Postcode district
CM7
Median asking price
£365K
Across 209 for-sale listings
Growth, 3 years
-0.3%
A year, annualised
Gross yield
4.7%
Indicative, from listing medians
Days on market
80
Average time on market
Investment overview
Median asking price
£365K
Average £421K, range £120K to £2.4M
Gross yield
4.7%
ModerateIndicative gross yield from listing medians
Price growth
% a year, annualised over each horizon
Market heat
Warm
80 days average time on market
Median asking rent
£1,425/mo
Of 49 to-let listings
Most common type
Detached
3 bedrooms on average
Market data
Listings
Summary
Homes listed
258
For sale and to let. Excludes 7 that are not homes or not monthly rents
Median asking price
£365K
Asking price range
£120K to £2.4M
Homes analysed
23,337
Behind the growth and area averages
For-sale listings equal 0.9% of the homes analysed.
Strategy fit
Buy to let
ModerateGross yield
4.7%
- Moderate indicative gross yield of 4.7%
- Median asking rent £1K a month
HMO
WeakMedian asking price
£365K
- High entry price (£365K) squeezes HMO returns
- 16% of households rent privately
- Most listings are detached
Flip
WeakGrowth, 3 years
-0.3% a year
- Prices moving -0.3% a year over 3 years raises resale risk
- 80 days average time on market
Recent listings
The 6 most recently updated for-sale listings, a sample of 209 in CM7.
Panfield Lane, Braintree CM7
£325,000
Semi detached · Seen 4 Nov 2026
Cressing Road, Braintree CM7
£290,000
Terraced · Seen 4 Nov 2026
Crown Meadow, Braintree CM7
£450,000
Detached · Seen 4 Nov 2026
The Ridgeway, Braintree CM7
£225,000
Seen 4 Nov 2026
"The Audley" at Panfield Road, Braintree CM7
£525,000
Detached · Seen 4 Nov 2026
Brook Street, Great Bardfield CM7
£750,000
Detached · Seen 4 Nov 2026