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4 bed house for sale Drapers Corner, Greensted, CM5

Guide price

£1,500,000

Added on 23/10/2026

Type: House
Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 2
Size: £566 per sq ft
Tenure: Freehold

Council tax Band F £3,289 a year

Key features

House of approx. 2,652 sq ft, in 4.3 acres
Five bedrooms (two ground floor)
Located in beautiful countryside
Enormous potential
No ongoing chain

About this property

A beautifully situated house on the rural fringes of Ongar, in about 4.3 acres. Gables is available for the first time in nearly 50 years, located between Ongar and Epping in a lovely stretch of open countryside. The property, whilst in need of modernisation, could provide an opportunity to significantly extend or redevelop with a far larger house, already seen in neighbouring properties. This would be subject to planning permission.

Floorplan

Council tax

Band F £3,289 a year

Per year

Band A

£1,518
Band B

£1,771
Band C

£2,024
Band D

£2,277
Band E

£2,783
Band F

This home: £3,289
Band G

£3,795
Band H

£4,554

This home is in band F, which costs £3,289 a year in Epping Forest for 2026/27.

Figures from MHCLG (Open Government Licence v3): the average bill for each band across Epping Forest, including the typical parish precept, so a parish's own bill can differ a little. Discounts lower the bill, such as 25% off for an adult living alone. Check a home's band on GOV.UK.

Property timeline

Listed

October 2026 £1,500,000

4 beds · 2 baths · this listing

Past sales can't be shown: the agent hasn't given the house number.

Price guide

This home (approx.)

£566 / sq ft

Area average (sold)

£460 / sq ft

Price per area, sold homes nearby

£323 / sq ft

£566 / sq ft

£591 / sq ft

Lowest

This home

Highest

About £566 per sq ft, above the middle of recent sales in CM5 (£323–£591, 10th–90th percentile, 211 sales over 24 months).

Lowest and highest are the 10th and 90th percentiles of 211 homes sold in CM5 over the last 24 months. This home's figure uses its asking price and a floor area matched from the EPC register, so it is approximate. All sold £/sq ft in CM5 →

Location

Drapers Corner, Greensted, CM5

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Mortgage and stamp duty

Property price £1,500,000

£750k £2.3m

Deposit10% £150,000

£0 £1.5m

Interest rate 4.5%

0.5% 15%

Repayment period 25 years

5 years 40 years

A £1,350,000 mortgage. Most lenders would want a household income of about £300,000 to support it.

A guide only, for a capital repayment mortgage. The rate you are offered and what you can borrow depend on your circumstances and a full application with a lender or broker. Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage.

Properties sold nearby

HM Land Registry sales nearby. Floor areas from Energy Performance Certificates where matched.

Address	Type	Sold	Size	Size	£/sq ft	Price
Hillside House, Drapers Corner Detached	Detached	Dec 2021	n/a	n/a	n/a	£1,300,000
Greengates, Drapers Corner Detached	Detached	Sept 2010	n/a	n/a	n/a	£1,050,000
2, Drapers Corner Semi-detached	Semi-detached	Feb 2001	883 sq ft £130/sq ft	883 sq ft	£130	£115,000
2, Drapers Corner Semi-detached	Semi-detached	Nov 1999	883 sq ft £119/sq ft	883 sq ft	£119	£105,000