The Yard, Braintree

House prices, sold prices and local information for CM7 3TY.

Average price (last 12 months)
£168,750
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£166,564
50 sales
Price range
£130k – £190k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
28 Apr 2026
CM7 3TY

At a glance

House prices£169k average53% below the Braintree average CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station5 min walkBraintree station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

50 property sales on The Yard, Braintree have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £168,750. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £166,564. That is 53% below the Braintree average of £360,362 over the same period. 10 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 7 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on The Yard compared

The Yard£168,750
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: £152,857 (7 sales)2016£153k2017: £161,700 (5 sales)2017£162k2018: £175,875 (4 sales)2018£176k2019: £163,500 (4 sales)2019£164k2020: £169,333 (3 sales)2020£169k2021: £161,820 (10 sales)2021£162k2022: £180,750 (4 sales)2022£181k2023: £175,600 (5 sales)2023£176k2024: £167,500 (2 sales)2024£168k2025: £170,000 (5 sales)2025£170k2026: £180,000 (1 sales)2026£180k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat50£166,56428 Apr 2026

Sold prices on The Yard

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
56, The Yard CM7 3TY 28 Apr 2026£180,000 FlatLeasehold
43, The Yard CM7 3TY 10 Nov 2025£157,500 FlatLeasehold
58, The Yard CM7 3TY 20 Aug 2025£165,000 FlatLeasehold
51, The Yard CM7 3TY 13 Jun 2025£170,000 FlatLeasehold
19, The Yard CM7 3TY 2 Jun 2025£175,000 FlatLeasehold
28, The Yard CM7 3TY 14 Feb 2025£182,500 FlatLeasehold
36, The Yard CM7 3TY 23 Sep 2024£160,000 FlatLeasehold
25, The Yard CM7 3TY 29 May 2024£175,000 FlatLeasehold
47, The Yard CM7 3TY 31 Jan 2024£178,000 FlatLeasehold
65, The Yard CM7 3TY 3 Nov 2023£175,000 FlatLeasehold
50, The Yard CM7 3TY 26 Sep 2023£167,000 FlatLeasehold
69, The Yard CM7 3TY 13 Jul 2023£176,000 FlatLeasehold
21, The Yard CM7 3TY 25 Jan 2023£170,000 FlatLeasehold
63, The Yard CM7 3TY 17 Jan 2023£190,000 FlatLeasehold
72, The Yard CM7 3TY 6 Dec 2022£188,000 FlatLeasehold
52, The Yard CM7 3TY 18 Aug 2022£180,000 FlatLeasehold
77, The Yard CM7 3TY 12 Aug 2022£175,000 FlatLeasehold
55, The Yard CM7 3TY 11 Apr 2022£180,000 FlatLeasehold
60, The Yard CM7 3TY 10 Sep 2021£157,700 FlatLeasehold
18, The Yard CM7 3TY 14 Jul 2021£173,000 FlatLeasehold
81, The Yard CM7 3TY 11 Jun 2021£167,000 FlatLeasehold
1, The Yard CM7 3TY 25 May 2021£168,000 FlatLeasehold
22, The Yard CM7 3TY 19 May 2021£165,000 FlatLeasehold
74, The Yard CM7 3TY 30 Mar 2021£167,500 FlatLeasehold
66, The Yard CM7 3TY 17 Mar 2021£130,000 FlatLeasehold
32, The Yard CM7 3TY 12 Feb 2021£160,000 FlatLeasehold
41, The Yard CM7 3TY 28 Jan 2021£165,000 FlatLeasehold
9, The Yard CM7 3TY 15 Jan 2021£165,000 FlatLeasehold
79, The Yard CM7 3TY 25 Sep 2020£170,000 FlatLeasehold
71, The Yard CM7 3TY 5 Jun 2020£170,000 FlatLeasehold
29, The Yard CM7 3TY 15 Apr 2020£168,000 FlatLeasehold
51, The Yard CM7 3TY 25 Oct 2019£170,000 FlatLeasehold
11, The Yard CM7 3TY 3 Oct 2019£161,000 FlatLeasehold
69, The Yard CM7 3TY 31 May 2019£160,000 FlatLeasehold
69, The Yard CM7 3TY 31 May 2019£155,000 FlatLeasehold
81, The Yard CM7 3TY 18 Feb 2019£168,000 FlatLeasehold
63, The Yard CM7 3TY 26 Oct 2018£177,500 FlatLeasehold
6, The Yard CM7 3TY 24 Oct 2018£185,000 FlatLeasehold
55, The Yard CM7 3TY 23 Aug 2018£172,000 FlatLeasehold
8, The Yard CM7 3TY 24 May 2018£169,000 FlatLeasehold
14, The Yard CM7 3TY 15 May 2018£165,000 FlatLeasehold
60, The Yard CM7 3TY 5 Dec 2017£161,000 FlatLeasehold
4, The Yard CM7 3TY 22 Nov 2017£166,000 FlatLeasehold
34, The Yard CM7 3TY 15 Sep 2017£164,000 FlatLeasehold
44, The Yard CM7 3TY 2 Jun 2017£162,500 FlatLeasehold
57, The Yard CM7 3TY 18 May 2017£155,000 FlatLeasehold
72, The Yard CM7 3TY 3 Mar 2017£155,000 FlatLeasehold
56, The Yard CM7 3TY 18 Oct 2016£165,000 FlatLeasehold
3, The Yard CM7 3TY 12 Oct 2016£143,500 FlatLeasehold
77, The Yard CM7 3TY 22 Sep 2016£152,500 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
56, The Yard £165,000 (Oct 2016) → £180,000 (Apr 2026) +9%
over 10 yrs
51, The Yard £170,000 (Oct 2019) → £170,000 (Jun 2025) +0%
over 6 yrs
50, The Yard £153,000 (Mar 2016) → £167,000 (Sep 2023) +9%
over 8 yrs
69, The Yard £160,000 (May 2019) → £176,000 (Jul 2023) +10%
over 4 yrs
63, The Yard £157,000 (Mar 2016) → £177,500 (Oct 2018) → £190,000 (Jan 2023) +21%
over 7 yrs
72, The Yard £155,000 (Mar 2017) → £188,000 (Dec 2022) +21%
over 6 yrs
77, The Yard £152,500 (Sep 2016) → £175,000 (Aug 2022) +15%
over 6 yrs
55, The Yard £172,000 (Aug 2018) → £180,000 (Apr 2022) +5%
over 4 yrs
60, The Yard £161,000 (Dec 2017) → £157,700 (Sep 2021) -2%
over 4 yrs
81, The Yard £168,000 (Feb 2019) → £167,000 (Jun 2021) -1%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near The Yard

Crime

288 crimes were reported within about a mile of The Yard in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences106
Anti-social behaviour58
Shoplifting25
Criminal damage & arson23
Other theft19
Public order18

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

Flood risk

The Yard 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 The Yard

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Alec Hunter Academy 1,058 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.6 mi
John Ray Junior School 439 pupils Primary 7–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
John Ray Infant School 319 pupils Primary 2–7 Report 0.6 mi
Great Bradfords Junior School 326 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.7 mi
Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School 269 pupils Primary 3–7 Report 0.7 mi
Notley High School and Sixth Form 1,210 pupils Secondary 11–19 Requires improvement Report 0.8 mi
Beckers Green Primary School 317 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.9 mi
St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree 203 pupils Primary Catholic 4–11 Good Report 0.9 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 0.3 mi · 5 min walk
  • Braintree Freeport station 0.5 mi · 10 min walk
  • Cressing station 1.7 mi · 34 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Skitts Hill (S-bound, Skitts Hill) 2 min walk
  • Skitts Hill (N-bound, Skitts Hill) 2 min walk
  • Sportsman (opp, Lakes Rd) 3 min walk
  • Sportsman (o/s, Lakes Rd) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Blyth's Meadow Surgery
    Trinovantian Way, Braintree · 0.2 mi
  • Mount Chambers Medical Practice
    92 Coggeshall Road, Braintree · 0.5 mi
  • Blandford Medical Centre
    Mace Avenue, Braintree · 1.0 mi
  • Church Lane Surgery
    Braintree College, Church Lane, 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 5 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 5 of 10 · Crime: decile 4 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned31.4%62.5%
Private rented52.8%20.3%
Social rented15.9%17.1%
Households826

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1517.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6471.3%64.1%
Aged 65+10.8%18.6%
Residents1,638

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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