Essex residential sold prices

10 tracked towns in Essex. 14,441 residential transactions in the past 12 months. Weighted median price £345,172. 281 of those were new builds.

Weighted median price
£345,172
Aggregate of towns, weighted by txns
Transactions (12mo)
14,441
HM Land Registry PPD
New-build share
+1.9%
281 new / 14,160 existing
Towns tracked
10
All refreshed April 2026

Towns in Essex

Ranked by transaction volume
Town Median Txns (12mo) YoY New builds Premium
Colchester £315,000 2,035 -160.0% 63 +27.0%
Southend ON Sea £333,000 1,823 +250.0% 1
Chelmsford £395,000 1,772 -120.0% 36 -17.0%
Clacton ON Sea £268,500 1,764 -410.0% 80 +43.4%
Basildon £351,125 1,714 +20.0% 22 +40.6%
Braintree £335,000 1,641 -290.0% 51 +58.4%
Grays £350,000 1,351 0.0% 4 -5.0%
Canvey Island £355,000 809 0.0% 3 +12.7%
Brentwood £510,000 808 +480.0% 17 +52.0%
Harlow £330,500 724 +170.0% 4 +40.2%