CM1 vs CM3: house prices per square metre compared

CM1 (Springfield) is the more expensive of the two: a median of £4,625 per against £4,610 in CM3 (South Woodham Ferrers)CM3 is 0% cheaper per . The figures come from 606 and 240 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

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

CM3

South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford

Medium confidence

£4,610median per

Median sale price
£435,000
Middle 60% of sales (p20–p80)
£3,792 – £5,330
Sales (last 12 months)
639
With a matched floor area
240
Mean floor area (matched sales)
125 m²
Change over 10 years
+28.3%
All CM3 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 CM3
MeasureCM1CM3Difference
Median price per m²£4,625£4,610−0%
Median sale price£403,750£435,000+8%
Sales (last 12 months)674639−35
Change over 10 years+23.8%+28.3%+4.5 pts

By property type

Median price per 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 typeCM1CM3
Detached£4,783n = 137£4,644n = 150
Semi-detached£4,823n = 196£4,227n = 53
Terraced£4,611n = 155£4,867n = 22
Flat£4,126n = 118£4,222n = 15

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