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Acorn Avenue, Braintree

MyStreetCheck free street report: Acorn Avenue, Braintree · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/braintree/acorn-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CM7 2LR, CM7 2LP.

Average price (last 12 months)
£812,500
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£469,865
26 sales
Price range
£285k – £1.15m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
6 Feb 2026
CM7 2LR

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At a glance

House prices£813k average124% above the Braintree average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station14 min walkBraintree station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 26 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

26 property sales on Acorn Avenue, Braintree have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £812,500. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £489,630. That is 124% above the Braintree average of £362,831 over the same period. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 88% detached, 12% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Acorn Avenue range from £285,000 to £1,150,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 158 streets in Braintree with at least two sales in the last year, Acorn Avenue ranks 1st for average price, putting it in the top 10%.

House prices on Acorn Avenue compared

Acorn Avenue£812,500
CM7 postcode area£346,153
Braintree£362,831
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all CM7 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £405,000 (5 sales)2016£405k2017: £825,000 (1 sales)2017£825k2018: £410,000 (1 sales)2018£410k2019: £443,333 (3 sales)2019£443k2020: £375,000 (1 sales)2020£375k2021: £447,900 (5 sales)2021£448k2022: £450,000 (2 sales)2022£450k2023: £370,667 (3 sales)2023£371k2024: £420,000 (2 sales)2024£420k2025: £842,500 (2 sales)2025£843k2026: £475,000 (1 sales)2026£475k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 26 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached23£489,6306 Feb 2026
Semi-detached3£318,3338 Sep 2023

Sold prices on Acorn Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
62, Acorn Avenue CM7 2LR 6 Feb 2026£475,000 DetachedFreehold
Acorn House, 63, Acorn Avenue CM7 2LP 19 Dec 2025£1,150,000 DetachedFreehold
4, Acorn Avenue CM7 2LR 28 Feb 2025£535,000 DetachedFreehold
41, Acorn Avenue CM7 2LP 6 Nov 2024£400,000 DetachedFreehold
47, Acorn Avenue CM7 2LP 21 Aug 2024£440,000 DetachedFreehold
36, Acorn Avenue CM7 2LR 8 Sep 2023£340,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Acorn Avenue CM7 2LR 5 Jun 2023£385,000 DetachedFreehold
8, Acorn Avenue CM7 2LR 5 Apr 2023£387,000 DetachedFreehold
19, Acorn Avenue CM7 2LP 17 Oct 2022£485,000 DetachedFreehold
68, Acorn Avenue CM7 2LR 22 Feb 2022£415,000 DetachedFreehold
12, Acorn Avenue CM7 2LR 6 Dec 2021£466,000 DetachedFreehold
76, Acorn Avenue CM7 2LR 6 Dec 2021£655,000 DetachedFreehold
24, Acorn Avenue CM7 2LR 30 Sep 2021£363,500 DetachedFreehold
51, Acorn Avenue CM7 2LP 20 Sep 2021£425,000 DetachedFreehold
38, Acorn Avenue CM7 2LR 25 Jun 2021£330,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Acorn Avenue CM7 2LR 17 Dec 2020£375,000 DetachedFreehold
52, Acorn Avenue CM7 2LR 13 Dec 2019£375,000 DetachedFreehold
72, Acorn Avenue CM7 2LR 29 May 2019£440,000 DetachedFreehold
Acorn House, 63, Acorn Avenue CM7 2LP 15 Feb 2019£515,000 DetachedFreehold
58, Acorn Avenue CM7 2LR 23 Jan 2018£410,000 DetachedFreehold
Boa Casa, Acorn Avenue CM7 2LP 2 Nov 2017£825,000 DetachedFreehold
Camoys Two, Acorn Avenue CM7 2LR 22 Dec 2016£550,000 DetachedFreehold
76, Acorn Avenue CM7 2LR 29 Nov 2016£500,000 DetachedFreehold
40, Acorn Avenue CM7 2LR 19 Aug 2016£285,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Holbrook House, Acorn Avenue CM7 2LP 30 Mar 2016£320,000 DetachedFreehold
45, Acorn Avenue CM7 2LP 12 Feb 2016£370,000 DetachedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
Acorn House, 63, Acorn Avenue £515,000 (Feb 2019) → £1,150,000 (Dec 2025) +123%
over 7 yrs
4, Acorn Avenue £385,000 (Jun 2023) → £535,000 (Feb 2025) +39%
over 2 yrs
76, Acorn Avenue £500,000 (Nov 2016) → £655,000 (Dec 2021) +31%
over 5 yrs

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Schools near Acorn Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 387 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.1 mi
St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree 203 pupils Primary Catholic 4–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
John Ray Junior School 439 pupils Primary 7–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
John Ray Infant School 319 pupils Primary 2–7 Report 0.7 mi
Notley Green Primary School 401 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.7 mi
Tabor Academy 989 pupils Secondary 11–18 Requires improvement Report 0.8 mi
Notley High School and Sixth Form 1,210 pupils Secondary 11–19 Requires improvement Report 0.8 mi
John Bunyan Primary School and Nursery 501 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.8 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Braintree station 0.7 mi · 14 min walk
  • Braintree Freeport station 1.3 mi · 25 min walk
  • Cressing station 2.2 mi · 45 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Acorn Avenue (adj, London Rd) 4 min walk
  • Marshalls Road (adj, London Rd) 4 min walk
  • Courtauld Place (opp, London Rd) 5 min walk
  • Lidl (opp, Rayne Rd) 6 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Blandford Medical Centre
    Mace Avenue, Braintree · 0.3 mi
  • Mount Chambers Medical Practice
    92 Coggeshall Road, Braintree · 0.7 mi
  • Blyth's Meadow Surgery
    Trinovantian Way, Braintree · 0.9 mi
  • Church Lane Surgery
    Braintree College, Church Lane, Braintree · 1.4 mi

Supermarkets

  • Spar PFS EG - OTM - Braintree · 0.3 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Braintree Town Centre Braintree · 0.3 mi
  • Marks and Spencer BP M&S Braintree BP · 0.5 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Braintree · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Christchurch Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Boots · 0.5 mi
  • Borno Chemist (great Square) · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • St Michaels House · 0.5 mi
  • The Horn Mews Dental Practice · 0.5 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.6 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 10 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income9 of 10
Employment9 of 10
Education and skills7 of 10
Health and disability9 of 10
Crime10 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned88.3%62.5%
Private rented9.1%20.3%
Social rented2.7%17.1%
Households639

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1515.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6457.7%64.1%
Aged 65+26.8%18.6%
Residents1,638

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks81%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network99%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks99%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks84%92%

Share of homes across Braintree with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Acorn Avenue

Ethnic group

HereBraintree
White94.3%94.7%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.3%1.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.9%1.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1%1.2%
Other ethnic group0.6%0.5%

Religion

HereBraintree
Christian55.3%47.1%
No religion37.3%45%
Not answered5.2%5.9%
Hindu0.8%0.4%
Muslim0.6%0.7%
Buddhist0.2%0.3%
Jewish0.2%0.2%
Other religion0.2%0.4%

Country of birth

HereBraintree
Born in the UK91.4%92.8%
Born outside the UK8.6%7.2%

Highest qualification

HereBraintree
Level 4 qualifications and above28.2%25.8%
Level 3 qualifications21.7%18.2%
Level 2 qualifications15.7%16.7%
No qualifications15.1%18.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.6%12.3%
Apprenticeship5.2%5.9%
Other qualifications3.5%2.7%

General health

HereBraintree
Very good health48.1%47.3%
Good health37.1%35.6%
Fair health11.7%12.7%
Bad health2.3%3.5%
Very bad health0.8%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereBraintree
2 cars or vans in household39.6%33.2%
1 car or van in household35.1%38.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household16.2%14.6%
No cars or vans in household9%13.8%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Braintree.

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