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Ongar

Essex · 5,524 properties sold since 1995

Postcodes: CM4CM5
Average Property Value
£593,339
↓ 16.5% YoY

Market analysis

Homes in Ongar, Essex sell for an average of £593,339 — 119% above the UK average of £271,295. The median sold price is £495,000. In 2025, the most recent complete year, prices fell 16.5% year on year, from £669,849 to £559,283. Since 2015, average values in Ongar have grown by 32%.

Semi-detached houses are the most commonly sold property type in Ongar, making up 35% of transactions. Ongar spans 2 postcode areas, with 5,524 sales registered since 1995.

£593,339
Average
£495,000
Median
£1k
Lowest
£3.1M
Highest

Liveability Score

Aggregated from 2 postcode areas

Good
71 / 100
Education 69
Connectivity 75
Market Stability 62
Family-Friendly 76

Price Trend

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
£504k £559k

Property Types

Semi-Detached 35%
Detached 32%
Terraced 17%
Flat 13%
Other 3%
5,524 total sales across 5 property types

Market Summary

£370k
Lower Quartile
£495k
Median
£670k
Upper Quartile
Price Distribution £1k – £3.1M

Yearly Price History

Year Average Median Sales Change
2026 (YTD) £573,346 £505,000 39 ↑ 2.5%
2025 £559,283 £486,000 169 ↓ 16.5%
2024 £669,849 £530,000 152 ↑ 22.0%
2023 £549,277 £470,000 159 ↓ 9.1%
2022 £604,590 £510,000 183 ↑ 4.4%
2021 £578,850 £482,875 224 ↓ 4.9%
2020 £608,753 £500,000 201 ↑ 10.5%
2019 £551,108 £478,550 186 ↑ 1.9%
2018 £540,684 £450,000 193 ↑ 6.6%
2017 £507,114 £425,000 191 ↑ 0.6%
2016 £504,101 £370,000 173 ↑ 18.8%
2015 £424,277 £365,000 205

Postcode Areas in Ongar

Ongar covers 2 postcode areas. Click any one for detailed property data, schools, crime stats, and demographics.

CM4CM5

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Streets in Ongar

The 60 busiest streets in Ongar by number of recorded sales. Each page lists every property on the street and what it last sold for.

High Street 444 Longfields 157 Fyfield Road 155 Great Stony Park 147 The Gables 122 Cripsey Avenue 113 Moreton Road 113 Walter Mead Close 112 Mayflower Way 105 Mayflower Court 104 Abigail Court 88 Queensway 88 Coopers Hill 85 London Road 77 Fairbank Close 70 Bowes Drive 69 Onslow Gardens 69 Woodland Way 68 Turners Close 68 Kettlebury Way 68 Cloverly Road 67 Victoria Road 66 The Street 65 Mill Lane 63 Ongar Road 61 Rodney Road 58 Castle Street 55 Acres Avenue 53 Forest Drive 53 Epping Road 52 King Street 51 Elmbridge Hall 50 Kilnfield 49 Dunmow Road 48 Elstar Road 47 Springfield Close 44 Green Walk 44 Chelmsford Road 44 Stanley Place 41 Aukingford Gardens 41 Great Lawn 39 Walker Avenue 39 Fairfield Road 38 Landview Gardens 37 Stondon Road 37 Cloverley Road 37 Cannons Lane 37 Betjeman Way 36 St James Avenue 36 Millfield 35 Harlow Road 35 School Road 34 Mill Grove 34 School Lane 33 Marks Avenue 33 Dacres Gate 32 High Ongar Road 31 Churchill Close 30 Milton Crescent 29 Pippin Road 29

Frequently asked questions about Ongar

What is the average house price in Ongar?
The average sold price in Ongar, Essex is £593,339, across 1,127 sales since 2020. The median is £495,000 — the middle price, which a few very expensive sales cannot pull upward.
Are house prices in Ongar rising or falling?
In 2025, the last complete year, the average sold price in Ongar was £559,283, down 16.5% on 2024's £669,849.
How many properties have sold in Ongar?
HM Land Registry has recorded 5,524 sales in Ongar since 1995, across 2 postcode areas (CM4, CM5). The most common property type is semi-detached.

About this data

Averages and medians for Ongar cover the 1,127 sales registered since 2020, so they describe the current market rather than three decades of it. The 5,524 figure is every sale since records begin in 1995, and the yearly chart uses each year's own sales. Prices are what buyers actually paid, as registered with HM Land Registry — not asking prices or estimates. Scotland and Northern Ireland are not in this dataset; see Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · Crown copyright 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0