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CM8 house prices in Braintree

Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for Braintree, from official UK data in one place.

Typical sold price

£307,250

Range £172,900–£543,200 · 250 real sales

Real sales
250

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 30 Jan 2026 and 25 Aug 2026.

Summary

House prices in CM8: the typical (median) sold price is £307,250, above the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). CM8 is an active market, with about 37 recorded sales a month. By property type, 37% were terraced homes (typically £288,500) and 26% were semi-detached homes (typically £330,000).

Data from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, up to 28 August 2026.

Council tax on a Band D home there is £2,280 a year: Braintree's published charge for 2026-27.

Source: Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Braintree, 2026-27.

Our take · opinion, not advice

Our take on CM8: a steady market, so let the sold prices lead

250 sales since January 2026 make CM8 a steady market, enough to learn from, though the year-on-year comparison is too thin to quote, so lean on the recent sold homes.

For sellers, the spread in CM8 is wide, with most sales between £172,900 and £543,200, so the closest sold homes of your type say much more than the middle; sales arrive at a steady pace, so there is no need to rush to a low price.

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When buying here, on price, CM8 is above the UK average, so a price above the norm for the area should be earned by the home itself, not assumed.

Before you offer in CM8, check planning history nearby (872 applications on record within 500 m), long-term flood risk and council tax (Band D is £2,280 a year), and ask your conveyancer about the title.

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At a glance

CM8 in four numbers

The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.

  • Typical price

    £307,250

    HM Land Registry

  • Sales a month

    36.8

    Across 250 sales

  • Council tax, Band D

    £2,280

    A year

The data, honestly

House prices in CM8

These 250 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.

By property type

Average house price in CM8 by property type

Detached homes have the highest typical price at £507,500, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £175,000.

See the figures
Sales, typical price and middle-80% range by property type in CM8
TypeSalesTypicalRange
Detached44£507,500£377,100–£971,500
Semi-detached63£330,000£272,000–£435,000
Terraced88£288,500£202,050–£360,000
Flat / maisonette45£175,000£98,580–£228,800

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 30 Jan 2026 and 25 Aug 2026.

24-month trend

Typical price by quarter in CM8

The quarterly typical price rose 6.0%, from £292,500 in Q1 2026 (87 sales) to £310,000 in Q3 2026 (57 sales).

See the figures
Median sold price and number of recorded sales for each recent quarter in CM8
QuarterTypical priceSales
Q1 2026£292,50087
Q2 2026£315,000106
Q3 2026£310,00057

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 30 Jan 2026 and 25 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.

Range and mix

The spread of CM8 prices

How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.

Price range

Where most CM8 homes sold

Eight in ten sales fell between £172,900 and £543,200, around a typical £307,250.

Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 30 Jan 2026 and 25 Aug 2026.

Mix of homes

Who is selling in CM8

Terraced homes were 37% of recorded sales (88 of 240). 82% of sales were freehold and 18% leasehold.

Property type

  • Detached18%
  • Semi-detached26%
  • Terraced37%
  • Flat / maisonette19%

Tenure

  • Freehold82%
  • Leasehold18%
See the figures

206 freehold (82%) and 44 leasehold (18%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in CM8. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 30 Jan 2026 and 25 Aug 2026.

Sold twice: what the same home resold for

The strongest price signal there is: the same door, sold twice. Change shown in £, %, and per year. A big % over two decades is smaller than it looks.

  • NEWLAND COURT, NEWLAND STREET, WITHAM

    £99,450 (2026)£77,000 (2026)-22.6% over 0.5 yrs (-39%/yr)

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.

On the map

Where CM8 sits in Braintree

The pins are the 5 most recent recorded sales: real prices on real streets, not a valuation.

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Latest sales

The most recent sales in CM8

  • 10, EDINBURGH CLOSE, WITHAM

    Terraced · Freehold · 25 Aug 2026

    £300,000

  • 70, CONSTANCE CLOSE, WITHAM

    Terraced · Freehold · 21 Aug 2026

    £240,000

  • 7, TUSSER CLOSE, WITHAM

    Terraced · Freehold · 21 Aug 2026

    £300,000

  • 30, BRAMBLE ROAD, WITHAM

    Semi-detached · Freehold · 19 Aug 2026

    £290,000

  • 26, RADLEY AVENUE, WITHAM

    Detached · Freehold · 14 Aug 2026

    £490,000

All sales

Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). CM8 includes the Great Notley & Black Notley ward.

In plain English

What the Braintree (CM8) numbers mean

  • The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £507,500 against £175,000 for flats: about 2.9 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
  • Prices here are widely spread: most sales fell between £172,900 and £543,200, so the median says little about any one home.
  • This is an active district: about 37 recorded sales a month.

Based on 250 recorded sales between 30 January 2026 and 25 August 2026. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, to 28 August 2026; page data refreshed 7 October 2026. Compared with the UK House Price Index. Written by Your Property Check (Check Labs Ltd, Birmingham) from this data. How we read the data · spotted a mistake? Tell us. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. UK House Price Index licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Area data

What else the records hold on CM8

Council tax and schools, each from the body that publishes it, with the sample it rests on stated beside it.

Council tax

What council tax costs in CM8

£2,280

Band D a year in Braintree, 2026-27: the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.

All bands
Annual council tax charge for each band in Braintree, 2026-27
Band1991 valueA year
Aup to £40,000£1,520
B£40,001–£52,000£1,774
C£52,001–£68,000£2,027
D£68,001–£88,000£2,280
E£88,001–£120,000£2,787
F£120,001–£160,000£3,294
G£160,001–£320,000£3,801
Hover £320,000£4,561

These are Braintree's charges for 2026-27, the authority CM8 falls in, not an estimate for any individual home. A property's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency and we never guess it; look up a band on GOV.UK and read your row. Bands reflect what a home was worth on 1 April 1991, not today.

Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · 8 of 8 bands published for Braintree · data to 2026-27 financial year

Schools

Schools near CM8

8

open schools within 3 km, nearest Templars Academy.

All schools
  • Templars Academy

    Primary · Academies · CM8 2NJ

    787 m

    Good · 2019

  • Witham Oaks Academy

    Primary · Academies · CM8 1NA

    888 m

    Good · 2023

  • Acorn Infant Academy

    Primary · Academies · CM8 1NA

    888 m

    Good · 2014

  • Lift Maltings

    Middle deemed secondary · Academies · CM8 1EP

    1.2 km

    Requires improvement · 2023

  • Lift New Rickstones

    Middle deemed secondary · Academies · CM8 2SD

    1.3 km

    Good · 2018

  • Elm Hall Primary School

    Primary · Academies · CM8 2SD

    1.3 km

    Good · 2024

  • Southview School

    Academies · CM8 2TA

    1.4 km

    Outstanding · 2022

  • Howbridge Infant School

    Primary · Local authority maintained schools · CM8 1DJ

    1.6 km

    Good · 2023

School data from the Department for Education “Get Information about Schools” (GIAS) and Ofsted inspection outcomes. Open Government Licence v3.0. The Ofsted grade shown is the last single overall grade on record (single grades were withdrawn in September 2024). Shows nearest schools by distance, not legal catchment areas. Distances are from the CM8 district centroid, not from any address.

Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 8 open schools within 3 km, 8 with a grade on record

Area context

Planning and deprivation near CM8

What is being built nearby and how the area ranks, as context for the neighbourhood and never a judgement on a home.

Planning applications

Planning activity around CM8

872

applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 24 July 2026.

Recent applications
  • Braintree/23/02673/HHUndecided

    183 m

    Replace timber bay window with PVCu

    Received 2023-10-31

  • Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area -Prunus (Cherry) 1: remove one main limb (limb is dead/dying)Laburnum: reduce by 1m and reshapeEuonymus: top by 1m and reshapeHazel 1: reduce by 2-2.5m and reshape (currently shading property and causing noise to neighbour as a result of contact with neighbour's wall)Bay: reduce by 2m and reshape (currently shading property and competing with other trees)Beech: reduce by 2-2.5m, reshape and crown lift by 1.5mWeeping willow: pollard by 4m (advised for tree health as routine maintenance not carried out in recent years)Apple 1: fell to ground level (tree severely storm damaged and dying)Apple 2: take back to main wood and thin by 2.5m Apple 3: reshape main framework by 0.5mApple 4: reduce by 2m and reshapeBlackthorn: fell main stem (main stem is dead/dying)Pear 3: reduce by 0.5m and reshapePeach: reduce by 0.5m and reshapeHazel 2: coppicePrunus (unknown) 1: reduce by 2.5m and reshape (shading out other trees)Prunus (unknown) 3: fell to ground level (to reduce significant overcrowding in that area of the garden and promote health of remaining trees) Prunus (unknown) 4: fell to ground level (to reduce significant overcrowding in that area of the garden and promote health of remaining trees)Prunus (cherry) 3: reduce by 1m

    Received 2023-10-01

  • Variation of condition 2 'Approved Plans' of permission 18/00011/FUL granted on 19/06/2019 for: Redevelopment of the site to provide 8 one bedroom flats and 2 two bedroom flats (10 units total) incorporating the remodelling of the existing building to provide a three storey building with associated landscaping, parking & cycle parkingVaraition would allow changes to the elevations due to various components not complying fully with the Building Regulation Part B (Fire Safety)

    Received 2023-09-29

  • Braintree/23/02417/HHUndecided

    378 m

    Single storey rear extension

    Received 2023-09-26

  • Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area - See application for more details of the exact works

    Received 2023-09-11

  • Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to 12No. Dwellinghouse (Use Class C3).

    Received 2023-09-05 · decided 2023-10-30

Applications are matched within 500 m of the CM8 district centroid, so this is activity in the area, not at any one address. Register wording and status are reproduced as the local planning authority published them. Showing 6 of 20 held; run a live planning search for CM8 for the current picture.

Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 872 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 24 July 2026

Deprivation (IMD)

Area profile for CM8

Decile 4 of 10

Median across 12 sampled postcodes; 1 is the most deprived 10% of England, 10 the least.

1 · most deprived10 · least deprived
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Across the 12 sampled CM8 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 3 to decile 9, with a median of decile 4 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.

CM8 1JG, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 4 of 10, where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived. It's area context for the wider neighbourhood, not a judgement on any individual home.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG). Deprivation is published for small areas (LSOAs), not for postcode districts, so CM8 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in CM8: the ones with the most recent recorded sales, up to a limit of 12. That is a convenience sample, not a random one, so it leans toward streets where homes are changing hands. 12 returned a row. It is context for the neighbourhood, never a judgement on any individual home. How we choose the sample.

Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · 12 postcodes sampled of 12 checked · data to 2025 indices

Cost to run

Two sources, one table

What it costs to run a home in CM8, band by band

Braintree's council tax for 2026-27 set against the CM8 median sold price of £307,250 across 250 recorded sales: the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.

Council tax band, its 1991 valuation range, the annual and monthly charge in Braintree for 2026-27, and that charge as a share of the CM8 median sold price
Band1991 valueVOA basisA yearBraintreeA month÷ 12Of the median÷ £307,250
Aup to £40,000£1,520£1270.49%
B£40,001–£52,000£1,774£1480.58%
C£52,001–£68,000£2,027£1690.66%
D£68,001–£88,000£2,280£1900.74%
E£88,001–£120,000£2,787£2320.91%
F£120,001–£160,000£3,294£2751.07%
G£160,001–£320,000£3,801£3171.24%
Hover £320,000£4,561£3801.48%

The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the CM8 median sold price. A comparison of two published figures, not a rate anyone charges. It is not a mapping from price to band: a band records what a home was worth on 1 April 1991 and is set by the Valuation Office Agency, so it cannot be worked out from a 2020s sale price. Look up a specific band on GOV.UK. Instalment counts vary by authority, so the monthly column is simply the year over twelve.

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Median across 250 recorded sales. · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Braintree, 2026-27.

Address by address

Address by address

What individual homes in CM8 sold for

The 24 most recently sold doors of the 241 distinct addresses in the records we hold for CM8. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.

  • 10, EDINBURGH CLOSE, WITHAM

    CM8 1JG · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £300,000

    2026-08-25

  • 70, CONSTANCE CLOSE, WITHAM

    CM8 1XY · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £240,000

    2026-08-21

  • 7, TUSSER CLOSE, WITHAM

    CM8 3PD · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £300,000

    2026-08-21

  • 30, BRAMBLE ROAD, WITHAM

    CM8 2XA · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £290,000

    2026-08-19

  • 26, RADLEY AVENUE, WITHAM

    CM8 3GJ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £490,000

    2026-08-14

  • 3, VALENTINE WAY, WITHAM

    CM8 3RY · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £315,000

    2026-08-14

  • 10, VALENTINE WAY, WITHAM

    CM8 3RY · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £255,000

    2026-08-14

  • 38, CLAUDIUS WAY, WITHAM

    CM8 1PZ · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £401,000

    2026-08-14

  • NEWLAND COURT, NEWLAND STREET, WITHAM

    CM8 1AL · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 2 recorded sales

    £77,000

    2026-08-14

  • MOORFIELD COURT, NEWLAND STREET, WITHAM

    CM8 1AE · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 4 recorded sales

    £120,000

    2026-08-14

  • 41, PURCELL ROAD, WITHAM

    CM8 1AG · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £292,500

    2026-08-13

  • 45, CONSTANCE CLOSE, WITHAM

    CM8 1XL · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £200,000

    2026-08-12

  • 3, MILLBRIDGE ROAD, WITHAM

    CM8 1HB · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £400,000

    2026-08-11

  • 7, HAREBELL DRIVE, WITHAM

    CM8 2XB · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £385,000

    2026-08-07

  • 19, TOWN END FIELD, WITHAM

    CM8 1EU · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £284,000

    2026-08-06

  • CLADDAGH, EARLSMEAD, WITHAM

    CM8 2EH · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £625,000

    2026-08-05

  • 6, CROMWELL WAY, WITHAM

    CM8 2ES · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £390,000

    2026-08-03

  • 18, COLLINGWOOD ROAD, WITHAM

    CM8 2DZ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £915,000

    2026-08-03

  • NEWLANDS HOUSE, WICKHAM HALL LANE, WITHAM

    CM8 3JH · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £2,380,000

    2026-07-31

  • 44, BARLEYFIELDS, WITHAM

    CM8 2FD · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £304,000

    2026-07-31

  • 35, HATFIELD ROAD, WITHAM

    CM8 1EG · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £550,000

    2026-07-31

  • 23, CONSTANTINE ROAD, WITHAM

    CM8 1HL · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £463,750

    2026-07-30

  • 12, BENTON CLOSE, WITHAM

    CM8 1JT · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £205,000

    2026-07-30

  • 59, CLAUDIUS WAY, WITHAM

    CM8 1PZ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £185,000

    2026-07-29

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Addresses come from recorded sales since 1995, so homes that have never sold do not appear. 0 of these 24 doors resolve to a confident property record and link through; the rest are listed without a link. We match a door to a property record only where the match is certain, never by guessing.

Questions, answered

The CM8 report: your questions

What is the average house price in CM8?
The typical (median) sold price in CM8 is £307,250, from 250 recorded sales between 30 January 2026 and 25 August 2026. Most sales fell between £172,900 and £543,200. That is above the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index averages). A median is the middle sale, so a few very expensive homes do not pull it up the way they pull up an average.
What does each type of home cost in CM8?
Typical sold prices by type in CM8: terraced homes £288,500 (88 sales), semi-detached homes £330,000 (63 sales), flats £175,000 (45 sales), detached homes £507,500 (44 sales). Use the figure for your type of home rather than the all-homes median.
How much is council tax in CM8?
CM8 is billed by Braintree, whose Band D charge for 2026-27 is £2,280 a year. Every band from A to H is listed on this page. A property's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency and there is no free per-address dataset for it, so we never guess an individual home's band. Look it up on GOV.UK and read your row.
Which schools are near CM8?
The Department for Education's register lists 8 open schools within 3 km of the CM8 district centre, the nearest being Templars Academy (last Ofsted grade: Good). These are nearest by straight-line distance from the district centroid. They are not catchment or admission areas, which councils set individually and do not publish centrally.
How up to date are the CM8 sold prices?
Sold prices come from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, covering sales up to 28 August 2026. The store is rebuilt monthly. New sales can take several weeks to appear in the official register after completion, so the very latest transactions may not show yet.
Is CM8 a deprived area?
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the 12 CM8 postcodes we sampled (the ones with the most recent recorded sales, not a random sample) run from decile 3 to decile 9, with a median of decile 4 of 10, where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived. Deprivation is published for small areas, not postcode districts, so a district like CM8 usually spans several. It is area context, never a judgement on an individual home.
Have there been planning applications near CM8?
The last check of the local planning authority register found 872 applications within 500 m of the CM8 district centre; the most recent are listed on this page with their reference, description and status as the authority published them. For an up-to-the-minute search, use the planning tool with your full postcode.
Can I see what an individual address in CM8 sold for?
Yes. This page lists the 24 most recently sold doors of the 241 distinct addresses in the records we hold for CM8, each with its price and date. Addresses come from recorded sales since 1995, so a home that has never been sold does not appear; and we link an address to its own property page only where the match is certain, never by guessing.
Does CM8 cover my exact street?
CM8 is the outward half of the postcode and covers the whole district, so the district-wide figures on this page are medians and ranges, not a valuation of any single property. The address list gives you the door-level picture, and the free checks take a full postcode.

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Data sources

Every CM8 figure is official and dated

Real recorded data from the UK's official registers, never an estimated valuation.

  • HM Land RegistrySold prices
  • MHCLGCouncil tax & deprivation
  • Department for Education · OfstedSchools
  • Local planning authoritiesPlanning applications
  • Police.UKStreet-level crime
  • Environment AgencyFlood risk
  • postcodes.io · ONSGeography

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · Local planning authority records via PlanIt · Police.UK · Environment Agency · postcodes.io / ONS. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. All figures are real, attributed and carry the sample they rest on: never estimates, never a valuation. All sales · Get Free Valuation · About Your Property Check.