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155,268 people · median £335,000
Braintree Council · Conservative-controlled 25/49 seats · 51% · OCD 2026
Prices
The median sold price in Braintree is £335,000.
Neighbourhoods
- Great Notley
- Hatfield Peverel
- Kelvedon
- Rivenhall
- Bocking Churchstreet
- Coggeshall
- Sible Hedingham
- Bocking
- Witham
- Halstead
- Braintree
Streets
- Church Street
- The Street
- Coggeshall Road
- High Street
- Cressing Road
- Braintree Road
- London Road
- Newland Street
- Church Road
- Colchester Road
- Tortoiseshell Way
- Nottage Crescent
Schools
Braintree’s schools: 94% of inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding, 1 grammar.
Crime
Braintree records 6.2 crimes per 1,000 residents a month.
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What does it cost? This district
A typical home here sells for £335,000, up 14% over five years. That's about 9.2× local earnings — around the 10.2× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 YTD · 1,238 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£335,000
5-year change+14%
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 loss19%
Of the homes here 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) · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted
Home ownership68%
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
£3,244 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 Braintree 12 streets — this area, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Church Street | £180,000 | 1,140 | — |
| The Street | £244,000 | 1,048 | — |
| Coggeshall Road | £167,000 | 922 | — |
| High Street | £200,000 | 867 | — |
| Cressing Road | £153,750 | 675 | — |
| Braintree Road | £192,500 | 529 | — |
| London Road | £290,000 | 518 | — |
| Newland Street | £100,000 | 509 | — |
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
Prices by neighbourhood 11 neighbourhoods — the district, broken down
⌃ 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 Braintree — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 NOTTAGE CRESCENT | Flat | 1 | B | £170,000 | Sep 2026 |
| 14, Norman Close Sible Hedingham | Terraced | 3 | B | £275,000 | Sep 2026 |
| 6 Long Gardens Twinstead | Semi-detached | 4+ | E | £340,000 | Sep 2026 |
| 62 Broad Road | Detached | 4+ | C | £470,000 | Sep 2026 |
| 71 Tidings Hill | Detached | 4+ | D | £400,000 | Sep 2026 |
| 7 THE CHASE FOXEARTH | Detached | 4+ | D | £370,000 | Sep 2026 |
| 59 Stanley Road | Semi-detached | 3 | D | £265,000 | Sep 2026 |
| 19, Sudbury Road | Detached | 4+ | C | £785,000 | Sep 2026 |
| 21, Osier Way Sible Hedingham | Semi-detached | 4+ | B | £360,000 | Sep 2026 |
| 53 Saffron Gardens Wethersfield | Detached | 4+ | C | £445,000 | Sep 2026 |
4,578 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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