Market town
Great Dunmow
Essex
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The short answer
Great Dunmow offers a self-contained market town experience with local amenities and a strong community feel. However, a car is required for the approximately 18-minute drive to Braintree station for onward rail connections.
Key stats
Commute to Liverpool Street
75 min peak · 89 min off-peak
Train changes
1 change
Drive to Braintree
18 min
Schools
- GoodHelena Romanes School0.5 miles away
- GoodDunmow St Mary's Primary School0.6 miles away
- GoodGreat Easton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School2.3 miles away
Property market
Median sale band by property type, based on Land Registry transactions in a 3-mile radius.
Detached
£500k–£600k
20 recent sales
Semi-detached
£400k–£500k
7 recent sales
Terraced
£300k–£400k
7 recent sales
Flat
under £300k
1 recent sales
Recent example sales
- Terraced · CM6 3FF£525,000
- Detached · CM6 1DY£590,000
- Semi-detached · CM6 2SG£557,000
Well-known pubs nearby
- The Angel and Harp0.1 mi
- The Chequers0.4 mi
- Traffic0.5 mi
- The Boars Head0.5 mi
- Kicking Dickey0.9 mi
Green space nearby
- The Downs0.3 mi
- Talberds Ley0.4 mi
- Dunmow Cricket Ground0.5 mi
Lifestyle at a glance
7
Restaurants
1/10
Arts & culture
2
Health clubs
0
Nurseries
Counts and scores only — named venues for restaurants and arts/culture aren't tracked yet, unlike pubs and green space above.
Practicalities
Crime
Very low
Index 24 · well below average
Average broadband
0 Mbps
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