Chalkwell
A ward in Southend-on-Sea. Rent, council tax, energy and water are set across Southend-on-Sea, so they're the same here as anywhere in the borough; what's specific to Chalkwell is its broadband and house prices.
Broadband in Chalkwell
95% gigabit· 100% superfast
Ofcom Connected Nations 2024
Typical home in Chalkwell
£320,000
Median price paid, feeds the buyer estimate below.
ONS HPSSA, year ending Mar 2023
House prices in Chalkwell over time
Median house price: +94% over Dec 2013–Mar 2023
Dec 2013: £165,248; Dec 2014: £200,000; Dec 2015: £195,000; Dec 2016: £230,000; Dec 2017: £250,000; Dec 2018: £300,000; Dec 2019: £300,000; Dec 2020: £320,000; Dec 2021: £276,000; Dec 2022: £325,000; Mar 2023: £320,000
ONS HPSSA · median price paid by ward · year-ending, annual
The monthly cost across Southend-on-Sea
The breakdown is the same for every ward in Southend-on-Sea. The buyer view is seeded with Chalkwell's median house price, so the mortgage estimate is local to here.
£98/mo more than the sample average
What's in that number
The detail
Rent
ONS — Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statisticsas of 2026-04
Council tax
See all bands (A–H)Hide bands
| Band A | £119.70/mo |
| Band B | £139.65/mo |
| Band C | £159.60/mo |
| Band D (headline) | £179.55/mo |
| Band E | £219.46/mo |
| Band F | £259.36/mo |
| Band G | £299.26/mo |
| Band H | £359.11/mo |
MHCLG — Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England (Table 10)as of 2025-26
Energy
Octopus Energy 'Flexible' tariff (tracks the Ofgem price cap) + Ofgem TDCV (medium)as of 2026-06
Water
Water UK / CCW: average household billas of 2025-26
Broadband
Ofcom Connected Nations 2024 (ward-level coverage) + UK typical priceas of 2024-07
Insurance
IndicativeConfused.com/WTW (car) & ABI (home): regional averagesas of 2026-Q1
No surprises, promise.
These are estimates, not quotes. Real figures vary by property and provider. We show our sources so you can check our working.