What can you afford in Castle Point?
988 homes changed hands in Castle Point over the last 12 months (Jul 2025 – Jun 2026). Half sold for £371,000 or less, a quarter for under £305,000, and three quarters for under £450,500. Buying the median home with a 10% deposit needs roughly a £74,200 salary at the typical 4.5× lending multiple , see what £74,000 takes home.
Affordability in one number: the median home here sold for 8.9× the local median full-time salary of £41,745 (ONS ASHE 2025). A typical lender stretches to about 4.5× one income plus your deposit, which is why the deposit and second incomes decide so much here.
Sold prices · Castle Point
£371,000
median sold price, Jul 2025 – Jun 2026
- A quarter under
- £305,000
- Three quarters under
- £450,500
- Sales
- 988
- HPI average
- £367,237
What each salary reaches here
Budget = 4.5× salary with a 10% deposit, against the 988 actual sales.
| Salary | Budget | Share of sales in reach |
|---|---|---|
| £25,000 | £125,000 | under 1% |
| £35,000 | £175,000 | 2.8% |
| £50,000 | £250,000 | 10.8% |
| £75,000 | £375,000 | 52.2% |
| £100,000 | £500,000 | 82.4% |
By property type · median sold price
And the salary that price implies, at 4.5× with 10% down.
| Type | Median · sales | Salary needed |
|---|---|---|
| Flat | £220,000 · 93 | ≈£44,000 |
| Terraced house | £317,500 · 77 | ≈£63,500 |
| Semi-detached house | £365,000 · 413 | ≈£73,000 |
| Detached house | £450,000 · 405 | ≈£90,000 |
For context, the UK House Price Index puts Castle Point average prices up 2.2% over 12 months.
Nearby in the index
- Camden
- Cannock Chase
- Canterbury
- Cardiff
- Carmarthenshire
- Central Bedfordshire
- Ceredigion
- Charnwood
- Chelmsford
- Cheltenham
Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (standard residential sales), Jul 2025 – Jun 2026, standard residential sales, England & Wales. Averages: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry / ONS). Lending estimates use a typical 4.5× single-income multiple and are not a mortgage offer or financial advice.