AL5 vs CM1: house prices per square metre compared
AL5 (Bower Heath) is the more expensive of the two: a median of £7,103 per m² against £4,625 in CM1 (Springfield) — CM1 is 35% cheaper per m². The figures come from 308 and 606 sales with an EPC-matched floor area in the last 12 months of HM Land Registry data.
AL5
Bower Heath, Harpenden
£7,103median per m²
- Median sale price
- £800,000
- Middle 60% of sales (p20–p80)
- £5,959 – £8,431
- Sales (last 12 months)
- 325
- With a matched floor area
- 308
- Mean floor area (matched sales)
- 134 m²
- Change over 10 years
- +22.0%
CM1
Springfield, Chelmsford
£4,625median per m²
- Median sale price
- £403,750
- Middle 60% of sales (p20–p80)
- £3,966 – £5,373
- Sales (last 12 months)
- 674
- With a matched floor area
- 606
- Mean floor area (matched sales)
- 94 m²
- Change over 10 years
- +23.8%
- New-build premium
- +3%
Side by side
Every figure covers sales in the last 12 months, on the same dataset and the same method for both areas.
| Measure | AL5 | CM1 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median price per m² | £7,103 | £4,625 | −35% |
| Median sale price | £800,000 | £403,750 | −50% |
| Sales (last 12 months) | 325 | 674 | +349 |
| Change over 10 years | +22.0% | +23.8% | +1.8 pts |
By property type
Median price per m² for each property type sold in the last 12 months. Only types with matched sales are listed, and a dash means too few sales to publish.
| Property type | AL5 | CM1 |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £7,778n = 109 | £4,783n = 137 |
| Semi-detached | £7,238n = 96 | £4,823n = 196 |
| Terraced | £7,057n = 50 | £4,611n = 155 |
| Flat | £5,513n = 53 | £4,126n = 118 |
Compare other areas
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