marketcodeSold price per m²
£4,017/m² 12 months to Apr 2026
434 sales
+2.7% over the year to Dec 2025 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
Postcode district
CM8 property market
Sold £4,017/m² · Median sold £331,087 (434 sales) · Index +2.7% y/y · Turnover 3.0% · 12 months, sales to Apr 2026, listings to Aug 2026
What is CM8?
- Buildings
- 12,302
- Mixed-use buildings
- 50%
- HMO-shaped units
- 1.0%
What does CM8 cost?
CM8: sold price per m² £4,017/m² (12 months to Apr 2026, 434 sales). +2.7% over the year to Dec 2025 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
Sold price
£331,087 12 months to Apr 2026
434 sales
+2.7% over the year to Dec 2025 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
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
£343,067 12 months to Aug 2026
1,455 listings
-1.4% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
Settled months to Dec 2025; the dashed tail is the pipeline's projection of the index 12 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
What does CM8 earn?
CM8: asking rent £1,330 a month (12 months to Jul 2026, 276 lets).
Asking rent
£1,330 a month 12 months to Jul 2026
276 lets
Gross yield, asking basis
4.4% 12 months to Aug 2026
381 lets
+0.4% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
How does CM8 vary by home size?
Asking price in CM8 runs from £167,531 for 1 bedroom to £868,067 for 5+ bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking price | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £167,531 | 12 months to Aug 2026 | -1.2% on the previous 12 months | 160 |
| 2 bedrooms | £270,736 | 12 months to Aug 2026 | -0.6% on the previous 12 months | 401 |
| 3 bedrooms | £367,512 | 12 months to Aug 2026 | -1.7% on the previous 12 months | 509 |
| 4 bedrooms | £545,002 | 12 months to Aug 2026 | -1.4% on the previous 12 months | 275 |
| 5+ bedrooms | £868,067 | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +7% on the previous 12 months | 119 |
Asking price by bedroom band: the monthly medians of sale listings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, over the last 12 observed months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
How liquid is CM8?
CM8: turnover 3.0% (12 months to Jan 2026, 487 sales). -6.2% on the previous 12 months.
Turnover
3.0% 12 months to Jan 2026
487 sales
-6.2% on the previous 12 months.
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.
Completed sales
613 12 months to Jan 2026
613 sales
+3.5% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the registry count itself; months within six months of the last ingest are still filling.
Listings for sale
834 12 months to Jul 2026
834 listings
Who is active in CM8?
35 agents listed homes for sale in CM8; the three largest took 50% of the listings.
- Agents active
- 35
- Top three agents’ share
- 50%
- New homes among listings
- 22%
days_to_completion is on the registry-matched subset (sold_matched_n), not a sell-through rate.
Who owns CM8?
Corporate landlords hold 87% of the 557 units in CM8 whose freeholder is classified; 97% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords87% of classified · 486 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)6.3% of classified · 35 units
- Housing associations5.9% of classified · 33 units
- RMC0.5% of classified · 3 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 CM8 rank?
CM8 ranks 2nd of 5 postcode districts in Braintree for sold price per m², at £4,017/m².
Sold price per m² · postcode districts in Braintree
CM8 ranks 2nd of 5 postcode districts in Braintree for sold price per m², at £4,017/m².
| # | Area | Sold price per m² | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CM77 | £4,143/m² | 212 | measured |
| 2 | CM8 | £4,017/m² | 434 | measured |
| 3 | CM7 | £3,834/m² | 578 | measured |
| 4 | CO9 | £3,700/m² | 284 | measured |
| 5 | CO10 | £3,582/m² | 619 | measured |
Full table: sold price per m² across postcode districts in Braintree →
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Braintree
CM8 ranks 2nd of 5 postcode districts in Braintree for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.4%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CM7 | 4.4% | 694 | measured |
| 2 | CM8 | 4.4% | 381 | measured |
| 3 | CO9 | 4.0% | 217 | measured |
| 4 | CO10 | 3.9% | 694 | measured |
| 5 | CM77 | 3.8% | 112 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts in Braintree →
Turnover · postcode districts in Braintree
CM8 ranks 3rd of 5 postcode districts in Braintree for turnover, at 3.0%.
| # | Area | Turnover | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CM77 | 3.3% | 223 | measured |
| 2 | CO10 | 3.0% | 727 | measured |
| 3 | CM8 | 3.0% | 487 | measured |
| 4 | CM7 | 2.8% | 661 | measured |
| 5 | CO9 | 2.6% | 334 | measured |
Full table: turnover across postcode districts in Braintree →
Where next from CM8?
- BraintreeThe wider market this area sits in.
- CM7Neighbouring postcode district · £3,904/m²
- CM77Neighbouring postcode district · £4,285/m²
- CO10Neighbouring postcode district · £3,483/m²
- CO8Neighbouring postcode district · £4,269/m²
- CO9Neighbouring postcode district · £3,936/m²
- CM3Next door, in another authority · £4,571/m²
- CM9Next door, in another authority · £4,290/m²
- CO5Next door, in another authority · £4,527/m²
- CO6Next door, in another authority · £3,872/m²
Questions about CM8
- What is the median house price in CM8?
- Homes in CM8 sold for a median £331,087 over the 12 months to Apr 2026, 434 sales. Per square metre that is £4,017/m². Registered completions, not asking prices.
- How have house prices in CM8 changed?
- +2.7% over the year to Dec 2025 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
- What is the average rent in CM8?
- Homes to let in CM8 asked a median £1,330 a month over the 12 months to Jul 2026, 276 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in CM8?
- 4.4% 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 Aug 2026, 381 lets. +0.4% on the previous 12 months.
- How quickly do homes sell in CM8?
- 3.0% of the homes in CM8 changed hands over the 12 months to Jan 2026, 487 sales.
Everything else about CM8
- Properties in CM8Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Buildings in CM8Footprints, heights and the units inside them.
- Land and plots in CM8Registered parcels with their area, tenure and what stands on them.
- Homes for sale in CM8What is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Homes to rent in CM8What is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Recent house sales in CM8Registered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in CM8What was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents active in CM8Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sold price per m² | HM Land Registry Price Paid and portal listings, monthly rollup | 12 months to Apr 2026 | Apr 2026 | 434 sales |
| Sold price | HM Land Registry Price Paid and portal listings, monthly rollup | 12 months to Apr 2026 | Apr 2026 | 434 sales |
| Asking price | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 1,455 listings |
| Asking price per m² | the area_facts listing rollup | 12 months to Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 | 834 listings |
| Asking to sold | Portal listings, monthly rollup | 12 months to Nov 2024 | Nov 2024 | 64 matched sales |
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 | 276 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 381 lets |
| Turnover | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Jan 2026 | Jan 2026 | 487 sales |
| Completed sales | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Jan 2026 | Jan 2026 | 613 sales |
| Listings for sale | the area_facts listing rollup | 12 months to Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 | 834 listings |
| New listings | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 968 listings |
| Price reductions | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 487 listings |
| Live listings | MarketCode market evidence | on 21 Sep 2026 | 21 Sep 2026 | — |
| Days to completion | first listing to registered completion, over the registry-matched subset; not a sell-through rate | 12 months to Nov 2024 | Nov 2024 | 64 matched sales |
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