East Hertfordshire
CM20 house prices in East Hertfordshire
Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for East Hertfordshire, from official UK data in one place.
Typical sold price
£320,500
Range £183,450–£425,000 · 250 real sales
- Real sales
- 250
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 31 Jul 2025 and 25 Aug 2026.
Summary
House prices in CM20: the typical (median) sold price is £320,500, above the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). CM20 is an active market, with about 20 recorded sales a month. By property type, 51% were terraced homes (typically £330,000) and 35% were flats (typically £200,000).
Data from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, up to 28 August 2026.
Council tax on a Band D home there is £2,455 a year: East Hertfordshire's published charge for 2026-27.
Source: Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, East Hertfordshire, 2026-27.
Our take · opinion, not advice
Our take on CM20: a steady market, so let the sold prices lead
At around 20 sales a month, CM20 ticks along steadily, enough to learn from, though the year-on-year comparison is too thin to quote, so lean on the recent sold homes.
For sellers, £320,500 is the middle of a £183,450 to £425,000 range, so the real question is where in it your home sits; roughly 20 sales a month is enough for buyers to compare, so evidence beats optimism.
Sell houseWhen buying here, on price, CM20 is above the UK average, so compare any asking price with sold homes of the same type before you commit.
Do your own homework first: planning history nearby (491 applications on record within 500 m), whether it is freehold or leasehold and long-term flood risk, then hand the title to your conveyancer.
Next step: the free CM20 OfferCheck, which sets flood, crime, planning, council tax and schools next to these prices, with every source named.
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At a glance
CM20 in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£320,500
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
19.5
Across 250 sales
Council tax, Band D
£2,455
A year
On the map
Where CM20 sits in East Hertfordshire
The pins are the 5 most recent recorded sales: real prices on real streets, not a valuation.
Latest sales
The most recent sales in CM20
45, ARKWRIGHTS, HARLOW
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 25 Aug 2026
£170,000
283, FOLD CROFT, HARLOW
Terraced · Freehold · 17 Aug 2026
£340,000
264, THE DASHES, HARLOW
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 14 Aug 2026
£198,000
94, GLEBELANDS, HARLOW
Terraced · Freehold · 14 Aug 2026
£360,000
165, RAM GORSE, HARLOW
Terraced · Freehold · 10 Aug 2026
£330,000
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). CM20 includes the Bush Fair ward.
The data, honestly
House prices in CM20
These 250 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
By property type
Average house price in CM20 by property type
Detached homes have the highest typical price at £582,000, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £200,000.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 11 | £582,000 | £450,000–£945,000 |
| Semi-detached | 21 | £400,000 | £315,000–£525,000 |
| Terraced | 123 | £330,000 | £285,000–£385,000 |
| Flat / maisonette | 84 | £200,000 | £148,250–£325,000 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 31 Jul 2025 and 25 Aug 2026.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in CM20
The quarterly typical price rose 7.1%, from £315,000 in Q3 2025 (43 sales) to £337,500 in Q3 2026 (22 sales).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | £315,000 | 43 |
| Q4 2025 | £300,000 | 77 |
| Q1 2026 | £325,000 | 57 |
| Q2 2026 | £310,000 | 51 |
| Q3 2026 | £337,500 | 22 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 31 Jul 2025 and 25 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
Range and mix
The spread of CM20 prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most CM20 homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £183,450 and £425,000, around a typical £320,500.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 31 Jul 2025 and 25 Aug 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in CM20
Terraced homes were 51% of recorded sales (123 of 239). 65% of sales were freehold and 35% leasehold.
Property type
- Detached5%
- Semi-detached9%
- Terraced51%
- Flat / maisonette35%
Tenure
- Freehold65%
- Leasehold35%
See the figures
163 freehold (65%) and 87 leasehold (35%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in CM20. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 31 Jul 2025 and 25 Aug 2026.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
In plain English
What the East Hertfordshire (CM20) numbers mean
- The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £582,000 against £200,000 for flats: about 2.9 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
- 35% of these sales were leasehold: a genuine mix of houses and flats, so check the tenure of the home you are looking at.
- This is an active district: about 20 recorded sales a month.
Based on 250 recorded sales between 31 July 2025 and 25 August 2026. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, to 28 August 2026; page data refreshed 7 October 2026. Compared with the UK House Price Index. Written by Your Property Check (Check Labs Ltd, Birmingham) from this data. How we read the data · spotted a mistake? Tell us. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. UK House Price Index licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Area data
What else the records hold on CM20
Council tax and schools, each from the body that publishes it, with the sample it rests on stated beside it.
Council tax
What council tax costs in CM20
£2,455
Band D a year in East Hertfordshire, 2026-27: the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.
All bands
| Band | 1991 value | A year |
|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,637 |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,909 |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,182 |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,455 |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £3,000 |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,546 |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,091 |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,910 |
These are East Hertfordshire's charges for 2026-27, the authority CM20 falls in, not an estimate for any individual home. A property's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency and we never guess it; look up a band on GOV.UK and read your row. Bands reflect what a home was worth on 1 April 1991, not today.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · 8 of 8 bands published for East Hertfordshire · data to 2026-27 financial year
Schools
Schools near CM20
8
open schools within 3 km, nearest Burnt Mill Academy.
All schools
Burnt Mill Academy
Middle deemed secondary · Academies · CM20 2NR
348 m
Good · 2023
Freshwaters Primary Academy
Primary · Academies · CM20 3QA
399 m
Good · 2015
St Alban's Catholic Academy
Primary · Academies · CM20 2NP
467 m
Good · 2015
Harlow College
16 plus · Colleges · CM20 3LH
627 m
Not graded
The Downs Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Academies · CM20 3RB
690 m
Requires improvement · 2023
Bmat Stem Academy
Middle deemed secondary · Free Schools · CM20 3EZ
721 m
Good · 2023
Pemberley Academy
Primary · Academies · CM20 1NW
1.0 km
Good · 2018
Cooks Spinney Primary Academy and Nursery
Primary · Academies · CM20 3BW
1.1 km
Good · 2017
School data from the Department for Education “Get Information about Schools” (GIAS) and Ofsted inspection outcomes. Open Government Licence v3.0. The Ofsted grade shown is the last single overall grade on record (single grades were withdrawn in September 2024). Shows nearest schools by distance, not legal catchment areas. Distances are from the CM20 district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 8 open schools within 3 km, 7 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near CM20
What is being built nearby and how the area ranks, as context for the neighbourhood and never a judgement on a home.
Planning applications
Planning activity around CM20
491
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 23 July 2026.
Recent applications
T1 sycamore - To reduce tree in height by up to 4m. To reduce laturel branches by upto 1.5m into suitable growth points
Received 2026-07-20
Harlow/HW/HSE/26/00187Rejected
449 m
Construction of a two-storey rear & side extension (Including habitable rooms within the roof), single storey front extension (porch) and internal/external alterations
Received 2026-05-06 · decided 2026-06-23
Harlow/HW/REMVAR/26/00175Permitted
363 m
Application for variation to condition 20 (Landscaping Scheme) & condition 26 (Approved Plans Condition) of planning permission HW/REMVAR/25/00527 for demolition of the existing school buildings and sports facilities and erection of a replacement school and sports facilities with associated access, parking and landscaping
Received 2026-04-29 · decided 2026-06-25
Harlow/HW/LBC/26/00152Withdrawn
299 m
Replacement of rotten timbers to outbuilding
Received 2026-04-13 · decided 2026-06-05
Harlow/HW/FUL/26/00123Undecided
488 m
Erection of a single storey extension to the rear of the existing Place of Worship. Formation of hardstanding to front elevation to form off-street parking with associated landscaping and new dropped kerb. Provision of secure cycle store & new bin store enclosure.
Received 2026-03-27
Harlow/HW/TP/26/10012Permitted
450 m
(T1) Oak - Reduce lateral branches to east and west (over animal enclosures) by approximately 3 metres and reshape crown where necessary
Received 2026-03-09 · decided 2026-04-09
Applications are matched within 500 m of the CM20 district centroid, so this is activity in the area, not at any one address. Register wording and status are reproduced as the local planning authority published them. Showing 6 of 20 held; run a live planning search for CM20 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 491 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 23 July 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for CM20
Decile 4 of 10
Median across 12 sampled postcodes; 1 is the most deprived 10% of England, 10 the least.
Read the detail
Across the 12 sampled CM20 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 3 to decile 5, with a median of decile 4 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
CM20 3LT, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 4 of 10, where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived. It's area context for the wider neighbourhood, not a judgement on any individual home.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG). Deprivation is published for small areas (LSOAs), not for postcode districts, so CM20 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in CM20: the ones with the most recent recorded sales, up to a limit of 12. That is a convenience sample, not a random one, so it leans toward streets where homes are changing hands. 12 returned a row. It is context for the neighbourhood, never a judgement on any individual home. How we choose the sample.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · 12 postcodes sampled of 12 checked · data to 2025 indices
Cost to run
Two sources, one table
What it costs to run a home in CM20, band by band
East Hertfordshire's council tax for 2026-27 set against the CM20 median sold price of £320,500 across 250 recorded sales: the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.
| Band | 1991 valueVOA basis | A yearEast Hertfordshire | A month÷ 12 | Of the median÷ £320,500 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,637 | £136 | 0.51% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,909 | £159 | 0.60% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,182 | £182 | 0.68% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,455 | £205 | 0.77% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £3,000 | £250 | 0.94% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,546 | £296 | 1.11% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,091 | £341 | 1.28% |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,910 | £409 | 1.53% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the CM20 median sold price. A comparison of two published figures, not a rate anyone charges. It is not a mapping from price to band: a band records what a home was worth on 1 April 1991 and is set by the Valuation Office Agency, so it cannot be worked out from a 2020s sale price. Look up a specific band on GOV.UK. Instalment counts vary by authority, so the monthly column is simply the year over twelve.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Median across 250 recorded sales. · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, East Hertfordshire, 2026-27.
Address by address
Address by address
What individual homes in CM20 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 236 distinct addresses in the records we hold for CM20. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
45, ARKWRIGHTS, HARLOW
CM20 3LT · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£170,000
2026-08-25
283, FOLD CROFT, HARLOW
CM20 1SE · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£340,000
2026-08-17
264, THE DASHES, HARLOW
CM20 3RZ · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£198,000
2026-08-14
94, GLEBELANDS, HARLOW
CM20 2PE · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£360,000
2026-08-14
165, RAM GORSE, HARLOW
CM20 1QB · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£330,000
2026-08-10
146, TANYS DELL, HARLOW
CM20 2LS · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£360,000
2026-08-06
96, LONG LEY, HARLOW
CM20 3NN · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£280,000
2026-08-04
131, THE HORNBEAMS, HARLOW
CM20 1PJ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£290,000
2026-08-03
174, FOLD CROFT, HARLOW
CM20 1SH · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£330,000
2026-07-31
104, BROADFIELD, HARLOW
CM20 3PX · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£425,000
2026-07-31
39, WHITEWAITS, HARLOW
CM20 3LL · Other · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£335,000
2026-07-31
118, RAM GORSE, HARLOW
CM20 1QA · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£360,000
2026-07-29
17, THE DOWNS, HARLOW
CM20 3RD · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£325,000
2026-07-24
1, HERONS WOOD, HARLOW
CM20 1RN · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£625,000
2026-07-24
2, RECTORY WOOD, HARLOW
CM20 1RD · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£414,000
2026-07-20
4, ASTRA CENTRE, HARLOW
CM20 2BN · Other · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£590,000
2026-07-20
220, LADYSHOT, HARLOW
CM20 3EU · Flat / maisonette · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£325,000
2026-07-17
82, COOKS SPINNEY, HARLOW
CM20 3BN · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£330,000
2026-07-17
101, STORT TOWER, HARLOW
CM20 2NX · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£150,000
2026-07-17
16, GREAT PLUMTREE, HARLOW
CM20 2NT · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£350,000
2026-07-17
142, HALLING HILL, HARLOW
CM20 3JW · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£342,500
2026-07-15
25, ALTHAM GROVE, HARLOW
CM20 2PQ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£364,500
2026-07-13
18, WHITEWAITS, HARLOW
CM20 3LJ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£300,000
2026-06-30
MILL COURT, EDINBURGH GATE, HARLOW
CM20 2JG · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 4 recorded sales
£182,500
2026-06-30
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Addresses come from recorded sales since 1995, so homes that have never sold do not appear. 0 of these 24 doors resolve to a confident property record and link through; the rest are listed without a link. We match a door to a property record only where the match is certain, never by guessing.
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Nearby
Postcode districts near CM20
The closest districts to CM20 by straight-line distance between district centres.
- House prices in CM18 (Harlow) 1.4 miles
- House prices in CM19 (Harlow) 1.8 miles
- House prices in CM17 (Harlow) 1.9 miles
- House prices in CM21 (Sawbridgeworth) 3.1 miles
- House prices in EN11 (Hoddesdon) 4.8 miles
- House prices in SG10 (Much Hadham) 5.1 miles
- House prices in CM16 (Epping) 5.2 miles
- House prices in SG12 (Ware) 5.8 miles
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Data sources
Every CM20 figure is official and dated
Real recorded data from the UK's official registers, never an estimated valuation.
- HM Land RegistrySold prices
- MHCLGCouncil tax & deprivation
- Department for Education · OfstedSchools
- Local planning authoritiesPlanning applications
- Police.UKStreet-level crime
- Environment AgencyFlood risk
- postcodes.io · ONSGeography
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · Local planning authority records via PlanIt · Police.UK · Environment Agency · postcodes.io / ONS. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. All figures are real, attributed and carry the sample they rest on: never estimates, never a valuation. All sales · Get Free Valuation · About Your Property Check.