Sold £4,171/m² · Median sold £359,007 (1,828 sales) · Index +1% y/y · Turnover 2.0% · 12 months, sales to Jun 2026, listings to Sep 2026
What is Southend-on-Sea?
EPC A or B
6.3%
EPC D or worse
65%
What does Southend-on-Sea cost?
Southend-on-Sea: sold price per m² £4,171/m² (12 months to Jun 2026, 1,828 sales). +1% over the year to Jul 2026 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
Sold price per m²
£4,171/m² 12 months to Jun 2026
1,828 sales
+1% over the year to Jul 2026 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
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, 1,828 sales.
Sold price
£359,007 12 months to Jun 2026
1,828 sales
+1% over the year to Jul 2026 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
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, 1,828 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
£349,700 12 months to Sep 2026
6,632 listings
-3.4% 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, 6,632 listings.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
Sold price per m²: £3,096/m² in Sep 2016 to £4,347/m² in Sep 2026.Sold price: £269,224 in Sep 2016 to £402,606 in Sep 2026.Asking price: £335,000 in Jan 2022 to £349,998 in Sep 2026.Asking price per m²: £4,691/m² in Aug 2025 to £4,391/m² in Sep 2026.Asking to sold: 98% in Jan 2022 to 95% 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: 99.7 in Jan 2022 to 98.7 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, 2,553 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
4.1% 12 months to Sep 2026
4,111 lets
+3.5% 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, 4,111 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Asking rent: £1,364/month in Aug 2025 to £1,219/month in Sep 2026.Gross yield, asking basis: 3.3% in Jan 2022 to 4.1% in Sep 2026.Asking rent index: 87.3 in Jan 2022 to 112.8 in Sep 2026.
How does Southend-on-Sea vary by home size?
Asking price in Southend-on-Sea runs from £168,294 for 1 bedroom to £756,374 for 5+ bedrooms.
Asking price by bedroom band in Southend-on-Sea. 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
£168,294
12 months to Sep 2026
-5.4% on the previous 12 months
1065
2 bedrooms
£275,236
12 months to Sep 2026
-2.4% on the previous 12 months
2259
3 bedrooms
£399,255
12 months to Sep 2026
-2.9% on the previous 12 months
1866
4 bedrooms
£589,308
12 months to Sep 2026
-1.5% on the previous 12 months
1047
5+ bedrooms
£756,374
12 months to Sep 2026
-11.9% on the previous 12 months
353
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 Southend-on-Sea?
Southend-on-Sea: turnover 2.0% (12 months to Mar 2026, 1,770 sales). -24.8% on the previous 12 months.
Turnover
2.0% 12 months to Mar 2026
1,770 sales
-24.8% 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, 1,770 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
3,832 12 months to Sep 2026
3,832 listings
Residential sale listings observed in the month, from portal listings. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 3,832 listings.
New listings
3,881 12 months to Sep 2026
3,881 listings
+23.2% 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, 3,881 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: 248 in Aug 2025 to 450 in Sep 2026.New listings: 374 in Jan 2022 to 473 in Sep 2026.Price reductions: 103 in Jan 2022 to 245 in Sep 2026.Live listings: 1,617 in Sep 2026 to 4,581 in Nov 2026.Days to completion: 128 days in Jan 2022 to 131 days in Dec 2024.
Who is active in Southend-on-Sea?
83 agents listed homes for sale in Southend-on-Sea; the three largest took 28% of the listings.
Agents active
83
Top three agents’ share
28%
New homes among listings
2.2%
Days to completion is on the listings matched to a registered sale, not a sell-through rate.
Who owns Southend-on-Sea?
Corporate landlords hold 81% of the 3,352 units in Southend-on-Sea whose freeholder is classified; 96% of all units are not yet classified.
Corporate landlords81% of classified · 2,706 units
Individuals (not traceable in bulk)13% of classified · 432 units
Housing associations4.6% of classified · 155 units
RMC1.7% of classified · 58 units
Offshore companies0.0% 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 Southend-on-Sea rank?
Southend-on-Sea ranks 13th of 62 local authorities in England for sold price per m², at £4,171/m².
Sold price per m² · local authorities in England
Southend-on-Sea ranks 13th of 62 local authorities in England for sold price per m², at £4,171/m².
Sold price per m² across local authorities in England, 12 months to Jun 2026. Sample and confidence tier beside every value.
What is the median house price in Southend-on-Sea?
Homes in Southend-on-Sea sold for a median £359,007 over the 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,828 sales. Per square metre that is £4,171/m². Registered completions, not asking prices.
How have house prices in Southend-on-Sea changed?
+1% over the year to Jul 2026 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
What is the average rent in Southend-on-Sea?
Homes to let in Southend-on-Sea asked a median £1,245/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 2,553 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
What is the gross rental yield in Southend-on-Sea?
4.1% 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, 4,111 lets. +3.5% on the previous 12 months.
How quickly do homes sell in Southend-on-Sea?
2.0% of the homes in Southend-on-Sea changed hands over the 12 months to Mar 2026, 1,770 sales.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.