CM7Braintree, England

House prices in CM7, Braintree

Homes in CM7 sold for a median of £320,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 1,444 standard sales.

It is the cheapest of the 4 postcode districts in the Braintree council area with at least 100 sales.

Measured by floor area, the median was £4,079 per square metre, from 63 sales linked by property reference to an energy certificate, 5% above the £3,900 median for the East of England.

Median sale price£320,0001,444 standard sales
Middle half of prices£255,000 to £400,000
Price per m²£4,079/m²From 63 sales with a floor area

Prices by property type

Standard sales in CM7, September 2024 to August 2026
TypeSalesMedian priceMiddle halfPer m²
Detached383£465,000£393,000 to £586,000Too few
Semi-detached482£326,000£300,000 to £375,000£4,136/m²from 23 sales
Terraced345£282,000£255,000 to £310,000Too few
Flats and maisonettes234£170,500£150,000 to £200,000Too few

Semi-detached houses were the most common type sold here, at 33% of sales, ahead of detached houses at 27%.

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Where prices are higher in CM7

Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in CM7 4, around Finchingfield and Great Bardfield, with a median of £542,000, and lowest in CM7 3, around Braintree, at £265,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.

Each dot is a postcode in CM7 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.

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List the 205 postcodes on the map, dearest first
Median price of standard sales by postcode in CM7, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first
PostcodeMedian priceStandard sales
CM7 4FT£1,019,0005
CM7 4FR£795,0005
CM7 4FS£780,0007
CM7 4FN£770,0005
CM7 4SD£745,0004
CM7 4QG£682,5003
CM7 4TS£680,0003
CM7 5XR£680,0003
CM7 4SF£630,0003
CM7 5DT£585,0003
CM7 9FF£565,0003
CM7 1JN£560,0003
CM7 2DU£557,5006
CM7 4FQ£550,0003
CM7 2DW£545,0003
CM7 5XF£535,0003
CM7 9FP£535,0003
CM7 3NP£527,5004
CM7 2DA£525,0003
CM7 5SL£520,0004
CM7 5XQ£519,50011
CM7 9RZ£516,5004
CM7 9BG£512,5003
CM7 5LQ£490,0003
CM7 9RX£486,0004
CM7 2LF£485,0003
CM7 4FE£485,0005
CM7 4LE£465,0003
CM7 9FJ£465,0005
CM7 9SG£465,0003
CM7 5XG£460,0004
CM7 5NP£445,0005
CM7 2FB£440,0003
CM7 5YR£440,0009
CM7 3NS£432,5004
CM7 5YJ£430,0003
CM7 5RL£426,0004
CM7 5BE£417,5003
CM7 5QJ£415,0003
CM7 3PQ£410,0004
CM7 5SB£410,0003
CM7 1XF£406,00013
CM7 5NT£404,0003
CM7 4LD£403,0005
CM7 5SA£400,0003
CM7 9AX£400,0005
CM7 9DP£400,0003
CM7 4BL£397,0003
CM7 9FX£392,5004
CM7 2DS£392,0003
CM7 4HR£390,0003
CM7 5DH£390,00012
CM7 1HG£385,0004
CM7 5HJ£380,5008
CM7 3QZ£380,0003
CM7 5LJ£380,0003
CM7 5LW£377,5006
CM7 1TW£375,0005
CM7 5YN£375,0003
CM7 9EX£374,5004
CM7 5LT£370,0003
CM7 9PS£370,0005
CM7 1WG£367,5006
CM7 5NW£365,0003
CM7 1WA£363,0003
CM7 3NY£360,0003
CM7 5BW£360,0004
CM7 9EQ£360,0003
CM7 2RZ£357,5004
CM7 5SD£357,5004
CM7 9UJ£357,5003
CM7 9TN£356,5004
CM7 1XS£350,0003
CM7 9BX£350,0003
CM7 2TX£348,0004
CM7 9NH£347,5003
CM7 1EA£346,0004
CM7 2NX£345,0003
CM7 5HP£345,0003
CM7 1EG£340,0003
CM7 9EG£340,0005
CM7 1JA£336,0004
CM7 9FH£336,0004
CM7 1XA£335,0009
CM7 3LG£335,0003
CM7 1GP£334,0006
CM7 3LA£332,5006
CM7 1DS£330,0005
CM7 5QA£330,0003
CM7 2ST£325,0003
CM7 2TL£325,0003
CM7 3RT£325,00010
CM7 5SG£325,0003
CM7 9TF£325,0003
CM7 9TP£325,0003
CM7 1AL£324,0004
CM7 5LH£322,5004
CM7 1XP£320,0003
CM7 2NY£318,0006
CM7 5AH£318,0004
CM7 1HB£315,0003
CM7 2TD£315,0007
CM7 3PB£315,0003
CM7 9LH£315,0003
CM7 9TJ£312,0003
CM7 3PJ£311,0003
CM7 2TA£310,5004
CM7 9UE£310,0005
CM7 2NQ£308,0005
CM7 3QP£305,0005
CM7 5SS£302,5004
CM7 9UR£302,0004
CM7 2RU£301,0004
CM7 1WH£300,0003
CM7 1XW£300,0005
CM7 2FA£300,0005
CM7 5QS£300,0005
CM7 9TG£300,0003
CM7 3PY£297,0003
CM7 3JP£295,0003
CM7 3LB£295,0003
CM7 9LY£295,0004
CM7 9UQ£295,0003
CM7 3PP£291,0005
CM7 9TA£290,0003
CM7 1HX£287,5004
CM7 1EZ£286,5004
CM7 1AP£285,0003
CM7 9EP£285,0003
CM7 9LQ£285,0003
CM7 9UD£285,0003
CM7 2RP£282,5005
CM7 2SX£280,0003
CM7 9DN£277,5006
CM7 9AT£274,5006
CM7 3LU£273,0005
CM7 1DY£272,5007
CM7 9AU£272,5005
CM7 2QP£272,0004
CM7 3QX£272,0003
CM7 3HS£270,0003
CM7 3JA£270,0007
CM7 3XP£270,0005
CM7 1AN£265,0004
CM7 1HQ£265,0003
CM7 1DF£259,0009
CM7 3JY£258,5008
CM7 3DR£258,0003
CM7 3EQ£257,5005
CM7 3PW£257,0004
CM7 3JX£255,00011
CM7 9EU£253,5003
CM7 3HP£253,0003
CM7 4SY£252,5004
CM7 1BW£252,0004
CM7 5JZ£252,0004
CM7 2PW£251,5006
CM7 1TD£250,00011
CM7 3BY£250,0009
CM7 3JB£250,0003
CM7 5LA£250,0005
CM7 2BJ£249,0007
CM7 3AA£248,0005
CM7 1FB£245,0004
CM7 1DG£243,0003
CM7 9BL£242,0003
CM7 5JY£241,5004
CM7 2QF£241,0003
CM7 9DB£230,0005
CM7 2AU£227,5004
CM7 5SQ£223,0003
CM7 1AA£220,0003
CM7 2TU£217,5004
CM7 3QQ£215,0003
CM7 9NF£207,5003
CM7 5LY£206,0004
CM7 3YP£200,0003
CM7 3AT£197,0003
CM7 1GT£192,50010
CM7 5BX£192,5003
CM7 2QX£192,0005
CM7 1YX£190,0003
CM7 1FE£185,0003
CM7 3AQ£185,0003
CM7 3AH£181,5003
CM7 3AE£180,0003
CM7 5GW£176,0003
CM7 2TE£173,0008
CM7 3TY£172,5008
CM7 2QY£171,5008
CM7 3AG£170,0003
CM7 1GU£165,0004
CM7 3BU£165,0005
CM7 1GB£160,0003
CM7 2QZ£160,0004
CM7 3RQ£160,0003
CM7 9LL£153,0005
CM7 3TB£149,0004
CM7 2TT£137,5008
CM7 3RH£136,0004
CM7 3RF£123,0004
CM7 1TG£112,0004
CM7 2DE£110,0003
CM7 3JU£97,5007
CM7 3JZ£90,0007

Prices over time

  1. 2016: £240,000
  2. 2017: £253,000
  3. 2018: £268,500
  4. 2019: £265,500
  5. 2020: £275,000
  6. 2021: £300,000
  7. 2022: £316,500
  8. 2023: £325,000
  9. 2024: £320,000
  10. 2025: £320,000
  11. 2026, January to August: £320,000
Yearly median of standard sales, not adjusted for inflation. 2026 covers January to August only, and the ringed bar, 2025, is the latest full year.

The median rose 33%, from £240,000 in 2016 to £320,000 in 2025, the same as the 33% rise for a typical district in the East of England.

Postcode districts in the Braintree council area

Median sale price of the 4 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. CM7 is the cheapest.

  1. CM77 Braintree£384,000
  2. CO9 Halstead£340,000
  3. CM8 Witham£330,000
  4. CM7 Braintree, this district£320,000

Prices by council ward

Median price in the council wards that cover most of CM7, from the sales in CM7, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:

  1. Three Fields 164 sales£510,000
  2. Bocking North 209 sales£375,000
  3. Bocking Blackwater 264 sales£325,000
  4. Braintree West 171 sales£320,000
  5. Braintree South 190 sales£304,500
  6. Bocking South 185 sales£296,000
  7. Braintree Central & Beckers Green 270 sales£255,000

Recent sales

The 10 latest sales ran from £170,000 for a flat on Nottage Crescent to £675,000 for a detached house on Linfold Close.

The latest standard sales recorded in CM7. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.

  1. 31 Nottage CrescentSold for £170,000CM7 2TESold on 25 Sep 2026Flat
  2. 62 Broad RoadSold for £470,000CM7 9RXSold on 24 Sep 2026Detached
  3. 53 Saffron GardensSold for £445,000CM7 4BLSold on 14 Sep 2026Detached
  4. 8 Brownrigg DriveSold for £375,000CM7 5GTSold on 11 Sep 2026Terraced
  5. 34 Martens MeadowSold for £350,000CM7 3LBSold on 11 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  6. Lark Lodge Clockhouse WaySold for £550,000CM7 3RDSold on 11 Sep 2026Detached
  7. 10 Oak Tree GardensSold for £268,500CM7 5FHSold on 10 Sep 2026Terraced
  8. 313 Coggeshall RoadSold for £410,000CM7 9EDSold on 10 Sep 2026Detached
  9. 35 Bridport WaySold for £350,000CM7 9FJSold on 10 Sep 2026Detached
  10. 5 Linfold CloseSold for £675,000CM7 9FBSold on 10 Sep 2026Detached

Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:

  • Church Street, Braintree£275,00024 sales
  • Coggeshall Road, Braintree£314,00024 sales
  • Cressing Road, Braintree£290,50024 sales
  • Mill Park Drive, Braintree£362,50024 sales
  • Nottage Crescent, Braintree£171,00024 sales

Living in CM7

Crime

68 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026

Near the middle of all postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.

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

Across its postcodes, an average of 88% of homes can get it

Near the middle of all postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.

Radon

under 1% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area

Lower than 70 in 100 postcode districts.

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.

Energy ratings of homes for sale

Energy certificates made for homes put up for sale in CM7, lodged 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2026
RatingHomesShare
A20.2%, England and Wales 0.4%
B745.8%, England and Wales 4.8%
C65151.5%, England and Wales 46.9%
D40732.2%, England and Wales 38.1%
E947.4%, England and Wales 7.3%
F312.5%, England and Wales 1.9%
G60.5%, England and Wales 0.6%

When the homes were built

Construction age band of homes put up for sale in CM7, as estimated by the assessor on the same certificates
BuiltHomesShare
Before 1900786.2%, England and Wales 9.3%
1900 to 19291048.2%, England and Wales 14.8%
1930 to 19491068.4%, England and Wales 13.9%
1950 to 196619315.3%, England and Wales 15.8%
1967 to 198225119.8%, England and Wales 18.5%
1983 to 199514311.3%, England and Wales 10.1%
1996 to 201132025.3%, England and Wales 11.9%
2012 or later705.5%, England and Wales 5.7%

About these figures

The figures come from 1,444 standard sales in CM7 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, 16% were flats.

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.