— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · POSTCODE SECTOR
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14,994 people · median £310,000 · 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 £310,000, up 18.7% over five years. That's about 9.2× local earnings — around the 10.2× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 YTD · 141 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£310,000
5-year change+18.7%
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
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 ownership62%
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
£3,227 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 CM8 1 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Constance Close | £114,975 | 388 | +23.7% |
| Newland Street | £90,000 | 346 | -4.8% |
| Epping Way | £153,000 | 327 | +7% |
| Mortimer Way | £181,995 | 279 | -3.5% |
| Holst Avenue | £221,000 | 254 | +17% |
| Hatfield Road | £194,750 | 221 | +0% |
| Wickham Road | £95,500 | 219 | +7% |
| Maltings Court | £93,000 | 189 | -6.9% |
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 CM8 1 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
Homes in CM8 1 — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Hawkes Road | Flat | 2 | B | £162,500 | Sep 2026 |
| 14 Baker Way | Semi-detached | 4+ | C | £400,000 | Aug 2026 |
| Flat 10 Old Parsonage Court Guithavon Street | Terraced | 2 | C | £260,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 2 Clayshotts Drive | Semi-detached | 3 | C | £378,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 9, Butcher Row | Flat | 2 | B | £235,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 10 Edinburgh Close | Semi-detached | 3 | C | £300,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 70, Constance Close | Terraced | 1 | D | £240,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 4 Goda Close | Terraced | 2 | B | £274,000 | Aug 2026 |
| Flat 38 Moorfield Court Newland Street | Flat | 2 | C | £120,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 8 Newland Court Newland Street | Flat | — | — | £77,000 | Aug 2026 |
486 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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