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Essex Property Prices

63 towns and cities · 169,114 sales recorded

Market analysis

Across Essex, the average sold price is £433,034 — 60% above the UK average of £271,295. The median is £352,000, based on 169,114 sales across 63 towns and cities. In 2025, the most recent complete year, average prices rose 1.1% year on year.

Ingatestone is the most expensive place to buy in Essex, averaging £804,045, while Harwich is the most affordable at £256,722. Detached houses are the most commonly sold property type countywide, at 30% of transactions.

£433,034
Average Price
£352,000
Median Price
169,114
Total Sales
↓ 11.9%
Year-on-Year

Property Type Breakdown

30%
Detached
261,338 sales
28%
Semi-Detached
246,496 sales
23%
Terraced
201,912 sales
17%
Flat
146,409 sales
2%
Other
13,044 sales

Price Trends

Year Average Median Sales
2026 £396,761 £352,000 6,844
2025 £450,592 £370,000 25,833
2024 £445,711 £360,000 24,567
2023 £430,943 £355,000 22,365
2022 £447,305 £365,000 29,073
2021 £421,154 £341,000 36,287
2020 £414,241 £326,000 24,145
2019 £396,094 £310,000 26,489
2018 £399,444 £310,000 27,379
2017 £400,275 £300,000 28,175
2016 £344,378 £276,000 28,986
2015 £301,418 £249,995 29,487

All Towns in Essex

1
Ingatestone
5,549 sales
£804k
2
Buckhurst Hill
8,512 sales
£697k
3
Epping
13,371 sales
£670k
4
Chigwell
10,253 sales
£650k
5
Loughton
18,895 sales
£608k
6
Ongar
5,524 sales
£593k
7
Brentwood
42,628 sales
£584k
8
Saffron Walden
18,822 sales
£565k
9
Bures
1,153 sales
£556k
10
Billericay
23,793 sales
£556k
11
Stansted
5,228 sales
£536k
12
Dunmow
17,344 sales
£531k
13
Hockley
11,826 sales
£472k
14
Waltham Abbey
13,440 sales
£470k
15
Chelmsford
105,187 sales
£468k
16
Rayleigh
19,478 sales
£429k
17
Benfleet
28,600 sales
£411k
18
Maldon
21,125 sales
£406k
19
Wickford
23,797 sales
£405k
20
Braintree
41,295 sales
£400k
21
Rochford
12,621 sales
£394k
22
Burnham-on-crouch
6,198 sales
£390k
23
Manningtree
9,315 sales
£390k
24
Harlow
48,011 sales
£388k
25
Basildon
55,556 sales
£385k
26
Frinton-on-sea
10,891 sales
£380k
27
Southminster
5,368 sales
£379k
28
Halstead
16,381 sales
£379k
29
Witham
21,129 sales
£378k
30
Colchester
143,416 sales
£373k
31
Canvey Island
21,561 sales
£322k
32
Clacton-on-sea
52,220 sales
£278k
33
Walton on the Naze
5,514 sales
£259k
34
Harwich
14,855 sales
£257k

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