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Buying at CM7 1DF

Before you offer on a home at CM7 1DF: the checks to raise with your surveyor and conveyancer, whether an asking price stands up against what sold nearby, how prices here have moved since 1995, what it costs to run a home, and a buyer's report for every home on the postcode.

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £240k. In Braintree South.

1 to check3 clear£240k typical on Greene View

The checklist

Before you make an offer

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Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) significantBGS rates the wider 5 km area for these; it describes the area, not the plot. Mention it to your surveyor, especially for an older home or big trees near the house.
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Noise above WHO guidelines: road 57 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.
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Busy road: C, 740 m awayAbout 8,268 vehicles a day in 2019 (DfT traffic counts).
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No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.
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No river or sea flood risk recordedNot in the Environment Agency's high or medium risk areas. Surface water isn't included: check the exact address on GOV.UK.
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Gigabit broadband100% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Xoserve, UKHSA/BGS radon atlas, BGS GeoSure, Coal Authority, Environment Agency (© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026), Defra noise maps, Historic England, Ofcom, council planning registers (OGL). For a particular home, its buyer's report (below) adds tenure, energy rating, age and extensions.

Price

Is the asking price fair?

£240ktypical sale on Greene View, last 10 years

£3,820typical price per m² in Braintree South

£2,860–£5,080per m² for homes at CM7 1DF sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £3,820 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £344k. Check an asking price.

HM Land Registry sold prices; floor areas from energy certificates.

Trend

Prices in Braintree South

Braintree South

+42% over ten years (2015 to 2025).

Typical (median) sale price each year, all home types, HM Land Registry.

Comparables

What sold nearby in the last two years

Type	Sales	Typical	Range
Detached	30	£398k	£270k – £575k
Semi-detached	77	£315k	£175k – £465k
Terraced	91	£278k	£126k – £423k
Flat	32	£160k	£89k – £240k

Standard sales in Braintree South. Every recent sale.

Running costs

What it costs to live here

A home's own band, energy rating and typical bills are in its buyer's report.

MHCLG council tax; Xoserve gas connections.

Supply

How often homes come up

10sales on Greene View in the last two years

230sales in Braintree South in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at CM7 1DF

Home	Last sold	Floor area
1, Greene ViewTerraced	£217,000, Aug 2016	58 m²	Buyer's report →
2, Greene ViewTerraced	£235,000, Nov 2017	60 m²	Buyer's report →
3, Greene ViewTerraced	£145,000, Oct 2011	55 m²	Buyer's report →
4, Greene ViewTerraced	£207,500, Mar 2021	54 m²	Buyer's report →
5, Greene ViewTerraced	£137,000, Sept 2006	–	Buyer's report →
6, Greene ViewTerraced	£52,950, Apr 1997	59 m²	Buyer's report →
7, Greene ViewTerraced	£245,000, Nov 2017	58 m²	Buyer's report →
8, Greene ViewTerraced	£53,500, Apr 1997	56 m²	Buyer's report →
9, Greene ViewTerraced	£278,500, Sept 2023	70 m²	Buyer's report →
10, Greene ViewTerraced	£271,000, Sept 2016

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Checking this postcode…

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£166k	£108k	£860 a month	6.2%
2 beds	£270k	£243k	£1,090 a month	4.8%
3 beds	£318k	£285k	£1,310 a month	4.9%
4+ beds	£408k	£366k	£1,810 a month	5.3%
All homes	£294k	£258k	£1,150 a month	4.7%

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£166k	£108k	£860 a month	6.2%
2 beds	£270k	£243k	£1,090 a month	4.8%
3 beds	£318k	£285k	£1,310 a month	4.9%
4+ beds	£408k	£366k	£1,810 a month	5.3%
All homes	£294k	£258k	£1,150 a month	4.7%

Buying at CM7 1DF

Before you make an offer

Is the asking price fair?

Prices in Braintree South

What sold nearby in the last two years

What it costs to live here

How often homes come up

Buyer's reports for homes at CM7 1DF

Go deeper

Buying at CM7 1DF

CM7 1DF is on Greene View

Before you make an offer

Is the asking price fair?

What homes cost and rent in Braintree South, by size

Prices in Braintree South

What sold nearby in the last two years

What it costs to live here

How often homes come up

Buyer's reports for homes at CM7 1DF

Go deeper

CM7 1DF is on Greene View

What homes cost and rent in Braintree South, by size