Sold £4,485/m² · Median sold £389,577 (1,850 sales) · Index -0% y/y · Turnover 2.3% · 12 months, sales to Jun 2026, listings to Sep 2026
What is Basildon?
EPC A or B
9.8%
EPC D or worse
47%
What does Basildon cost?
Basildon: sold price per m² £4,485/m² (12 months to Jun 2026, 1,850 sales). +2% on the previous 12 months.
Sold price per m²
£4,485/m² 12 months to Jun 2026
1,850 sales
+2% on the previous 12 months.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales per square metre (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,850 sales.
Sold price
£389,577 12 months to Jun 2026
1,850 sales
-1.1% on the previous 12 months.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,850 sales.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own carries the parent area's price rather than a measurement, and is not published with no sample.
Asking price
£375,358 12 months to Sep 2026
5,749 listings
+0.5% on the previous 12 months.
Median ASKING price of residential sale listings that came to market in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 5,749 listings.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
Sold price per m²: £3,405/m² in Sep 2016 to £4,471/m² in Sep 2026.Sold price: £299,442 in Sep 2016 to £379,800 in Sep 2026.Asking price: £375,000 in Jan 2022 to £375,000 in Sep 2026.Asking price per m²: £4,651/m² in Aug 2025 to £4,590/m² in Sep 2026.Asking to sold: 102% in Jan 2022 to 97% in Dec 2024.
Settled months to Jul 2026; the dashed tail is the published projection of the index 8 months ahead, inside its 80% band. A projection of the index, not a forecast of any home's price.
ObservedForecast with intervalIndex points, not property prices
Asking price index: 99.3 in Jan 2022 to 103 in Sep 2026.
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,182 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
4.6% 12 months to Sep 2026
1,628 lets
+3.2% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,628 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Asking rent: £1,415/month in Aug 2025 to £1,566/month in Sep 2026.Gross yield, asking basis: 3.2% in Jan 2022 to 4.6% in Sep 2026.Asking rent index: 82.8 in Jan 2022 to 111.2 in Sep 2026.
How does Basildon vary by home size?
Asking price in Basildon runs from £170,814 for 1 bedroom to £892,400 for 5+ bedrooms.
Asking price by bedroom band in Basildon. Each band shows its own window and sample. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Homes
Asking price
Window
Change
Listings
1 bedroom
£170,814
12 months to Sep 2026
-0.3% on the previous 12 months
522
2 bedrooms
£292,285
12 months to Sep 2026
-0.1% on the previous 12 months
1432
3 bedrooms
£383,444
12 months to Sep 2026
+0.6% on the previous 12 months
2129
4 bedrooms
£576,360
12 months to Sep 2026
-2.3% on the previous 12 months
1309
5+ bedrooms
£892,400
12 months to Sep 2026
+1.1% on the previous 12 months
345
Asking price by bedroom band: the monthly medians of sale listings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
How liquid is Basildon?
Basildon: turnover 2.3% (12 months to Mar 2026, 1,841 sales). -22.7% on the previous 12 months.
Turnover
2.3% 12 months to Mar 2026
1,841 sales
-22.7% on the previous 12 months.
Registered sales as a share of the dwelling stock, monthly; the 12-month figure adds the months. UPRN-matched sales, a floor on the registry count; the newest months fill in as registrations land. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Mar 2026, 1,841 sales.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own has a rate of zero by arithmetic rather than a measured rate, and is not published with no sample.
Listings for sale
3,846 12 months to Sep 2026
3,846 listings
Residential sale listings observed in the month, from portal listings. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 3,846 listings.
New listings
3,740 12 months to Sep 2026
3,740 listings
+15.5% on the previous 12 months.
Listings first seen in the month and never reduced; undercounts new listings by the reduction share, by construction. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 3,740 listings.
Never-reduced cohort: undercounts new listings by the reduction share.
Turnover: 0.3% in Sep 2016 to 0.1% in Sep 2026.Listings for sale: 268 in Aug 2025 to 449 in Sep 2026.New listings: 353 in Jan 2022 to 457 in Sep 2026.Price reductions: 46 in Jan 2022 to 127 in Sep 2026.Live listings: 1,229 in Sep 2026 to 3,752 in Nov 2026.Days to completion: 138 days in Jan 2022 to 318 days in Dec 2024.
Who is active in Basildon?
85 agents listed homes for sale in Basildon; the three largest took 16% of the listings.
Agents active
85
Top three agents’ share
16%
New homes among listings
7.2%
Days to completion is on the listings matched to a registered sale, not a sell-through rate.
Who owns Basildon?
Individuals (not traceable in bulk) hold 56% of the 7,645 units in Basildon whose freeholder is classified; 91% of all units are not yet classified.
Individuals (not traceable in bulk)56% of classified · 4,294 units
Corporate landlords25% of classified · 1,891 units
Housing associations19% of classified · 1,445 units
RMC0.2% of classified · 15 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does Basildon rank?
Basildon ranks 5th of 12 local authorities in Essex for sold price per m², at £4,485/m².
Sold price per m² · local authorities in Essex
Basildon ranks 5th of 12 local authorities in Essex for sold price per m², at £4,485/m².
Sold price per m² across local authorities in Essex, 12 months to Jun 2026. Sample and confidence tier beside every value.
CM11Postcode district · Asking £5,070/m² · Sep 2026
CM12Postcode district · Asking £5,858/m² · Sep 2026
SS12Postcode district · Asking £4,798/m² · Sep 2026
SS13Postcode district · Asking £4,266/m² · Sep 2026
SS14Postcode district · Asking £4,006/m² · Sep 2026
SS15Postcode district · Asking £3,940/m² · Sep 2026
SS16Postcode district · Asking £4,591/m² · Sep 2026
BraintreeNeighbouring local authority · Asking £4,148/m² · Sep 2026
BrentwoodNeighbouring local authority · Asking £6,447/m² · Sep 2026
Castle PointNeighbouring local authority · Asking £4,446/m² · Sep 2026
ChelmsfordNeighbouring local authority · Asking £4,659/m² · Sep 2026
ColchesterNeighbouring local authority · Asking £3,738/m² · Sep 2026
Epping ForestNeighbouring local authority · Asking £6,098/m² · Sep 2026
HarlowNeighbouring local authority · Asking £4,643/m² · Sep 2026
MaldonNeighbouring local authority · Asking £5,002/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about Basildon
What is the median house price in Basildon?
Homes in Basildon sold for a median £389,577 over the 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,850 sales. Per square metre that is £4,485/m². Registered completions, not asking prices.
How have house prices in Basildon changed?
+2% on the previous 12 months.
What is the average rent in Basildon?
Homes to let in Basildon asked a median £1,506/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,182 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
What is the gross rental yield in Basildon?
4.6% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,628 lets. +3.2% on the previous 12 months.
How quickly do homes sell in Basildon?
2.3% of the homes in Basildon changed hands over the 12 months to Mar 2026, 1,841 sales.
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