UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/cm5
CM5Ongar, Epping Forest, England
House prices in CM5, Ongar
Homes in CM5 sold for a median of £500,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 255 standard sales.
That makes it the fourth most expensive of the 25 CM postcode districts with at least 100 sales.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 76 | £750,000 | £548,000 to £1,110,000 |
| Semi-detached | 101 | £500,000 | £420,000 to £600,000 |
| Terraced | 42 | £437,500 | £377,000 to £504,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 36 | £256,000 | £229,000 to £268,000 |
CM5 has too few sales linked to an energy certificate for its own price per m². Nearby districts priced within 20% of it have their own: CM16 at £5,594 per m² from 26 sales, CM15 at £5,568 per m² from 32 sales, and CM14 at £5,856 per m² from 33 sales.
Semi-detached houses were the most common type sold here, at 40% of sales, ahead of detached houses at 30%.
26 sales in CM5, or 10%, were for £1 million or more, against 3% across England and Wales.
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Where prices are higher in CM5
Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in CM5 0, around Ongar, with a median of £515,000, and lowest in CM5 9, around Ongar, at £495,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.
Each dot is a postcode in CM5 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.
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List the 25 postcodes on the map, dearest first
| Postcode | Median price | Standard sales |
|---|---|---|
| CM5 0NW | £750,000 | 3 |
| CM5 0FY | £725,000 | 3 |
| CM5 0JY | £725,000 | 3 |
| CM5 0TH | £702,500 | 5 |
| CM5 0PR | £600,000 | 3 |
| CM5 9EP | £570,000 | 5 |
| CM5 0GA | £558,500 | 4 |
| CM5 9BZ | £552,500 | 6 |
| CM5 9EF | £525,000 | 5 |
| CM5 9AY | £522,500 | 3 |
| CM5 0BG | £505,000 | 3 |
| CM5 9AU | £500,000 | 4 |
| CM5 9NS | £495,000 | 4 |
| CM5 0AT | £437,000 | 3 |
| CM5 9BY | £430,000 | 5 |
| CM5 0AP | £425,000 | 4 |
| CM5 0BJ | £420,000 | 3 |
| CM5 0AU | £417,500 | 4 |
| CM5 0FF | £415,000 | 3 |
| CM5 9HN | £415,000 | 7 |
| CM5 0BW | £315,000 | 7 |
| CM5 0BS | £300,000 | 3 |
| CM5 0BN | £285,000 | 3 |
| CM5 9BW | £265,000 | 4 |
| CM5 9FD | £255,000 | 15 |
Prices over time
The median rose 27%, from £380,000 in 2016 to £483,000 in 2025, less than the 33% rise for a typical district in the East of England.
Postcode districts in the Epping Forest council area
Median sale price of the 7 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. CM5 is the third cheapest.
- RM4 Romford£640,000
- IG9 Buckhurst Hill£622,500
- CM16 Epping£575,000
- IG10 Loughton£509,000
- CM5 Ongar, this district£500,000
- IG7 Chigwell£490,000
- EN9 Waltham Abbey£401,000
Energy ratings of homes for sale
| Rating | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| B | 17 | |
| C | 115 | |
| D | 120 | |
| E | 51 | |
| F | 12 | |
| G | 3 |
Only 42% of homes put up for sale were rated C or better, against 52% across England and Wales. D was the most common rating: see what a D rating means.
Prices by council ward
Median price in the council wards that cover most of CM5, from the sales in CM5, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:
- Rural East 57 sales£724,000
- Ongar 198 sales£450,000
Fewer than 30 sales, so no median: Theydon Bois with Passingford.
Recent sales
The 10 latest sales ran from £245,000 for a flat on Fyfield Road to £915,000 for a terraced house on Garden Fields.
The latest standard sales recorded in CM5. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.
- Pemberton House Dunmow RoadSold for £700,000
- Swinburnes High StreetSold for £647,500
- 6 Mill GroveSold for £607,000
- 28 QueenswaySold for £285,000
- 115 Cripsey AvenueSold for £450,000
- 15A Rodney RoadSold for £515,000
- 11 Garden FieldsSold for £915,000
- 18 Marks AvenueSold for £605,000
- Flat 7, Heron Court Fyfield RoadSold for £245,000
- Sunray High Ongar RoadSold for £525,000
Living in CM5
Crime
48 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Lower than 73 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
Across its postcodes, an average of 90% of homes can get it
Near the middle of all postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.
Radon
No postcode is in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Lower than 73 in 100 postcode districts.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,277 a year in Epping Forest for 2026 to 2027
Lower than 83 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
When the homes were built
| Built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 36 | ||
| 30 | ||
| 32 | ||
| 79 | ||
| 38 | ||
| 22 | ||
| 63 | ||
| 18 |
About these figures
The figures come from 255 standard sales in CM5, the latest on 28 August 2026 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, 14% were flats.
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.