Sold £5,548/m² · Median sold £553,614 (839 sales) · Index +0.6% y/y · Turnover 2.3% · 12 months, sales to Jun 2026, listings to Sep 2026
What is Brentwood?
Buildings
29,310
Mixed-use buildings
1.7%
HMO-shaped units
18%
EPC A or B
9.9%
EPC D or worse
54%
What does Brentwood cost?
Brentwood: sold price per m² £5,548/m² (12 months to Jun 2026, 839 sales). +1.6% on the previous 12 months.
Sold price per m²
£5,548/m² 12 months to Jun 2026
839 sales
+1.6% 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, 839 sales.
Sold price
£553,614 12 months to Jun 2026
839 sales
-3.2% 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, 839 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
£535,256 12 months to Sep 2026
3,954 listings
+2.1% 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, 3,954 listings.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
Sold price per m²: £4,762/m² in Sep 2016 to £6,159/m² in Sep 2026.Sold price: £491,511 in Sep 2016 to £516,311 in Sep 2026.Asking price: £425,000 in Jan 2022 to £550,000 in Sep 2026.Asking price per m²: £5,906/m² in Aug 2025 to £6,447/m² in Sep 2026.Asking to sold: 96% in Jan 2022 to 101% in Nov 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: 97.1 in Jan 2022 to 101.9 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, 653 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
3.7% 12 months to Sep 2026
1,215 lets
+3.1% 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, 1,215 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Asking rent: £1,583/month in Aug 2025 to £2,011/month in Sep 2026.Gross yield, asking basis: 3.5% in Jan 2022 to 3.5% in Sep 2026.Asking rent index: 83.1 in Jan 2022 to 111.1 in Sep 2026.
How does Brentwood vary by home size?
Asking price in Brentwood runs from £241,452 for 1 bedroom to £1,480,958 for 5+ bedrooms.
Asking price by bedroom band in Brentwood. 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
£241,452
12 months to Sep 2026
-1% on the previous 12 months
429
2 bedrooms
£370,747
12 months to Sep 2026
-0.5% on the previous 12 months
1102
3 bedrooms
£555,999
12 months to Sep 2026
+0.4% on the previous 12 months
1017
4 bedrooms
£815,908
12 months to Sep 2026
+2.1% on the previous 12 months
958
5+ bedrooms
£1,480,958
12 months to Sep 2026
+8.7% on the previous 12 months
433
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 Brentwood?
Brentwood: turnover 2.3% (12 months to Mar 2026, 829 sales). -34.3% on the previous 12 months.
Turnover
2.3% 12 months to Mar 2026
829 sales
-34.3% 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, 829 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
2,025 12 months to Sep 2026
2,025 listings
Residential sale listings observed in the month, from portal listings. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 2,025 listings.
New listings
2,508 12 months to Sep 2026
2,508 listings
+21.4% 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, 2,508 listings.
Never-reduced cohort: undercounts new listings by the reduction share.
Turnover: 0.2% in Sep 2016 to 0.1% in Sep 2026.Listings for sale: 145 in Aug 2025 to 244 in Sep 2026.New listings: 201 in Jan 2022 to 310 in Sep 2026.Price reductions: 46 in Jan 2022 to 116 in Sep 2026.Live listings: 1,071 in Sep 2026 to 3,235 in Nov 2026.Days to completion: 112 days in Jan 2022 to 120 days in Nov 2024.
Who is active in Brentwood?
72 agents listed homes for sale in Brentwood; the three largest took 28% of the listings.
Agents active
72
Top three agents’ share
28%
New homes among listings
7.0%
Days to completion is on the listings matched to a registered sale, not a sell-through rate.
Who owns Brentwood?
Corporate landlords hold 74% of the 937 units in Brentwood whose freeholder is classified; 98% of all units are not yet classified.
Corporate landlords74% of classified · 698 units
Individuals (not traceable in bulk)20% of classified · 184 units
Housing associations4.1% of classified · 38 units
RMC1.7% of classified · 16 units
Offshore companies0.1% of classified · 1 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 Brentwood rank?
Brentwood ranks 2nd of 12 local authorities in Essex for sold price per m², at £5,548/m².
Sold price per m² · local authorities in Essex
Brentwood ranks 2nd of 12 local authorities in Essex for sold price per m², at £5,548/m².
Sold price per m² across local authorities in Essex, 12 months to Jun 2026. Sample and confidence tier beside every value.
CM13Postcode district · Asking £6,709/m² · Sep 2026
CM14Postcode district · Asking £7,391/m² · Sep 2026
CM15Postcode district · Asking £6,320/m² · Sep 2026
CM4Postcode district · Asking £6,918/m² · Sep 2026
BasildonNeighbouring local authority · Asking £4,590/m² · Sep 2026
BraintreeNeighbouring local authority · Asking £4,148/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 Brentwood
What is the median house price in Brentwood?
Homes in Brentwood sold for a median £553,614 over the 12 months to Jun 2026, 839 sales. Per square metre that is £5,548/m². Registered completions, not asking prices.
How have house prices in Brentwood changed?
+1.6% on the previous 12 months.
What is the average rent in Brentwood?
Homes to let in Brentwood asked a median £1,891/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 653 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
What is the gross rental yield in Brentwood?
3.7% 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, 1,215 lets. +3.1% on the previous 12 months.
How quickly do homes sell in Brentwood?
2.3% of the homes in Brentwood changed hands over the 12 months to Mar 2026, 829 sales.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.