Typical 3-bedroom house£349kmost £311k–£390k
Houses per m²£4,110flats £3,102
Sold last year4322,893 in five years
Prices in Braintree+1.5%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in CM7 sold for £349,399 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £311,355 and £389,734, for about 87 m² of space. That is 3% less than the same home across Braintree (£359,000).
432 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £143k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in CM7 5 (£4,024) and the most in CM7 4 (£4,503).
Across Braintree, prices are up 1.5% on a year ago and up 12.1% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,354 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,593 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £70,000 for that mortgage: what £70,000 buys.
Questions about CM7
Is CM7 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 3% less than across Braintree; prices in Braintree are up 1.5% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (83% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (49.8% against 43.8%); 432 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.
How much is a 3-bedroom house in CM7?
A typical 3-bedroom house in CM7 sold for £349,399 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £311,355 and £389,734.
Is CM7 expensive for Braintree?
A 3-bedroom house in CM7 costs 3% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across Braintree (£359,000).
How many homes sell in CM7 each year?
432 homes sold in the last year and 2,893 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.
What are the schools like near CM7?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree, where 83% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.