Cressing Road, Braintree

House prices, sold prices and local information for CM7 3PP, CM7 3NA, CM7 3PN.

Average price (last 12 months)
£326,286
7 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£276,936
146 sales
Price range
£138k – £635k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
31 Jul 2026
CM7 3PP

At a glance

House prices£326k average9% below the Braintree average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station11 min walkBraintree station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

146 property sales on Cressing Road, Braintree have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 7 homes sold here for an average of £326,286. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £303,993. Average sale prices rose from £259,955 in 2016 to £270,500 in 2026 (+4%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 9% below the Braintree average of £360,362 over the same period. 28 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 27 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Cressing Road compared

Cressing Road£326,286
CM7 postcode area£344,321
Braintree£360,362
England & Wales£356,718

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

Average sale price by year

2016: £259,955 (11 sales)2016£260k2017: £254,588 (17 sales)2017£255k2018: £221,033 (15 sales)2018£221k2019: £249,562 (16 sales)2019£250k2020: £278,208 (12 sales)2020£278k2021: £289,463 (18 sales)2021£289k2022: £324,056 (9 sales)2022£324k2023: £282,200 (10 sales)2023£282k2024: £307,365 (20 sales)2024£307k2025: £312,700 (15 sales)2025£313k2026: £270,500 (3 sales)2026£271k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached62£303,99331 Jul 2026
Terraced33£253,5152 Mar 2026
Flat31£175,48410 Oct 2025
Detached20£388,95528 Nov 2025

Sold prices on Cressing Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
26, Cressing Road CM7 3PP 31 Jul 2026£278,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
234, Cressing Road CM7 3PQ 11 May 2026£350,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
89, Cressing Road CM7 3PW 2 Mar 2026£183,000 TerracedFreehold
28, Cressing Road CM7 3PP 28 Nov 2025£305,000 TerracedFreehold
289, Cressing Road CM7 3PQ 28 Nov 2025£567,500 DetachedFreehold
210A, Cressing Road CM7 3PJ 24 Nov 2025£311,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
38, Cressing Road CM7 3PP 7 Nov 2025£289,000 TerracedFreehold
6, Hartley House, Cressing Road CM7 3SA 10 Oct 2025£178,000 FlatLeasehold
68, Cressing Road CM7 3PW 29 Aug 2025£250,000 TerracedFreehold
70, Cressing Road CM7 3PW 29 Aug 2025£264,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
144, Cressing Road CM7 3PN 9 Jul 2025£392,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 29, Iron View, Cressing Road CM7 3NA 30 May 2025£161,500 FlatLeasehold
158, Cressing Road CM7 3PL 29 May 2025£175,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
325, Cressing Road CM7 3PG 24 Mar 2025£511,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 3, Iron View, Cressing Road CM7 3NA 10 Mar 2025£220,000 FlatLeasehold
347, Cressing Road CM7 3PE 3 Mar 2025£415,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
198, Cressing Road CM7 3PJ 31 Jan 2025£360,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Cressing Road CM7 3PP 10 Jan 2025£291,000 TerracedFreehold
46, Cressing Road CM7 3PP 18 Dec 2024£345,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
72, Cressing Road CM7 3PW 18 Dec 2024£288,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
122, Cressing Road CM7 3PN 6 Dec 2024£272,800 Semi-detachedFreehold
204, Cressing Road CM7 3PJ 6 Dec 2024£290,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 3, Iron View, Cressing Road CM7 3NA 29 Nov 2024£220,000 FlatLeasehold
258, Cressing Road CM7 3PQ 7 Nov 2024£410,000 DetachedFreehold
143, Cressing Road CM7 3PJ 12 Aug 2024£290,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
279, Cressing Road CM7 3PQ 12 Aug 2024£375,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
279, Cressing Road CM7 3PQ 12 Aug 2024£375,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
162, Cressing Road CM7 3PL 9 Aug 2024£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
138, Cressing Road CM7 3PN 18 Jul 2024£410,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
95, Cressing Road CM7 3PW 5 Jul 2024£300,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 2, Iron View, Cressing Road CM7 3NA 18 Jun 2024£162,500 FlatLeasehold
103, Cressing Road CM7 3PN 13 May 2024£250,000 TerracedFreehold
258, Cressing Road CM7 3PQ 7 May 2024£325,000 DetachedFreehold
381, Cressing Road CM7 3PE 3 May 2024£360,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
86, Cressing Road CM7 3PW 26 Apr 2024£262,500 TerracedFreehold
Flat 24, Iron View, Cressing Road CM7 3NA 28 Mar 2024£225,000 FlatLeasehold
329, Cressing Road CM7 3PG 6 Mar 2024£400,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
357, Cressing Road CM7 3PE 23 Feb 2024£381,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 7, Iron View, Cressing Road CM7 3NA 7 Feb 2024£160,000 FlatLeasehold
235, Cressing Road CM7 3PQ 12 Jan 2024£340,000 TerracedFreehold
114, Cressing Road CM7 3PN 15 Dec 2023£290,000 TerracedFreehold
288A, Cressing Road CM7 3PG 27 Nov 2023£430,000 DetachedFreehold
155, Cressing Road CM7 3PJ 19 Oct 2023£270,000 TerracedFreehold
273, Cressing Road CM7 3PQ 5 Oct 2023£395,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, Cressing Road CM7 3PP 1 Sep 2023£300,000 TerracedFreehold
311, Cressing Road CM7 3PG 21 Aug 2023£317,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
340, Cressing Road CM7 3PE 11 Aug 2023£285,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 1, Iron View, Cressing Road CM7 3NA 23 Jun 2023£210,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 11, Iron View, Cressing Road CM7 3NA 19 May 2023£160,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 18, Iron View, Cressing Road CM7 3NA 11 May 2023£198,000 FlatLeasehold
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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
26, Cressing Road £231,000 (May 2017) → £278,500 (Jul 2026) +21%
over 9 yrs
234, Cressing Road £310,000 (Jun 2019) → £350,000 (May 2026) +13%
over 7 yrs
28, Cressing Road £300,000 (Sep 2023) → £305,000 (Nov 2025) +2%
over 2 yrs
38, Cressing Road £217,000 (Apr 2017) → £289,000 (Feb 2023) → £289,000 (Nov 2025) +33%
over 9 yrs
6, Hartley House, Cressing Road £138,500 (Jan 2017) → £178,000 (Oct 2025) +29%
over 9 yrs
70, Cressing Road £225,000 (Jun 2018) → £238,250 (Jun 2021) → £264,000 (Aug 2025) +17%
over 7 yrs
144, Cressing Road £235,000 (Jul 2016) → £392,500 (Jul 2025) +67%
over 9 yrs
Flat 29, Iron View, Cressing Road £158,000 (Aug 2021) → £161,500 (May 2025) +2%
over 4 yrs
325, Cressing Road £410,000 (Oct 2017) → £511,000 (Mar 2025) +25%
over 7 yrs
72, Cressing Road £232,500 (Sep 2017) → £288,500 (Dec 2024) +24%
over 7 yrs
Flat 3, Iron View, Cressing Road £163,500 (Jul 2016) → £175,000 (Jun 2019) → £220,000 (Nov 2024) +35%
over 8 yrs
258, Cressing Road £325,000 (May 2024) → £410,000 (Nov 2024) +26%
over under a year
279, Cressing Road £275,000 (Jan 2016) → £375,000 (Aug 2024) +36%
over 9 yrs
86, Cressing Road £222,000 (Apr 2017) → £262,500 (Apr 2024) +18%
over 7 yrs
329, Cressing Road £310,000 (Feb 2016) → £400,000 (Mar 2024) +29%
over 8 yrs
357, Cressing Road £275,000 (Mar 2023) → £381,000 (Feb 2024) +39%
over under a year
Flat 7, Iron View, Cressing Road £145,000 (Oct 2018) → £160,000 (Feb 2024) +10%
over 5 yrs
Flat 18, Iron View, Cressing Road £180,000 (Sep 2018) → £198,000 (May 2023) +10%
over 5 yrs
31, Cressing Road £239,995 (Nov 2019) → £260,000 (Feb 2023) +8%
over 3 yrs
60, Cressing Road £230,000 (Mar 2018) → £233,000 (Aug 2020) → £280,000 (Aug 2022) +22%
over 4 yrs
312, Cressing Road £332,000 (Aug 2016) → £430,000 (Mar 2022) +30%
over 6 yrs
108, Cressing Road £255,000 (Apr 2019) → £272,500 (Nov 2021) +7%
over 3 yrs
Flat 19, Iron View, Cressing Road £225,000 (Mar 2019) → £241,000 (Sep 2021) +7%
over 2 yrs
124, Cressing Road £232,000 (Nov 2017) → £276,000 (Nov 2018) → £285,000 (Jun 2021) +23%
over 4 yrs
Flat 8, Iron View, Cressing Road £140,000 (Aug 2018) → £137,500 (Mar 2021) -2%
over 3 yrs
194, Cressing Road £200,000 (Nov 2017) → £225,000 (Dec 2020) +13%
over 3 yrs
Flat 9, Iron View, Cressing Road £172,000 (Oct 2016) → £175,000 (Aug 2019) +2%
over 3 yrs
320, Cressing Road £280,000 (Sep 2016) → £325,000 (Aug 2017) +16%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Cressing Road

Crime

281 crimes were reported within about a mile of Cressing Road in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences102
Anti-social behaviour58
Shoplifting25
Other theft20
Criminal damage & arson18
Public order17

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

Flood risk

Cressing Road is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • The River Brain through Braintree, to and including Witham Flood warning area
  • The lower River Chelmer, including the River Ter and brooks around Sandon Flood alert area
  • The Rivers Pant, Blackwater and Brain 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 Cressing Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Great Bradfords Junior School 326 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.3 mi
Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School 269 pupils Primary 3–7 Report 0.3 mi
Lyons Hall School 558 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Alec Hunter Academy 1,058 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.7 mi
Beckers Green Primary School 317 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.8 mi
St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree 203 pupils Primary Catholic 4–11 Good Report 0.9 mi
John Bunyan Primary School and Nursery 501 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.0 mi
John Ray Infant School 319 pupils Primary 2–7 Report 1.0 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 0.5 mi · 11 min walk
  • Braintree Freeport station 0.7 mi · 15 min walk
  • Cressing station 2.0 mi · 40 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Beaumont Place (adj, Cressing Rd) 1 min walk
  • Beaumont Place (opp, Cressing Rd) 1 min walk
  • Dallwood Way (opp, Coggeshall Rd) 2 min walk
  • Kings Head (o/s, Coggeshall Rd) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Blyth's Meadow Surgery
    Trinovantian Way, Braintree · 0.4 mi
  • Mount Chambers Medical Practice
    92 Coggeshall Road, Braintree · 0.5 mi
  • Church Lane Surgery
    Braintree College, Church Lane, Braintree · 0.9 mi
  • Blandford Medical Centre
    Mace Avenue, Braintree · 1.1 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 2 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 3 of 10 · Crime: decile 2 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned40.1%62.5%
Private rented15.6%20.3%
Social rented44.0%17.1%
Households720

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1520.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6465.4%64.1%
Aged 65+14.2%18.6%
Residents1,723

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.

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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