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UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/cm

House prices in the CM postcode area, Chelmsford

Homes in the CM postcode area sold for a median of £410,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 19,860 standard sales.

That is 17% above the £349,000 median for the East of England, where most of the area lies.

Median sale price£410,00019,860 standard sales
Middle half of prices£316,000 to £555,000
Change since 2016+32%Median, 2016 to 2025, before inflation

Districts ranked by median price

The dearest district was CM4 (Ingatestone), at £707,500, and the cheapest was CM20 (Harlow), at £317,500. The dearest median is 2.2 times the cheapest.

The next dearest were CM16 (Epping) and CM15 (Brentwood), and the next cheapest CM7 (Braintree) and CM18 (Harlow).

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Each dot is a postcode district in the CM area, placed at the centre of its postcodes and shaded by the median price of its standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026. The ranked list below gives the same figures.

Post towns in the CM area, by number of sales: Chelmsford (CM1, CM2, CM3), Brentwood (CM13, CM14, CM15), Harlow (CM17, CM18, CM19, CM20), Bishop'S Stortford (CM22, CM23), Braintree (CM7, CM77), Billericay (CM11, CM12), Maldon (CM9), Witham (CM8), Dunmow (CM6), Epping (CM16), Burnham-on-Crouch (CM0), Ingatestone (CM4), and 3 more.

Districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026
  1. CM4Ingatestone, 370 sales£707,500Too few−5%
  2. CM16Epping, 662 sales£575,000£5,594−3%
  3. CM15Brentwood, 683 sales£537,500£5,568−1%
  4. CM5Ongar, 255 sales£500,000Too few−10%
  5. CM13Brentwood, 716 sales£499,000£5,452−5%
  6. CM22Bishop'S Stortford, 517 sales£495,000£4,495−2%
  7. CM12Billericay, 658 sales£489,000£5,822+5%
  8. CM11Billericay, 507 sales£485,000Too few+5%
  9. CM21Sawbridgeworth, 347 sales£458,500Too few−5%
  10. CM6Dunmow, 1,048 sales£454,000£4,526+5%
  11. CM3Chelmsford, 1,543 sales£450,000£4,373+3%
  12. CM23Bishop'S Stortford, 1,376 sales£440,000£4,695−3%
  13. CM14Brentwood, 738 sales£425,000£5,856+13%
  14. CM24Stansted, 245 sales£425,000Too few+14%
  15. CM1Chelmsford, 1,828 sales£400,000£4,700+4%
  16. CM17Harlow, 781 sales£395,000£4,648+4%
  17. CM77Braintree, 448 sales£384,000Too few−2%
  18. CM2Chelmsford, 1,614 sales£380,000£4,734+1%
  19. CM9Maldon, 1,105 sales£380,000£4,540+1%
  20. CM0Burnham-on-Crouch, 559 sales£360,000£3,796+3%
  21. CM19Harlow, 361 sales£346,000Too few+6%
  22. CM8Witham, 1,081 sales£330,000£3,936+1%
  23. CM18Harlow, 520 sales£323,000£4,083+8%
  24. CM7Braintree, 1,444 sales£320,000£4,0790%
  25. CM20Harlow, 454 sales£317,500Too few+3%

1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.

From 2024 to 2025, the median rose most in CM24 (Stansted), up 14%, and fell most in CM5 (Ongar), down 10%.

Streets with the most standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026:

Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Park Lane, Ramsden Heath (CM11, detached houses, £1,074,500), Norsey Road, Billericay (CM11, £980,000) and Western Road, Billericay (CM12, £933,500).

The cheapest were Tylers Ride, South Woodham Ferrers (CM3, flats, £96,500), Railway Street, Braintree (CM7, flats, £96,500) and Park Lodge, Billericay (CM12, flats, £125,000).

Neighbouring postcode areas include SS (Southend-on-Sea), RM (Romford), SG (Stevenage), EN (Enfield) and CO (Colchester).

Council areas in the CM postcode area

Within CM, the median ran from £335,000 in Harlow to £540,000 in Epping Forest, counting council areas with at least 100 sales in the area (how postcode areas and council areas overlap).

Standard sales in the CM area by council area, placed by postcode, September 2024 to August 2026
Council areaSales in CMMedian in CMWhole council area
Chelmsford4,664£405,000£408,500
Braintree3,086£335,500£345,000
Brentwood2,379£500,000£500,000
Harlow2,003£335,000£335,000
Maldon1,994£390,000£390,000
Uttlesford1,881£460,000£465,000
East Hertfordshire1,619£445,000£450,000
Epping Forest1,116£540,000£515,000
Basildon1,114£482,500£363,500
1 other council area4Too fewNot shown

Prices by property type

Standard sales in the CM area, September 2024 to August 2026
TypeSalesMedian priceMiddle halfPer m²
Detached6,430£600,000£480,000 to £785,000£4,669/m²from 287 sales
Semi-detached5,484£422,000£355,000 to £505,000£4,798/m²from 243 sales
Terraced4,712£350,000£303,000 to £405,000£4,410/m²from 160 sales
Flats and maisonettes3,234£225,000£180,000 to £280,000£4,079/m²from 114 sales

Detached houses and semi-detached houses sold in similar numbers in the CM area, at 32% and 28% of sales.

Measured by floor area, homes in the CM area sold for a median of £4,589 per m², 18% above the £3,900 across the East of England as a whole.

Prices over time

  1. 2016
  2. 2017
  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
Yearly median of standard sales, not adjusted for inflation. 2026 covers January to August only, and the ringed bar, 2025, is the latest full year.

The median rose 32%, from £315,500 in 2016 to £415,000 in 2025, less than the 35% rise across England and Wales.

About these figures

The CM figures come from 19,860 standard sales in 25 postcode districts across 10 council areas (how sales are placed). The busiest district was CM1 (Chelmsford), with 1,828 sales.

Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.

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