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Buying at CM7 9AX

Before you offer on a home at CM7 9AX: 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 £392k. In Central Braintree.

1 to check4 clear£392k typical on River Mead

The checklist

Before you make an offer

Check
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.
Note
Conservation area: Braintree Town Centre and Bradford StreetChanges to the outside and work on trees usually need consent. Ask whether past alterations had permission.
Note
32 listed buildings within 200 mIf the home itself is listed, most changes inside and out need consent: check the National Heritage List.
Note
Busy road: U, 740 m awayAbout 9,717 vehicles a day in 2019 (DfT traffic counts).
Clear
No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.
Clear
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.
Clear
Quiet by WHO standardsRoad traffic about 52 dB (24-hour average), under the WHO guideline of 53.
Clear
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?

£392ktypical sale on River Mead, last 10 years

£3,528typical price per m² in Central Braintree

£2,470–£4,700per m² for homes at CM7 9AX sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £3,528 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £318k. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Central Braintree

Central Braintree

+40% 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	35	£390k	£254k – £775k
Semi-detached	66	£320k	£193k – £585k
Terraced	70	£265k	£109k – £400k
Flat	111	£168k	£80k – £345k

Standard sales in Central Braintree. 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

5sales on River Mead in the last two years

282sales in Central Braintree in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at CM7 9AX

Home	Last sold	Floor area
90, River MeadSemi-detached	£323,000, Nov 2007	–	Buyer's report →
1, River MeadDetached	£220,000, Sept 2003	96 m²	Buyer's report →
2, River MeadFlat	£52,250, Jun 1997	65 m²	Buyer's report →
3, River MeadDetached	£283,000, Aug 2013	–	Buyer's report →
4, River MeadFlat	£220,000, Jul 2025	64 m²	Buyer's report →
6, River MeadFlat	£110,000, May 2011	66 m²	Buyer's report →
7, River MeadDetached	£137,500, May 1997	–	Buyer's report →
8, River MeadDetached	£200,000, Feb 2006	–	Buyer's report →
9, River MeadDetached	£139,500, Apr 1997	–	Buyer's report →
10, River MeadDetached	£268,500, Jan 2008	–

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Buying at CM7 9AX

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £392k. In Central Braintree.

1 to check4 clear£392k typical on River Mead

Before you make an offer

Check

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.

Note

Conservation area: Braintree Town Centre and Bradford StreetChanges to the outside and work on trees usually need consent. Ask whether past alterations had permission.

Note

32 listed buildings within 200 mIf the home itself is listed, most changes inside and out need consent: check the National Heritage List.

Note

Busy road: U, 740 m awayAbout 9,717 vehicles a day in 2019 (DfT traffic counts).

Clear

No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.

Clear

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.

Clear

Quiet by WHO standardsRoad traffic about 52 dB (24-hour average), under the WHO guideline of 53.

Clear

Gigabit broadband100% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Is the asking price fair?

£392ktypical sale on River Mead, last 10 years

£3,528typical price per m² in Central Braintree

£2,470–£4,700per m² for homes at CM7 9AX sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £3,528 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £318k. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in Central Braintree, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£134k	£104k	£790 a month	7.1%
2 beds	£247k	£195k	£1,050 a month	5.1%
3 beds	£322k	£285k	£1,320 a month	4.9%
4+ beds	£421k	£367k	£1,840 a month	5.2%
All homes	£278k	£211k	£1,120 a month	4.8%

Values: sales since 2021 of homes with an energy certificate (bedrooms estimated from its rooms), carried to today on the local price index; the cheaper quarter is what a quarter of them go for under. Rents are estimates: the council's typical private rent (ONS) adjusted for how values here compare. Gross yield = a year's rent ÷ value, before costs. Compare it with other places