Best places to live in Essex

Ranked on what matters to you. Open a place for its full report, or pick a few to compare.

Where

In Essex

What matters most

Tap up to 3, most important first. Places are ranked against the others in Essex, and your first pick counts most.

Typical sold price

The median of recent sales — not an asking price, and not what any one home will cost.

Type of place

All types

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Check Local Scores run 0–100 against the area’s own country average. 60 is typical. Places without a population figure are left out, so a score is never shown for somewhere too thinly measured to earn one.