High Road, Hockley house prices are built from 118 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1996 and the most recent on 3 Oct 2025. The median price paid across the whole record is £420,000. Across the 12 years from 2009 to 2021 the median moved +90.4% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is +46.4%.
Median price paid
£420,000
Change in cash, 2009–2021
+90.4%
Change in real terms
+46.4%
Median per m²
£2,639
HM Land Registry118 sales25 with floor areaLatest sale 3 Oct 2025
Section 01
How High Road, Hockley prices moved
The chart tracks the median High Road, Hockley house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 1996 to 2021. 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 | 2 | £158,000 | £350,835 |
| 2000s | 4 | £375,000 | £683,140 |
| 2010s | 2 | £374,000 | £527,340 |
| 2020s | 1 | £828,250 | £846,255 |
The highest yearly median on record for High Road, Hockley is £828,250 in 2021; the lowest is £158,000 in 1998. Across the full 26-year record the cash median has moved from £176,000 to £828,250.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £381,785, so the real change over the whole record is +174.1% — about +4.12% 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: +90.4% in cash against +46.4% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | 3 Oct 2025 | Detached | £600,000 | £613,043 |
| 86 | 27 Aug 2025 | Detached | £850,000 | £868,478 |
| 12 | 17 Jun 2025 | Semi-detached | £480,000 | £490,435 |
| 41 | 18 Oct 2024 | Semi-detached | £352,500 | £370,914 |
| 43 | 2 Oct 2024 | Semi-detached | £425,000 | £447,201 |
| 58 | 24 May 2024 | Detached | £2,100,000 | £2,209,701 |
| 37 | 3 May 2024 | Detached | £485,000 | £510,336 |
| 38 | 20 Oct 2022 | Detached | £810,000 | £938,455 |
| 54 | 26 Jan 2022 | Detached | £3,425,000 | £3,968,159 |
| 39 | 3 Dec 2021 | Detached | £580,000 | £732,796 |
| 67 | 6 Oct 2021 | Detached | £1,300,000 | £1,642,473 |
| 27 | 30 Sep 2021 | Detached | £1,100,000 | £1,389,785 |
| 38a | 24 Sep 2021 | Detached | £806,500 | £1,018,965 |
| 12 | 31 Aug 2021 | Semi-detached | £398,000 | £502,849 |
| 63 | 20 Jul 2021 | Detached | £970,000 | £1,225,538 |
| 4 | 25 Jun 2021 | Detached | £660,000 | £833,871 |
| 8 | 21 May 2021 | Semi-detached | £875,000 | £1,105,511 |
| 69 | 21 Apr 2021 | Detached | £587,500 | £742,272 |
| 5a | 27 Jan 2021 | Detached | £620,000 | £783,333 |
| 49 | 12 Jan 2021 | Detached | £899,995 | £1,137,090 |
| 84 | 5 Jan 2021 | Detached | £850,000 | £1,073,925 |
| 66 | 18 Dec 2020 | Detached | £850,000 | £1,100,551 |
| 80 | 4 Sep 2020 | Detached | £800,000 | £1,035,813 |
| 12 | 13 Mar 2020 | Semi-detached | £299,500 | £387,782 |
| La Tour, 5 | 4 Jan 2019 | Detached | £750,000 | £980,983 |
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 High Road, Hockley values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 High Road | £230,000 (2000) | £600,000 (2025) | +3.9% | +1.2% |
| 12 High Road | £170,000 (2010) | £480,000 (2025) | +7.2% | +4.0% |
| 43 High Road | £82,500 (1996) | £425,000 (2024) | +6.0% | +3.3% |
| 58 High Road | £345,000 (1995) | £2,100,000 (2024) | +6.4% | +3.7% |
| 37 High Road | £370,000 (2010) | £485,000 (2024) | +2.0% | -1.0% |
| 38 High Road | £119,500 (1998) | £810,000 (2022) | +8.3% | +5.7% |
| 54 High Road | £470,000 (1999) | £3,425,000 (2022) | +9.0% | +6.4% |
| 27 High Road | £305,000 (1995) | £1,100,000 (2021) | +5.1% | +2.8% |
| 38A High Road | £370,000 (2014) | £806,500 (2021) | +11.8% | +9.8% |
| 63 High Road | £440,000 (2014) | £970,000 (2021) | +12.0% | +9.9% |
| 4 High Road | £460,000 (2008) | £660,000 (2021) | +2.8% | +0.6% |
| 8 High Road | £158,000 (1998) | £875,000 (2021) | +7.7% | +5.4% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. High Road, Hockley 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 93 | 78.8% | £450,000 | £115,000 – £3,425,000 |
| Semi-detached | 25 | 21.2% | £295,000 | £55,500 – £875,000 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in High Road, Hockley
0 of the sales on record are leasehold and 118 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 | 118 | 100.0% | £420,000 |
| New build | 2 | 1.7% | £430,000 |
| Existing home | 116 | 98.3% | £420,000 |
New builds sold for more than the median existing home — +2.4%. A new-build premium is normal: the buyer gets a warranty and nothing to fix, and the price is set by a developer rather than negotiated between two households.
A further 2 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 High Road, Hockley
Every certificate carries an energy efficiency band as well as a floor area. Across Rochford, 41.9% of 33,916 certificates sit in bands A to C, and 4.3% in F or G — the bands that cost the most to heat and are hardest to mortgage.
| Energy band | Certificates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 320 | 0.9% |
| B | 4,695 | 13.8% |
| C | 9,211 | 27.2% |
| D | 12,865 | 37.9% |
| E | 5,370 | 15.8% |
| F | 1,203 | 3.5% |
| G | 252 | 0.7% |
The Office for National Statistics puts the mean private rent in Rochford at £1,297 a month as of Jun 2026 — £888 for a one-bedroom home and £1,424 for three bedrooms.
Against the median sale of £420,000 here, that rent is a gross yield of 3.71% 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 SS5, 36 crimes were recorded in Jun 2026: 14 violent, 1 burglary, 2 vehicle-related and 8 anti-social behaviour. The median postcode district in this archive recorded 167 in the same month, so this one is 4.6 times quieter.
Against the 85,661 residents the 2021 census counted in Rochford, that is 0.42 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 High Road, Hockley
The 2021 census counted 85,661 residents in Rochford across 35,558 households. 81.2% of those households own their home and 18.8% rent — a split the sold record cannot show, because only owners appear in it.
5 state and independent schools have a SS5 postcode: 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lift Greensward | Secondary | Academy sponsor led | 1,605 |
| Lift Plumberow | Primary | Academy converter | 633 |
| Riverside Primary School | Primary | Community school | 422 |
| Lift Westerings | Primary | Academy converter | 417 |
| Lift Hockley | Primary | Academy converter | 331 |
| Station | Mode | Distance from the district centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hockley Rail Station | Rail | 1.0 km |
| Rayleigh Rail Station | Rail | 3.8 km |
| Rochford Rail Station | Rail | 4.9 km |
| North Fambridge Rail Station | Rail | 5.1 km |
Section 09
How High Road, Hockley compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. High Road, Hockley sits above that national figure — +166.7%.
Within Hockley the street ranks 44 of 263 by median price, and its median is above the town figure of £241,000 (+74.3%).
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £2,639 per square metre, across 25 of the 118 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 £55,500 to £3,425,000. 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.
High Road, Hockley sits in Rochford, in the East of England.
The Office for National Statistics puts the median home in Rochford at 11.1 times median local earnings of £36,625 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
- Main Road£249,998 median
- Ferry Road£195,000 median
- Plumberow Avenue£286,250 median
- Lower Road£263,000 median
- Rectory Road£210,000 median
- Barnwell Drive£155,000 median
- Greensward Lane£235,000 median
- Burnham Road£235,000 median
- Southend Road£187,500 median
- Broad Walk£228,000 median
- Sudeley Gardens£114,998 median
- Cornhill Avenue£188,500 median
- Grasmere Avenue£222,500 median
- Orchard Avenue£240,000 median
- Hawkwell Chase£204,000 median
- Hamilton Gardens£260,000 median
Addresses with more than one recorded sale
- 12 High Road4 sales
- 43 High Road4 sales
- 8 High Road4 sales
- 54 High Road3 sales
- 38A High Road3 sales
- 4 High Road3 sales
- 69 High Road3 sales
- 66 High Road3 sales
- 3 High Road3 sales
- 2A High Road3 sales
- 78 High Road3 sales
- 19 High Road3 sales
- 42 High Road3 sales
- 70 High Road3 sales
- 53 High Road3 sales
- 76 High Road2 sales
- 58 High Road2 sales
- 37 High Road2 sales
- 38 High Road2 sales
- 27 High Road2 sales
- 63 High Road2 sales
- 5A High Road2 sales
- LA TOUR, 5 High Road2 sales
- 26 High Road2 sales
Back to Hockley house prices.
Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in High Road, Hockley?
The median price paid in High Road, Hockley across every sale on the register is £420,000. 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 High Road, Hockley?
118 sales are on record for High Road, Hockley, the most recent completing on 3 Oct 2025. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have High Road, Hockley house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +90.4% between 2009 and 2021. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is +46.4%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were High Road, Hockley house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £828,250, set in 2021. 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 High Road, Hockley?
£2,639 per square metre, from the 25 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 3 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, “High Road, Hockley 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.