Detached
£668,676
49% above the Leigh-on-Sea average
13.5% of sales
What is the average house price in Leigh-on-Sea? £447,522
The average house price in Leigh-on-Sea is £447,522, based on 408 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 8.3% (£40,601) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −8.3%
- Sold in 12 months
- 408
- 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 Leigh-on-Sea?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£574,530
28% above the Leigh-on-Sea average
30.1% of sales
Terraced
£504,177
13% above the Leigh-on-Sea average
15.2% of sales
Flats
£282,600
37% below the Leigh-on-Sea average
41.2% of sales
Are house prices in Leigh-on-Sea going up or down?
House prices in Leigh-on-Sea are falling: down 8.3% (£40,601) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 29.6% (£102,223).
Past 12 months
−8.3%
−£40,601From £488,123 to £447,522
£488,123£447,522
Past 10 years
+29.6%
+£102,223From £345,299 to £447,522
£488,321£345,299
Quick answers for Leigh-on-Sea
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£636,923
Highest average, reached in July 2025
How many homes sold?
408
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Flats
41.2% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£500k - £1m
39.1% of sales
How many people live in Leigh-on-Sea?
22,661
7,161 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 Leigh-on-Sea?
10,106
3,193 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 Leigh-on-Sea?
9 m² per resident
Less green space per resident than 89% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 1.3 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
2.6% of the area · 5 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 Leigh-on-Sea?
44 crimes per 1,000 residents
Typical · +12.7% 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 Leigh-on-Sea rank?
1st most expensive area of Southend-on-Sea.
Compared with 1 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Leigh-on-Sea?
The highest recorded sale prices in Leigh-on-Sea, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
eden point flat 30, southend-on-sea
£1,900,000
Sold November 2016
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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 00:25 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Leigh-on-Sea dataset covers 828 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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