Detached
£573,521
34% above the Rochford average
32.7% of sales
What is the average house price in Rochford? £426,809
The average house price in Rochford is £426,809, based on 1,071 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 0.8% (£3,575) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −0.8%
- Sold in 12 months
- 1,071
- 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 Rochford?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£397,908
7% below the Rochford average
46.3% of sales
Terraced
£341,023
20% below the Rochford average
10.8% of sales
Flats
£196,063
54% below the Rochford average
10.2% of sales
Are house prices in Rochford going up or down?
House prices in Rochford are falling: down 0.8% (£3,575) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 32.0% (£103,503).
Past 12 months
−0.8%
−£3,575From £430,384 to £426,809
£433,648£426,809
Past 10 years
+32.0%
+£103,503From £323,306 to £426,809
£435,642£323,306
Quick answers for Rochford
10 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£498,774
Highest average, reached in June 2023
How many homes sold?
1,071
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Semi-detached houses
46.3% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£300k - £400k
34.1% of sales
How many people live in Rochford?
85,707
841 people per square mile · High (Census 2021)
Population density is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Rochford?
35,632
350 households per square mile · High (Census 2021)
Household density is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Rochford?
36 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 59% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 5 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
1.2% of the area · 20 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 Rochford?
47 crimes per 1,000 residents
Typical · +3.2% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is Typical, 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
Sutton
£770,000
Least expensive
Paglesham
£330,000
How does Rochford rank?
29th most expensive area of Essex.
Compared with 45 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Rochford?
The highest recorded sale prices in Rochford, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
the bungalow tinkers lane, essex
£10,200,000
Sold June 2023
View house details
How do house prices in Rochford compare with nearby areas?
Rochford compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Essex.
Rochford vs Burnham-on-Crouch
- Rochford
- £426,809
- Burnham-on-Crouch
- £360,917−£65,892
Open comparison
Rochford vs Althorne
- Rochford
- £426,809
- Althorne
- £500,181+£73,372
Open comparison
Rochford vs Southminster
- Rochford
- £426,809
- Southminster
- £340,367−£86,442
Open comparison
Rochford vs Latchingdon
- Rochford
- £426,809
- Latchingdon
- £457,033+£30,224
Open comparison
Rochford vs Asheldham
- Rochford
- £426,809
- Asheldham
- £841,666+£414,857
Open comparison
Rochford vs Mayland
- Rochford
- £426,809
- Mayland
- £438,026+£11,217
Open comparison
Which areas of Rochford are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 13 areas of Rochford, most expensive first.
- 1
£770,000
Change over one year: +94.9%
- 2
£725,000
Change over one year: +83.5%
- 3
£525,025
Change over one year: −11.4%
- 4
£486,437
Change over one year: −17.3%
- 5
£472,103
Change over one year: +1.1%
- 6
£462,458
Change over one year: +0.0%
- 7
£442,637
Change over one year: +1.2%
- 8
£421,533
Change over one year: +0.6%
- 9
£410,249
Change over one year: −9.6%
- 10
£405,165
Change over one year: +0.6%
- 11
£381,625
Change over one year: −1.5%
- 12
£365,591
Change over one year: +4.1%
- 13
£330,000
Change over one year: −40.5%
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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 Rochford dataset covers 2,870 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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