Photo: Nigel Cox · CC BY-SA 2.0The median home in Lower Nazeing sells for £550,000
That is the middle of 151 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 5.7 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 Lower Nazeing’s sales are semi-detached houses
151 homes sold in three years: 54 detached houses, 80 semi-detached houses, 16 terraced houses and 1 flats and maisonettes.
median sale · 54 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £561K–£855K
- Last 12 months
- £695K21 sold
median sale · 80 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £430K–£600K
- Last 12 months
- £503K20 sold
- New build
- £579K
median sale · 16 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £375K–£440K
Flats and maisonettes: 1 sold
Too few sales for a card of their own.
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 53% 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 Lower Nazeing’s homes sold for between £435K and £640K
One sale in ten was under £395K and one in ten over £830K. 1% sold for under £250K.
The median, £550,000, sits in the £500–750K band
151 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 5.7 times as much as in 1995, in step with England
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £99,500 in 1995 to £570,000 in the last 12 months (£510,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
45 sales in the last 12 months, against 75 in 2006, the busiest year, and 33 in 2009. Sales fell by 54% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 17%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 70% more sales than 2020.
Lower Nazeing costs more than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Lower Nazeing, 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 | £149K | £250K | £405K | £400K | £533K | £613K | £695K |
| Semi-detached houses | £92K | £140K | £281K | £305K | £390K | £460K | £503K |
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.
7% of homes sold in the last 12 months were new builds
48 new homes have been sold in Lower Nazeing since 1995; the share peaked at 26% in 2023.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £573,750
against £540,000 for a home sold on, 6% 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.
1% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 0% sold leasehold in Lower Nazeing. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Middle Street is Lower Nazeing’s busiest street, with 11 sales in three years
13 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 5 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 | Middle Street | EN9 | 11 | £810,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 2 | Meadow View | EN9 | 11 | £580,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses · new builds |
| 3 | North Street | EN9 | 10 | £587,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 4 | St Leonards Road | EN9 | 10 | £577,500 | Mixed |
| 5 | Western Road | EN9 | 10 | £432,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 6 | Highland Road | EN9 | 9 | £585,000 | Mixed |
| 7 | Shooters Drive | EN9 | 8 | £487,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 8 | Banes Down | EN9 | 7 | £505,000 | Mixed |
| 9 | Hoecroft | EN9 | 7 | £390,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 10 | Nazeing Road | EN9 | 6 | £581,250 | Mixed |
| 11 | Hoe Lane | EN9 | 5 | £860,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 12 | Old Nazeing Road | EN10 | 5 | £625,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 13 | Pecks Hill | EN9 | 5 | £570,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
Hoe Lane: £860,000
Hoecroft: £390,000
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 2.2 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.
Lower Nazeing is the 8th most expensive of 81 towns in Essex
Lower Nazeing 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.
Lower Nazeing’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Stanstead Abbotts.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Nazeing | — | £550K | 45 | +23% |
| Hoddesdon | 1.7 | £425K | 455 | +32% |
| Roydon | 2.5 | £490K | 14 | +30% |
| Cheshunt | 3.2 | £430K | 396 | +25% |
| Stanstead Abbotts | 3.5 | £400K | 41 | +54% |
| Waltham Abbey | 3.5 | £385K | 183 | +28% |
| Waltham Cross | 3.8 | £380K | 97 | +52% |
| Hertford Heath | 4 | £465K | 16 | +10% |
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 Lower Nazeing
What is the average house price in Lower Nazeing?
The median home in Lower Nazeing sold for £550,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 151 standard sales (£570,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £685,000, semi-detached houses £525,000 and terraced houses £407,000.
Are house prices going up in Lower Nazeing?
The median was £547,500 in 2025, down 6% on 2024 (£580,000), and £570,000 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 Lower Nazeing each year?
45 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 53 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Lower Nazeing?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Hoe Lane (EN9, £860,000), Middle Street (EN9, £810,000) and Old Nazeing Road (EN10, £625,000).
How much does a new build cost in Lower Nazeing?
New homes sold for a median £573,750 over three years, against £540,000 for homes sold on. New builds were 9.3% of sales.
Is Lower Nazeing expensive for Essex?
Lower Nazeing is the 8th 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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