5 The Thorns

CM15 0DE

  • Bungalow
  • Freehold
  • 2 bedrooms (estimate)
  • 538 sq ft
  • EPC E

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What comparable sales show

Strong match

£337,000

Range £296,000 to £377,000 · £625 per sq ft

Since last sale

+£45,000

+15.4% since May 2025, +10.4% a year

Rank in CM15 0DE

8th of 8

Postcode average £426,375

From completed sales of similar homes nearby, adjusted for floor area. It cannot see condition, layout or recent work, so it is not a valuation.

In short

5 The Thorns is a 2 bedroom freehold bungalow in CM15 of about 538 sq ft.

Comparable completed sales nearby put it at £296,000 to £377,000, about £337,000 in the middle.

That makes it the 8th highest of the 8 homes we can compare in CM15 0DE, where the middle figure averages £426,375.

It last sold for £292,000 in May 2025; comparable sales suggest it has gained about £45,000 since, roughly +10.4% a year.

Across Brentwood, average prices rose 0.3% in the year to August 2026.

Where in the range would yours sell?

Condition and improvements usually decide it, and only someone who sees the home can say.

Lower end

£296,000

Middle

£337,000

Upper end

£377,000

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The street

Ongar Road and its sales

5 The Thorns on the map

This home, the completed sales its figure is worked out from, and the other sales on Ongar Road. Choose a pin for the address, size and date.

The Land Registry records a sale by its postcode, so pins sit at the postcode, close to the home, not on its doorstep. Map: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

How 5 The Thorns compares with Ongar Road

Against the 56 completed sales on the street in the last two years

  • Its middle figure of £337,000 is 27% below the street's median sale price of £462,500.
  • At 538 sq ft it is 39% below the median size of the homes sold here, 883 sq ft.
  • That is £625 per sq ft, 32% above the street's median of £474 per sq ft.
  • 22 of those 56 sales completed for less than this home's middle figure, and 34 for the same or more.

A comparison of completed sales, not a valuation: it cannot see condition, layout or work done since a home last sold.

Sales activity on Ongar Road

Completed sales registered with HM Land Registry, by quarter

Sales in two years
56
Average price
£508,027
Lowest
£5,000
Highest
£1,850,000
QuarterSalesMedian price
Q1 20257£475,000
Q2 20257£270,000
Q3 20259£500,000
Q4 202514£486,625
Q1 20269£496,000
Q2 20263£645,000
Q3 20264£317,500
Q4 20260–
Type of homeShare of salesMedian pricePer sq ft
Flats37% (18)£272,500£498
Terraced houses22% (11)£390,000£493
Detached houses20% (10)£692,000£465
Semi-detached houses20% (10)£603,750£470

Completed sales on Ongar Road

Every sale in the last two years. Choose an address to see that home's page.

AddressSoldPriceTypeSizePer sq ft
32 Ongar RoadCM15 9AXAug 2026£325,000Terraced592 sq ft£549
Flat 1, 204 Ongar RoadCM15 9DXAug 2026£310,000Flat549 sq ft£565
Flat 5, Dounsell Court Ongar RoadCM15 9JDJul 2026£275,000Flat850 sq ft£323
179 Ongar RoadCM15 9DUJul 2026£663,500Semi-detached1,356 sq ft£489
391 Ongar RoadCM15 9JAJun 2026£645,000Detached1,765 sq ft£365
La Cuccia Ongar RoadCM15 0EFJun 2026£1,110,000Detached3,068 sq ft£362
43, The Meads Ongar RoadCM15 9GLApr 2026£310,000Flat657 sq ft£472
Bellrope Cottage Ongar RoadCM15 0LEMar 2026£880,000Detached1,238 sq ft£711
233 Ongar RoadCM15 9DZMar 2026£684,000Detached1,238 sq ft£553
38 Ongar RoadCM15 9AXMar 2026£390,000Terraced––
Little Myles Ongar RoadCM15 0LDMar 2026£1,407,000Other2,971 sq ft£474
Woodlands Ongar RoadCM15 0AAMar 2026£1,000,000Detached1,808 sq ft£553
5, The Meads Ongar RoadCM15 9GLFeb 2026£355,000Flat646 sq ft£550
218 Ongar RoadCM15 9DXJan 2026£496,000Terraced1,055 sq ft£470
1, The Meads Ongar RoadCM15 9GLJan 2026£317,500Flat635 sq ft£500
4, The Meads Ongar RoadCM15 9GLJan 2026£320,000Flat646 sq ft£495
212 Ongar RoadCM15 9DXDec 2025£270,000Terraced––
90 Ongar RoadCM15 9BBDec 2025£350,000Terraced––
Kirkcaldy, 287 Ongar RoadCM15 9HPDec 2025£635,000Semi-detached––
190A Ongar RoadCM15 9DXNov 2025£237,000Flat––
190 Ongar RoadCM15 9DXNov 2025£255,000Flat––
137 Ongar RoadCM15 9DLNov 2025£607,500Semi-detached––
422 Ongar RoadCM15 9JNNov 2025£400,000Other––
141B Ongar RoadCM15 9DLNov 2025£315,000Flat624 sq ft£505
451 Ongar RoadCM15 9JGNov 2025£905,000Detached––
The Eagle Ongar RoadCM15 0AAOct 2025£60,000Other––
20 Ongar RoadCM15 0AAOct 2025£585,000Semi-detached581 sq ft£1,006
Mildmay Ongar RoadCM15 0EEOct 2025£700,000Detached1,593 sq ft£439
Unit 3, Stondon Hall Farm Ongar RoadCM15 0LDOct 2025£965,000Other––
221 Ongar RoadCM15 9DUOct 2025£573,250Semi-detached1,216 sq ft£471
389B Ongar RoadCM15 9JASept 2025£350,000Terraced678 sq ft£516
318 Ongar RoadCM15 9HRSept 2025£690,000Semi-detached1,442 sq ft£478
Flat 9, 17 Ongar RoadCM15 9AUSept 2025£235,000Flat829 sq ft£284
226 Ongar RoadCM15 9DXSept 2025£582,500Terraced––
Flat 4, 204 Ongar RoadCM15 9DXAug 2025£245,000Flat452 sq ft£542
Straight Mile Nursery Gardens Ongar RoadCM15 9SAAug 2025£600,000Other––
9, The Meads Ongar RoadCM15 9GLJul 2025£325,000Flat635 sq ft£512
Ongar Garden Centre Ongar RoadCM15 0LBJul 2025£1,850,000Other––
240 Ongar RoadCM15 9DXJul 2025£500,000Terraced––
Flat 5, 204 Ongar RoadCM15 9DXJun 2025£240,000Flat624 sq ft£384
Flat 2, 204 Ongar RoadCM15 9DXJun 2025£238,750Flat441 sq ft£541
461 Ongar RoadCM15 9JGMay 2025£555,000Detached1,270 sq ft£437
228B Ongar RoadCM15 9DXMay 2025£270,000Flat––
145 Ongar RoadCM15 9DLApr 2025£600,000Semi-detached1,281 sq ft£468
Calcott Hall Farmhouse Ongar RoadCM15 9HSApr 2025£5,000Other––
1, Giles Cottages Ongar RoadCM15 0DZApr 2025£310,000Terraced764 sq ft£406
197 Ongar RoadCM15 9DUMar 2025£515,000Terraced818 sq ft£630
Devonshire Ongar RoadCM15 0EQMar 2025£475,000Semi-detached1,066 sq ft£446
134 Ongar RoadCM15 9DJMar 2025£525,000Semi-detached1,528 sq ft£343
27, The Meads Ongar RoadCM15 9GLMar 2025£270,000Flat818 sq ft£330
17 Ongar RoadCM15 9AUMar 2025£240,000Flat––
49, The Meads Ongar RoadCM15 9GLFeb 2025£285,000Flat883 sq ft£323
383 Ongar RoadCM15 9JAJan 2025£492,500Detached––
193 Ongar RoadCM15 9DUDec 2024£780,000Semi-detached1,668 sq ft£468
118 Ongar RoadCM15 9DJNov 2024£475,000Detached969 sq ft£490
232 Ongar RoadCM15 9DXNov 2024£450,000Terraced1,001 sq ft£450

Energy

How efficient the home is

Energy performance certificate

From the official register for 5 The Thorns, lodged 19 June 2019.

Valid until 19 June 2029
ScoreNowCould reach
92+A
81–91B
85B
69–80C
55–68D
39–54E
48E
21–38F
1–20G

Rating now

E48 points

Could reach

B85 points

37 points higher with the improvements below

Built
1900–1929
Solar panels
None recorded

What the assessor found

Each part of the home, with the certificate's own energy efficiency rating.

  • Walls

    Solid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

    Very poor
  • Roof

    Pitched, 250 mm loft insulation

    Good
  • Floor

    Suspended, no insulation (assumed)

    Not rated on the certificate

  • Windows

    Partial double glazing

    Poor
  • Heating

    Boiler and radiators, mains gas

    Good
  • Heating controls

    Programmer, no room thermostat

    Very poor
  • Hot water

    From main system

    Good
  • Lighting

    Low energy lighting in 13% of fixed outlets

    Poor
  • Second heating

    Room heaters, wood logs

    Not rated on the certificate

Estimated running costs

A year, now and after the recommended improvements.

£411 a year less after the improvements

Heating

£718now
£389after

Hot water

£89now
£42after

Lighting

£74now
£39after

The assessor's estimates at the energy prices in use when the certificate was made (2019), for a typical household. Today's bills will differ.

Improvements the certificate recommends

In the certificate's order. Each rating assumes the steps before it are done.

  1. 1

    Flat roof insulation

    Typical cost £850–£1,500 · saves about £28 a year

    Rating after50E
  2. 2

    50 mm internal or external wall insulation

    Typical cost £4,000–£14,000 · saves about £111 a year

    Rating after56D
  3. 3

    Floor insulation (suspended floor)

    Typical cost £800–£1,200 · saves about £59 a year

    Rating after59D
  4. 4

    Draught proof single-glazed windows

    Typical cost £80–£120 · saves about £8 a year

    Rating after60D
  5. 5

    Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets

    Typical cost £35 · saves about £29 a year

    Rating after61D
  6. 6

    Upgrade heating controls

    Typical cost £350–£450 · saves about £74 a year

    Rating after65D
  7. 7

    Replace boiler with new condensing boiler

    Typical cost £2,200–£3,000 · saves about £39 a year

    Rating after68D
  8. 8

    Flue gas heat recovery in conjunction with boiler

    Typical cost £400–£900 · saves about £17 a year

    Rating after69C
  9. 9

    Solar water heating

    Typical cost £4,000–£6,000 · saves about £20 a year

    Rating after70C
  10. 10

    Replace single glazed windows with low-E double glazed windows

    Typical cost £3,300–£6,500 · saves about £25 a year

    Rating after71C
  11. 11

    Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp

    Typical cost £3,500–£5,500 · saves about £311 a year

    Rating after85B

Costs and savings are the certificate's own, as estimated when it was made.

History

What it has sold for

Sale history

Every sale of this home registered with HM Land Registry since 1995

19962025Today
Solid columns are registered sales. The dashed column is the middle of what comparable sales show today, not a sale.
SoldPrice paidChangeA year
May 2025£292,000+571.3%+6.9%
September 1996£43,500First sale–

Nearby

Neighbours and the sales behind the figure

Homes in CM15 0DE

Ranked by what comparable sales show. Choose one to see its page.

The completed sales behind the figure

Similar homes nearby, registered with HM Land Registry. Choose one to see its page.

HomePriceSoldSizePer sq ftAway
10 The ThornsCM15 0DE · Terraced£465,000Mar 2026969 sq ft£480< 0.1 mi
65 The KeatingsCM15 0XH · Terraced£420,000Apr 2026732 sq ft£5740.4 mi
96 Kelvedon GreenCM15 0XE · Terraced£308,000Jan 2025538 sq ft£5720.6 mi
73 Broad MeadowCM15 0BY · Terraced£410,000May 2026883 sq ft£4650.5 mi
18 Fox HatchCM15 0AR · Terraced£465,000Nov 2025893 sq ft£5200.4 mi
110 Kelvedon GreenCM15 0XE · Terraced£395,000Mar 2026807 sq ft£4890.6 mi
28 Broad MeadowCM15 0BY · Terraced£375,000Mar 2025850 sq ft£4410.5 mi
28A Stocks LaneCM15 0BL · Terraced£450,000Mar 2025872 sq ft£5160.5 mi
11 Glovers FieldCM15 0BA · Terraced£525,000Aug 2025969 sq ft£5420.5 mi
15 Luthers CloseCM15 0DJ · Terraced£510,000Jun 20261,259 sq ft£4050.6 mi
7 Barley FieldCM15 0BB · Terraced£377,000May 20251,109 sq ft£3400.5 mi
10 Luthers CloseCM15 0DJ · Terraced£550,000Aug 20261,410 sq ft£3900.6 mi

The area

CM15 at a glance

What buyers have paid in CM15

Completed sales in the last 12 months, against the 12 months before

TypeSalesAverage priceAverage sizePer sq ftOn the year
All homes301£632,1421,250 sq ft£502−7.9%
Flats55£302,509710 sq ft£427−10.8%
Terraced36£422,868904 sq ft£498−7.4%
Semi-detached85£557,1341,082 sq ft£515−1.8%
Detached121£879,7521,709 sq ft£528+0.6%

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Floor area and energy rating from the energy certificate of June 2019.

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