marketcodeSold price per m²
£4,144/m² 12 months to Apr 2026
1,835 sales
+0.5% over the year to Dec 2025 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
Local authority
Southend-on-Sea property market
Sold £4,144/m² · Median sold £360,913 (1,835 sales) · Index +0.5% y/y · Turnover 2.4% · 12 months, sales to Apr 2026, listings to Aug 2026
What does Southend-on-Sea cost?
Southend-on-Sea: sold price per m² £4,144/m² (12 months to Apr 2026, 1,835 sales). +0.5% over the year to Dec 2025 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
Sold price
£360,913 12 months to Apr 2026
1,835 sales
+0.5% over the year to Dec 2025 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
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
£348,336 12 months to Aug 2026
6,546 listings
-4% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
Settled months to Dec 2025; the dashed tail is the pipeline's projection of the index 12 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
What does Southend-on-Sea earn?
Southend-on-Sea: asking rent £1,253 a month (12 months to Jul 2026, 2,382 lets).
Asking rent
£1,253 a month 12 months to Jul 2026
2,382 lets
Gross yield, asking basis
4.1% 12 months to Aug 2026
3,950 lets
+3.7% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
How does Southend-on-Sea vary by home size?
Asking price in Southend-on-Sea runs from £168,149 for 1 bedroom to £759,571 for 5+ bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking price | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £168,149 | 12 months to Aug 2026 | -6.2% on the previous 12 months | 1052 |
| 2 bedrooms | £274,767 | 12 months to Aug 2026 | -3.1% on the previous 12 months | 2216 |
| 3 bedrooms | £399,248 | 12 months to Aug 2026 | -2.8% on the previous 12 months | 1855 |
| 4 bedrooms | £594,250 | 12 months to Aug 2026 | -1.1% on the previous 12 months | 1034 |
| 5+ bedrooms | £759,571 | 12 months to Aug 2026 | -11% on the previous 12 months | 350 |
Asking price by bedroom band: the monthly medians of sale listings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, over the last 12 observed 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 2.4% (12 months to Jan 2026, 2,099 sales). +1.9% on the previous 12 months.
Turnover
2.4% 12 months to Jan 2026
2,099 sales
+1.9% on the previous 12 months.
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
3,531 12 months to Jul 2026
3,531 listings
New listings
3,660 12 months to Aug 2026
3,660 listings
+14.1% on the previous 12 months.
Never-reduced cohort: undercounts new listings by the reduction share.
Who is active in Southend-on-Sea?
80 agents listed homes for sale in Southend-on-Sea; the three largest took 28% of the listings.
- Agents active
- 80
- Top three agents’ share
- 28%
- New homes among listings
- 2.2%
days_to_completion is on the registry-matched subset (sold_matched_n), 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 12th of 62 local authorities in England for sold price per m², at £4,144/m².
Sold price per m² · local authorities in England
Southend-on-Sea ranks 12th of 62 local authorities in England for sold price per m², at £4,144/m².
| # | Area | Sold price per m² | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Windsor and Maidenhead | £5,595/m² | 1,346 | measured |
| 2 | The City of Brighton and Hove | £5,368/m² | 2,419 | measured |
| 3 | Wokingham | £5,137/m² | 1,808 | measured |
| 4 | Slough | £5,052/m² | 697 | measured |
| 5 | Buckinghamshire | £4,966/m² | 5,306 | measured |
| 12 | Southend-on-Sea | £4,144/m² | 1,835 | measured |
Full table: sold price per m² across local authorities in England →
Gross yield, asking basis · local authorities in England
Southend-on-Sea ranks 38th of 61 local authorities in England for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.1%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reading | 6.4% | 5,924 | measured |
| 2 | City of Nottingham | 6.4% | 15,015 | measured |
| 3 | Blackpool | 6.1% | 1,543 | measured |
| 4 | City of Kingston upon Hull | 6.0% | 4,435 | measured |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 5.5% | 2,760 | measured |
| 38 | Southend-on-Sea | 4.1% | 3,950 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across local authorities in England →
Turnover · local authorities in England
Southend-on-Sea ranks 35th of 62 local authorities in England for turnover, at 2.4%.
| # | Area | Turnover | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cheshire East | 3.1% | 6,098 | measured |
| 2 | Central Bedfordshire | 3.1% | 4,242 | measured |
| 3 | North Somerset | 3.0% | 3,185 | measured |
| 4 | Rutland | 2.9% | 529 | measured |
| 5 | Swindon | 2.8% | 2,971 | measured |
| 35 | Southend-on-Sea | 2.4% | 2,099 | measured |
Sold price per m² · postcode districts within Southend-on-Sea
SS9 leads the 4 postcode districts within Southend-on-Sea for sold price per m², at £4,832/m².
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts within Southend-on-Sea
SS2 leads the 4 postcode districts within Southend-on-Sea for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.7%.
Turnover · postcode districts within Southend-on-Sea
SS9 leads the 4 postcode districts within Southend-on-Sea for turnover, at 3.1%.
Where next from Southend-on-Sea?
- EnglandThe wider market this area sits in.
- SS0Postcode district · £3,775/m²
- SS1Postcode district · £4,071/m²
- SS2Postcode district · £3,763/m²
- SS9Postcode district · £5,812/m²
- Bath and North East SomersetNeighbouring local authority · £4,566/m²
- BedfordNeighbouring local authority · £3,926/m²
- Blackburn with DarwenNeighbouring local authority · £2,192/m²
- BlackpoolNeighbouring local authority · £1,651/m²
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleNeighbouring local authority · £4,124/m²
- Bracknell ForestNeighbouring local authority · £4,995/m²
- BuckinghamshireNeighbouring local authority · £5,305/m²
- Central BedfordshireNeighbouring local authority · £4,282/m²
Questions about Southend-on-Sea
- What is the median house price in Southend-on-Sea?
- Homes in Southend-on-Sea sold for a median £360,913 over the 12 months to Apr 2026, 1,835 sales. Per square metre that is £4,144/m². Registered completions, not asking prices.
- How have house prices in Southend-on-Sea changed?
- +0.5% over the year to Dec 2025 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 £1,253 a month over the 12 months to Jul 2026, 2,382 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 Aug 2026, 3,950 lets. +3.7% on the previous 12 months.
- How quickly do homes sell in Southend-on-Sea?
- 2.4% of the homes in Southend-on-Sea changed hands over the 12 months to Jan 2026, 2,099 sales.
Everything else about Southend-on-Sea
- Properties in Southend-on-SeaEvery addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Buildings in Southend-on-SeaFootprints, heights and the units inside them.
- Land and plots in Southend-on-SeaRegistered parcels with their area, tenure and what stands on them.
- Homes for sale in Southend-on-SeaWhat is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Homes to rent in Southend-on-SeaWhat is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Recent house sales in Southend-on-SeaRegistered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in Southend-on-SeaWhat was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents active in Southend-on-SeaWho actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sold price per m² | HM Land Registry Price Paid and portal listings, monthly rollup | 12 months to Apr 2026 | Apr 2026 | 1,835 sales |
| Sold price | HM Land Registry Price Paid and portal listings, monthly rollup | 12 months to Apr 2026 | Apr 2026 | 1,835 sales |
| Asking price | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 6,546 listings |
| Asking price per m² | the area_facts listing rollup | 12 months to Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 | 3,531 listings |
| Asking to sold | Portal listings, monthly rollup | 12 months to Nov 2024 | Nov 2024 | 266 matched sales |
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 | 2,382 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 3,950 lets |
| Turnover | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Jan 2026 | Jan 2026 | 2,099 sales |
| Listings for sale | the area_facts listing rollup | 12 months to Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 | 3,531 listings |
| New listings | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 3,660 listings |
| Price reductions | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 2,886 listings |
| Live listings | MarketCode market evidence | on 21 Sep 2026 | 21 Sep 2026 | — |
| Days to completion | first listing to registered completion, over the registry-matched subset; not a sell-through rate | 12 months to Nov 2024 | Nov 2024 | 266 matched sales |
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