Average price
£359,433
August 2026
12 months
−0.3%
August 2025 to August 2026
Last month
−0.2%
July to August 2026
Sales registered
1,260
June 2026, the latest month published
England average
£293,525
August 2026
HM Land Registry's average price for Essex was £359,433 in August 2026, broadly unchanged on the year. That is about 23% above the England average of £292,694 over June to August 2026, the three months it covers. 1,260 sales in Essex have been registered so far for June 2026, the most recent month HM Land Registry have published a count for.
HM Land Registry's average price for Essex from the UK House Price Index, broken down by property type, buyer status, funding status and property status.
Price trend
Over the 12 months to August 2026, the average price in Essex ended the period broadly where it started, peaking at £360,660 in August 2025.
Peak £360,660 in August 2025.
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By property type
Detached homes are the most expensive in Essex at £576,858, 205% above flat or maisonette at £188,939. Detached and Flat or maisonette fell over the year while the rest held or rose.
| Property type | Average price | Annual change |
|---|---|---|
| £576,858 | −0.9% | |
| £377,574 | +0.5% | |
| £310,845 | +1.1% | |
| £188,939 | −2.6% |
Month by month
| Month | Average price | Monthly change | Annual change | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £359,433 | −0.2% | Broadly flat | – | |
| £360,239 | −0.1% | Broadly flat | – | |
| £360,638 | 0.0% | +1% | 1,260 | |
| £360,505 | +0.4% | +1.2% | 1,280 | |
| £359,190 | +0.3% | +1.3% | 1,328 | |
| £358,042 | −0.2% | Broadly flat | 1,569 | |
| £358,812 | 0.0% | +0.8% | 1,413 | |
| £358,838 | −0.2% | +0.8% | 1,307 | |
| £359,706 | +0.3% | +0.9% | 1,912 | |
| £358,749 | 0.0% | +0.8% | 2,074 | |
| £358,879 | −0.1% | +1.3% | 2,334 | |
| £359,196 | −0.4% | +1.6% | 2,010 | |
| £360,660 | −0.1% | +2.6% | 2,191 |
By buyer status
The average price for first-time buyers in Essex was £150,531 below that for former owner-occupiers, a gap of 52%.
| Buyer | Average price | Annual change |
|---|---|---|
| £289,961 | Broadly flat | |
| £440,492 | Broadly flat |
By funding status
The average price for cash buyers in Essex was 5% below that for mortgage buyers. Cash accounted for 22% of the cash and mortgage sales registered so far for June 2026.
| Paid with | Average price | Annual change | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| £346,030 | −0.8% | 138 | |
| £363,947 | Broadly flat | 482 |
By property status
The average price for new builds in Essex was 27% above that for existing homes.
| Property status | Average price | Annual change |
|---|---|---|
| £452,177 | +3% | |
| £356,354 | +0.8% |
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For a county the index is a three-month average (June to August 2026), and the annual change compares it with June to August 2025. The average price is the index's standardised average, a mix-adjusted geometric mean, not the mean or median of sales, so it will not match a list of sold prices. HM Land Registry revise the most recent twelve months as more sales are registered, so recent figures are provisional.