Typical 3-bedroom house£347kmost £308k–£391k
Houses per m²£4,182flats £3,442
Sold last year3252,010 in five years
Prices in Braintree+1.5%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in CM8 sold for £347,430 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £307,935 and £390,921, for about 86 m² of space.
325 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 CM8 2 (£4,156) and the most in CM8 3 (£4,229).
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 £1,584 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £69,000 for that mortgage: what £70,000 buys.
Questions about CM8
Is CM8 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 above the England average (72% against 64%); the best secondary is below it (39.8% against 43.8%); 325 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 CM8?
A typical 3-bedroom house in CM8 sold for £347,430 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £307,935 and £390,921.
How many homes sell in CM8 each year?
325 homes sold in the last year and 2,010 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 CM8?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Witham Oaks Academy, where 72% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near CM8?
For a 3-bedroom house, CO1 (£307k, 20 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.