Photo: Robert Edwards · CC BY-SA 2.0The median home in Danbury sells for £605,000
That is the middle of 208 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 5.5 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.
Two thirds of Danbury’s sales are detached houses
208 homes sold in three years: 138 detached houses, 45 semi-detached houses, 20 terraced houses and 5 flats and maisonettes.
median sale · 138 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £567K–£955K
- Last 12 months
- £683K42 sold
median sale · 45 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £401K–£545K
- Last 12 months
- £435K14 sold
median sale · 20 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £315K–£430K
Flats and maisonettes: 5 sold, median £365K
Too few sales for a card of their own.
Mostly detached: two thirds 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 Danbury’s homes sold for between £470K and £770K
One sale in ten was under £353K and one in ten over £1.1M. 0% sold for under £250K.
The median, £605,000, sits in the £500–750K band
208 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 5.5 times as much as in 1995, in step with England
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £110,000 in 1995 to £600,000 in the last 12 months (£495,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
63 sales in the last 12 months, against 127 in 1997, the busiest year, and 58 in 2008. Sales fell by 27% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 9%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 50% more sales than 2020.
Danbury costs more than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Danbury, 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 | £132K | £220K | £382K | £461K | £550K | £640K | £683K |
| Semi-detached houses | £64K | £118K | £236K | £239K | £363K | £468K | £435K |
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 19% in 2016
106 new homes have been sold in Danbury since 1995; the share peaked at 19% in 2016.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
2% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 0% sold leasehold in Danbury. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Mill Lane is Danbury’s busiest street, with 15 sales in three years
17 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 4 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 | Mill Lane | CM3 | 15 | £610,000 | Mixed |
| 2 | Main Road | CM3 | 14 | £572,500 | Mixed |
| 3 | Parkdale | CM3 | 12 | £597,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 4 | Hopping Jacks Lane | CM3 | 10 | £499,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 5 | North Hill | CM3 | 9 | £770,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 6 | Maldon Road | CM3 | 6 | £765,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 7 | Little Baddow Road | CM3 | 6 | £697,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 8 | Danbury Vale | CM3 | 6 | £655,625 | Mostly detached houses |
| 9 | Belvedere Road | CM3 | 6 | £353,750 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 10 | Rumsey Fields | CM3 | 6 | £316,250 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 11 | Hyde Lane | CM3 | 5 | £960,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 12 | The Avenue | CM3 | 5 | £735,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 13 | Barley Mead | CM3 | 5 | £575,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 14 | Danbury Palace Drive | CM3 | 5 | £545,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 15 | St Cleres Way | CM3 | 5 | £505,000 | Mostly detached houses |
Hyde Lane: £960,000
Rumsey Fields: £316,250
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 3 times the cheapest’s. Street medians mix types: a street of detached houses beats one of flats.
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.
Danbury is the 4th most expensive of 81 towns in Essex
Danbury is one of Essex’s dearest 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.
Danbury’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Boreham, Hatfield Peverel and Maldon.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danbury | — | £605K | 63 | +16% |
| Bicknacre | 1.7 | £440K | 23 | +33% |
| Boreham | 3.4 | £415K | 40 | +33% |
| Hatfield Peverel | 4 | £475K | 63 | +47% |
| Maldon | 4.4 | £360K | 303 | +31% |
| Chelmsford | 4.5 | £380K | 1,286 | +29% |
| Galleywood | 4.8 | £400K | 42 | +17% |
| Cold Norton | 5 | £543K | 11 | +13% |
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 Danbury
What is the average house price in Danbury?
The median home in Danbury sold for £605,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 208 standard sales (£600,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £671,625, semi-detached houses £470,000, terraced houses £335,150 and flats and maisonettes £365,000.
Are house prices going up in Danbury?
The median was £620,000 in 2025, up 7% on 2024 (£580,000), and £600,000 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 Danbury each year?
63 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 84 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Danbury?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Hyde Lane (CM3, £960,000), North Hill (CM3, £770,000) and Maldon Road (CM3, £765,000).
Is Danbury expensive for Essex?
Danbury is the 4th 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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