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Basildon house prices

Average sold prices for Basildon, broken down by property type, buyer status, funding status and property status, from HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index.

Average price
£357,972
Annual change
-1.4%
Homes sold, March 2026
166
England average
£292,095

The average property in Basildon sold for £357,972 in May 2026, down 1.4% on the year. That is about 23% above the England average of £292,095. 166 homes sold in Basildon in March 2026, the most recent month HM Land Registry have published transaction counts for.

Price trend

Over the 12 months to May 2026, the average price in Basildon fell 2%, peaking at £366,761 in September 2025.

£366,761 £357,578
June 2025May 2026

Peak £366,761 in September 2025.

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By property type

Detached homes are the most expensive in Basildon at £659,105, 256% above flat or maisonette at £185,018. Detached and Flat or maisonette fell over the year while the rest held or rose.

Average sold price by property type, May 2026.
Property typeAverage priceAnnual change
Detached£659,105-2%
Semi-detached£417,669Broadly flat
Terraced£311,116Broadly flat
Flat or maisonette£185,018-4.5%

By buyer status

First-time buyers in Basildon paid £149,826 less than people who already owned, a gap of 50%.

Average sold price by buyer status, May 2026.
BuyerAverage priceAnnual change
First-time buyer£299,614-1.2%
Former owner-occupier£449,440-1.6%

By funding status

Cash buyers in Basildon paid 1% more than those with a mortgage. Cash accounted for 19% of the sales counted in March 2026.

Average sold price by funding status, May 2026. Sales volumes are for March 2026, the most recent month published. Cash and mortgage sales are counted separately and do not necessarily add up to the total above.
Paid withAverage priceAnnual changeSales
Cash£359,877-2.2%13
Mortgage£357,751-1.3%56

By property status

New builds in Basildon sold for 8% less than existing homes.

Average sold price by property status, March 2026. Sales volumes are not shown for new builds: they are registered months after completion, so recent counts are incomplete rather than low.
Property statusAverage priceAnnual change
New build£330,575+0.9%
Existing property£357,945-1%

Month by month

Average sold price and annual change over the last 12 published months. Sales volumes stop two months short because HM Land Registry withhold the most recent counts until more transactions are registered.
MonthAverage priceAnnual changeSales
May 2026£357,972-1.4%n/a
April 2026£357,578-1.1%n/a
March 2026£357,930-0.9%166
February 2026£359,271Broadly flat149
January 2026£360,061+1.5%151
December 2025£361,648+2.1%194
November 2025£361,660+1.9%207
October 2025£365,306+2.2%225
September 2025£366,761+4%199
August 2025£365,576+3.4%221
July 2025£365,113+5.3%221
June 2025£363,903+5.4%201
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Figures for a local authority are a three-month average rather than a single month's transactions. HM Land Registry revise the most recent twelve months as more sales are registered, so recent figures are provisional.