Homes in Bicknacre sell for a median £440,000
That is the middle of 104 standard sales recorded by HM Land Registry from September 2023 to August 2026, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. The typical home sells for 5 times as much as in 1995. Below: what each type of home sells for, the spread of prices, every year since 1995, new builds, the busiest streets and the neighbours. Rents and council tax are on Cost of living.
Half of Bicknacre’s sales are detached houses
104 homes sold in three years: 56 detached houses, 25 semi-detached houses and 23 terraced houses.
median sale · 56 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £400K–£660K
- Last 12 months
- £455K14 sold
- New build
- £583K
median sale · 25 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £345K–£495K
- Last 12 months
- £463K6 sold
- New build
- £445K
median sale · 23 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £250K–£406K
- New build
- £325K
Mostly detached: half of homes sold stand on their own plot
Standard sales, Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. A median needs 5 sales of a type; “middle half” is the 25th to 75th percentile of 10 or more.
Half of Bicknacre’s homes sold for between £375K and £595K
One sale in ten was under £275K and one in ten over £730K. 6% sold for under £250K.
The median, £440,000, sits in the £400–500K band
104 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 5 times as much as in 1995, a slower rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £81,350 in 1995 to £406,000 in the last 12 months (£392,375 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
23 sales in the last 12 months, against 71 in 2006, the busiest year, and 18 in 2008. Sales fell by 55% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, though the median held.
Bicknacre costs more than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Bicknacre, every standard sale in England, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Semi-detached houses rose the most since 1995
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £96K | £145K | £267K | £320K | £346K | £453K | £455K |
| Semi-detached houses | £72K | £119K | £206K | £230K | £270K | — | £463K |
Calendar years; a year’s median needs 5 sales of the type, so gaps are years with fewer.
Prices are as paid, not adjusted for inflation. Standard (category A) sales only; Land Registry adds a sale when it is registered, so the newest months fill in later.
4% of homes sold in the last 12 months were new builds
43 new homes have been sold in Bicknacre since 1995; the share peaked at 43% in 2024.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £465,000
against £422,500 for a home sold on, 10% more, over three years. New homes are often a different mix from the homes sold on, so part of the gap is size and type.
0% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 0% sold leasehold in Bicknacre. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Hawthorn Close is Bicknacre’s busiest street, with 19 sales in three years
9 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 2 of them ten or more. A busy street is often a new estate selling its first homes, or a long road of terraces and flats.
| # | Street | Postcode area | Sales | Median | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawthorn Close | CM3 | 19 | £500,000 | Mixed · new builds |
| 2 | Brockenhurst Way | CM3 | 12 | £340,000 | Mixed |
| 3 | Priory Road | CM3 | 9 | £620,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 4 | Priory Corner | CM3 | 8 | £271,250 | Mostly terraced houses · new builds |
| 5 | The Grove | CM3 | 7 | £399,995 | Mixed |
| 6 | White Elm Road | CM3 | 6 | £530,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 7 | Deerhurst Chase | CM3 | 6 | £281,250 | Mixed |
| 8 | Peartree Lane | CM3 | 5 | £850,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 9 | Five Acres | CM3 | 5 | £510,000 | Mostly detached houses |
Standard sales with a street name, grouped by street and postcode district (Sep 2023 to Aug 2026); a name used in two districts shows the district. Medians only: we don’t list individual sales.
Bicknacre’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: South Woodham Ferrers and Maldon.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bicknacre | — | £440K | 23 | +33% |
| Danbury | 1.7 | £605K | 63 | +16% |
| South Woodham Ferrers | 3.7 | £368K | 215 | +20% |
| Cold Norton | 4.1 | £543K | 11 | +13% |
| Galleywood | 4.6 | £400K | 42 | +17% |
| Boreham | 4.9 | £415K | 40 | +33% |
| Maldon | 5 | £360K | 303 | +31% |
| Hullbridge | 5.1 | £400K | 71 | +39% |
Median: standard sales over three years (10+ needed). Since 2016: the median over three years against 2016’s. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about property prices in Bicknacre
What is the average house price in Bicknacre?
The median home in Bicknacre sold for £440,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 104 standard sales (£406,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £521,250, semi-detached houses £442,000 and terraced houses £340,000.
Are house prices going up in Bicknacre?
The median was £497,500 in 2025, up 13% on 2024 (£442,000), and £406,000 in the last 12 months. A town’s median moves with the mix of homes sold each year as well as with prices.
How many homes sell in Bicknacre each year?
23 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 33 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Bicknacre?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Peartree Lane (CM3, £850,000), Priory Road (CM3, £620,000) and White Elm Road (CM3, £530,000).
How much does a new build cost in Bicknacre?
New homes sold for a median £465,000 over three years, against £422,500 for homes sold on. New builds were 27% of sales.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid, every standard sale since January 1995 (yearly files of 28 September 2026), inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary by postcode (ONS Postcode Directory) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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