Plums Lane, Bardfield Saling, Braintree

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

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2018)

£507,500

2 sales

Price range

£485k – £530k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

30 Sep 2024

CM7 5EH

At a glance

House prices£508k averageSince 2018 (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 44 min walkBraintree station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

2 property sales on Plums Lane, Bardfield Saling, Braintree have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2018. The most recent sale was on 30 Sep 2024. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £507,500. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2018; 1 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Plums Lane compared

CM7 postcode area£344,321

Braintree£360,362

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Plums Lane 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	2	£507,500	30 Sep 2024

Sold prices on Plums Lane

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
The Cottage, Plums Lane CM7 5EH	30 Sep 2024	£530,000	Detached	Freehold
The Cottage, Plums Lane CM7 5EH	23 May 2018	£485,000	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
The Cottage, Plums Lane	£485,000 (May 2018) → £530,000 (Sep 2024)	+9% over 6 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Plums Lane

Crime

0 crimes were reported within about a mile of Plums Lane in the latest month.

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).

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

Flood risk

Plums Lane 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 Plums Lane

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Great Bardfield Primary School 117 pupils	Primary	4–11	Report	1.9 mi
Shalford Primary School 73 pupils	Primary	5–11	Good Report	2.0 mi
Stebbing Primary School 200 pupils	Primary	4–11	Report	2.8 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 and local GPs

Train stations

Braintree station 5.2 mi · 1 hr 44 min walk
Braintree Freeport station 5.9 mi · 1 hr 57 min walk

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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