Downsizing in Great Easton: What You Would Actually Release
Selling at the £675,000 Great Easton average and buying at £472,500 releases about £176,050 after costs. Fees, stamp duty and moving take roughly £26,450 of it.
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Selling at the £675,000 Great Easton average and buying at £472,500 releases about £176,050 after costs. Fees, stamp duty and moving take roughly £26,450 of it.
What a Great Easton move actually releases
Start with the gap. Selling at £675,000 and buying at 70% of that, £472,500, leaves £202,500 before costs. Costs are the part people underestimate.
Agent fees at 1.5% are £10,125. Stamp duty on the purchase is £13,625. Total £26,450, leaving £176,050 in hand.
Moving within Essex rather than out of it keeps you near family and known services. The average price across the county towns we cover is £520,425, against £675,000 here.
Where the sale proceeds go
The commercial page for this town sets out the introduction itself: Equity release in Great Easton.
Two routes to the same cash, priced
A lifetime mortgage at 65 on the same property would release about £229,500. Downsizing nets £176,050. The difference is that downsizing costs you the house, and equity release costs you the estate.
Over twenty years that £229,500 release grows to roughly £808,677. The downsizing figure does not grow at all, because there is no debt.
The parts of downsizing that are not financial
Council tax follows the property, not the person. Band D in Great Easton is £2,318, and a smaller home may sit in a lower band. Check the band before you offer, not after.
Downsizing works best when you are not in a hurry.
What a move within Great Easton looks like
The schools families ask about here are Great Easton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Secondary schools (Great Dunmow & near by), Essex grammar schools (by exam) and Independent schools (Bishop's Stortford & near by). 1 local school was rated Good or Outstanding overall at its most recent graded Ofsted inspection. Ratings age between inspections, so read the latest report before you rely on one.
On getting about: Great Easton to Great Dunmow takes about 5 to 10 min drive.
By price, Great Easton ranks 23 of the 200 Essex locations we cover, at £675,000 against a county average of £520,425. Band D council tax here is £2,318, against an average of £2,301 across the towns we cover in the county.
Is Great Easton right to stay in?
Great Easton is a pretty, sought-after village north of Great Dunmow in the Uttlesford district.
The full local guide covers schools, transport and the market in detail: Great Easton property and area guide.
- A pretty, historic village
- Norman castle motte, St John & St Giles Church & medieval cottages
- The Green Man & the Swan pubs
- Handy for Great Dunmow, Stansted & the A120 / M11
- Near Tilty Abbey & Little Easton, countryside on the doorstep
- Prices well above the national average
- No station of its own (drive to the nearest stations)
- A car is genuinely essential here
- A rural village, not a town, for amenities
- Period & rural homes need careful survey & checks
| Who it suits | Out of five | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Downsizers | ★★★☆☆ | Beautiful and peaceful, though a small village with limited amenities and premium prices. |
| Families | ★★★★★ | A Good village primary, a picturesque, safe rural setting and countryside on the doorstep, with Great Dunmow close by. |
| Upsizers | ★★★★☆ | Characterful period and country homes with space and a genuine village feel, a lovely step up. |
| Commuters (to London/Cambridge) | ★★★☆☆ | No station of its own, but Stansted-area and Bishop's Stortford stations and the M11 are within reach by car. |
| First-time buyers | ★★☆☆☆ | A very sought-after, low-density village where entry-level homes are scarce and command a premium. |
Great Easton is known locally for The Norman castle motte. The earthworks of a Norman castle, a large motte, one of the finest surviving in Essex, beside the church, a defining part of the village's character.
Practical detail for Great Easton: the CM6 postcode district, no own station, nearest around Stansted Mountfitchet & Bishop's Stortford (West Anglia main line to Cambridge, Stansted & London Liverpool Street ~55 to 70 min) a drive and nearest A and E is Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, or Harlow / Cambridge, verify with NHS.
Great Easton has history behind the price. In Domesday (1086), Great Easton is recorded as an Essex village, grown around its church and land.
Great Easton at a glance
| Downsizing line | Great Easton figure |
|---|---|
| Sale price, local average | £675,000 |
| Purchase at 70% of value | £472,500 |
| Estate agent at 1.5% | £10,125 |
| Stamp duty on purchase | £13,625 |
| Legal and moving | £2,700 |
| Total costs | £26,450 |
| Net released | £176,050 |
| Lifetime mortgage alternative at 65 | £229,500 |
Figures are local averages used for illustration. Confirm your own numbers before acting on them.
Ask about Great Easton
Three details is all we need. You are told before anything is passed to a partner firm.
Your checklist
- A real valuation of your home, not the £675,000 average
- The council tax band of the property you are buying
- Total moving costs of about £26,450
- The equity release comparison, in writing, before you decide
The introduction costs you nothing. If you go ahead, we may be paid a fee by the firm we introduce you to. There is no obligation.
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