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On Fairfield Road, in Central Braintree
What it's like at CM7 3AG: every home that has sold on Fairfield Road since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
11 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Fairfield Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
3 of the 56 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 4, The Depot, Fairfield RoadFlat | Feb 2008 | £95,000 | 42 m² | £2,262/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5, The Depot, Fairfield RoadFlat | Nov 2024 | £170,000 | 86 m² | £1,977/m² | 4 |
| 6, The Depot, Fairfield RoadFlat | Oct 2022 | £150,000 | 61 m² | £2,459/m² | 4 |
| 7, The Depot, Fairfield RoadFlat · company-owned | Nov 2015 | £35,000 | 44 m² | £795/m² | 2 |
| 8, The Depot, Fairfield RoadFlat · company-owned | Nov 2007 | £87,750 | 42 m² | £2,089/m² | 1 |
| 9, The Depot, Fairfield RoadFlat · company-owned | Nov 2007 | £98,280 | 58 m² | £1,694/m² | 1 |
| 10, The Depot, Fairfield RoadFlat | Feb 2015 | £162,000 | 86 m² | £1,884/m² | 2 |
| 11, The Depot, Fairfield RoadFlat · company-owned | Nov 2007 | £87,750 | 58 m² | £1,513/m² | 1 |
| 12, The Depot, Fairfield RoadFlat · company-owned | Apr 2008 | £131,500 | 44 m² | £2,989/m² | 1 |
| 14, The Depot, Fairfield RoadFlat | Jun 2023 | £134,000 | 41 m² | £3,268/m² | 4 |
| 15, The Depot, Fairfield RoadFlat | Mar 2025 | £162,500 | 71 m² | £2,289/m² | 2 |
| 16, The Depot, Fairfield RoadFlat | Sept 2007 | £142,000 | 62 m² | £2,290/m² | 1 |
| 17, The Depot, Fairfield RoadFlat | Jul 2022 | £157,000 | 63 m² | £2,492/m² | 3 |
| 18, The Depot, Fairfield RoadFlat · company-owned | Nov 2007 | £91,260 | 42 m² | £2,173/m² | 1 |
| 19, The Depot, Fairfield RoadFlat · company-owned | Oct 2022 | £92,500 | 58 m² | £1,595/m² | 3 |
| 20, The Depot, Fairfield RoadFlat | Sept 2007 | £152,000 | 88 m² | £1,727/m² | 1 |
| 21, The Depot, Fairfield RoadFlat · company-owned | Mar 2008 | £91,640 | 44 m² | £2,083/m² | 1 |
| 22, The Depot, Fairfield RoadFlat | Sept 2007 | £135,000 | 45 m² | £3,000/m² | 1 |
| 23, The Depot, Fairfield RoadFlat | Sept 2022 | £127,000 | 42 m² | £3,024/m² | 2 |
| 24, The Depot, Fairfield RoadFlat | Sept 2023 | £158,000 | 72 m² | £2,194/m² | 2 |
| 25, The Depot, Fairfield RoadFlat | Oct 2007 | £156,000 | 60 m² | £2,600/m² | 1 |
| 26, The Depot, Fairfield RoadFlat | Oct 2007 | £195,000 | 96 m² | £2,031/m² | 1 |
| 27, The Depot, Fairfield RoadFlat | Sept 2014 | £95,000 | 45 m² | £2,111/m² | 2 |
| 28, The Depot, Fairfield RoadFlat · company-owned | Apr 2008 | £131,500 | 52 m² | £2,529/m² | 1 |
| 29, The Depot, Fairfield RoadFlat | Oct 2007 | £137,000 | 42 m² | £3,262/m² | 1 |
| 30, The Depot, Fairfield RoadFlat · company-owned | Sept 2021 | £136,000 | 44 m² | £3,091/m² | 3 |
| 31, The Depot, Fairfield RoadFlat | Dec 2021 | £210,000 | 68 m² | £3,088/m² | 3 |
| 32, The Depot, Fairfield RoadFlat | Nov 2007 | £160,000 | 61 m² | £2,623/m² | 1 |
| 33, The Depot, Fairfield RoadFlat | Dec 2007 | £144,000 | 64 m² | £2,250/m² | 1 |
| 34, The Depot, Fairfield RoadFlat | Jan 2018 | £178,000 | 64 m² | £2,781/m² | 2 |
| 35, The Depot, Fairfield RoadFlat · company-owned | Mar 2017 | £70,000 | 63 m² | £1,111/m² | 2 |
| 36, The Depot, Fairfield RoadFlat | May 2018 | £190,000 | 60 m² | £3,167/m² | 3 |
| 37, The Depot, Fairfield RoadFlat | Dec 2007 | £155,000 | 63 m² | £2,460/m² | 1 |
| 38, The Depot, Fairfield RoadFlat | Feb 2024 | £146,000 | 67 m² | £2,179/m² | 2 |
| 39, The Depot, Fairfield RoadFlat | Sept 2020 | £155,000 | 52 m² | £2,981/m² | 3 |
| 40, The Depot, Fairfield RoadFlat | Jul 2008 | £160,000 | 61 m² | £2,623/m² | 1 |
| 41, The Depot, Fairfield RoadFlat | May 2025 | £178,000 | 63 m² | £2,825/m² | 3 |
| 42, The Depot, Fairfield RoadFlat · company-owned | Jan 2008 | £161,000 | 66 m² | £2,439/m² | 1 |
| 43, The Depot, Fairfield RoadFlat | Dec 2007 | £150,000 | 59 m² | £2,542/m² | 1 |
| 44, The Depot, Fairfield RoadFlat | Jun 2008 | £121,770 | 43 m² | £2,832/m² | 1 |
| 45, The Depot, Fairfield RoadFlat · company-owned | Sept 2008 | £87,750 | 46 m² | £1,908/m² | 1 |
| 46, The Depot, Fairfield RoadFlat · company-owned | Sept 2008 | £87,750 | 46 m² | £1,908/m² | 1 |
| 47, The Depot, Fairfield RoadFlat | Oct 2015 | £98,000 | 43 m² | £2,279/m² | 2 |
The nearest station is Braintree, a few minutes' walk (350 m), with 631k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Liverpool Street.
The nearest bus stop is Victoria Street, 50 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 38); 47 departures an hour from the 15 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 63 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree, about a 10-minute walk (800 m); 83% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (1.3 km).
The nearest secondary is Notley High School and Sixth Form, 1.2 km away; Attainment 8: 44.9 · 10.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 50 m away; The Asian Cookshop (under 50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Mount Chambers Medical Practice (300 m), with Borno Chemist (Great Square) the closest pharmacy (200 m).
For a haircut, Sisters Nails & Beauty is 150 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Colchester General Hospital, 24 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 59% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 61% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 35 restaurants and cafés and 16 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Lounge India is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and The Picture Palace the nearest pub (50 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (26 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 130 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
Much of it is protected: 32% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Braintree Town Centre and Bradford Street).
There are 103 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 41% flats and 14% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
It's growing: about 163 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is John Ray Park, 450 m away; for exercise, CrossFit (950 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Stansted is 22 km away.
Most households own their home, 33% rent privately.
50 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| The Corner House | II | 60 m |
| Gooseberry Hall | II | 70 m |
| Pound End Mill (formerly part of New Mills) | II | 80 m |
| Town Hall Including Screens and Public Lavatories Adjoining North East and South | II* | 90 m |
| Bradbury House | II | 100 m |
| 66, South Street | II | 110 m |
| 34, New Street | II | 120 m |
| 68 and 70, South Street | II | 120 m |
| the Cage Or Lock Up | II | 120 m |
| the Bull Hotel | II | 120 m |
| 24 and 26 New Street | II | 130 m |
| New Mills | II | 130 m |
Nearest 12 shown. Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Braintree constituency: Sir James Cleverly MP (Conservative), since May 2015. 2024 general election: Con hold, majority 3,670 (7.5%), turnout 63%. Vote shares: Conservative 36%, Labour 28%, Reform UK 23%, Liberal Democrat 6%.
17 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near CM7 3AG →
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
Plaques recorded by Open Plaques (openplaques.org), a volunteer project; its data is public domain. Not every plaque is recorded.
Nearest: Manningtree Beach, Stour Estuary · about 39 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
On this street: 0 of 49 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 44 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.9% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 1.9% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 75.6% | 78.1% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 9.8% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 23.5% | 9.4% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.3% | 0.4% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
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police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 56 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
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