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CM7 5

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9,180 people · median £345,000 · Braintree

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 £345,000, up 21.5% over five years. That's about 9.2× local earnings — around the 10.2× five-year average.

Sold price history

2026 YTD · 52 sales
£150k£214k£278k£341k£405k201120182026 YTD2014 +29%−12%£366,250
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£345,000
5-year change+21.5%
Full history since 1995
£14k£115k£217k£318k£419k199520102026 YTD1999 +29%−21%£366,250
HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Detached
£514k
Semi-detached
£344k
Terraced
£290k
Flat
£188k
Typical home price compared with annual local pay9.2× · five-year average 10.2×
HM Land Registry, 12 months

Resold at a loss from Braintree19%

Of the homes across Braintree that sold again within five years, 19% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Worse than East of England (17.9%).

By property type
Detached houses5.7%
Semi-detached houses1.8%
Terraced houses1.1%
Flats23.8%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new30.5%
Bought second-hand16.3%
Overall
Typical resale gain+14% · ~7.2-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (802 resale pairs) across Braintree — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted

Home ownership64%

Owned outright
35%
With a mortgage
29%
Private rented
12%
Social rented
24%
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

£3,186 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 5 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down

StreetMedian priceSales5-year change
Church Street£172,995433-12.2%
Church Lane£238,000283+2.1%
Panfield Lane£210,000163+15.1%
Bailey Bridge Road£149,000157+30.3%
Church Meadows£237,000133+23.8%
High Garrett£275,000123-3.2%
Kynaston Road£246,000111-11.4%
Carrington Way£117,50097+31.2%
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 5 compares · from Braintree

⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Hatfield Peverel +26.9%
NeighbourhoodMedian price5-year changeSales, 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

Homes in CM7 5 — sold prices

Filters
AddressTypeBedsEPCPriceDate
258 sales in 12 months — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
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