Buying a home in CO8, Bures. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£363kmost £317k–£432k

Houses per m²£3,909

Sold last year14113 in five years

Prices in Braintree+1.5%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in CO8 sold for £362,546 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £316,582 and £432,161, for about 90 m² of space.

14 homes sold here in the last year: a small market where few homes come up, so it pays to set alerts and be patient.

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 £1,653 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £73,000 for that mortgage: what £75,000 buys.

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House prices in CO8 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
2	£275,000	£241k–£343k	67 m²	23
3	£362,546	£317k–£432k	90 m²	51
4	£513,294	£411k–£622k	123 m²	15
5+	£641,596	£572k–£916k	177 m²	24

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	—	£275k	£363k	£513k	£642k
Detached	—	£343k	£429k	£583k	£702k
Semi-detached	—	£257k	£334k	—	—
Terraced	—	£246k	£307k	—	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Schools near CO8

Best state primary within 2 kmBures Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School50% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%1 state primaries within 2 km

Nearby areas

CO6 Colchester · 6 km3-bed house £374k CO10 Sudbury · 10 km3-bed house £325k CO9 Halstead · 11 km3-bed house £337k CO3 Colchester · 12 km3-bed house £366k CO4 Colchester · 13 km3-bed house £337k CO1 Colchester · 13 km3-bed house £307k CO2 Colchester · 14 km3-bed house £318k IP7 Ipswich · 16 km3-bed house £329k

Questions about CO8

Is CO8 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Braintree are up 1.5% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is below the England average (50% against 64%); 14 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 CO8?

A typical 3-bedroom house in CO8 sold for £362,546 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £316,582 and £432,161.

How many homes sell in CO8 each year?

14 homes sold in the last year and 113 in five years: a small market where few homes come up, so it pays to set alerts and be patient.

What are the schools like near CO8?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Bures Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, where 50% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near CO8?

For a 3-bedroom house, CO10 (£325k, 10 km), CO1 (£307k, 13 km), CO2 (£318k, 14 km).

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.