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Skitts Hill, Braintree

MyStreetCheck free street report: Skitts Hill, Braintree · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/braintree/skitts-hill/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CM7 1AU, CM7 1AS, CM7 1AT.

Average price (last 12 months)
£360,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£296,458
26 sales
Price range
£192k – £438k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
12 Aug 2026
CM7 1AS

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At a glance

House prices£296k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station7 min walkBraintree Freeport station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 34 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 Skitts Hill, Braintree have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £360,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £305,378. 5 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 35% semi-detached, 35% detached, 31% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Skitts Hill range from £192,000 to £437,500. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Skitts Hill compared

CM7 postcode area£346,153
Braintree£362,831
England & Wales£358,701

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

Average sale price by year

2016: £246,667 (3 sales)2016£247k2018: £282,633 (3 sales)2018£283k2019: £298,333 (3 sales)2019£298k2020: £309,167 (6 sales)2020£309k2021: £310,667 (3 sales)2021£311k2022: £302,000 (3 sales)2022£302k2023: £235,000 (1 sales)2023£235k2024: £313,000 (1 sales)2024£313k2025: £312,000 (2 sales)2025£312k2026: £360,000 (1 sales)2026£360k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 34 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached9£305,37812 Aug 2026
Detached9£321,94422 Feb 2024
Terraced8£257,75016 May 2025

Sold prices on Skitts Hill

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
98, Skitts Hill CM7 1AS 12 Aug 2026£360,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
29A, Skitts Hill CM7 1AU 16 May 2025£299,000 TerracedFreehold
38, Skitts Hill CM7 1AT 14 Feb 2025£226,000 DetachedFreehold
98, Skitts Hill CM7 1AS 7 Feb 2025£325,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
53, Skitts Hill CM7 1AU 24 Jan 2025£218,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
98, Skitts Hill CM7 1AS 19 Dec 2024£320,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
52, Skitts Hill CM7 1AT 22 Feb 2024£313,000 DetachedFreehold
37, Skitts Hill CM7 1AU 20 Sep 2023£235,000 TerracedFreehold
29A, Skitts Hill CM7 1AU 22 Jun 2022£296,000 TerracedFreehold
29, Skitts Hill CM7 1AU 13 May 2022£295,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
45, Skitts Hill CM7 1AU 28 Jan 2022£315,000 TerracedFreehold
55, Skitts Hill CM7 1AU 28 Jan 2022£243,600 TerracedFreehold
46, Skitts Hill CM7 1AT 30 Sep 2021£380,000 DetachedFreehold
41, Skitts Hill CM7 1AU 23 Aug 2021£192,000 TerracedFreehold
Mount Tor, 26, Skitts Hill CM7 1AT 26 Mar 2021£360,000 DetachedFreehold
102, Skitts Hill CM7 1AS 21 Dec 2020£360,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
29A, Skitts Hill CM7 1AU 14 Dec 2020£320,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
94, Skitts Hill CM7 1AS 30 Nov 2020£223,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
62, Skitts Hill CM7 1AS 2 Nov 2020£330,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
54, Skitts Hill CM7 1AT 9 Oct 2020£305,000 DetachedFreehold
61, Skitts Hill CM7 1AU 2 Oct 2020£205,000 DetachedFreehold
63, Skitts Hill CM7 1AU 8 Jul 2020£335,000 DetachedFreehold
100, Skitts Hill CM7 1AS 26 Jun 2020£240,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
48, Skitts Hill CM7 1AT 19 Jun 2020£325,000 DetachedFreehold
31, Skitts Hill CM7 1AU 25 Oct 2019£270,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
55, Skitts Hill CM7 1AU 30 Aug 2019£217,500 TerracedFreehold
90, Skitts Hill CM7 1AS 23 Jul 2019£437,500 DetachedFreehold
35, Skitts Hill CM7 1AU 18 Jan 2019£240,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
98, Skitts Hill CM7 1AS 7 Sep 2018£243,400 Semi-detachedFreehold
52, Skitts Hill CM7 1AT 3 Aug 2018£337,000 DetachedFreehold
45, Skitts Hill CM7 1AU 23 Mar 2018£267,500 TerracedFreehold
45, Skitts Hill CM7 1AU 22 Nov 2016£240,000 TerracedFreehold
34, Skitts Hill CM7 1AT 1 Jul 2016£225,000 DetachedFreehold
15, Skitts Hill CM7 1AU 24 Jun 2016£275,000 Semi-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
98, Skitts Hill £243,400 (Sep 2018) → £320,000 (Dec 2024) → £325,000 (Feb 2025) → £360,000 (Aug 2026) +48%
over 8 yrs
29A, Skitts Hill £320,000 (Dec 2020) → £296,000 (Jun 2022) → £299,000 (May 2025) -7%
over 4 yrs
52, Skitts Hill £337,000 (Aug 2018) → £313,000 (Feb 2024) -7%
over 6 yrs
45, Skitts Hill £240,000 (Nov 2016) → £267,500 (Mar 2018) → £315,000 (Jan 2022) +31%
over 5 yrs
55, Skitts Hill £217,500 (Aug 2019) → £243,600 (Jan 2022) +12%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Skitts Hill

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
John Ray Junior School 439 pupils Primary 7–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
John Ray Infant School 319 pupils Primary 2–7 Report 0.4 mi
Notley High School and Sixth Form 1,210 pupils Secondary 11–19 Requires improvement Report 0.5 mi
Alec Hunter Academy 1,058 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.7 mi
Beckers Green Primary School 317 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.9 mi
St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 387 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 1.0 mi
Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School 269 pupils Primary 3–7 Report 1.1 mi
Great Bradfords Junior School 326 pupils Primary 7–11 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, shops and health

Train stations

  • Braintree Freeport station 0.3 mi · 7 min walk
  • Braintree station 0.4 mi · 8 min walk
  • Cressing station 1.4 mi · 29 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Orchard Drive (opp, Skitts Hill) 2 min walk
  • Orchard Drive (adj, Skitts Hill) 2 min walk
  • Park Drive Ind Estate (adj, Park Dr) 2 min walk
  • Park Drive Ind Estate (opp, Park Dr) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Blyth's Meadow Surgery
    Trinovantian Way, Braintree · 0.5 mi
  • Mount Chambers Medical Practice
    92 Coggeshall Road, Braintree · 0.7 mi
  • Blandford Medical Centre
    Mace Avenue, Braintree · 1.0 mi
  • Church Lane Surgery
    Braintree College, Church Lane, Braintree · 1.5 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Challis Lane · 0.2 mi
  • Marks and Spencer Outlet M&S Braintree Outlet · 0.5 mi
  • Marks and Spencer Simply Food M&S Braintree Simply Food · 0.6 mi
  • Tesco Tesco Braintree Superstore · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Challis Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Meadows Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Borno Chemist (great Square) · 0.7 mi

Dentists

  • Oakmoor Dental Practice · 0.6 mi
  • St Michaels House · 0.7 mi
  • The Horn Mews Dental Practice · 0.7 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 7 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.

Income7 of 10
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills4 of 10
Health and disability7 of 10
Crime5 of 10
Access to housing and services4 of 10
Living environment9 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned72.7%62.5%
Private rented17.6%20.3%
Social rented9.7%17.1%
Households877

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1519.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6465.4%64.1%
Aged 65+15.3%18.6%
Residents2,123

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 Skitts Hill

Ethnic group

HereBraintree
White93.5%94.7%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.4%1.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%1.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.1%1.2%
Other ethnic group0.2%0.5%

Religion

HereBraintree
No religion49.1%45%
Christian42.5%47.1%
Not answered5.9%5.9%
Muslim1.2%0.7%
Hindu0.6%0.4%
Buddhist0.2%0.3%
Jewish0.2%0.2%
Other religion0.2%0.4%

Country of birth

HereBraintree
Born in the UK89.3%92.8%
Born outside the UK10.7%7.2%

Highest qualification

HereBraintree
Level 4 qualifications and above22.5%25.8%
Level 3 qualifications19.1%18.2%
No qualifications18.1%18.4%
Level 2 qualifications17.7%16.7%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.4%12.3%
Apprenticeship5.5%5.9%
Other qualifications3.7%2.7%

General health

HereBraintree
Very good health45.4%47.3%
Good health38%35.6%
Fair health12.4%12.7%
Bad health3.4%3.5%
Very bad health0.7%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereBraintree
1 car or van in household41.2%38.5%
2 cars or vans in household37.9%33.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household11%14.6%
No cars or vans in household9.8%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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