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CM8 2
£315,000 median sold price · +25.6% 5yr · 1 grammar — selective state schools
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Data updated 2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control). CM8 2, Essex — a free, sourced local-area report from Acreright. Every figure shows its source and date; where the data isn't reliable we say so rather than guess.
This district. Figures below lead with CM8 2’s own data where it exists; wider-area statistics are clearly labelled.
Within Essex, CM8 2 ranks 5th cheapest of 14, 4th safest and 5th most affordable.
Sold prices in CM8 2 have risen 26% over the last five years (UK House Price Index).
About 45% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than CM8 2 (English Indices of Deprivation, decile 5 of 10, national basis). More deprived than in 2019 (decile 5 then).
Of homes in CM8 2 that changed hands in the last five years, 17.9% sold for less than the previous owner paid — 0.6 points above East of England (17.3%) (nominal, not inflation-adjusted). Across those resales the typical gain was 14.75% over 7.15 years held.
Investment context: a gross rental yield of about 5.2% (area median rent against the median sold price) — appraise a specific property at /appraisal/cm8 2.
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£315,000 median sold price · +25.6% 5yr · 1 grammar — selective state schools