Essex residential pipeline

5 tracked towns in Essex. 2,129 residential units in the pipeline representing £876m of estimated GDV. 83% of decided applications have been approved.

Pipeline units
2,129
234 approved · 1,895 pending
Pipeline GDV
£876m
Estimated; unit × median price
Approval rate
83%
73 approved · 15 refused
Towns tracked
5
All data refreshed April 2026

Towns in Essex, by pipeline GDV

Town Units GDV Approved Pending Refused
Brentwood — Brentwood Borough Council 800 £400m 16 48 1
Grays — Thurrock Council 659 £222m 4 46 2
Chelmsford — Chelmsford City Council 490 £194m 53 137 12
Basildon — Basildon Borough Council 143 £50m 0 20 0
Southend ON Sea — Southend-on-Sea City Council 37 £10m 0 85 0