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About

Ingatestone & Mountnessing is a civil parish in the Borough of Brentwood, Essex, centred on the larger village of Ingatestone and the smaller settlement of Mountnessing. Ingatestone sits along the A12 and is served by Ingatestone railway station on the Great Eastern Main Line, with regular services to London Liverpool Street. The village core includes Ingatestone Hall, a 16th-century Tudor manor long associated with the Petre family; the building retains a long gallery and original brickwork and sits close to the parish church.

Mountnessing lies a short distance east of Ingatestone and is mostly rural, with arable fields, hedgerows and a network of lanes and rights of way that link into the parish. Local life revolves around small community facilities, parish events and countryside pursuits such as walking and riding. The pattern of farms and lanes gives a sense of continuity with the agricultural past while the road and rail connections make the area commutable to larger towns and London.

Area overview

On average Ingatestone & Mountnessing has low deprivation and low crime levels, with around 39 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, about 52% below the East of England average of 82 per 1,000. Approximately 8.4% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Ingatestone & Mountnessing is £74,377 per year. There are 4 schools in Ingatestone & Mountnessing: 3 primary (0 Outstanding and 3 Good) and 1 secondary (0 Outstanding and 1 Good). Ingatestone & Mountnessing is home to around 6,364 people, with a population density of about 227.7 per km².

Crime rate
3/10
Crimes per 1k residents
39
Deprivation level
3/10
Income level
10/10
Social housing
8.4%
Connectivity
N/A

Area Profile

Ingatestone & Mountnessing Population
6,364
Population density
227.7 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

Violence and sexual offences
17.44(-45%)
Shoplifting
5.03(-26%)
Vehicle crime
4.71(+7%)
Other theft
3.77(-31%)
Burglary
3.61(+30%)
East of England average

Demographics

Ethnic groups

British
5,648
88.72%
Other White
194
3.05%
Indian
76
1.19%
Irish
72
1.13%
African
63
0.99%
Total population: 6,366

Economics

Education (age 16+)

Level 4+ (Degree)
1,812
34.27%
Level 3 (A level)
936
17.7%
Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)
821
15.53%
No qualifications
820
15.51%
Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)
484
9.15%
Total 16+ residents: 5,288

Housing

Housing tenure

Owns outright
1,155
41.56%
Owns with a mortgage
845
30.41%
Private landlord or letting agency
364
13.1%
Social rents from council
263
9.46%
Other forms of private rent
58
2.09%
Total households: 2,779

Property prices in Ingatestone & Mountnessing

Median price£591,625
Price per sq ft£551
Sales (last 12 months)104
Typical range (middle 50%)£429K – £784K

Based on 104 recent sales, the median property price is £591,625 (about £551 per square foot) in Ingatestone & Mountnessing area, with individual transactions ranging from £195,000 up to £2,500,000.

Prices by property typelast 12 months

Median sale price, median price per square foot, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Ingatestone & Mountnessing over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian£/sq ft
Detached39£810,000£595
Terraced19£545,000£552
Semi-Detached30£527,500£547
Flats16£327,500£461

10-year price trendmedian sale price in Ingatestone & Mountnessing

Sale price

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Ingatestone & Mountnessing.
YearDetachedFlatsSemi-DetachedTerraced
2016£1,085,500£258,000£507,500£365,000
2017£745,000£330,000£489,998£380,998
2018£650,000£402,500£482,995£482,995
2019£780,000£336,250£496,000£363,500
2020£805,000£350,000£526,000£420,000
2021£750,000£352,000£530,000£499,995
2022£845,000£295,000£550,000£510,000
2023£890,000£281,500£559,700£546,250
2024£837,500£305,000£548,439£510,000
2025£840,000£325,000£515,000£525,000
2026£825,000£445,000£599,000£545,000
Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Ingatestone & Mountnessing.

Price per sq ft

Ten year median sale price per square foot trend for each property type in Ingatestone & Mountnessing.
YearDetachedFlatsSemi-DetachedTerraced
2016£524£398£446£357
2017£477£478£469£482
2018£426£539£418£428
2019£503£474£424£465
2020£524£450£511£501
2021£530£481£478£529
2022£529£441£515£480
2023£549£442£486£503
2024£566£474£472£474
2025£579£461£543£535
2026£573£551£456£625
Ten year median sale price per square foot trend for each property type in Ingatestone & Mountnessing.

Price distribution by property typelast 12 months

Price distribution by property type for Ingatestone & Mountnessing in the last year.

Frequently asked questions about Ingatestone & Mountnessing

Is Ingatestone & Mountnessing safe?

Ingatestone & Mountnessing records about 39 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, which is a low crime rate for England: it scores 3 out of 10 on the Area360 crime scale, where 10 is the highest crime level.

What is the average house price in Ingatestone & Mountnessing?

The median sale price in Ingatestone & Mountnessing is £591,625 (about £551 per square foot) based on 104 registered sales according to HM Land Registry data.

Are there good schools in Ingatestone & Mountnessing?

Ingatestone & Mountnessing has 3 primary schools (3 Good) and 1 secondary school (1 Good). Ratings are from the latest Ofsted inspections.

How deprived is Ingatestone & Mountnessing?

Ingatestone & Mountnessing scores 3 out of 10 on the deprivation scale, where 10 is the most deprived. The typical neighbourhood in Ingatestone & Mountnessing sits around rank 24,759 of 32,844 in England on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation (rank 1 is the most deprived).

What is the average household income in Ingatestone & Mountnessing?

The average household income in Ingatestone & Mountnessing is around £74,377 per year, and 8% of homes are social housing (ONS data).

All postcodes in Ingatestone & Mountnessing

CM49ER

Fairfield

CM40HR

Back Lane

CM131UP

Old Church Lane

CM40DA

Fryerning Lane

CM40YX

High Street

CM150SY

Thoby Lane

CM150UE

The Hillway

CM40BX

Bakers Mews

CM40PE

Beggar Hill

CM150TA

Thoby Lane

CM49WA

Ingatestone, Fryerning & Mountnessing

CM150TL

Church Crescent

CM49FJ

Roman Road

CM40FJ

Haslers Court

CM40BB

Summerfields

CM40BP

Station Lane

CM40DJ

Willow Green

CM40PQ

Beggar Hill

CM40BZ

Bakers Lane

CM49HL

Tor Bryan

CM150UJ

Roman Road

CM49AJ

Heybridge Road

CM49FH

High Street

CM131UJ

Church Road

CM49EX

Roman Road

CM49TP

High Street

CM40AB

Norton Road

CM40SG

Chelmsford Road

CM40HZ

Hardings Lane

CM49AG

Heybridge Road

CM40DH

Willow Green

CM49HH

Wakelin Chase

CM49HF

Whadden Chase

CM40BL

Station Lane

CM40BE

The Limes

CM49NT

Hall Lane

CM49AX

Tudor Close

CM49XG

High Street

CM40NS

Green Street

CM131UH

Church Road

CM40AA

Norton Road

CM49FS

Buttsbury Drive

CM40AU

High Street

CM40QA

Chelmsford Road

CM40HJ

Little Hyde Lane

CM49AL

Rye Walk

CM49FQ

Canon Hudson Gardens

CM49NY

Padhams Green Road

CM49EE

High Street

CM40AL

The Furlongs

CM49HA

Cameron Close

CM40BN

Station Lane

CM40GH

The Limes

CM131UG

Church Road

CM49AY

The Hillway

CM40NU

Green Street

CM49DL

Chestnut Court

CM150SZ

St Annes Road

CM49DU

High Street

CM49AZ

Catcher Court

CM49ES

Post Office Road

CM40PS

Ivy Barn Lane

CM49AA

Roman Road

CM40AT

High Street

CM40HL

Back Lane

CM40DZ

Little Hyde Road

CM49EQ

Docklands Avenue

CM40AF

Meads Close

CM40AN

Deepdene

CM49NS

Hall Lane

CM150TH

Church Road

CM40PN

Beggar Hill

CM40NN

Fryerning Lane

CM49AH

Heybridge Road

CM49FT

Edward Court

CM49EF

Pine Drive

CM40NL

Fryerning Hall Cottages

CM49TE

High Street

CM49FX

Durham Crescent

CM150FH

Elm Gardens

CM40HU

Mill Lane

CM49DZ

Stock Lane

CM49EG

Pine Close

CM40DS

Fryerning Lane

CM49FR

Barking Close

CM40NJ

Trueloves Lane

CM40BY

Market Place

CM40FP

Crown Mews

CM40PW

Beggar Hill

CM49AQ

Heybridge Road

CM40JF

Kingfishers

CM40QD

Roman Road

CM40DQ

Willow Green

CM49DY

Stock Lane

CM150FG

River Court

CM49DT

Park Drive

CM49EP

Stock Lane

CM40DP

Steen Close

CM150SU

Swallows Cross Road

CM40DB

Rectory Close

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/07/2026. Read more about how our statistics are calculated.