Market outlook for Essex
Key indicators for buyers
The Essex market is moderately favourable for buyers. Affordability has improved from a peak of 11.5x in 2021 to 9.8x today.
Price trends
Average sale prices · HM Land Registry / UK HPI
Affordability ratio
House price ÷ median earnings · ONS data
A home in Essex costs 9.8x the local median salary — stretched, improving from a peak of 11.5x in 2021.
Monthly mortgage
2yr fixed · 75% LTV · 25yr term · BoE avg. rate
Based on the average Essex price of £361,744 with a 25% deposit (£90k), a 2-year fixed mortgage at 3.97% costs around £1,428 per month.
Data sources (all free & public): HM Land Registry Price Paid Data & UK House Price Index · ONS Housing Affordability Ratios · ONS Private Rental Index · Bank of England Quoted Household Interest Rates · HMRC Monthly Property Transactions
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.