Tendring: the market in figures
Tendring is one of the areas where the latest figure sits below a peak. The average is £260,636, down 1.2% over twelve months, whereas the East of England recorded a rise of 0.2%. The area costs 22.9% less than the East of England (£337,848) and 4.5% less than the UK (£273,037), ranking 64th of 135 and 10th of 12 in its region. The area therefore sits below both comparison points in the latest figures.
The highest year was 2022, at £277,166, reached after rises of 9.1% (2021) and 13.1% (2022). Weaker years followed: down 2.3%, down 2.5%, flat at 0%, and down 1.2% now. The decade also began with a jump of 12.2% in 2017, which took the price from £198,250 to £222,475. Over the full span the gain is 31.5%, or £62,386. The readings for 2024, 2025 and 2026 are £263,807, £263,743 and £260,636, a flat stretch after the fall from the 2022 high.
Looking at types, flats come in at £132,634 and terraced homes at £203,459. Semi-detached homes average £255,436 and detached houses £367,926. The gap between detached houses and flats is £235,292, or 177.4%. First-timers averaged £222,460, 14.6% below the all-buyer figure.
The tax on a standard house move is £3,032 of Stamp Duty Land Tax, which is 1.2% of the price. A first-time buyer owes £0. An additional property would cost £16,064, and HM Land Registry charges £150.
One neighbour costs less. Ipswich averages £226,175, 13.2% below Tendring, and it rose 2.4% over the year. All the others cost more: East Suffolk at £277,949 (6.6% higher, with a fall of 2.3%), Mid Suffolk at £317,979 (22% higher, with a rise of 5.3%), Babergh at £331,207 (27.1% higher) and East Hertfordshire at £455,973 (74.9% higher). Recorded sales totalled 2,575 for the year to May 2026. Both Ipswich and East Suffolk are closer in price than the Hertfordshire neighbour. East Suffolk is the nearest neighbour in price, at 6.6% above Tendring, and East Hertfordshire the furthest, at 74.9% above.
Payotte, from the UK HPI and the calculator.
Property professionals in Tendring
One firm per trade, selected by Payotte on public data (1 of 5 trades filled in Tendring). Companies, never individuals, with a regulator or register you can check with the official body.
| Trade | Firm | Google rating | Reviews | Score /100 | Status | Listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estate agent | Vacant | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mortgage adviser | Vacant | — | — | — | — | — |
| Conveyancer | Hanslip Ward & Co. Ltd | 5 | 23 | 76 | Selected | View |
| Surveyor | Vacant | — | — | — | — | — |
| Valuer | Vacant | — | — | — | — | — |
One firm per trade and per area, chosen on public data and scored out of 100 points — Google reviews (35), age of the company (30), checkable regulator or register (15), local anchoring (15), bonus (5). The ranking is never paid for. No firm can buy its place or its recommendation. How Payotte ranks firms
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Frequently asked questions
What is the average house price in Tendring?
The average price of a home in Tendring was £260,636 in August 2026, -1.2% over twelve months (UK House Price Index).
Have house prices gone up in Tendring?
The average price in Tendring went from £198,250 in August 2016 to £260,636 in August 2026, a change of +31.5%; -1.2% over the last twelve months (UK House Price Index).
How much Stamp Duty Land Tax on an average-priced home in Tendring?
On £260,636, Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) comes to £3,032 for a home mover, £0 for a first-time buyer and £16,064 for an additional property, at the rates in force in England.
How much tax when you sell a home in Tendring?
None on your main home if it was your only home, lived in for all the time you owned it, not let out and not used exclusively for business (Private Residence Relief). A second home or a buy-to-let pays Capital Gains Tax above the £3,000 allowance (2026 to 2027; rates in the calculator above). Bought at the average price in Tendring in August 2016 (£198,250) and sold at the August 2026 average (£260,636), the gain of £62,386 costs a higher rate taxpayer £14,253, before deducting the costs of buying, selling and improving. The tax is reported and paid within 60 days of completion (HMRC).
Is Tendring expensive?
Tendring ranks 64th of the 135 areas Payotte covers for the average price in August 2026, from £1,204,072 in Kensington and Chelsea to £133,782 in City of Aberdeen.
Prices by property type, August 2026
| Type | Average price | East of England |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £367,926 | £521,437 |
| Semi-detached | £255,436 | £352,638 |
| Terraced | £203,459 | £289,236 |
| Flat or maisonette | £132,634 | £192,035 |
| All types | £260,636 | £337,848 |
| First-time buyers | £222,460 | £278,459 |
The UK HPI is a mix-adjusted average (a hedonic model), not the price of the homes sold in the month. Northern Ireland figures are quarterly.
The trend, August of each year
| Year | Average price | Change on the year before |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £198,250 | — |
| 2017 | £222,475 | +12.2% |
| 2018 | £223,265 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | £222,005 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | £224,688 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | £245,138 | +9.1% |
| 2022 | £277,166 | +13.1% |
| 2023 | £270,686 | -2.3% |
| 2024 | £263,807 | -2.5% |
| 2025 | £263,743 | -0% |
| 2026 | £260,636 | -1.2% |
Sources
- Prices and sales: UK House Price Index, file UK-HPI-full-file-2026-08.csv. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2020. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Purchase tax: rates and sources of the calculator (HMRC).
- Tax when you sell: Capital Gains Tax rates, Tax when you sell your home and Report and pay your Capital Gains Tax (GOV.UK, HMRC).