Detached
£461,911
36% above the Southminster average
36.5% of sales
What is the average house price in Southminster? £340,367
The average house price in Southminster is £340,367, based on 55 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 1.7% (£5,998) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −1.7%
- Sold in 12 months
- 55
- 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 Southminster?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£336,826
1% below the Southminster average
40.5% of sales
Terraced
£296,416
13% below the Southminster average
11.5% of sales
Flats
£141,642
58% below the Southminster average
11.5% of sales
Are house prices in Southminster going up or down?
House prices in Southminster are falling: down 1.7% (£5,998) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 39.0% (£95,489).
Past 12 months
−1.7%
−£5,998From £346,365 to £340,367
£365,886£340,367
Past 10 years
+39.0%
+£95,489From £244,878 to £340,367
£354,605£244,878
Quick answers for Southminster
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£504,166
Highest average, reached in July 2025
How many homes sold?
55
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Semi-detached houses
40.5% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£300k - £400k
41.9% of sales
How many people live in Southminster?
4,816
425 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 Southminster?
1,933
171 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 Southminster?
22 m² per resident
Less green space per resident than 66% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 3 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
0.4% of the area · 3 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 Southminster?
53 crimes per 1,000 residents
Typical · +20.9% 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.
How does Southminster rank?
42nd most expensive area of Essex.
Compared with 45 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Southminster?
The highest recorded sale prices in Southminster, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
highfields foxhall road, essex
£1,400,000
Sold January 2021
View house details
How do house prices in Southminster compare with nearby areas?
Southminster compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Essex.
Southminster vs Burnham-on-Crouch
- Southminster
- £340,367
- Burnham-on-Crouch
- £360,917+£20,550
Open comparison
Southminster vs Dengie
- Southminster
- £340,367
- Dengie
- £475,000+£134,633
Open comparison
Southminster vs Asheldham
- Southminster
- £340,367
- Asheldham
- £841,666+£501,299
Open comparison
Southminster vs Tillingham
- Southminster
- £340,367
- Tillingham
- £373,875+£33,508
Open comparison
Southminster vs St. Lawrence
- Southminster
- £340,367
- St. Lawrence
- £372,916+£32,549
Open comparison
Southminster vs Steeple
- Southminster
- £340,367
- Steeple
- £399,000+£58,633
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 (September 2026). The Southminster dataset covers 192 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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