Braintree

Local area, nearby places and postcodes.

Use district-wide reports for broader context. Property evidence on this page uses Price Paid transactions published for Braintree within CM7; school and recorded-crime evidence use the place reference location.

Property

Latest recorded sale
30 July 2026
All recorded sales
31,213
Since 4 January 1995
Five-year median
£312,000
Sales in five-year window
4,309

Five-year sales by property type

Detached 1,058
Semi-detached 1,251
Terraced 1,008
Flats 820
Other 172

Annual property market

Bars show recorded Price Paid sales. Lines show median sale prices. Hover or tap a year for exact values, or select a legend item to show or hide a series.

Annual property market data
YearRecorded salesAll property types median sale priceDetached median sale priceSemi-detached median sale priceTerraced median sale priceFlat or maisonette median sale priceOther median sale price
20151,057£213,000£325,000£220,000£193,000£141,000£276,000
20161,040£239,998£349,995£255,000£228,000£150,000£362,500
2017836£254,500£372,000£270,000£241,250£166,000£475,000
2018818£270,000£387,000£280,000£245,000£168,500£400,500
2019897£265,000£395,000£270,000£240,000£160,500£370,000
2020843£275,000£399,995£280,000£245,000£165,000£545,000
20211,207£295,000£430,000£306,000£260,000£168,000£294,000
20221,013£315,000£470,000£327,250£290,000£194,250£295,000
2023745£317,500£450,000£335,500£285,000£176,000£353,500
2024880£315,000£439,250£325,000£280,000£179,250£400,000
2025914£315,000£460,000£325,000£280,000£169,000£470,000
2026314£310,000£482,500£321,250£278,750£172,500£257,500

Every recorded sale

1-20 of 31,213 · Price Paid transactions published for Braintree within CM7

July 2021 to July 2026

  • 30 July 2026

    £260,000

    51, Mount Road, Braintree, CM7 3JA

    Terraced, Freehold, existing property

  • 23 July 2026

    £175,000

    3, Keeble Way, Braintree, CM7 3JX

    Flat or maisonette, Leasehold, existing property

  • 17 July 2026

    £375,000

    1, Marlin Court, Braintree, CM7 1FU

    Terraced, Freehold, existing property

  • 15 July 2026

    £267,500

    3, Wheatley Avenue, Braintree, CM7 3DP

    Terraced, Freehold, existing property

  • 10 July 2026

    £148,000

    Bocking Waterside, Flat 1, Church Street, Braintree, CM7 5GW

    Flat or maisonette, Leasehold, existing property

  • 10 July 2026

    £497,000

    138, Broad Road, Braintree, CM7 9RX

    Detached, Freehold, existing property

  • 10 July 2026

    £270,000

    79, Edinburgh Gardens, Braintree, CM7 9LJ

    Terraced, Freehold, existing property

  • 10 July 2026

    £300,000

    49, Victoria Street, Braintree, CM7 3HL

    Terraced, Freehold, existing property

  • 9 July 2026

    £338,000

    27, Dunoon Close, Braintree, CM7 9FN

    Terraced, Freehold, existing property

  • 9 July 2026

    £250,000

    11, Mount Road, Braintree, CM7 3JB

    Terraced, Freehold, existing property

  • 8 July 2026

    £330,000

    38, Peter Taylor Avenue, Bocking, Braintree, CM7 5GD

    Terraced, Freehold, existing property

  • 8 July 2026

    £270,000

    45, Jersey Way, Braintree, CM7 2FA

    Terraced, Freehold, existing property

  • 3 July 2026

    £245,000

    28, Nichols Grove, Braintree, CM7 3EQ

    Terraced, Freehold, existing property

  • 3 July 2026

    £280,000

    6, Williams Drive, Bocking, Braintree, CM7 5QJ

    Terraced, Freehold, existing property

  • 3 July 2026

    £550,000

    3, Bridport Way, Braintree, CM7 9FJ

    Detached, Freehold, existing property

  • 1 July 2026

    £245,000

    2, Enterprise Court, Braintree, CM7 3QS

    Other, Freehold, existing property

  • 1 July 2026

    £200,000

    St. Luke Court, 2, Old St Michaels Drive, Braintree, CM7 2AJ

    Flat or maisonette, Leasehold, existing property

  • 30 June 2026

    £200,000

    William House, The Loft, Old St Michaels Drive, Braintree, CM7 2AA

    Flat or maisonette, Leasehold, existing property

  • 30 June 2026

    £283,250

    4, Wickham Crescent, Braintree, CM7 3BY

    Terraced, Freehold, existing property

  • 29 June 2026

    £520,000

    26, Valley Road, Braintree, CM7 9BJ

    Detached, Freehold, existing property

Local property price history

1-12 of 378 monthly records

Average price trend

Latest 12 monthly UK House Price Index records for Braintree.

Average price trend data
PeriodAverage price
July 2025£323,370
August 2025£324,995
September 2025£323,143
October 2025£325,323
November 2025£327,583
December 2025£330,395
January 2026£329,829
February 2026£322,695
March 2026£319,648
April 2026£317,039
May 2026£322,243
June 2026£330,637
Monthly UK House Price Index records
MonthAreaAverage priceIndexMonthly changeAnnual changeSales volume
June 2026Braintree£330,637100.02.6%2.0%Not supplied
May 2026Braintree£322,24397.41.6%-0.1%Not supplied
April 2026Braintree£317,03995.9-0.8%-1.3%110
March 2026Braintree£319,64896.7-0.9%-0.3%149
February 2026Braintree£322,69597.6-2.2%0.7%145
January 2026Braintree£329,82999.7-0.2%2.3%149
December 2025Braintree£330,39599.90.9%2.8%146
November 2025Braintree£327,58399.10.7%2.2%179
October 2025Braintree£325,32398.40.7%1.5%224
September 2025Braintree£323,14397.7-0.6%1.1%233
August 2025Braintree£324,99598.30.5%3.1%245
July 2025Braintree£323,37097.8-0.2%2.6%219

Schools

Open schools nearby
19
Nearby establishment records
36
Primary nearby
15
Secondary nearby
3

All establishment records

1-20 of 36 · Within 3.1 miles

  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 4-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    -
    Location
    CM7 2SY, 622 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Good
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 83% expected standard
  • John Bunyan Junior School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 7-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 December 2015
    Location
    CM7 5UL, 980 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 3-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    -
    Location
    CM7 5UL, 980 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    School remains Good
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 55% expected standard
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 4-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    -
    Location
    CM7 2NS, 994 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not judged
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 52% expected standard
  • Chapel Hill Primary School and Nursery

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 3-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 December 2002
    Location
    CM7 3QZ, 1.0 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Secondary, ages 11-18
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 January 2013
    Location
    CM7 5XP, 1.2 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Requires improvement
    DfE performance
    KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 38.5
  • Tabor Science College

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Secondary, ages 11-16
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 December 2012
    Location
    CM7 5XP, 1.2 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 3-7
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    -
    Location
    CM7 9LW, 1.2 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    School remains Good
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 7-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    -
    Location
    CM7 9LW, 1.2 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Standards maintained
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 56% expected standard
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 7-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 April 2017
    Location
    CM7 1HL, 1.3 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Good
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 62% expected standard
  • John Ray Infant School

    Community school

    View published school data
    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 2-7
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 30 June 2024
    Location
    CM7 1HL, 1.3 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 2-7
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 July 2024
    Location
    CM7 1HL, 1.3 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    School remains Good
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • John Ray Junior School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 7-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 March 2017
    Location
    CM7 1HL, 1.3 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Notley High School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Secondary, ages 11-19
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 July 2011
    Location
    CM7 1WY, 1.4 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Secondary, ages 11-19
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 August 2011
    Location
    CM7 1WY, 1.4 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Requires improvement
    DfE performance
    KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 44.9
  • Braintree College

    Further education

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    Phase and ages
    16 plus, ages 16-99
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 1 January 2010
    Location
    CM7 5SN, 1.4 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Not applicable, ages 3-19
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    -
    Location
    CM7 2YN, 1.5 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Good
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 0% expected standard · KS4 2024/25: suppressed
  • Advanced Education-Pear Trees

    Other independent special school

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    Phase and ages
    Not applicable, ages 11-16
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Opened 4 August 2010 · Closed 26 April 2013
    Location
    CM6 2BN, 1.6 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Central Essex Pupil Referral Unit C.O. Alec Hunter High School

    Pupil referral unit

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    Phase and ages
    Not applicable, ages 7-9
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Opened 1 May 1999 · Closed 1 September 2004
    Location
    CM7 3NT, 1.6 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Secondary, ages 11-16
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 April 2013
    Location
    CM7 3NR, 1.7 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    School remains Good
    DfE performance
    KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 45.7

Recorded crime

Latest published month
June 2026
Records in latest month
237
Records within 1 mile
2,648
Months covered
12

Month-by-month history

Every available month within 1 mile of Braintree

Monthly records trend

Published monthly records within 1 mile of Braintree.

Monthly records trend data
PeriodRecorded crime events
July 2025219
August 2025225
September 2025193
October 2025218
November 2025208
December 2025191
January 2026218
February 2026199
March 2026231
April 2026262
May 2026247
June 2026237
Monthly recorded crime history
Published monthRecordsLargest category that monthCategory records
June 2026237Violence and sexual offences114
May 2026247Violence and sexual offences124
April 2026262Violence and sexual offences138
March 2026231Violence and sexual offences94
February 2026199Violence and sexual offences99
January 2026218Violence and sexual offences96
December 2025191Violence and sexual offences93
November 2025208Violence and sexual offences105
October 2025218Violence and sexual offences104
September 2025193Violence and sexual offences89
August 2025225Violence and sexual offences106
July 2025219Violence and sexual offences108

Every published record

1-25 of 2,648

  • Other theft

    June 2026

    On or near Parking Area

    Braintree 009F

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Notley Road

    Braintree 013B

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Vehicle crime

    June 2026

    On or near Meadow Park

    Braintree 013B

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Vehicle crime

    June 2026

    On or near Bartram Avenue North

    Braintree 012D

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Anti-social behaviour

    June 2026

    On or near Sports/Recreation Area

    Braintree 012D

    Outcome

    Outcome not supplied

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Alpha Close

    Braintree 011G

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Alpha Close

    Braintree 011G

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Drugs

    June 2026

    On or near Sedgefield Way

    Braintree 011G

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Perryfields

    Braintree 011F

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near St Johns Avenue

    Braintree 011F

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Shooter'S Way

    Braintree 011F

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Shooter'S Way

    Braintree 011F

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Shooter'S Way

    Braintree 011F

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Shooter'S Way

    Braintree 011F

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Perryfields

    Braintree 011F

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Shooter'S Way

    Braintree 011F

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near The Waterings

    Braintree 011F

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Anti-social behaviour

    June 2026

    On or near Stephenson Road

    Braintree 011F

    Outcome

    Outcome not supplied

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Kipling Way

    Braintree 011E

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Thackeray Close

    Braintree 011E

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Byron Close

    Braintree 011E

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Notley Road

    Braintree 011E

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Byron Close

    Braintree 011E

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Possession of weapons

    June 2026

    On or near Buchan Close

    Braintree 011E

    Outcome

    Awaiting court outcome

  • Possession of weapons

    June 2026

    On or near Buchan Close

    Braintree 011E

    Outcome

    Awaiting court outcome

Place details

Place type
Town
Postcode district
CM7
Country
England

Reference location

Latitude and longitude
51.87817, 0.55314
Wider geography
Eastern

Administrative areas

District
Braintree
E07000067
Non-Metropolitan County
Essex
E10000012

Nearby places and postcodes

Evidence in context

Property sales use Price Paid transactions whose published town/city is Braintree and whose postcode is in CM7. School and recorded-crime evidence use this place's reference location.

Property market

The five-year median is £312,000 from 4,309 recorded sales in Price Paid transactions published for Braintree within CM7. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Braintree is £330,637 in June 2026, up 2.0% year on year.

Schools

19 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 3 secondary schools. St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree is the nearest published school at 622 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

2,648 published events cover 12 months, averaging 220.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,270 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.