Buying a home in CM4, Ingatestone. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£642kmost £532k–£779k

Houses per m²£6,170flats £4,860

Sold last year84610 in five years

Prices in Brentwood-2.4%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in CM4 sold for £641,810 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £531,536 and £779,491, for about 100 m² of space.

84 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £240k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in CM4 0 (£6,176) and the most in CM4 9 (£6,196).

Across Brentwood, prices are down 2.4% on a year ago and up 10.3% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,716 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £2,927 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £128,000 for that mortgage: what £130,000 buys.

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House prices in CM4 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£418,986	£362k–£643k	48 m²	5
2	£472,608	£414k–£583k	73 m²	78
3	£641,810	£532k–£779k	100 m²	191
4	£760,876	£623k–£879k	128 m²	123
5+	£1,103,454	£845k–£1.4m	191 m²	156

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£419k	£473k	£642k	£761k	£1.1m
Detached	—	£637k	£760k	£846k	£1.16m
Semi-detached	—	£453k	£596k	£614k	£786k
Terraced	—	£469k	£570k	£583k	—
Flats	£240k	£283k	—	—	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across CM4

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
CM4 0	£6,176	£5,042
CM4 9	£6,196	£4,689

Schools near CM4

Best state primary within 2 kmIngatestone and Fryerning Church of England Junior School71% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%2 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmAnglo European School64.3% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%2 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

CM12 Billericay · 5 km3-bed house £534k CM15 Brentwood · 7 km3-bed house £561k CM11 Billericay · 7 km3-bed house £463k CM13 Brentwood · 8 km3-bed house £524k CM2 Chelmsford · 8 km3-bed house £431k CM14 Brentwood · 9 km3-bed house £562k CM1 Chelmsford · 9 km3-bed house £431k CM5 Ongar · 11 km3-bed house £503k

Questions about CM4

Is CM4 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Brentwood are down 2.4% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (71% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (64.3% against 43.8%); 84 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in CM4?

A typical 3-bedroom house in CM4 sold for £641,810 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £531,536 and £779,491.

How many homes sell in CM4 each year?

84 homes sold in the last year and 610 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

What are the schools like near CM4?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Ingatestone and Fryerning Church of England Junior School, where 71% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near CM4?

For a 3-bedroom house, CM12 (£534k, 5 km), CM15 (£561k, 7 km), CM11 (£463k, 7 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.