Detached
£584,875
42% above the Essex average
31.1% of sales
What type of properties are sold in Essex? Detached houses
Detached houses are the most common type of property sold in Essex, at 31.1% of sales over the past two years. Semi-detached houses are next, at 29.9%.
- Share of sales
- 31.1%
- Average price
- £584,875
- Data up to
- September 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
All house prices in EssexWhich type of property sells most in Essex?
Houses make up 84.2% of sales in Essex, and flats 15.8%. Shares cover the past two years.
| Property type | Share of sales |
|---|---|
| Detached housesMost common | 31.1% |
| Semi-detached houses | 29.9% |
| Terraced houses | 23.1% |
| Flats | 15.8% |
How much does each type of property cost in Essex?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£399,364
3% below the Essex average
29.9% of sales
Terraced
£336,054
18% below the Essex average
23.1% of sales
Flats
£213,188
48% below the Essex average
15.8% of sales
What else do people ask about Essex?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas, green space and crime in Essex.
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- How many properties are being sold in Essex?
- What price range do most homes sell for in Essex?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of Essex?
- How many parks and green spaces are in Essex?
- What is the crime rate in Essex?
- How do Essex house prices compare with another area?
Where 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 00:10 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Essex dataset covers 56,414 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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