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6,564 people · median £435,000 · 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 £435,000, up 3.3% over five years. That's about 9.2× local earnings — around the 10.2× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 YTD · 61 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£435,000
5-year change+3.3%
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 ownership74%
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
£3,448 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 CO6 2 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colchester Road | £250,000 | 277 | +16% |
| High Street | £188,000 | 191 | -17.6% |
| Hunt Road | £140,000 | 144 | +25.8% |
| Thomas Bell Road | £128,500 | 124 | +26.2% |
| Station Road | £270,000 | 119 | +18.8% |
| Foundry Lane | £145,000 | 117 | +10.7% |
| Willow Tree Way | £140,000 | 101 | +10.6% |
| Halstead Road | £268,000 | 101 | -10.7% |
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 CO6 2 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 CO6 2 — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Bourne Brook View Earls Colne | Detached | 4+ | B | £520,000 | Sep 2026 |
| 22 High Street Earls Colne | Semi-detached | 2 | D | £215,000 | Sep 2026 |
| 31 York Road Earls Colne | Terraced | 4+ | C | £345,000 | Sep 2026 |
| 6, Holden Way Earls Colne | Detached | 3 | B | £397,000 | Sep 2026 |
| 24 Halstead Road Earls Colne | Semi-detached | 4+ | B | £475,000 | Sep 2026 |
| 24 York Road Earls Colne | Terraced | 3 | C | £342,000 | Sep 2026 |
| 55 Foundry Lane Earls Colne | Terraced | 3 | D | £317,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 18 Bourne Brook View Earls Colne | Detached | 4+ | B | £465,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 36 Aubrey Close | Detached | 4+ | B | £680,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 4 Legerton Cottages Lower Green | Semi-detached | — | — | £490,000 | Jul 2026 |
210 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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