Faraday Close, Braintree

House prices, sold prices and local information for CM7 1JD.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2020)

£367,500

3 sales

Price range

£303k – £430k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

28 Oct 2024

CM7 1JD

At a glance

House prices£368k averageSince 2020 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station9 min walkBraintree station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

3 property sales on Faraday Close, Braintree have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2020. The most recent sale was on 28 Oct 2024. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £367,500. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2020; 1 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Faraday Close compared

CM7 postcode area£344,321

Braintree£360,362

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Faraday Close 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
Detached	3	£367,500	28 Oct 2024

Sold prices on Faraday Close

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
16, Faraday Close CM7 1JD	28 Oct 2024	£430,000	Detached	Freehold
16, Faraday Close CM7 1JD	23 Feb 2022	£370,000	Detached	Freehold
7, Faraday Close CM7 1JD	24 Jan 2020	£302,500	Detached	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
16, Faraday Close	£370,000 (Feb 2022) → £430,000 (Oct 2024)	+16% over 3 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Faraday Close

Crime

204 crimes were reported within about a mile of Faraday Close in August 2026.

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

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

Violence & sexual offences	79
Anti-social behaviour	35
Criminal damage & arson	19
Other theft	15
Shoplifting	14
Public order	13

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

Flood risk

Faraday Close 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 Faraday Close

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
John Ray Junior School 439 pupils	Primary	7–11	Good Report	0.1 mi
John Ray Infant School 319 pupils	Primary	2–7	Report	0.1 mi
Notley High School and Sixth Form 1,210 pupils	Secondary	11–19	Requires improvement Report	0.3 mi
St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 387 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	0.6 mi
Notley Green Primary School 401 pupils	Primary	4–11	Report	0.9 mi
St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree 203 pupils	Primary Catholic	4–11	Good Report	1.0 mi
Alec Hunter Academy 1,058 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Report	1.1 mi
John Bunyan Primary School and Nursery 501 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	1.1 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 · 9 min walk
Braintree Freeport station 0.7 mi · 15 min walk
Cressing station 1.7 mi · 33 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Buckwoods Road (opp, Notley Rd) 2 min walk
Buckwoods Road (adj, Notley Rd) 2 min walk
Hillside Gardens (opp, Notley Rd) 2 min walk
Hillside Gardens (adj, Notley Rd) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

Blyth's Meadow Surgery
Trinovantian Way, Braintree · 0.6 mi
Mount Chambers Medical Practice
92 Coggeshall Road, Braintree · 0.7 mi
Blandford Medical Centre
Mace Avenue, Braintree · 0.8 mi
Church Lane Surgery
Braintree College, Church Lane, Braintree · 1.5 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 9 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 8 of 10 · Crime: decile 9 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	71.4%	62.5%
Private rented	20.1%	20.3%
Social rented	8.5%	17.1%
Households	772

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	17.6%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	54.5%	64.1%
Aged 65+	27.8%	18.6%
Residents	1,696

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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