Photo: Adrian Cable · CC BY-SA 2.0Homes in Great Totham sell for a median £432,500
That is the middle of 114 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 5.5 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.
Two thirds of Great Totham’s sales are detached houses
114 homes sold in three years: 75 detached houses, 23 semi-detached houses, 5 terraced houses and 11 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 2.6 times what a flat does.
median sale · 75 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £432K–£650K
- Last 12 months
- £515K25 sold
median sale · 23 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £330K–£390K
- Last 12 months
- £368K5 sold
median sale · 11 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £190K–£243K
Terraced houses: 5 sold, median £358K
Too few sales for a card of their own.
Mostly detached: two thirds 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 Great Totham’s homes sold for between £365K and £550K
One sale in ten was under £280K and one in ten over £750K. 9% sold for under £250K.
The median, £432,500, sits in the £400–500K band
114 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 5.5 times as much as in 1995, in step with England
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £79,500 in 1995 to £437,500 in the last 12 months (£384,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
36 sales in the last 12 months, against 73 in 2016, the busiest year, and 20 in 2008. Sales fell by 55% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 10%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 81% more sales than 2020.
Great Totham costs more than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Great Totham, every standard sale in England, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Semi-detached houses rose the most since 1995
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £92K | £156K | £330K | £293K | £503K | £484K | £515K |
| Semi-detached houses | £64K | £83K | £250K | £230K | £273K | £350K | £368K |
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
99 new homes have been sold in Great Totham since 1995; the share peaked at 46% in 2005.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
9% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 0% sold leasehold in Great Totham. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Heriot Way is Great Totham’s busiest street, with 9 sales in three years
8 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. 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 | Heriot Way | CM9 | 9 | £194,000 | Mostly flats |
| 2 | Staplers Heath | CM9 | 8 | £358,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 3 | Mill Road | CM9 | 7 | £483,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 4 | Seagers | CM9 | 6 | £393,750 | Mostly detached houses |
| 5 | Rookery Lane | CM9 | 5 | £525,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 6 | Foster Road | CM9 | 5 | £505,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 7 | Catchpole Lane | CM9 | 5 | £400,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 8 | Walden House Road | CM9 | 5 | £400,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
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.
Great Totham is the 21st most expensive of 81 towns in Essex
Great Totham is in the middle of Essex’s 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.
Great Totham’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Witham, Maldon and Tiptree.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Totham | — | £433K | 36 | +26% |
| Wickham Bishops | 0.8 | £600K | 25 | +20% |
| Witham | 3 | £315K | 356 | +37% |
| Maldon | 3.1 | £360K | 303 | +31% |
| Tiptree | 3.7 | £365K | 137 | +22% |
| Tolleshunt Knights | 3.8 | £460K | 11 | +7% |
| Hatfield Peverel | 3.9 | £475K | 63 | +47% |
| Kelvedon and Feering | 4.5 | £400K | 64 | +19% |
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 Great Totham
What is the average house price in Great Totham?
The median home in Great Totham sold for £432,500 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 114 standard sales (£437,500 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £512,500, semi-detached houses £368,000, terraced houses £357,500 and flats and maisonettes £195,000.
Are house prices going up in Great Totham?
The median was £483,000 in 2025, up 16% on 2024 (£417,500), and £437,500 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 Great Totham each year?
36 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 44 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Great Totham?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Rookery Lane (CM9, £525,000), Foster Road (CM9, £505,000) and Mill Road (CM9, £483,000).
Is Great Totham expensive for Essex?
Great Totham is the 21st 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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