Southend-on-Sea property market
Updated 20 August 2026 · refreshed daily
UK: £350k
1,163 homes for sale in Southend-on-Sea. Half of them ask between £210k and £475k. Updated 20 August 2026.
2,450 Land Registry sales in the 12 months to December 2025 · England & Wales £290k
| Market | Range low | Median | Range high |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southend-on-Sea | £210,000 | £340,000 | £475,000 |
| UK | £220,000 | £350,000 | £550,000 |
Buying in Southend-on-Sea typically costs less than UK: the median asking price is 3% lower, and the saving holds from the lower end to the top of the market.
Each band covers the middle half of asking prices.
- Flats are 46% of what's for sale, compared to 26% across UK
More homes came onto the market in Southend-on-Sea than left it
↑ 46% · was 246
↓ 3% · was 153
↑ 32% · was 164
we need a longer tracking history here before this is reliable
Changes compare with the prior 30 days.
We're still expanding our listing coverage in Southend-on-Sea, so rises here partly reflect us seeing more of the market, not just market activity.
Asking prices
Where homes in Southend-on-Sea sit by price band, against UK
18% of homes in Southend-on-Sea ask £300k–400k, the most common band
43% of Southend-on-Sea listings ask under £300k, about the same share as UK (42%)
| Price band | Southend-on-Sea listings | Southend-on-Sea share | UK share |
|---|---|---|---|
| <£150k | 98 | 8% | 10% |
| £150k–200k | 149 | 13% | 10% |
| £200k–250k | 150 | 13% | 10% |
| £250k–300k | 103 | 9% | 11% |
| £300k–400k | 208 | 18% | 17% |
| £400k–500k | 193 | 17% | 12% |
| £500k–750k | 181 | 16% | 15% |
| £750k+ | 81 | 7% | 14% |
Asking prices by type
All homes for sale in Southend-on-Sea, set against UK
Flats are the most common property type for sale in Southend-on-Sea and ask 19% less than UK flats
| property type | Southend-on-Sea | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Flat (537 for sale · 46%) | £210,000 | £260,000 |
| Maisonette (27 for sale · 2%) | £260,000 | £300,000 |
| Terraced (80 for sale · 7%) | £340,000 | £240,000 |
| End of Terrace (35 for sale · 3%) | £375,000 | £260,000 |
| House (22 for sale · 2%) | £400,000 | £500,000 |
| Bungalow (43 for sale · 4%) | £425,000 | £350,000 |
| Semi-detached (236 for sale · 20%) | £450,000 | £300,000 |
The step from two to three bedrooms in Southend-on-Sea adds 54% to the asking price (UK: 30%)
| size | Southend-on-Sea | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Studio (29 for sale) | £85,000 | £190,000 |
| 1 bed (216 for sale) | £180,000 | £200,000 |
| 2 beds (408 for sale) | £260,000 | £250,000 |
| 3 beds (272 for sale) | £400,000 | £325,000 |
| 4 beds (176 for sale) | £525,000 | £505,000 |
| 5+ beds (62 for sale) | £750,000 | £800,000 |
Median asking price for every size and type on the market in Southend-on-Sea
| Size | Flat | Semi-det. | Detached | Terraced | All types |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | £143k8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | £85k29 |
| 1 bed | £175k203 | n/a | n/a | n/a | £180k216 |
| 2 beds | £230k291 | £350k38 | £550k9 | £290k15 | £260k408 |
| 3 beds | £400k31 | £425k104 | £540k37 | £345k49 | £400k272 |
| 4 beds | n/a | £488k78 | £650k65 | £443k12 | £525k176 |
| 5+ beds | n/a | £488k14 | £813k30 | n/a | £750k62 |
| All sizes | £210k537 | £450k236 | £640k143 | £340k80 | £340k1,163 |
Median asking price, with the number for sale below it. Combinations with fewer than 5 listings are shown as n/a. Types shown are the four most common in the area.
Price per square foot
1,900 matched sales
UK: £310 per sq ft
583 listings with a known floor area
UK: £342 per sq ft
Asking price per sq ft by property type in Southend-on-Sea
Current listings with a known floor area; the count under each row
| property type | Southend-on-Sea | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Flats (276 listings) | £334 | £436 |
| Terraced houses (47 listings) | £337 | £297 |
| Semi-detached houses (127 listings) | £370 | £307 |
| Detached houses (76 listings) | £387 | £330 |
Asking against sold price per sq ft by property type in Southend-on-Sea
Today's listings against Land Registry sales in the 12 months to June 2026
| Type | Asking | Sold | Asking vs sold |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat / maisonette | £334276 listings | £343539 sales | in line |
| Terraced | £33747 listings | £366392 sales | -7.9% |
| Semi-detached | £370127 listings | £410635 sales | -9.8% |
| Detached | £38776 listings | £448334 sales | -13.6% |
Per square foot, so size differences are already taken out; what remains is a mix of pricing, condition and which homes happen to be for sale versus sold. Context, not a discount.
Sold price per sq ft by property type in Southend-on-Sea
| property type | Southend-on-Sea | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Flat / maisonette (539 sales) | £343 | £336 |
| Terraced (392 sales) | £366 | £279 |
| Semi-detached (635 sales) | £410 | £300 |
| Detached (334 sales) | £448 | £336 |
Sold prices per sq ft in Southend-on-Sea are up 39% over 10 years, to £385
Each point is the median across the 12 months ending on that date
| Window ends | Southend-on-Sea |
|---|---|
| Sept 2016 | £277 |
| Dec 2016 | £285 |
| Mar 2017 | £290 |
| Jun 2017 | £296 |
| Sept 2017 | £303 |
| Dec 2017 | £308 |
| Mar 2018 | £313 |
| Jun 2018 | £316 |
| Sept 2018 | £319 |
| Dec 2018 | £322 |
| Mar 2019 | £323 |
| Jun 2019 | £322 |
| Sept 2019 | £323 |
| Dec 2019 | £324 |
| Mar 2020 | £323 |
| Jun 2020 | £326 |
| Sept 2020 | £328 |
| Dec 2020 | £335 |
| Mar 2021 | £347 |
| Jun 2021 | £354 |
| Sept 2021 | £356 |
| Dec 2021 | £360 |
| Mar 2022 | £363 |
| Jun 2022 | £369 |
| Sept 2022 | £378 |
| Dec 2022 | £386 |
| Mar 2023 | £387 |
| Jun 2023 | £384 |
| Sept 2023 | £383 |
| Dec 2023 | £380 |
| Mar 2024 | £379 |
| Jun 2024 | £379 |
| Sept 2024 | £380 |
| Dec 2024 | £379 |
| Mar 2025 | £382 |
| Jun 2025 | £381 |
| Sept 2025 | £381 |
| Dec 2025 | £383 |
| Mar 2026 | £382 |
| Jun 2026 | £385 |
Sold figures: HM Land Registry and EPC data, excluding new-builds. Asking figures: current listings with a known floor area.
Homes sold in Southend-on-Sea
Land Registry records for the 12 months to December 2025
Previous 12 months: 2,273 sales
England & Wales: £290,000
vs Southend-on-Sea's norm of 2,335 sales a year
Sales are running above Southend-on-Sea's five-year norm.
How sold prices have moved by property type in Southend-on-Sea
Median sold price in the 12 months to December 2025 against the same window one and five years earlier
| Type | Sales | Median | vs 1 year ago | vs 5 years ago |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All types | 2,450 | £348k | +3.9% | +13.9% |
| Semi-detached | 771 | £400k | +3.9% | +15.9% |
| Flat / maisonette | 737 | £220k | +2.3% | +10.7% |
| Terraced | 507 | £330k | +1.5% | +15.0% |
| Detached | 435 | £560k | 0.0% | +14.3% |
Changes compare medians of different homes sold in each window, so they mix price movement with what happened to sell; cells with fewer than 30 sales at either end are n/a.
Median sold price by property type in Southend-on-Sea
Number of sales in the window under each type
| property type | Southend-on-Sea | England & Wales |
|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached (771 sales) | £400,000 | £274,000 |
| Flat / maisonette (737 sales) | £220,000 | £232,200 |
| Terraced (507 sales) | £330,000 | £240,000 |
| Detached (435 sales) | £560,000 | £425,000 |
The median sold price in Southend-on-Sea is up 51% over 10 years, to £348k
Now 20% above England & Wales (£290k)
| Window ends | Southend-on-Sea |
|---|---|
| Mar 2016 | £230k |
| Jun 2016 | £234k |
| Sept 2016 | £240k |
| Dec 2016 | £245k |
| Mar 2017 | £250k |
| Jun 2017 | £255k |
| Sept 2017 | £260k |
| Dec 2017 | £265k |
| Mar 2018 | £269k |
| Jun 2018 | £275k |
| Sept 2018 | £279k |
| Dec 2018 | £285k |
| Mar 2019 | £285k |
| Jun 2019 | £287k |
| Sept 2019 | £290k |
| Dec 2019 | £289k |
| Mar 2020 | £292k |
| Jun 2020 | £295k |
| Sept 2020 | £295k |
| Dec 2020 | £306k |
| Mar 2021 | £322k |
| Jun 2021 | £326k |
| Sept 2021 | £325k |
| Dec 2021 | £325k |
| Mar 2022 | £320k |
| Jun 2022 | £320k |
| Sept 2022 | £326k |
| Dec 2022 | £332k |
| Mar 2023 | £338k |
| Jun 2023 | £335k |
| Sept 2023 | £335k |
| Dec 2023 | £335k |
| Mar 2024 | £335k |
| Jun 2024 | £335k |
| Sept 2024 | £335k |
| Dec 2024 | £335k |
| Mar 2025 | £340k |
| Jun 2025 | £340k |
| Sept 2025 | £345k |
| Dec 2025 | £348k |
2,450 homes sold in Southend-on-Sea in the 12 months to December 2025, 8% more than the year before
Previous 12 months: 2,273
| Window ends | Southend-on-Sea |
|---|---|
| Mar 2016 | 3,725 |
| Jun 2016 | 3,578 |
| Sept 2016 | 3,436 |
| Dec 2016 | 3,260 |
| Mar 2017 | 2,888 |
| Jun 2017 | 3,035 |
| Sept 2017 | 3,043 |
| Dec 2017 | 3,023 |
| Mar 2018 | 2,932 |
| Jun 2018 | 2,860 |
| Sept 2018 | 2,860 |
| Dec 2018 | 2,908 |
| Mar 2019 | 2,897 |
| Jun 2019 | 2,777 |
| Sept 2019 | 2,689 |
| Dec 2019 | 2,620 |
| Mar 2020 | 2,607 |
| Jun 2020 | 2,379 |
| Sept 2020 | 2,199 |
| Dec 2020 | 2,335 |
| Mar 2021 | 2,802 |
| Jun 2021 | 3,645 |
| Sept 2021 | 3,923 |
| Dec 2021 | 3,679 |
| Mar 2022 | 3,334 |
| Jun 2022 | 2,856 |
| Sept 2022 | 2,797 |
| Dec 2022 | 2,905 |
| Mar 2023 | 2,702 |
| Jun 2023 | 2,397 |
| Sept 2023 | 2,170 |
| Dec 2023 | 1,974 |
| Mar 2024 | 1,916 |
| Jun 2024 | 2,004 |
| Sept 2024 | 2,165 |
| Dec 2024 | 2,273 |
| Mar 2025 | 2,644 |
| Jun 2025 | 2,551 |
| Sept 2025 | 2,489 |
| Dec 2025 | 2,450 |
Recent sales in Southend-on-Sea
The newest completed sales registered with HM Land Registry
| Address | Sold | Type | Price | £/sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 Scarborough Drive · SS9 3ED | Jun 2026 | Detached · Freehold | £605,000 | £439 |
| 106 Southbourne Grove · SS0 9UU | Jun 2026 | Semi-detached · Freehold | £529,000 | £396 |
| 18 Larchwood Close · SS9 4SH | Jun 2026 | Semi-detached · Freehold | £370,000 | £400 |
| 3 Flemming Crescent · SS9 4HR | Jun 2026 | Semi-detached · Freehold | £300,000 | £536 |
| 19 Cambridge Court · SS1 1EJ | Jun 2026 | Flat / maisonette · Leasehold | £210,000 | £424 |
| 21 Cheltenham Road · SS1 2SB | Jun 2026 | Flat / maisonette · Leasehold | £150,000 | £196 |
| 54 Cliffsea Grove · SS9 1NQ | Jun 2026 | Semi-detached · Freehold | £745,000 | £447 |
| 69 Grovewood Avenue · SS9 5EQ | Jun 2026 | Semi-detached · Freehold | £465,000 | £547 |
| 81 Marguerite Drive · SS9 1NN | Jun 2026 | Terraced · Freehold | £450,000 | £435 |
| The Rectory Burdett Avenue · SS0 7JW | Jun 2026 | Detached · Freehold | £479,000 | £126 |
| 17 West Road · SS3 9DR | Jun 2026 | Semi-detached · Freehold | £362,500 | £315 |
| 34 Sandpiper Close · SS3 9YW | Jun 2026 | Semi-detached · Freehold | £320,000 | £450 |
Contains HM Land Registry and EPC data.
What listings offer
Fewer gardens than UK
74% of listings have a garden; UK: 77%. 855 of 1,163 listings have a garden. Counted from listing descriptions, so treat as a lower bound.Parking in line with UK
72% of listings have parking or a garage; UK: 74%. 836 of 1,163 listings have parking or a garage. Counted from listing descriptions, so treat as a lower bound.Chain-free in line with UK
30% of listings are listed as chain-free; UK: 31%. 346 of 1,163 listings are listed as chain-free. Counted from listing descriptions, so treat as a lower bound.Current listings worth a look
Picked by simple rules, not adverts: cheapest, most space, gardens
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Current listings around Southend-on-Sea
| Area | For sale | Median asking | Median 2-bed | Sold £/sq ft | Houses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southend-on-Sea | 1,163 | £340k | £260k | £385 | 50% |
| Chelmsford | 909 | £325k | £270k | £425 | 47% |
| Canterbury | 317 | £290k | £250k | £338 | 61% |
| Colchester | 960 | £280k | £190k | £342 | 65% |
| St Albans | 430 | £450k | £425k | £635 | 43% |
| UKbenchmark | 358,588 | £350k | £250k | £310 | 69% |
Southend-on-Sea property market: common questions
Where is Southend-on-Sea?
Southend-on-Sea is in Essex, covering about 15 square miles.
What is the average house price in Southend-on-Sea?
The median asking price across the 1,163 homes for sale in Southend-on-Sea is £340,000 (as of 20 August 2026). We quote the median (the middle listing) rather than a mean, because a handful of very expensive homes would pull a mean upwards. Half of listings ask between £210,000 and £475,000. That is 3% below UK. Homes that actually sold in Southend-on-Sea went for a median £348,000 (Land Registry, 12 months to December 2025).
How many homes are for sale in Southend-on-Sea?
1,163 homes are on the market in Southend-on-Sea right now, 360 of them listed in the last 30 days. Perch counts every listing it tracks across estate agents and portals, refreshed daily.
Are house prices being cut in Southend-on-Sea?
148 listings in Southend-on-Sea had their asking price reduced in the last 30 days, about 13% of the homes currently for sale.
How much do flats and houses cost in Southend-on-Sea?
The median asking price for a flat in Southend-on-Sea is £220,000; for a house it is £450,000. Use the property type and bedroom filters on this page for a finer cut.
What is the price per square foot in Southend-on-Sea?
In Southend-on-Sea, homes that sold went for a median £385 per sq ft (HM Land Registry and EPC data), and current listings with a known floor area ask a median £351 per sq ft.
How these numbers are made
- Asking figures: Current listings we track across estate agents and portals (1,163 in Southend-on-Sea), refreshed daily, as of 20 August 2026. We quote medians, never means, and suppress anything based on fewer than 5 listings.
- Off market and time listed: Off-market counts include only listings confirmed off the market after a short grace period; "typical time listed" is time advertised, not time to sell. We have tracked Southend-on-Sea since May 2026.
- UK comparisons: The same daily snapshot taken across the whole of UK, so both sides of every comparison share one basis. Where a comparison spans all property types, some of the gap reflects what is for sale here.
- Sold figures: HM Land Registry price paid data for the 12 months to December 2025 (the latest months are left out while sales are still being registered), with floor areas from EPC certificates. England and Wales; new-builds and non-standard transactions excluded.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and Energy Performance of Buildings Data: England and Wales © Crown copyright.