House prices in Essex
Median value — November 2026
£377,000
Modelled from 547,275 properties Stede tracks in Essex
Market snapshot
£377,000
Median value
£455,845
Average value
20,990
Sales in the last 12 months
-1%
Change over the past year
Value over time
- Modelled value
- Projected
Modelled month by month from the UK House Price Index, averaged across every property type Stede tracks here.
View as a table
| Year | Modelled value |
|---|---|
| 2000 | £112,741 |
| 2001 | £131,410 |
| 2002 | £169,420 |
| 2003 | £186,236 |
| 2004 | £212,212 |
| 2005 | £219,867 |
| 2006 | £237,789 |
| 2007 | £248,322 |
| 2008 | £192,702 |
| 2009 | £215,101 |
| 2010 | £221,141 |
| 2011 | £222,164 |
| 2012 | £225,511 |
| 2013 | £234,580 |
| 2014 | £261,538 |
| 2015 | £285,822 |
| 2016 | £314,675 |
| 2017 | £335,111 |
| 2018 | £336,253 |
| 2019 | £325,098 |
| 2020 | £345,548 |
| 2021 | £366,414 |
| 2022 | £401,766 |
| 2023 | £378,913 |
| 2024 | £383,425 |
| 2025 | £379,505 |
| 2026 | £377,000 |
Property types
- Detached house30%£541,000
- Semi-detached house29%£396,000
- Mid-terrace house22%£333,000
- Flat / Maisonette17%£193,000
- Property2%£477,000
Towns and cities in Essex
- CityChelmsford53,600 properties£429,000
- CityColchester73,656 properties£335,000
- CitySouthend-On-Sea28,853 properties£337,000
- TownBasildon27,818 properties£335,000
- TownBenfleet15,314 properties£408,000
- TownBillericay12,042 properties£554,000
- TownBraintree19,581 properties£358,000
- TownBrentwood22,453 properties£524,000
- TownBuckhurst Hill4,270 properties£631,000
- TownBures663 properties£451,000
- TownBurnham-On-Crouch3,204 properties£384,000
- TownCanvey Island10,715 properties£324,000
- TownCheltenham2 properties£471,500
- TownChigwell5,936 properties£516,000
- TownClacton-On-Sea26,456 properties£253,000
- TownDunmow9,363 properties£483,000
- TownEpping6,936 properties£618,000
- TownFrinton-On-Sea6,076 properties£335,000
- TownGrays22,587 properties£360,000
- TownHalstead8,111 properties£351,000
- TownHarlow23,759 properties£348,000
- TownHarwich7,624 properties£240,000
- TownHockley6,645 properties£446,000
- TownIngatestone3,105 properties£737,000
- TownLeigh-On-Sea16,650 properties£437,000
- TownLoughton9,589 properties£518,000
- TownMaldon10,877 properties£409,000
- TownManningtree5,110 properties£356,000
- TownOngar3,021 properties£558,000
- TownPurfleet2,096 properties£219,000
- TownPurfleet-On-Thames286 properties£233,000
- TownRayleigh10,060 properties£431,000
- TownRochford6,630 properties£377,000
- TownSaffron Walden9,917 properties£496,000
- TownSouth Ockendon7,638 properties£355,000
- TownSouthminster2,699 properties£372,000
- TownStanford-Le-Hope8,885 properties£374,000
- TownStansted2,534 properties£468,000
- TownStoke-On-Trent1 properties£674,000
- TownTadworth1 properties£290,000
- TownTilbury4,037 properties£303,000
- TownWaltham Abbey6,792 properties£413,000
- TownWalton On The Naze2,994 properties£266,000
- TownWestcliff-On-Sea14,444 properties£313,000
- TownWickford11,633 properties£421,000
- TownWitham10,390 properties£335,000
About this area
Essex is a county. Stede can model 547,275 properties there, from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index.
As of November 2026, Essex has a median estimated value of £377,000 and an average of £455,845.
Modelled values in Essex are -1% over the past year and +3% over five years.
20,990 sales were recorded in Essex over the past 12 months.
Common questions
What is the average house price in Essex?
As of November 2026, the average estimated value is £455,845 and the median is £377,000 across 547,275 properties Stede tracks in Essex. This is not a formal market valuation.
Are house prices in Essex going up or down?
Modelled values in Essex are -1% over the past year and +3% over five years, based on the UK House Price Index.
What types of property are in Essex?
30% of the properties Stede tracks in Essex are detached houses. semi-detached houses are next most common, at 29%.
How many properties are in Essex?
Stede can model 547,275 properties in Essex, with 20,990 recorded sales in the past 12 months.
How does Stede calculate house prices for Essex?
These figures are modelled from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index — the same sources used for every individual property valuation on Stede. Full detail is on the methodology page.
How we calculate this
These figures are modelled from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index — the same sources behind every individual property valuation on Stede.
Read the full methodology and data sources →