— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · NEIGHBOURHOOD
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12,909 people · median £300,000 · Braintree
Braintree Council · Conservative-controlled 25/49 seats · 51% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This neighbourhood
dearestcheapest
£300,000 median 3rd cheapest of 11 neighbourhoods
among 11 neighbourhoods in Braintree
A typical home here sells for £300,000, up 17.9% over five years. That's about 9.2× local earnings — around the 10.2× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 YTD · 76 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£300,000
5-year change+17.9%
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 Braintree18.6%
Of the homes across Braintree that sold again within five years, 18.6% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Worse than East of England (17.5%).
By property type
Detached houses5.9%
Semi-detached houses0%
Terraced houses1.1%
Flats23.5%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new30.3%
Bought second-hand15.9%
Overall
Typical resale gain+14.1% · ~7.2-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (780 resale pairs) across Braintree — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted
Home ownership65%
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
£2,948 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 Halstead 60 streets — this neighbourhood, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawthorn Close | £97,000 | 293 | +11.5% |
| Kings Road | £145,000 | 212 | +27.4% |
| Hedingham Road | £150,000 | 211 | +2.6% |
| Parsonage Street | £145,000 | 208 | +16% |
| Trinity Road | £125,000 | 197 | +19.5% |
| Colne Road | £137,000 | 185 | -22.3% |
| New Street | £118,250 | 184 | -5.4% |
| Nether Court | £170,000 | 182 | +18.5% |
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 Halstead 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 Halstead — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Blamsters Crescent | Semi-detached | 3 | C | £310,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 9 Lee Close | Detached | 4+ | B | £515,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 12 Upper Trinity Road | Terraced | 4+ | E | £340,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 136 Colne Road | Terraced | 3 | D | £287,500 | Jul 2026 |
| 60, New Street | Terraced | 2 | D | £228,000 | Jul 2026 |
| Flat 12 Riverside Court Rosemary Lane | Flat | 2 | C | £96,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 8 Apple Tree Close | Terraced | 3 | C | £325,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 82, Hedingham Road | Terraced | 3 | E | £382,500 | Jun 2026 |
| 21 Beech Avenue | Semi-detached | 3 | C | £340,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 55 Colchester Road | Terraced | 4+ | D | £322,000 | Jun 2026 |
579 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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