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CM1 vs CM4: house prices per square metre compared

CM4 (Stock) is the more expensive of the two: a median of £6,043 per against £4,625 in CM1 (Springfield)CM1 is 23% cheaper per . The figures come from 123 and 606 sales with an EPC-matched floor area in the last 12 months of HM Land Registry data.

CM1

Springfield, Chelmsford

High confidence

£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%
All CM1 sold prices

CM4

Stock, Ingatestone

High confidence

£6,043median per m²

Median sale price
£700,000
Middle 60% of sales (p20–p80)
£5,115 – £6,941
Sales (last 12 months)
139
With a matched floor area
123
Mean floor area (matched sales)
135 m²
Change over 10 years
+27.1%
All CM4 sold prices

Side by side

Every figure covers sales in the last 12 months, on the same dataset and the same method for both areas.

CM1 compared with CM4
MeasureCM1CM4Difference
Median price per m²£4,625£6,043+31%
Median sale price£403,750£700,000+73%
Sales (last 12 months)674139−535
Change over 10 years+23.8%+27.1%+3.3 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.

Median price per m² by property type
Property typeCM1CM4
Detached£4,783n = 137£6,190n = 63
Semi-detached£4,823n = 196£5,970n = 35
Terraced£4,611n = 155£5,946n = 15
Flat£4,126n = 118£5,667n = 10

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