Cliff Cottages, Shalford, Braintree

House prices, sold prices and local information for CM7 5HN.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2019)

£326,500

2 sales

Price range

£298k – £355k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

31 Jul 2024

CM7 5HN

At a glance

House prices£327k averageSince 2019 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station1 hr 36 min walkBraintree station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

2 property sales on Cliff Cottages, Shalford, Braintree have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2019. The most recent sale was on 31 Jul 2024. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £326,500. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2019; 1 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Cliff Cottages compared

CM7 postcode area£344,321

Braintree£360,362

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Cliff Cottages has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all CM7 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Terraced	2	£326,500	31 Jul 2024

Sold prices on Cliff Cottages

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
3, Cliff Cottages CM7 5HN	31 Jul 2024	£355,000	Terraced	Freehold
3, Cliff Cottages CM7 5HN	14 Feb 2019	£298,000	Terraced	Freehold

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

Address	Sales	Change
3, Cliff Cottages	£298,000 (Feb 2019) → £355,000 (Jul 2024)	+19% over 5 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Cliff Cottages

Crime

3 crimes were reported within about a mile of Cliff Cottages in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Burglary	1
Public order	1
Other crime	1

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Cliff Cottages is in or near 5 Environment Agency flood areas:

The upper River Chelmer Flood alert area
The River Pant, from Great Bardfield to Braintree Flood warning area
The River Brain through Braintree, to and including Witham Flood warning area
The Rivers Pant, Blackwater and Brain Flood alert area
The River Colne from Great Yeldham to Colchester Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Cliff Cottages

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Shalford Primary School 73 pupils	Primary	5–11	Good Report	0.8 mi
Wethersfield CofE VC Primary School 44 pupils	Primary Church of England	5–11	Good Report	1.4 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 and local GPs

Train stations

Braintree station 4.8 mi · 1 hr 36 min walk
Braintree Freeport station 5.4 mi · 1 hr 48 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Cliffield (adj, The Street) 1 min walk
Cliffield (opp, The Street) 1 min walk
The George (opp, The Street) 3 min walk
The George (o/s, The Street) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

The Freshford Practice
Wethersfield Road, Finchingfield, Braintree · 3.0 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN) and NHS England practice data. Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 6 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.

Income: decile 7 of 10 · Crime: decile 8 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	76.3%	62.5%
Private rented	12.9%	20.3%
Social rented	10.8%	17.1%
Households	941

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	11.3%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	60.7%	64.1%
Aged 65+	28.0%	18.6%
Residents	2,168

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	100%	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.

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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