CM5, Ongar house prices & rental yield

Postcode district in Ongar, part of the CM postcode area

General / family area · 12.5km from Writtle College

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Average asking price
£600k
UK avg £340k
Average rent (pcm)
£2,400
UK avg £1,275
Gross rental yield
4.8%
7% above UK avg
Net yield (estimated)
3.6%
assumes ~25% costs, excl. mortgage
Crimes reported (2026-08)
35
66% below UK avg
Short-term let activity (Epping Forest)
#248 of 318
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Summary

CM5 has a gross rental yield of 4.8%, 7% above the UK average, ranking #8 of 25 CM postcode districts by yield.

Gross yield trend

+0.7pp since Jul
Jul: 4.1% 4.1% Jul Aug: 3.7% 3.7% Aug Sep: 4.9% 4.9% Sep Oct: 4.8% 4.8% Oct

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CM5 by bedroom count

BedroomsAvg buyAvg rentYieldSampled
1 £230k £1,225 — 17 / 2
2 £397k £1,675 — 28 / 4
3 £575k £2,400 — 41 / 1
4 £778k £2,975 4.6% 40 / 6
5+ £1.00m — — 33 / 0

Nearby CM postcode districts, by yield

DistrictAvg buyAvg rentYield
CM18 £325k £1,700 6.3% Compare
CM20 £300k £1,450 5.8% Compare
CM17 £425k £1,850 5.2% Compare
CM0 £375k £1,575 5.0% Compare
CM7 £350k £1,450 5.0% Compare
CM19 £425k £1,750 4.9% Compare
CM24 £472k £1,900 4.8% Compare
CM13 £575k £2,238 4.7% Compare
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