Typical 3-bedroom house£503kmost £436k–£599k
Houses per m²£5,270flats £4,054
Sold last year81556 in five years
Prices in Epping Forest-1.6%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in CM5 sold for £502,655 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £435,523 and £598,875, for about 94 m² of space.
81 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £228k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in CM5 0 (£5,267) and the most in CM5 9 (£5,294).
Across Epping Forest, prices are down 1.6% on a year ago and up 7.6% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,941 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £2,292 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £101,000 for that mortgage: what £110,000 buys.
Questions about CM5
Is CM5 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: prices in Epping Forest are down 1.6% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (70% against 64%); the best secondary is below it (30.9% against 43.8%); 81 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 CM5?
A typical 3-bedroom house in CM5 sold for £502,655 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £435,523 and £598,875.
How many homes sell in CM5 each year?
81 homes sold in the last year and 556 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.
What are the schools like near CM5?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Ongar Primary School, where 70% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near CM5?
For a 3-bedroom house, CM17 (£445k, 9 km), CM18 (£351k, 10 km), CM20 (£363k, 12 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.