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4,526 people · median £532,500 · Braintree
Cleaner air than most
Braintree Council · Conservative-controlled 25/49 seats · 51% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This postcode sector
A typical home here sells for £532,500, up 15.6% over five years. That's about 9.2× local earnings — around the 10.2× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 YTD · 21 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£532,500
5-year change+15.6%
Full history since 1995
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Typical home price compared with annual local pay9.2× · five-year average 10.2×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Home ownership73%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£2,216
Braintree District Council£206
Essex County Council (incl. adult social care)£1,642
Police & Crime Commissioner£275
Fire & Rescue£93
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,477
Band B£1,723
Band C£1,970
Band D (baseline)£2,216
Band E£2,708
Band F£3,201
Band G£3,693
Band H£4,432
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April
£3,580 per square metre
What this means ▾
The sold price divided by the home's recorded floor area, which makes differently-sized homes easier to compare. The median across districts Acreright covers is £3,803.
HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas
Prices by street in CM7 4 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Braintree Road | £280,000 | 128 | -35.1% |
| Dunmow Road | £325,000 | 121 | +30.6% |
| High Street | £290,000 | 105 | -0.6% |
| Bridge Street | £220,000 | 71 | +54.5% |
| Hereward Way | £189,500 | 68 | — |
| Vicarage Road | £278,500 | 66 | — |
| The Green | £305,000 | 63 | — |
| Saffron Gardens | £190,000 | 55 | +28.1% |
Median & 5-year change use residential sales only (category-A, type D/S/T/F); the 5-year change compares the last 24 months vs the 24 months five years earlier. Each street’s sales recorded inside this area since 1995 — click a street → its full sold-price page · HM Land Registry Price Paid
Neighbourhood prices in Braintree how CM7 4 compares · from Braintree
⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Hatfield Peverel +26.9%
| Neighbourhood | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 12m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hatfield Peverel | £425,000 | +26.9% | 147 |
| Witham | £300,000 | +22.5% | 1,149 |
| Sible Hedingham | £316,250 | +21.6% | 150 |
| Bocking Churchstreet | £357,875 | +19.5% | 258 |
| Halstead | £300,000 | +17.9% | 579 |
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months
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