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CM16 vs CM2: house prices compared

A side-by-side look at sold prices in CM16 and CM2, from official Land Registry records — overall and by property type, with the more affordable area highlighted.

On median sold price, CM2 is the more affordable of the two, at £375,000 versus £575,000.

CM16
Epping Forest, Epping
CM2
Chelmsford
Median sold price£575,000£375,000
Average sold price£662,087£402,549
Year-on-year-3.2%+2.4%
Sales (3 yrs)8542,288
Semi-detached (median)£630,000£425,000
Terraced (median)£515,000£352,000
Detached (median)£880,000£575,000
Flat / maisonette (median)£340,000£220,000

Green marks the more affordable (lower-priced) area for each measure. Figures cover the whole district over the last three years and are a market guide, not a valuation of any home.

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Sources

Sold-price figures derived from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (© Crown copyright), under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full reports also draw on HM Land Registry, Ordnance Survey, Environment Agency, VOA, Ofsted, Police.uk, DEFRA, ONS and more.