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Rayleigh

25,236 people · median £425,000 · Rochford

Among the least deprived
Rochford Council · Conservative / Independent coalition   21/39 seats · 54% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This neighbourhood

dearestcheapest
£425,000 median 7th cheapest of 9 neighbourhoods
among 9 neighbourhoods in Rochford

A typical home here sells for £425,000, up 17.6% over five years. That's about 11.1× local earnings — around the 11.8× five-year average.

Sold price history

2026 YTD · 126 sales
£195k£259k£323k£386k£450k201120182026 YTD2016 +16%£425,000
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£425,000
5-year change+17.6%
Full history since 1995
£22k£133k£245k£357k£468k199520102026 YTD2003 +23%−13%£425,000
HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Detached
£515k
Semi-detached
£419k
Terraced
£340k
Flat
£203k
Typical home price compared with annual local pay11.1× · five-year average 11.8×
HM Land Registry, 12 months

Resold at a loss from Rochford15.3%

Of the homes across Rochford that sold again within five years, 15.3% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Better than East of England (17.5%).

By property type
Semi-detached houses5.3%
Flats16.1%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new14.9%
Bought second-hand15.3%
Overall
Typical resale gain+15.7% · ~8.1-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (445 resale pairs) across Rochford — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted

Home ownership83%

Owned outright
47%
With a mortgage
37%
Private rented
10%
Social rented
6%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021

Council tax£2,283

Rochford District Council£273
Essex County Council (incl. adult social care)£1,642
Police & Crime Commissioner£275
Fire & Rescue£93
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,522
Band B£1,775
Band C£2,029
Band D (baseline)£2,283
Band E£2,790
Band F£3,297
Band G£3,804
Band H£4,565
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April

£3,744 per square metre

What this means ▾

The sold price divided by the home's recorded floor area, which makes differently-sized homes easier to compare. The median across districts Acreright covers is £3,803.

HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas

Prices by street in Rayleigh 60 streets — this neighbourhood, broken down

StreetMedian priceSales5-year change
Eastwood Road£250,000523+5.9%
Kestrel Grove£173,000301+11.1%
Daws Heath Road£250,000262+9.8%
Down Hall Road£212,000259+20.7%
Hockley Road£217,250252+100%
Bull Lane£223,000237+16.1%
Grove Road£220,000234+13.9%
Warwick Road£249,999227-1.2%
Median & 5-year change use residential sales only (category-A, type D/S/T/F); the 5-year change compares the last 24 months vs the 24 months five years earlier. Each street’s sales recorded inside this area since 1995 — click a street → its full sold-price page · HM Land Registry Price Paid

Neighbourhood prices in Rochford how Rayleigh compares · from Rochford

Fastest 5-yr growth: Rochford +31.6%
NeighbourhoodMedian price5-year changeSales, 12m
Rochford£357,500+31.6%246
Wolsey Park£415,000+24%315
Hawkwell£385,000+19.2%198
Rayleigh£425,000+17.6%978
Hockley£438,000+15.4%513
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months

Homes in Rayleigh — sold prices

Filters
AddressTypeBedsEPCPriceDate
978 sales in 12 months — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
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