West Ley, Burnham-on-crouch house prices are built from 69 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1998 and the most recent on 24 Oct 2025. The median price paid across the whole record is £194,995. Across the 14 years from 2006 to 2020 the median moved +43.2% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is +4.2%.
Median price paid
£194,995
Change in cash, 2006–2020
+43.2%
Change in real terms
+4.2%
Median per m²
£1,814
HM Land Registry69 sales13 with floor areaLatest sale 24 Oct 2025
Section 01
How West Ley, Burnham-on-crouch prices moved
The chart tracks the median West Ley, Burnham-on-crouch house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 1998 to 2020. The dashed line restates each year in 2026 money, so the two lines separate exactly as much as inflation has eroded the cash figure.
| Decade | Years with sales | Median paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | £61,748 | £137,109 |
| 2000s | 1 | £185,000 | £337,016 |
| 2020s | 1 | £265,000 | £270,761 |
The highest yearly median on record for West Ley, Burnham-on-crouch is £265,000 in 2020; the lowest is £61,748 in 1998. Across the full 23-year record the cash median has moved from £61,748 to £265,000.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £128,035, so the real change over the whole record is +168.0% — about +4.58% a year after inflation. Cash growth and real growth are not the same story, and the gap is the part most price reports leave out.
Over the last decade alone the difference is stark: +43.2% in cash against +4.2% once inflation is removed. A buyer who sold at the end of that decade would have needed the real figure, not the headline one, to know whether they had actually gained.
Section 02
The most recent sales
Every row is a completed sale as lodged with HM Land Registry. The right-hand column restates the price in 2026 money, which is the only fair way to compare a sale from the 1990s with one from last year.
| Address | Sold | Type | Price paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | 24 Oct 2025 | Terraced | £340,000 | £347,391 |
| 47 | 29 Jul 2025 | Terraced | £335,000 | £342,283 |
| 46 | 3 Feb 2025 | Semi-detached | £375,000 | £383,152 |
| 6 | 28 Jun 2024 | Terraced | £290,000 | £305,149 |
| 35 | 5 Jan 2024 | Terraced | £315,000 | £331,455 |
| 9 | 30 Jun 2023 | Terraced | £285,000 | £307,931 |
| 27 | 28 Apr 2023 | Detached | £360,000 | £388,966 |
| 8 | 28 Apr 2022 | Terraced | £299,950 | £347,518 |
| 9 | 17 Sep 2021 | Terraced | £230,000 | £290,591 |
| 26 | 29 Jan 2021 | Semi-detached | £302,000 | £381,559 |
| 44 | 2 Dec 2020 | Semi-detached | £295,000 | £381,956 |
| 43 | 12 Oct 2020 | Terraced | £297,000 | £384,545 |
| 47 | 4 Sep 2020 | Terraced | £265,000 | £343,113 |
| 12 | 25 Aug 2020 | Terraced | £242,000 | £313,333 |
| 8 | 24 Feb 2020 | Terraced | £231,000 | £299,091 |
| 19 | 12 Nov 2019 | Semi-detached | £345,000 | £451,252 |
| 32 | 15 Feb 2019 | Detached | £385,000 | £503,571 |
| 12 | 24 Sep 2018 | Terraced | £220,000 | £293,195 |
| 13 | 11 Jun 2018 | Semi-detached | £305,000 | £406,474 |
| 27 | 31 May 2018 | Detached | £325,000 | £433,129 |
| 42 | 1 Nov 2017 | Detached | £335,000 | £455,936 |
| 26 | 12 Sep 2017 | Semi-detached | £280,000 | £381,081 |
| 35 | 18 Nov 2016 | Terraced | £275,000 | £383,911 |
| 45 | 18 Jul 2016 | Semi-detached | £255,000 | £355,990 |
| 30 | 8 Jun 2016 | Semi-detached | £250,000 | £349,010 |
Section 03
Homes that sold twice
These addresses appear in the register more than once, so the same bricks are being priced twice. That makes them the strongest evidence of what actually happened to West Ley, Burnham-on-crouch values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 West Ley | £45,000 (1996) | £340,000 (2025) | +7.2% | +4.5% |
| 47 West Ley | £23,000 (1998) | £335,000 (2025) | +10.4% | +7.6% |
| 46 West Ley | £59,000 (1997) | £375,000 (2025) | +6.8% | +4.1% |
| 6 West Ley | £59,995 (1998) | £290,000 (2024) | +6.2% | +3.5% |
| 35 West Ley | £67,500 (1998) | £315,000 (2024) | +6.1% | +3.4% |
| 9 West Ley | £230,000 (2021) | £285,000 (2023) | +11.3% | +2.9% |
| 27 West Ley | £74,000 (1997) | £360,000 (2023) | +6.3% | +3.6% |
| 8 West Ley | £231,000 (2020) | £299,950 (2022) | +14.0% | +7.8% |
| 26 West Ley | £280,000 (2017) | £302,000 (2021) | +1.9% | +0.0% |
| 44 West Ley | £175,000 (2009) | £295,000 (2020) | +4.9% | +2.6% |
| 12 West Ley | £165,000 (2011) | £242,000 (2020) | +4.3% | +2.4% |
| 19 West Ley | £200,000 (2006) | £345,000 (2019) | +4.3% | +1.8% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. West Ley, Burnham-on-crouch is dominated by the type at the top of this table, so its overall median leans that way.
| Property type | Sales | Share | Median paid | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced | 33 | 47.8% | £175,000 | £23,000 – £340,000 |
| Semi-detached | 29 | 42.0% | £198,000 | £30,000 – £375,000 |
| Detached | 7 | 10.1% | £325,000 | £64,000 – £385,000 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in West Ley, Burnham-on-crouch
0 of the sales on record are leasehold and 69 freehold — 0.0% of the market. Tenure is not a detail: a leasehold flat and a freehold house are different assets, and mixing them into one median hides the difference.
| Category | Sales | Share | Median paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leasehold | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Freehold | 69 | 100.0% | £194,995 |
A further 3 transfers for this area are on the register but are left out of every figure above. HM Land Registry marks them as additional price paid entries: repossessions, buy-to-let portfolio moves, transfers between companies or family, and sales at a discount such as right to buy. They are real records but they are not open-market prices, and including them would drag the median somewhere no buyer ever paid.
Section 07
Living in West Ley, Burnham-on-crouch
Every certificate carries an energy efficiency band as well as a floor area. Across Maldon, 39.9% of 29,784 certificates sit in bands A to C, and 8.2% in F or G — the bands that cost the most to heat and are hardest to mortgage.
| Energy band | Certificates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 406 | 1.4% |
| B | 4,227 | 14.2% |
| C | 7,263 | 24.4% |
| D | 10,310 | 34.6% |
| E | 5,140 | 17.3% |
| F | 1,916 | 6.4% |
| G | 522 | 1.8% |
The Office for National Statistics puts the mean private rent in Maldon at £1,146 a month as of Jun 2026 — £802 for a one-bedroom home and £1,253 for three bedrooms.
Against the median sale of £194,995 here, that rent is a gross yield of 7.05% a year. It is a measured figure rather than an assumption: a real local rent over a real local price, before any cost of ownership.
Police forces publish every recorded street-level crime. Within a mile of the centre of CM0, 22 crimes were recorded in Jun 2026: 16 violent, 0 burglary, 2 vehicle-related and 2 anti-social behaviour. The median postcode district in this archive recorded 167 in the same month, so this one is 7.6 times quieter.
Against the 66,208 residents the 2021 census counted in Maldon, that is 0.33 recorded crimes per thousand people in the month. The count covers a mile around the district centre while the population covers the whole council, so read the rate as an order of magnitude rather than a precise figure.
A count is not a rate. A district with shops and a station records more crime than a residential one of the same size, because more people pass through it. Read this next to the median, not on its own.
Section 08
The neighbourhood around West Ley, Burnham-on-crouch
The 2021 census counted 66,208 residents in Maldon across 27,900 households. 77.0% of those households own their home and 23.0% rent — a split the sold record cannot show, because only owners appear in it.
6 state and independent schools have a CM0 postcode: 5 primary, 1 secondary. Catchment areas do not follow postcodes, so treat this as what is nearby rather than what a child would be offered.
| School | Phase | Type | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ormiston Rivers Academy | Secondary | Academy sponsor led | 1,103 |
| Burnham-on-Crouch Primary School | Primary | Community school | 421 |
| St Leonard's Church of England Primary School | Primary | Academy sponsor led | 258 |
| St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Burnham-on-Crouch | Primary | Voluntary aided school | 246 |
| St Cedd's Church of England Primary School | Primary | Academy sponsor led | 120 |
| St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Tillingham | Primary | Academy converter | 87 |
| Station | Mode | Distance from the district centre |
|---|---|---|
| Southminster Rail Station | Rail | 0.2 km |
| Burnham-on-Crouch Rail Station | Rail | 3.4 km |
| Burnham on Crouch Ferry Landing | Ferry | 4.3 km |
| Wallasea Island Ferry Landing | Ferry | 5.1 km |
Section 09
How West Ley, Burnham-on-crouch compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. West Ley, Burnham-on-crouch sits above that national figure — +23.8%.
Within Burnham-on-crouch the street ranks 90 of 144 by median price, and its median is above the town figure of £186,000 (+4.8%).
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £1,814 per square metre, across 13 of the 69 sales on record. Price per square metre is the only figure that compares a two-bed flat with a four-bed house honestly.
The full range on record runs from £23,000 to £385,000. Extremes usually mean something unusual — a plot sold without a house on it, a transfer between family members, or a very large property — so the median is the number to trust.
West Ley, Burnham-on-crouch sits in Maldon, in the East of England.
The Office for National Statistics puts the median home in Maldon at 11.1 times median local earnings of £34,843 a year, measured to Sep 2025. Across England and Wales the same ratio is 7.6. That number, not the price alone, is what decides whether a place is within reach of the people who work in it.
Section 10
Nearby on the record
Streets nearby
- Tattersalls Chase£69,000 median
- Station Road£141,000 median
- Leslie Park£137,500 median
- Belvedere Road£137,500 median
- Lavender Drive£196,995 median
- Lilian Road£138,000 median
- High Street£155,500 median
- Anchorage View£197,000 median
- Chapel Road£152,000 median
- Cherry Orchard£105,000 median
- Crouch Road£107,000 median
- South Street£183,000 median
- Maple Way£192,500 median
- North Street£164,500 median
- Maldon Road£306,500 median
- Station Road£166,250 median
Addresses with more than one recorded sale
- 43 West Ley5 sales
- 35 West Ley5 sales
- 46 West Ley4 sales
- 27 West Ley4 sales
- 47 West Ley3 sales
- 12 West Ley3 sales
- 45 West Ley3 sales
- 15 West Ley3 sales
- 14 West Ley3 sales
- 16 West Ley3 sales
- 6 West Ley2 sales
- 9 West Ley2 sales
- 8 West Ley2 sales
- 26 West Ley2 sales
- 44 West Ley2 sales
- 19 West Ley2 sales
- 42 West Ley2 sales
- 40 West Ley2 sales
- 39 West Ley2 sales
- 24 West Ley2 sales
- 1 West Ley2 sales
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Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in West Ley, Burnham-on-crouch?
The median price paid in West Ley, Burnham-on-crouch across every sale on the register is £194,995. The median is used rather than the mean because a handful of very large sales would otherwise drag the average away from what a typical buyer paid.
How many homes have sold in West Ley, Burnham-on-crouch?
69 sales are on record for West Ley, Burnham-on-crouch, the most recent completing on 24 Oct 2025. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have West Ley, Burnham-on-crouch house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +43.2% between 2006 and 2020. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is +4.2%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were West Ley, Burnham-on-crouch house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £265,000, set in 2020. That is the cash figure; measured in 2026 money the peak may fall in a different year, because inflation reshapes the series.
What is the price per square metre in West Ley, Burnham-on-crouch?
£1,814 per square metre, from the 13 sales where an EPC floor area could be matched to the address. Price per square metre strips out size, so a flat and a house can be compared on the same basis.
How current is this data?
The latest sale shown here completed on 24 Oct 2025. HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly and a sale can take a month or two to appear after completion, so the most recent weeks are always incomplete.
Cite this page: Sold Price History, “West Ley, Burnham-on-crouch house prices”, 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data © Crown copyright and database right, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Inflation adjustment: ONS CPIH.