Buying a home in CM9, Maldon. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£386kmost £344k–£448k

Houses per m²£4,532flats £3,763

Sold last year2671,891 in five years

Prices in Maldon+0.3%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in CM9 sold for £385,698 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £343,602 and £447,589, for about 90 m² of space.

267 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £156k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in CM9 8 (£4,086) and the most in CM9 5 (£4,760).

Across Maldon, prices are up 0.3% on a year ago and up 12.5% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,245 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,759 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £77,000 for that mortgage: what £80,000 buys.

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House prices in CM9 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£218,757	£207k–£244k	43 m²	41
2	£313,293	£285k–£351k	65 m²	537
3	£385,698	£344k–£448k	90 m²	661
4	£499,349	£419k–£564k	119 m²	231
5+	£610,010	£539k–£719k	150 m²	236

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£219k	£313k	£386k	£499k	£610k
Detached	—	£368k	£456k	£530k	£620k
Semi-detached	£218k	£331k	£376k	£407k	£455k
Terraced	£217k	£296k	£338k	£385k	£356k
Flats	£156k	£196k	£243k	—	—

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

Price per m² across CM9

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
CM9 4	£4,540	£3,895
CM9 5	£4,760	£3,581
CM9 6	£4,710	£3,971
CM9 8	£4,086	£3,414

Schools near CM9

Best state primary within 2 kmSt Francis Catholic Primary School, Maldon67% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%4 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmPlume School37.7% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%2 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

CM3 Chelmsford · 8 km3-bed house £423k CM8 Witham · 8 km3-bed house £347k CO5 Colchester · 12 km3-bed house £384k CM0 Burnham-On-Crouch · 13 km3-bed house £357k CM2 Chelmsford · 15 km3-bed house £431k SS5 Hockley · 15 km3-bed house £428k SS4 Rochford · 16 km3-bed house £386k CM1 Chelmsford · 17 km3-bed house £431k

Questions about CM9

Is CM9 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Maldon are up 0.3% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (67% against 64%); the best secondary is below it (37.7% against 43.8%); 267 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 CM9?

A typical 3-bedroom house in CM9 sold for £385,698 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £343,602 and £447,589.

How many homes sell in CM9 each year?

267 homes sold in the last year and 1,891 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.

What are the schools like near CM9?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St Francis Catholic Primary School, Maldon, where 67% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

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.