The average property price in Essex county is £405k, the median price is £360k. The average price declined by £-1.5k (0%) over the last twelve months. The price of an established property is £402k. The price of a newly built property is £474k. There were 23.5k property sales and sales dropped by 10.6% (-3.0k transactions). Most properties were sold in the £300k-£400k price range with 6859 (29.2%) properties sold, followed by £400k-£500k price range with 4110 (17.5%) properties sold.
| March 2025 - February 2026 | Essex county | England & Wales |
|---|---|---|
| Average price | █ £405k | █ £351k |
| Median price | █ £360k | █ £280k |
shows a number of properties sold in a given price range between March 2025 - February 2026.
| Property price range | Market share | Sales volume |
|---|---|---|
| █ under £50k | 0.0% | 3 |
| █ £50k-£100k | 1.1% | 264 |
| █ £100k-£150k | 3.3% | 775 |
| █ £150k-£200k | 6.9% | 1.6k |
| █ £200k-£250k | 9.3% | 2.2k |
| █ £250k-£300k | 11.7% | 2.7k |
| █ £300k-£400k | 29.2% | 6.9k |
| █ £400k-£500k | 17.5% | 4.1k |
| █ £500k-£750k | 14.9% | 3.5k |
| █ £750k-£1M | 4.1% | 964 |
| █ over £1M | 2.0% | 478 |
This price map shows the average property price in a given postcode sector. The most affordable place is 'CO15 2' with the average price of £172k. The most expensive place is 'IG10 4', £807k.
Comparison of the average property price and an average price percentage change by county. Price % change compares the average property price between March 2025 - February 2026 to the average price in the previous 12 months. The size of the circle shows the number of property transactions. The bigger the circle the higher the sales volumes in county.
Average price percentage changeWith the average price of £405k, Essex is the 9. most pricey county out of 55 England and Wales' counties.
| Rank | county | Average price |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Greater London | £650k |
| 2. | Surrey | £593k |
| 3. | Hertfordshire | £536k |
| 4. | Berkshire | £488k |
| 5. | Buckinghamshire | £484k |
| 6. | Oxfordshire | £472k |
| 7. | West Sussex | £436k |
| 8. | East Sussex | £416k |
| 9. | Essex | £405k |
| 10. | Rutland | £398k |
| ... | ||
| 45. | Gwynedd | £233k |
| 46. | Cumbria | £227k |
| 47. | Lincolnshire | £225k |
| 48. | Merseyside | £221k |
| 49. | South Yorkshire | £213k |
| 50. | West Glamorgan | £210k |
| 51. | Lancashire | £210k |
| 52. | East Riding of Yorkshire | £209k |
| 53. | Tyne and Wear | £203k |
| 54. | Mid Glamorgan | £191k |
| 55. | Durham | £165k |
Yearly average nominal house prices adjusted for inflation.
| Year | Essex county | England & Wales |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | £408k | £353k |
| 2024 | £418k | £371k |
| 2023 | £453k | £407k |
| 2022 | £515k | £458k |
| 2021 | £509k | £451k |
| 2020 | £487k | £428k |
| 2019 | £473k | £406k |
| 2018 | £488k | £418k |
| 2017 | £491k | £427k |
| 2016 | £464k | £420k |
| 2015 | £423k | £407k |
| 2014 | £398k | £400k |
| 2013 | £387k | £394k |
| 2012 | £389k | £393k |
| 2011 | £406k | £403k |
| 2010 | £431k | £427k |
| 2009 | £391k | £384k |
| 2008 | £427k | £408k |
| 2007 | £448k | £430k |
| 2006 | £433k | £411k |
| 2005 | £420k | £392k |
| 2004 | £416k | £383k |
| 2003 | £388k | £343k |
| 2002 | £339k | £309k |
| 2001 | £284k | £271k |
| 2000 | £256k | £253k |
| 1999 | £226k | £229k |
| 1998 | £211k | £210k |
| 1997 | £197k | £199k |
| 1996 | £184k | £186k |
| 1995 | £185k | £183k |
Yearly average nominal prices compared to England & Wales' house prices
Yearly average nominal prices
Yearly average nominal prices
| Property type | Current average price |
|---|---|
| █ Detached | £582k |
| █ Flat | £221k |
| █ Semi-Detached | £405k |
| █ Terraced | £339k |
| Local authority | Ratio in 2024 |
|---|---|
| Tendring | 7.5 |
| England and Wales | 7.54 |
| Southend-on-Sea | 7.8 |
| Braintree | 8.2 |
| Basildon | 8.3 |
| Colchester | 8.3 |
| Thurrock | 8.5 |
| Rochford | 8.7 |
| Castle Point | 8.8 |
| Harlow | 9.1 |
| Uttlesford | 9.3 |
| Brentwood | 9.7 |
| Chelmsford | 9.7 |
| Maldon | 9.8 |
| Epping Forest | 10.7 |
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