Braintree
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.
Sell houseWhen 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.
Averages only go so far, so the free CM8 OfferCheck sets flood, crime, planning and council tax beside the sold prices.
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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
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 44 | £507,500 | £377,100–£971,500 |
| Semi-detached | 63 | £330,000 | £272,000–£435,000 |
| Terraced | 88 | £288,500 | £202,050–£360,000 |
| Flat / maisonette | 45 | £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
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | £292,500 | 87 |
| Q2 2026 | £315,000 | 106 |
| Q3 2026 | £310,000 | 57 |
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.
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
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
| Band | 1991 value | A year |
|---|---|---|
| A | up 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 |
| H | over £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
Braintree/23/02468/TPOCONUndecided
350 m
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
Braintree/23/02460/VARUndecided
125 m
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
Braintree/23/02296/TPOCONUndecided
434 m
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
Braintree/23/02244/COUPAPermitted
123 m
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.
Read the detail
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.
| Band | 1991 valueVOA basis | A yearBraintree | A month÷ 12 | Of the median÷ £307,250 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,520 | £127 | 0.49% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,774 | £148 | 0.58% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,027 | £169 | 0.66% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,280 | £190 | 0.74% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £2,787 | £232 | 0.91% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,294 | £275 | 1.07% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £3,801 | £317 | 1.24% |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,561 | £380 | 1.48% |
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.
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Postcode districts near CM8
The closest districts to CM8 by straight-line distance between district centres.
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- House prices in CM3 (Chelmsford) 6.3 miles
- House prices in CM7 (Braintree) 7.6 miles
- House prices in CO5 (Colchester) 7.8 miles
- House prices in CM1 (Chelmsford) 8.7 miles
- House prices in CM2 (Chelmsford) 8.7 miles
- House prices in CO6 (Colchester) 10 miles
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Data sources
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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.