Sold £4,563/m² · Median sold £426,006 (887 sales) · Index +2.1% y/y · Turnover 2.4% · 12 months, sales to Jun 2026, listings to Sep 2026
What is Rochford?
Buildings
36,158
Mixed-use buildings
91%
HMO-shaped units
13%
EPC A or B
16%
EPC D or worse
54%
What does Rochford cost?
Rochford: sold price per m² £4,563/m² (12 months to Jun 2026, 887 sales). +6.1% on the previous 12 months.
Sold price per m²
£4,563/m² 12 months to Jun 2026
887 sales
+6.1% 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, 887 sales.
Sold price
£426,006 12 months to Jun 2026
887 sales
+1.3% 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, 887 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
£416,451 12 months to Sep 2026
3,601 listings
-1.6% 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, 3,601 listings.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
Sold price per m²: £3,597/m² in Sep 2016 to £4,926/m² in Sep 2026.Sold price: £325,430 in Sep 2016 to £436,688 in Sep 2026.Asking price: £400,000 in Jan 2022 to £412,000 in Sep 2026.Asking price per m²: £5,001/m² in Aug 2025 to £4,535/m² in Sep 2026.Asking to sold: 102% in Jan 2022 to 93% 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: 99.1 in Jan 2022 to 101.1 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, 379 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
4.2% 12 months to Sep 2026
749 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, 749 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Asking rent: £1,589/month in Aug 2025 to £1,747/month in Sep 2026.Gross yield, asking basis: 3.3% in Jan 2022 to 4.2% in Sep 2026.Asking rent index: 87.2 in Jan 2022 to 119.9 in Sep 2026.
How does Rochford vary by home size?
Asking price in Rochford runs from £176,691 for 1 bedroom to £776,881 for 5+ bedrooms.
Asking price by bedroom band in Rochford. 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
£176,691
12 months to Sep 2026
+1% on the previous 12 months
272
2 bedrooms
£326,742
12 months to Sep 2026
+1.1% on the previous 12 months
835
3 bedrooms
£411,198
12 months to Sep 2026
+0.6% on the previous 12 months
1252
4 bedrooms
£546,050
12 months to Sep 2026
+1% on the previous 12 months
1010
5+ bedrooms
£776,881
12 months to Sep 2026
+0.8% on the previous 12 months
210
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 Rochford?
Rochford: turnover 2.4% (12 months to Mar 2026, 927 sales). -36.2% on the previous 12 months.
Turnover
2.4% 12 months to Mar 2026
927 sales
-36.2% 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, 927 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
1,887 12 months to Sep 2026
1,887 listings
Residential sale listings observed in the month, from portal listings. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,887 listings.
New listings
2,310 12 months to Sep 2026
2,310 listings
+13.8% 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, 2,310 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: 157 in Aug 2025 to 201 in Sep 2026.New listings: 196 in Jan 2022 to 238 in Sep 2026.Price reductions: 50 in Jan 2022 to 97 in Sep 2026.Live listings: 947 in Sep 2026 to 2,481 in Nov 2026.Days to completion: 183 days in Jan 2022 to 207 days in Nov 2024.
Who is active in Rochford?
67 agents listed homes for sale in Rochford; the three largest took 21% of the listings.
Agents active
67
Top three agents’ share
21%
New homes among listings
6.0%
Days to completion is on the listings matched to a registered sale, not a sell-through rate.
Who owns Rochford?
Housing associations hold 53% of the 1,613 units in Rochford whose freeholder is classified; 96% of all units are not yet classified.
Housing associations53% of classified · 851 units
Corporate landlords42% of classified · 675 units
Individuals (not traceable in bulk)5.1% of classified · 83 units
RMC0.2% of classified · 4 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 Rochford rank?
Rochford ranks 4th of 12 local authorities in Essex for sold price per m², at £4,563/m².
Sold price per m² · local authorities in Essex
Rochford ranks 4th of 12 local authorities in Essex for sold price per m², at £4,563/m².
Sold price per m² across local authorities in Essex, 12 months to Jun 2026. Sample and confidence tier beside every value.
SS3Postcode district · Asking £4,040/m² · Sep 2026
SS4Postcode district · Asking £4,147/m² · Sep 2026
SS5Postcode district · Asking £5,145/m² · Sep 2026
SS6Postcode district · Asking £4,771/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
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
Questions about Rochford
What is the median house price in Rochford?
Homes in Rochford sold for a median £426,006 over the 12 months to Jun 2026, 887 sales. Per square metre that is £4,563/m². Registered completions, not asking prices.
How have house prices in Rochford changed?
+6.1% on the previous 12 months.
What is the average rent in Rochford?
Homes to let in Rochford asked a median £1,536/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 379 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
What is the gross rental yield in Rochford?
4.2% 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, 749 lets. +3.2% on the previous 12 months.
How quickly do homes sell in Rochford?
2.4% of the homes in Rochford changed hands over the 12 months to Mar 2026, 927 sales.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.