Homes in Broomfield sell for a median £425,000
That is the middle of 96 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 6.5 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.
40% of Broomfield’s sales are semi-detached houses
96 homes sold in three years: 30 detached houses, 38 semi-detached houses, 18 terraced houses and 10 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 2.5 times what a flat does.
median sale · 30 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £480K–£648K
- Last 12 months
- £545K8 sold
median sale · 38 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £360K–£470K
- Last 12 months
- £495K9 sold
median sale · 18 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £310K–£375K
- Last 12 months
- £360K5 sold
median sale · 10 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £195K–£250K
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 40% of sales
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 Broomfield’s homes sold for between £348K and £520K
One sale in ten was under £250K and one in ten over £625K. 8% sold for under £250K.
The median, £425,000, sits in the £400–500K band
96 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 6.5 times as much as in 1995, a faster rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £67,000 in 1995 to £436,000 in the last 12 months (£362,500 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
24 sales in the last 12 months, against 62 in 2002, the busiest year, and 21 in 2008. Sales fell by 36% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, though the median held. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 24% more sales than 2020.
Broomfield costs more than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Broomfield, 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 | £290K | £320K | £408K | £543K | £545K |
| Semi-detached houses | £61K | £114K | £199K | £245K | £286K | £395K | £495K |
| Terraced houses | — | — | £160K | £190K | £243K | £315K | £360K |
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.
New builds have slowed: 0% of sales in the last 12 months, after 46% in 2019
118 new homes have been sold in Broomfield since 1995; the share peaked at 46% in 2019.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
9% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 0% sold leasehold in Broomfield. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Searle Crescent is Broomfield’s busiest street, with 8 sales in three years
9 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. 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 | Searle Crescent | CM1 | 8 | £235,000 | Mostly flats |
| 2 | Main Road | CM1 | 7 | £467,500 | Mixed |
| 3 | Glebe Crescent | CM1 | 7 | £450,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 4 | Longshots Close | CM1 | 6 | £425,250 | Mixed |
| 5 | Mill Lane | CM1 | 6 | £405,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 6 | Church Avenue | CM1 | 6 | £310,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 7 | Woodhouse Lane | CM1 | 5 | £495,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 8 | Nash Drive | CM1 | 5 | £372,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 9 | The Windmills | CM1 | 5 | £305,000 | Mostly terraced 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.
Broomfield is the 27th most expensive of 81 towns in Essex
Broomfield is in the middle of Essex’s towns to buy in; the typical UK town’s median is £277,000.
Towns of 2,500 or more in Essex with 10+ standard sales; each links to its own Housing page.
Broomfield’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Chelmsford.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broomfield | — | £425K | 24 | +22% |
| Little Waltham | 1.2 | £561K | 17 | +25% |
| Chelmsford | 2.5 | £380K | 1,286 | +29% |
| Boreham | 3.2 | £415K | 40 | +33% |
| Writtle | 3.5 | £458K | 37 | +29% |
| Great Leighs | 4.2 | £450K | 26 | +34% |
| Galleywood | 5.1 | £400K | 42 | +17% |
| Hatfield Peverel | 5.5 | £475K | 63 | +47% |
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 Broomfield
What is the average house price in Broomfield?
The median home in Broomfield sold for £425,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 96 standard sales (£436,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £555,000, semi-detached houses £427,500, terraced houses £355,000 and flats and maisonettes £219,725.
Are house prices going up in Broomfield?
The median was £405,000 in 2025, down 5% on 2024 (£425,500), and £436,000 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 Broomfield each year?
24 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 44 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Broomfield?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Woodhouse Lane (CM1, £495,000), Main Road (CM1, £467,500) and Glebe Crescent (CM1, £450,000).
Is Broomfield expensive for Essex?
Broomfield is the 25th most expensive of 81 towns of 2,500 or more in Essex by median sale price.
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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