Estate agents in Rayleigh
Rayleigh is a town with about 32,383 residents. HM Land Registry recorded 448 standard home sales there between August 2025 and July 2026, with a median price paid of £425,000.
How estate agents in Rayleigh compare
Rayleigh at a glance
HM Land Registry recorded 448 sales in Rayleigh from September 2025 to August 2026, at a median price of £419,200.
35.7% of these homes had also sold since January 2016. Their sellers had owned them for a median of 5.2 years and sold for a median of 16.3% more than they paid.
The median price was £316,000 in 2016 and £425,000 in 2025.
Figures checked 3 November 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales.
House prices in Rayleigh
Median sale price in Rayleigh: £419,200
| All homes | 448 sales, median £419,200 |
|---|---|
| Detached | 146 sales, median £542,500 |
| Semi-detached | 195 sales, median £412,500 |
| Terraced | 54 sales, median £340,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 53 sales, median £222,500 |
Across Rochford the average price was £411,671 in June 2026, up 5.2% on a year earlier.
| 2016 | £316,000 (563 sales) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | £340,000 (521 sales) |
| 2018 | £345,000 (477 sales) |
| 2019 | £350,000 (467 sales) |
| 2020 | £355,000 (463 sales) |
| 2021 | £395,000 (797 sales) |
| 2022 | £418,000 (663 sales) |
| 2023 | £405,650 (511 sales) |
| 2024 | £415,000 (562 sales) |
| 2025 | £425,000 (562 sales) |
Checked 3 November 2026; Price Paid figures are refreshed weekly.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport links
Rayleigh has its own railway station about 0.3 miles from the centre, with Battlesbridge about 3 miles away, Hockley about 3 miles away and Wickford about 4 miles away. The A129, A127, A1245, A1015 and A130 pass through or beside the area. The nearest motorway junctions are M25 junction 29 (Cranham) at about 13 miles and M2 junction 1 (Three Crutches) at about 15 miles. London Southend Airport lies about 4 miles away and London City Airport is about 24 miles away. Central London is about 32 miles away in a straight line.
Schools in and near Rayleigh
Rayleigh has seven primary schools within about 1.6 miles of the centre. The nearest is Glebe Primary School, an academy about 0.2 miles away, while Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School, Rayleigh Primary School, Down Hall Primary School and St Nicholas Church of England Primary School all sit about 0.6 miles out. For secondary education, The Sweyne Park School, an academy with a sixth form, is about 0.2 miles away and The FitzWimarc School, also an academy with a sixth form, is about 0.7 miles away. Independent options include St. Michael's School, about 3.7 miles away and Saint Pierre School, about 4.7 miles away. Special schools include Omnia Foundation, about 0.5 miles away and Cedar Hall School, about 1.7 miles away. USP College is about 2.2 miles away and Anglia Ruskin University is about 11.5 miles away.
Living in Rayleigh
Rayleigh is an urban town in the Rochford district, with around 32,000 residents in a medium-sized built-up area. Homes are mostly semi-detached and detached houses and about 82% are owner occupied. Within about 1.5 miles of the centre there are more than 100 shops, including three supermarkets (Asda and Marks & Spencer at about 0.7 miles and Sainsbury's at about 1.2 miles), a market at Rayleigh Lanes about 0.6 miles away and at least 10 convenience stores. Food and drink includes around 9 pubs, with Travellers Joy about 0.3 miles away, at least 10 cafés and at least 10 restaurants. William Harvey Surgery is about 0.1 miles from the centre, with a second surgery, three pharmacies and a dentist nearby. The nearest hospital with an emergency department is Southend University Hospital, about 4.8 miles away. Rayleigh Library is about 0.6 miles away and Grange Stores post office is about 0.1 miles away. There are several named parks, with Sweyne Park about 0.4 miles from the centre and Rayleigh Mount about 0.5 miles.
A short history of Rayleigh
The name Rayleigh is Old English, formed from words for a female roe deer or goat and for a clearing. Roman tiles in the church fabric suggest a habitation site in the area. An early Saxon cemetery holding 144 cremation burials was found in the early 2000s on the western edge of the town. The Domesday Book of 1086 records a village held by Swein of Essex, son of Robert FitzWimarc. Henry III hunted in the royal forests around the town in 1222. Townspeople destroyed a courthouse erected in 1338 and 20 ringleaders were later arrested. In 1394 Richard II allowed the townspeople to take stone from the castle foundations. Rayleigh Mount passed to the National Trust in 1923. Of 35 listed buildings near the centre one is Grade II*, the Church of Holy Trinity.
Sport and leisure
Swimming Tales is a sports centre for swimming in Rayleigh and Rayleigh Leisure Center is a multi-sport centre. For racket sports, Rayleigh Lawn Tennis Club offers tennis and the mapped courts and pitches also include basketball, skateboarding, soccer and bowls. The Rayleigh Club is a golf course and PureGym is a fitness centre. Open space includes Sweyne Park, Brooklands, Fairview Playing Field, Ferndale Open Space, King George V Playing Field, Kingley Woods Playing Fields, Rayleigh Mount and Woodlands Avenue Open Space. A number of children's playgrounds are also mapped across the area.
Common questions
- What is the median price paid for a home in Rayleigh?
- The median price paid over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 was £425,000. By property type, the median price paid over the same period was £525,000 for detached houses, £415,000 for semi-detached houses, £340,000 for terraced houses and £222,500 for flats.
- How many homes were sold in Rayleigh over the last year?
- There were 448 standard sales in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026, according to HM Land Registry. Of these, 204 were semi-detached houses, 146 were detached houses, 49 were terraced houses and 49 were flats.
- How far is Rayleigh from the nearest railway station and from London?
- Rayleigh station is about 0.3 miles from the centre. Central London is about 32 miles away in a straight line and London Southend Airport is about 4 miles away.
- What schools are there near the centre of Rayleigh?
- There are 7 primary schools within about 1.6 miles of the centre, the nearest being Glebe Primary School at about 0.2 miles. The nearest secondary schools are The Sweyne Park School at about 0.2 miles and The FitzWimarc School at about 0.7 miles.
- How many estate agent branches are there in Rayleigh?
- There are 16 estate agent sales branches with an office in Rayleigh.
Areas near Rayleigh
- Rawreth
- Hullbridge
- Thundersley and South Benfleet
- Battlesbridge
- Hockley and Hawkwell
- North Benfleet
- Nevendon
- South Woodham Ferrers
Rayleigh is in Rochford.
Estate agents near Rayleigh
- Essex CountrysideRayleigh SS6 7EE0.6 miles
- St George HomesRayleigh SS6 7EQ0.6 miles
- Hair & SonRayleigh SS6 7EF0.6 miles
- Elliott and SmithRayleigh SS6 7EW0.6 miles
- R J Young & CoRayleigh SS6 7EW0.6 miles
- Lawrence Antony HomesRayleigh SS6 7EJ0.6 miles
- Bairstow EvesRayleigh SS6 7BY0.6 miles
- Vesta Sales & Lettings - Estate & Letting AgentsThundersley and South Benfleet SS7 1PA0.6 miles
- Abbotts Sales and Letting AgentsRayleigh SS6 7BU0.6 miles
- Barrett Estate and Letting AgentsRayleigh SS6 7QA0.6 miles
Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of Rayleigh.