UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/braintree
Council areaEast of England, England
House prices in Braintree
Homes in Braintree sold for a median of £345,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 4,495 standard sales.
That puts it in the middle third of the 45 council areas in the East of England with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £349,000.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 1,456 | £500,000 | £415,000 to £611,000 | £4,202/m²from 61 sales |
| Semi-detached | 1,417 | £345,000 | £305,000 to £394,000 | £4,074/m²from 61 sales |
| Terraced | 1,057 | £290,000 | £258,000 to £330,000 | £3,463/m²from 33 sales |
| Flats and maisonettes | 565 | £177,500 | £146,000 to £205,000 | Too few |
Detached houses and semi-detached houses sold in similar numbers in Braintree, at 32% and 32% of sales.
Prices over time
The median rose 37%, from £255,000 in 2016 to £350,000 in 2025, close to the 36% rise across the East of England as a whole.
Postcode districts in Braintree
District medians are close together, from £320,000 in CM7 (Braintree) to £384,000 in CM77 (Great Notley).
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Post towns in Braintree, by number of sales: Braintree (CM7, CM77), Witham (CM8), Halstead (CO9), Bures (CO8).
- CM77Braintree, 448 salesMedian price £384,000Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 −2%
- CO9Halstead, 737 salesMedian price £340,000Price per square metre £3,335Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +6%
- CM8Witham, 1,081 salesMedian price £330,000Price per square metre £3,936Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +1%
- CM7Braintree, 1,444 salesMedian price £320,000Price per square metre £4,079Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 0%
Fewer than 100 sales, not ranked: CO8 £422k (62 sales).
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
From 2024 to 2025, the median rose most in CO9 (Halstead), up 6%, and fell most in CM77 (Great Notley), down 2%.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Newland Street, Witham (CM8)26 sales
- Church Street, Braintree (CM7)24 sales
- Coggeshall Road, Braintree (CM7)24 sales
- Cressing Road, Braintree (CM7)24 sales
- Mill Park Drive, Braintree (CM7)24 sales
- Nottage Crescent, Braintree (CM7)24 sales
- Radley Avenue, Silver End (CM8)24 sales
- Pine Road, Cressing (CM77)20 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Thoroughgood Way, Witham (CM8, detached houses, £574,000), Bridport Way, Braintree (CM7, detached houses, £550,000) and Grenadier Way, Bocking (CM7, £519,500).
The cheapest were Railway Street, Braintree (CM7, flats, £96,500), Newland Street, Witham (CM8, flats, £133,000) and Malyon Close, Braintree (CM7, flats, £169,000).
Living in Braintree
Crime
58 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Lower than 76 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
92% of homes can get it
Near the middle of all council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
under 1% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Lower than 85 in 100 council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,280 a year in Braintree for 2026 to 2027
Lower than 83 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Council areas in the East of England
Median sale price of the 45 council areas in the East of England with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. Braintree and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- Rochford£405,000
- Maldon£390,000
- Central Bedfordshire£367,500
- Castle Point£365,000
- Basildon£363,500
- Thurrock£360,000
- Bedford£349,000
- Braintree, this council area£345,000
- Southend-on-Sea£345,000
- Stevenage£344,000
- East Cambridgeshire£340,000
- Harlow£335,000
- Babergh£330,000
- Colchester£325,000
- Huntingdonshire£321,000
About these figures
Braintree's figures come from 4,495 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode. The 5 districts listed are those with most of their postcodes in Braintree, so their sales add up to 3,772 instead (how we build council pages). New builds made up 9% of them.
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.