Sold £3,961/m² · Median sold £356,578 (1,710 sales) · Index -0.3% y/y · Turnover 2.4% · 12 months, sales to Jun 2026, listings to Sep 2026
What is Braintree?
Buildings
66,638
Mixed-use buildings
93%
HMO-shaped units
1.0%
EPC A or B
18%
EPC D or worse
48%
What does Braintree cost?
Braintree: sold price per m² £3,961/m² (12 months to Jun 2026, 1,710 sales). +0.5% on the previous 12 months.
Sold price per m²
£3,961/m² 12 months to Jun 2026
1,710 sales
+0.5% on the previous 12 months.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales per square metre (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,710 sales.
Sold price
£356,578 12 months to Jun 2026
1,710 sales
-4.8% on the previous 12 months.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,710 sales.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own carries the parent area's price rather than a measurement, and is not published with no sample.
Asking price
£350,043 12 months to Sep 2026
7,026 listings
-3.4% on the previous 12 months.
Median ASKING price of residential sale listings that came to market in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 7,026 listings.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
Sold price per m²: £3,229/m² in Sep 2016 to £3,945/m² in Sep 2026.Sold price: £286,761 in Sep 2016 to £386,652 in Sep 2026.Asking price: £325,000 in Jan 2022 to £350,000 in Sep 2026.Asking price per m²: £4,236/m² in Aug 2025 to £4,148/m² in Sep 2026.Asking to sold: 100% in Jan 2022 to 89% in Dec 2024.
Settled months to Jul 2026; the dashed tail is the published projection of the index 8 months ahead, inside its 80% band. A projection of the index, not a forecast of any home's price.
ObservedForecast with intervalIndex points, not property prices
Asking price index: 99.8 in Jan 2022 to 100 in Sep 2026.
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,130 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
4.1% 12 months to Sep 2026
2,130 lets
+6.4% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 2,130 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Asking rent: £1,350/month in Aug 2025 to £1,480/month in Sep 2026.Gross yield, asking basis: 3.3% in Jan 2022 to 4.5% in Sep 2026.Asking rent index: 91.4 in Jan 2022 to 117.4 in Sep 2026.
How does Braintree vary by home size?
Asking price in Braintree runs from £168,543 for 1 bedroom to £779,387 for 5+ bedrooms.
Asking price by bedroom band in Braintree. Each band shows its own window and sample. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Homes
Asking price
Window
Change
Listings
1 bedroom
£168,543
12 months to Sep 2026
+2.2% on the previous 12 months
508
2 bedrooms
£255,637
12 months to Sep 2026
-0.2% on the previous 12 months
1916
3 bedrooms
£353,891
12 months to Sep 2026
+0.2% on the previous 12 months
2386
4 bedrooms
£511,617
12 months to Sep 2026
-0.6% on the previous 12 months
1527
5+ bedrooms
£779,387
12 months to Sep 2026
+5.6% on the previous 12 months
628
Asking price by bedroom band: the monthly medians of sale listings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
How liquid is Braintree?
Braintree: turnover 2.4% (12 months to Mar 2026, 1,714 sales). -27.1% on the previous 12 months.
Turnover
2.4% 12 months to Mar 2026
1,714 sales
-27.1% on the previous 12 months.
Registered sales as a share of the dwelling stock, monthly; the 12-month figure adds the months. UPRN-matched sales, a floor on the registry count; the newest months fill in as registrations land. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Mar 2026, 1,714 sales.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own has a rate of zero by arithmetic rather than a measured rate, and is not published with no sample.
Listings for sale
3,692 12 months to Sep 2026
3,692 listings
Residential sale listings observed in the month, from portal listings. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 3,692 listings.
New listings
4,469 12 months to Sep 2026
4,469 listings
+15.3% on the previous 12 months.
Listings first seen in the month and never reduced; undercounts new listings by the reduction share, by construction. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 4,469 listings.
Never-reduced cohort: undercounts new listings by the reduction share.
Turnover: 0.2% in Sep 2016 to 0.1% in Sep 2026.Listings for sale: 275 in Aug 2025 to 450 in Sep 2026.New listings: 383 in Jan 2022 to 515 in Sep 2026.Price reductions: 87 in Jan 2022 to 196 in Sep 2026.Live listings: 1,721 in Sep 2026 to 5,118 in Nov 2026.Days to completion: 192 days in Jan 2022 to 148 days in Dec 2024.
Who is active in Braintree?
114 agents listed homes for sale in Braintree; the three largest took 15% of the listings.
Agents active
114
Top three agents’ share
15%
New homes among listings
6.3%
Days to completion is on the listings matched to a registered sale, not a sell-through rate.
Who owns Braintree?
Corporate landlords hold 84% of the 2,368 units in Braintree whose freeholder is classified; 97% of all units are not yet classified.
Corporate landlords84% of classified · 1,982 units
Individuals (not traceable in bulk)8.8% of classified · 208 units
Housing associations6.8% of classified · 162 units
RMC0.6% of classified · 15 units
Offshore companies0.0% of classified · 1 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does Braintree rank?
Braintree ranks 10th of 12 local authorities in Essex for sold price per m², at £3,961/m².
Sold price per m² · local authorities in Essex
Braintree ranks 10th of 12 local authorities in Essex for sold price per m², at £3,961/m².
Sold price per m² across local authorities in Essex, 12 months to Jun 2026. Sample and confidence tier beside every value.
West SuffolkNext door, in another county · Asking £3,455/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about Braintree
What is the median house price in Braintree?
Homes in Braintree sold for a median £356,578 over the 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,710 sales. Per square metre that is £3,961/m². Registered completions, not asking prices.
How have house prices in Braintree changed?
+0.5% on the previous 12 months.
What is the average rent in Braintree?
Homes to let in Braintree asked a median £1,343/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,130 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
What is the gross rental yield in Braintree?
4.1% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 2,130 lets. +6.4% on the previous 12 months.
How quickly do homes sell in Braintree?
2.4% of the homes in Braintree changed hands over the 12 months to Mar 2026, 1,714 sales.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.