purleigh
- £842,812
- Latchingdon
- £457,033−£385,779
Open comparison
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What to check before you buyWhere does this data come from?
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 (April 2026). The Purleigh dataset covers 66 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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