Photo: ken brown · CC BY-SA 2.0The median home in Silver End sells for £347,375
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 7.4 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 Silver End’s sales are semi-detached houses
208 homes sold in three years: 53 detached houses, 104 semi-detached houses, 40 terraced houses and 11 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 2.5 times what a flat does.
median sale · 53 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £400K–£540K
- Last 12 months
- £490K8 sold
- New build
- £510K
median sale · 104 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £315K–£390K
- Last 12 months
- £330K40 sold
- New build
- £390K
median sale · 40 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £250K–£315K
- Last 12 months
- £260K13 sold
median sale · 11 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £98K–£190K
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 50% 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 Silver End’s homes sold for between £298K and £407K
One sale in ten was under £220K and one in ten over £490K. 13% sold for under £250K.
The median, £347,375, sits in the £300–400K band
208 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 7.4 times as much as in 1995, a faster rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £44,250 in 1995 to £325,500 in the last 12 months (£265,000 in 2019).
About as many homes sell as usual
62 sales in the last 12 months, against 142 in 2022, the busiest year, and 35 in 2009. Sales fell by 67% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 13%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 70% more sales than 2020.
Silver End costs more than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Silver End, every standard sale in England, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Detached houses rose the most since 1995
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £54K | £112K | £220K | — | £330K | £456K | £490K |
| Semi-detached houses | £48K | £80K | £154K | £159K | £216K | £281K | £330K |
| Terraced houses | £40K | £68K | £129K | £129K | £182K | £240K | £260K |
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.
18% of homes sold in the last 12 months were new builds
408 new homes have been sold in Silver End since 1995; the share peaked at 61% in 2022.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £420,000
against £315,000 for a home sold on, 33% 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.
7% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 2% sold leasehold in Silver End. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Radley Avenue is Silver End’s busiest street, with 21 sales in three years
15 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 7 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 | Radley Avenue | CM8 | 21 | £420,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses · new builds |
| 2 | Broadway | CM8 | 19 | £270,000 | Mixed |
| 3 | Quantrill Grove | CM8 | 14 | £390,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses · new builds |
| 4 | Daniel Way | CM8 | 12 | £342,750 | Mixed |
| 5 | Butcher Way | CM8 | 11 | £395,000 | Mixed · new builds |
| 6 | Tabner Crescent | CM8 | 10 | £530,000 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 7 | Francis Way | CM8 | 10 | £315,000 | Mixed |
| 8 | Wood Grove | CM8 | 9 | £190,000 | Mostly flats |
| 9 | Grooms Lane | CM8 | 8 | £332,500 | Mixed |
| 10 | Wylds Close | CM8 | 7 | £550,000 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 11 | Western Road | CM8 | 7 | £321,275 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 12 | Valentine Way | CM8 | 7 | £255,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 13 | Abraham Drive | CM8 | 6 | £317,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 14 | Broomfield | CM8 | 5 | £325,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 15 | Silver Street | CM8 | 5 | £280,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
Wylds Close: £550,000
Wood Grove: £190,000
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 2.9 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.
Silver End is the 54th most expensive of 81 towns in Essex
Silver End 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.
Silver End’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Braintree.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver End | — | £347K | 62 | +58% |
| Tye Green | 1.7 | £385K | 15 | +32% |
| Black Notley | 2.4 | £370K | 18 | +30% |
| Coggeshall | 3.2 | £350K | 48 | +12% |
| Witham | 3.4 | £315K | 356 | +37% |
| Braintree | 3.4 | £305K | 498 | +30% |
| Kelvedon and Feering | 3.6 | £400K | 64 | +19% |
| Great Notley | 4.1 | £420K | 101 | +14% |
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 Silver End
What is the average house price in Silver End?
The median home in Silver End sold for £347,375 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 208 standard sales (£325,500 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £450,000, semi-detached houses £350,000, terraced houses £284,500 and flats and maisonettes £178,000.
Are house prices going up in Silver End?
The median was £350,000 in 2025, down 7% on 2024 (£375,000), and £325,500 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 Silver End each year?
62 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 75 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Silver End?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Wylds Close (CM8, £550,000), Tabner Crescent (CM8, £530,000) and Radley Avenue (CM8, £420,000).
How much does a new build cost in Silver End?
New homes sold for a median £420,000 over three years, against £315,000 for homes sold on. New builds were 29% of sales.
Is Silver End expensive for Essex?
Silver End is the 54th 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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