The median home in Doddinghurst sells for £575,000
That is the middle of 132 standard sales recorded by HM Land Registry from September 2023 to August 2026, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. The typical home sells for 5.4 times as much as in 1995. Below: what each type of home sells for, the spread of prices, every year since 1995, new builds, the busiest streets and the neighbours. Rents and council tax are on Cost of living.
Half of Doddinghurst’s sales are detached houses
132 homes sold in three years: 69 detached houses, 55 semi-detached houses, 7 terraced houses and 1 flats and maisonettes.
median sale · 69 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £585K–£865K
- Last 12 months
- £783K22 sold
median sale · 55 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £460K–£565K
- Last 12 months
- £525K17 sold
Terraced houses: 7 sold, median £450K
Flats and maisonettes: 1 sold
Too few sales for a card of their own.
Mostly detached: half of homes sold stand on their own plot
Standard sales, Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. A median needs 5 sales of a type; “middle half” is the 25th to 75th percentile of 10 or more.
Half of Doddinghurst’s homes sold for between £510K and £760K
One sale in ten was under £437K and one in ten over £950K. 1% sold for under £250K.
The median, £575,000, sits in the £500–750K band
132 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 5.4 times as much as in 1995, in step with England
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £107,500 in 1995 to £585,000 in the last 12 months (£541,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
41 sales in the last 12 months, against 94 in 1996, the busiest year, and 29 in 2008. Sales fell by 51% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 11%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 23% more sales than 2020.
Doddinghurst costs more than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Doddinghurst, every standard sale in England, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Detached houses rose the most since 1995
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £122K | £250K | £361K | £460K | £485K | £620K | £783K |
| Semi-detached houses | £86K | £145K | £268K | £293K | £380K | £493K | £525K |
Calendar years; a year’s median needs 5 sales of the type, so gaps are years with fewer.
Prices are as paid, not adjusted for inflation. Standard (category A) sales only; Land Registry adds a sale when it is registered, so the newest months fill in later.
Hardly any new homes: 0% of sales in the last 12 months
24 new homes have been sold in Doddinghurst since 1995; the share peaked at 12% in 2017.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
1% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 0% sold leasehold in Doddinghurst. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Wyatts Green Road is Doddinghurst’s busiest street, with 11 sales in three years
12 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 1 of them ten or more. A busy street is often a new estate selling its first homes, or a long road of terraces and flats.
| # | Street | Postcode area | Sales | Median | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wyatts Green Road | CM15 | 11 | £640,000 | Mixed |
| 2 | Hook End Road | CM15 | 8 | £745,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 3 | Barn Mead | CM15 | 8 | £542,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 4 | Church Lane | CM15 | 7 | £640,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 5 | The Gardens | CM15 | 7 | £475,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 6 | Lime Grove | CM15 | 7 | £450,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 7 | Spring Pond Meadow | CM15 | 6 | £737,500 | Mixed |
| 8 | Doddinghurst Road | CM15 | 6 | £707,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 9 | Outings Lane | CM15 | 5 | £810,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 10 | Mill Lane | CM15 | 5 | £635,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 11 | Plovers Mead | CM15 | 5 | £550,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 12 | Priory Mead | CM15 | 5 | £480,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
Outings Lane: £810,000
Lime Grove: £450,000
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 1.8 times the cheapest’s. Street medians mix types: a street of detached houses beats one of flats.
Standard sales with a street name, grouped by street and postcode district (Sep 2023 to Aug 2026); a name used in two districts shows the district. Medians only: we don’t list individual sales.
Doddinghurst is the 5th most expensive of 81 towns in Essex
Doddinghurst is one of Essex’s dearest towns to buy in; the typical UK town’s median is £277,000.
Towns of 2,500 or more in Essex with 10+ standard sales; each links to its own Housing page.
Doddinghurst’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Brentwood and Chipping Ongar.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doddinghurst | — | £575K | 41 | +34% |
| Kelvedon Hatch | 1 | £520K | 29 | +17% |
| Blackmore | 1.8 | £665K | 8 | +25% |
| Brentwood | 3.2 | £460K | 747 | +23% |
| Chipping Ongar | 3.3 | £489K | 44 | +32% |
| Ingatestone | 3.3 | £571K | 70 | +19% |
| Shelley | 4 | £405K | 24 | +27% |
| Ingrave and Herongate | 5.1 | £700K | 17 | +28% |
Median: standard sales over three years (10+ needed). Since 2016: the median over three years against 2016’s. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about property prices in Doddinghurst
What is the average house price in Doddinghurst?
The median home in Doddinghurst sold for £575,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 132 standard sales (£585,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £750,000, semi-detached houses £525,000 and terraced houses £450,000.
Are house prices going up in Doddinghurst?
The median was £563,750 in 2025, down 12% on 2024 (£640,000), and £585,000 in the last 12 months. A town’s median moves with the mix of homes sold each year as well as with prices.
How many homes sell in Doddinghurst each year?
41 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 52 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Doddinghurst?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Outings Lane (CM15, £810,000), Hook End Road (CM15, £745,000) and Spring Pond Meadow (CM15, £737,500).
Is Doddinghurst expensive for Essex?
Doddinghurst is the 5th most expensive of 81 towns of 2,500 or more in Essex by median sale price.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid, every standard sale since January 1995 (yearly files of 28 September 2026), inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary by postcode (ONS Postcode Directory) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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