Sold £4,396/m² · Median sold £383,891 (905 sales) · Index +1% y/y · Turnover 2.2% · 12 months, sales to Jun 2026, listings to Sep 2026
What is Castle Point?
Buildings
36,966
Mixed-use buildings
2.1%
HMO-shaped units
0.0%
EPC A or B
6.4%
EPC D or worse
70%
What does Castle Point cost?
Castle Point: sold price per m² £4,396/m² (12 months to Jun 2026, 905 sales). +3.5% on the previous 12 months.
Sold price per m²
£4,396/m² 12 months to Jun 2026
905 sales
+3.5% 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, 905 sales.
Sold price
£383,891 12 months to Jun 2026
905 sales
+2.5% 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, 905 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
£381,639 12 months to Sep 2026
3,027 listings
+0.6% 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, 3,027 listings.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
Sold price per m²: £3,433/m² in Sep 2016 to £4,311/m² in Sep 2026.Sold price: £300,174 in Sep 2016 to £345,311 in Sep 2026.Asking price: £400,000 in Jan 2022 to £400,000 in Sep 2026.Asking price per m²: £4,183/m² in Aug 2025 to £4,446/m² in Sep 2026.Asking to sold: 104% in Jan 2022 to 98% 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: 105.2 in Jan 2022 to 101.6 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, 324 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
4.3% 12 months to Sep 2026
491 lets
-2.5% 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, 491 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Asking rent: £1,701/month in Aug 2025 to £1,351/month in Sep 2026.Gross yield, asking basis: 3.3% in Jan 2022 to 4.3% in Sep 2026.Asking rent index: 87 in Jan 2022 to 117.4 in Sep 2026.
How does Castle Point vary by home size?
Asking price in Castle Point runs from £210,580 for 1 bedroom to £628,788 for 5+ bedrooms.
Asking price by bedroom band in Castle Point. 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
£210,580
12 months to Sep 2026
-7.7% on the previous 12 months
201
2 bedrooms
£306,640
12 months to Sep 2026
-1.7% on the previous 12 months
860
3 bedrooms
£380,822
12 months to Sep 2026
+0.9% on the previous 12 months
1034
4 bedrooms
£486,909
12 months to Sep 2026
+1.7% on the previous 12 months
707
5+ bedrooms
£628,788
12 months to Sep 2026
+0.9% on the previous 12 months
217
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 Castle Point?
Castle Point: turnover 2.2% (12 months to Mar 2026, 910 sales). -30.2% on the previous 12 months.
Turnover
2.2% 12 months to Mar 2026
910 sales
-30.2% 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, 910 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
1,850 12 months to Sep 2026
1,850 listings
Residential sale listings observed in the month, from portal listings. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,850 listings.
New listings
1,900 12 months to Sep 2026
1,900 listings
+12.4% 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, 1,900 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: 128 in Aug 2025 to 245 in Sep 2026.New listings: 138 in Jan 2022 to 248 in Sep 2026.Price reductions: 27 in Jan 2022 to 58 in Sep 2026.Live listings: 835 in Sep 2026 to 2,251 in Nov 2026.Days to completion: 138 days in Jan 2022 to 132 days in Dec 2024.
Who is active in Castle Point?
54 agents listed homes for sale in Castle Point; the three largest took 37% of the listings.
Agents active
54
Top three agents’ share
37%
New homes among listings
3.6%
Days to completion is on the listings matched to a registered sale, not a sell-through rate.
Who owns Castle Point?
Corporate landlords hold 82% of the 1,095 units in Castle Point whose freeholder is classified; 98% of all units are not yet classified.
Corporate landlords82% of classified · 903 units
Individuals (not traceable in bulk)10% of classified · 111 units
Housing associations6.4% of classified · 70 units
RMC1.0% of classified · 11 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 Castle Point rank?
Castle Point ranks 7th of 12 local authorities in Essex for sold price per m², at £4,396/m².
Sold price per m² · local authorities in Essex
Castle Point ranks 7th of 12 local authorities in Essex for sold price per m², at £4,396/m².
Sold price per m² across local authorities in Essex, 12 months to Jun 2026. Sample and confidence tier beside every value.
SS7Postcode district · Asking £4,602/m² · Sep 2026
SS8Postcode district · Asking £4,187/m² · Sep 2026
BasildonNeighbouring local authority · Asking £4,590/m² · Sep 2026
BraintreeNeighbouring local authority · Asking £4,148/m² · Sep 2026
BrentwoodNeighbouring local authority · Asking £6,447/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 Castle Point
What is the median house price in Castle Point?
Homes in Castle Point sold for a median £383,891 over the 12 months to Jun 2026, 905 sales. Per square metre that is £4,396/m². Registered completions, not asking prices.
How have house prices in Castle Point changed?
+3.5% on the previous 12 months.
What is the average rent in Castle Point?
Homes to let in Castle Point asked a median £1,486/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 324 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
What is the gross rental yield in Castle Point?
4.3% 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, 491 lets. -2.5% on the previous 12 months.
How quickly do homes sell in Castle Point?
2.2% of the homes in Castle Point changed hands over the 12 months to Mar 2026, 910 sales.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.