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Essex Close, LU1

Sold prices, £/m² and street profile from HM Land Registry records.

Median sold price
£105,000
all recorded sales
£ per m²
£2,493
from EPC floor areas
Recorded sales
27
Distinct homes
17
Price range
£49,995 – £185,000
Sales recorded
2001 → 2023
first to latest sale
The street in brief

Essex Close is a mix of flats and terraced houses. Homes here typically change hands around £105,000 — roughly 62% below the LU1 norm. Too few recent sales to read a street-level trend, but across LU1 prices have been easing over the last few years. HM Land Registry records 27 sales across 17 homes since 2001 — homes here come up rarely.

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Essex Close prices over time

Median sold price on the street by year, from 27 HM Land Registry records. Years with no recorded sales are left blank rather than joined up.

This street — yearly medianLU1 district trend
£0£100k£200k£300k£400k200520102015202020252001: £54,995 median · 3 sales2002: £78,500 median · 2 sales2003: £83,000 median · 1 sale2004: £96,250 median · 2 sales2005: £105,000 median · 1 sale2006: £101,998 median · 2 sales2007: £112,000 median · 3 sales2009: £86,000 median · 2 sales2010: £114,000 median · 1 sale2013: £112,500 median · 2 sales2014: £107,500 median · 1 sale2015: £131,000 median · 1 sale2017: £170,000 median · 2 sales2018: £180,000 median · 1 sale2022: £182,500 median · 2 sales2023: £177,000 median · 1 sale

Median sold price by year vs the LU1 district trend. Street medians on thin years reflect few sales — hover a dot for the exact figure.

How Essex Close compares

Essex Close against the LU1 district's busiest streets, the district itself, and the official UK House Price Index for the wider area.

Magpie Meadows£540k · 52
Mallard Crescent£441k · 74
Manor Road£425k · 44
Cutenhoe Road£385k · 57
Farley Hill£275k · 58
Runley Road£271k · 57
Cypress Road£225k · 47
Dallow Road£221k · 64
Downs Road£128k · 46
Essex Close£105k · 27*

Median sold price and sale count over the last 8years for the district's busiest streets. *This street's figures cover all recorded sales (fewer than 3 in the last 8 years).

This street
£105,000
median · all recorded sales
LU1 district
£275,000
median · last 8 years · street -62%
England
£291,445
average price (UK House Price Index), Apr 2026 · +3.9% in 12 months

Essex Close's £105,000 median sits about 62% below LU1's £275,000.

Street and LU1 figures are medians of HM Land Registry sales; the England figures are the UK House Price Index mix-adjusted average — a different basis, so compare direction rather than levels between the two.

Prices by property type

Median sold price by property type on Essex Close.

Flat
£117,500
16 sales
Terraced
£95,000
11 sales

Every recorded sale on Essex Close

Individual transactions as recorded by HM Land Registry, newest first.

DateAddressTypeNew buildPrice
5 May 2023111 · LU1 3EJFlat—£177,000
12 Dec 202294 · LU1 3EJFlat—£185,000
15 Mar 202293 · LU1 3EJFlat—£180,000
15 Jun 2018126 · LU1 3EJFlat—£180,000
27 Feb 2018113 · LU1 3EJnon-standardTerraced—£171,000
4 Oct 2017108 · LU1 3EJFlat—£170,000
16 Jun 2017107 · LU1 3EJFlat—£170,000
12 Jun 2015125 · LU1 3EJFlat—£131,000
23 Jun 2014115 · LU1 3EJFlat—£107,500
20 Dec 2013115 · LU1 3EJFlat—£105,000
14 Jun 201393 · LU1 3EJFlat—£120,000
4 Jun 201077 · LU1 3EJFlat—£114,000
31 Jul 200982 · LU1 3EJTerraced—£82,000
30 Jan 2009108 · LU1 3EJFlat—£90,000
14 Dec 2007106 · LU1 3EJFlat—£115,000
5 Apr 2007109 · LU1 3EJTerraced—£105,000
29 Mar 200793 · LU1 3EJTerraced—£112,000
24 Nov 200690 · LU1 3EJFlat—£98,000
30 Jun 2006113 · LU1 3EJTerraced—£105,995
8 Sept 2005119 · LU1 3EJTerraced—£105,000
19 Nov 2004123 · LU1 3EJTerraced—£95,000
12 Mar 2004115 · LU1 3EJTerraced—£97,500
14 Feb 200393 · LU1 3EJTerraced—£83,000
4 Nov 2002113 · LU1 3EJTerraced—£77,000
1 Nov 2002123 · LU1 3EJTerraced—£80,000
20 Dec 200193 · LU1 3EJTerraced—£57,000
20 Jul 200190 · LU1 3EJFlat—£54,995
5 Jan 200180 · LU1 3EJFlat—£49,995

Sales marked non-standardare Land Registry “additional price paid” entries — bulk purchases, repossessions, right-to-buy and similar transfers. They're listed for completeness but excluded from every median and comparison figure on this page.

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More streets in LU1

Sold-price profiles for nearby streets, and the wider LU1 area guide.

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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, including the UK House Price Index. EPC data © Crown copyright. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures summarise recorded sales on the street and are not a valuation of any individual home.