Detached
£714,625
57% above the Ongar average
20.0% of sales
What is the average house price in Ongar? £454,018
The average house price in Ongar is £454,018, based on 78 homes sold in the 12 months to August 2026. Prices are down 7.7% (£37,736) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −7.7%
- Sold in 12 months
- 78
- Data up to
- August 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Ongar?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£475,040
5% above the Ongar average
38.0% of sales
Terraced
£460,264
1% above the Ongar average
20.5% of sales
Flats
£245,338
46% below the Ongar average
21.5% of sales
Are house prices in Ongar going up or down?
House prices in Ongar are falling: down 7.7% (£37,736) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 21.8% (£81,254).
Past 12 months
−7.7%
−£37,736From £491,754 to £454,018
£498,008£440,675
Past 10 years
+21.8%
+£81,254From £372,764 to £454,018
£528,908£372,764
Quick answers for Ongar
8 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£971,406
Highest average, reached in August 2024
How many homes sold?
78
In the last 12 months-33.9% year on year
What sells most often?
Semi-detached houses
38.0% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£500k - £1m
51.5% of sales
How many people live in Ongar?
7,133
2,038 people per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Population density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Ongar?
2,921
835 households per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Household density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Ongar?
19 m² per resident
Less green space per resident than 71% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 2.7 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
1.5% of the area · 3 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
How does Ongar rank?
26th most expensive area of Epping Forest.
Compared with 28 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Ongar?
The highest recorded sale prices in Ongar, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
greensted house greensted green, essex
£2,650,000
Sold September 2014
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How do house prices in Ongar compare with nearby areas?
Ongar compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Epping Forest.
Ongar vs Bobbingworth
- Ongar
- £454,018
- Bobbingworth
- £708,928+£254,910
Open comparison
Ongar vs Stanford Rivers
- Ongar
- £454,018
- Stanford Rivers
- £866,800+£412,782
Open comparison
Ongar vs Moreton
- Ongar
- £454,018
- Moreton
- £689,983+£235,965
Open comparison
Ongar vs High Ongar
- Ongar
- £454,018
- High Ongar
- £788,045+£334,027
Open comparison
Ongar vs Fyfield
- Ongar
- £454,018
- Fyfield
- £678,055+£224,037
Open comparison
Ongar vs Magdalen Laver
- Ongar
- £454,018
- Magdalen Laver
- £882,500+£428,482
Open comparison
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Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Last updated 7 October 2026 at 03:35 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Ongar dataset covers 315 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.