CM7 1AN
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Property report — CM7 1AN
Open-data due diligence for CM7 1AN and the area around it.
CM7 1AN in brief: 49 recorded sales (£38,500–£412,500) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for CM7 1AN itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the CM7 1 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£287,705
Population
16,869
Crimes recorded
36
Schools
3
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
95%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in CM7 1, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (47 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-28 | £280,000 | 36 CHALLIS LANE | Terraced |
| 2025-05-16 | £244,500 | 36B CHALLIS LANE | Terraced |
| 2025-03-05 | £249,500 | 36C CHALLIS LANE | Terraced |
| 2024-12-16 | £255,000 | 36B CHALLIS LANE | Terraced |
| 2024-12-09 | £318,000 | 16 CHALLIS LANE | Detached |
| 2024-06-28 | £412,500 | 22 CHALLIS LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2023-09-15 | £355,000 | 34 CHALLIS LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2021-05-11 | £243,000 | 36 CHALLIS LANE | Terraced |
| 2020-07-17 | £285,000 | 20 CHALLIS LANE | Detached |
| 2019-06-28 | £350,000 | 22A CHALLIS LANE | Detached |
| 2019-03-29 | £207,000 | 36B CHALLIS LANE | Terraced |
| 2018-12-10 | £210,000 | 36C CHALLIS LANE | Terraced |
| 2018-11-06 | £285,000 | 1 CHALLIS LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2018-03-21 | £280,000 | 3 CHALLIS LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-08-25 | £344,000 | 24 CHALLIS LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-02-23 | £265,000 | 13 CHALLIS LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2016-04-06 | £219,995 | 36 CHALLIS LANE | Terraced |
| 2016-03-31 | £205,000 | 36A CHALLIS LANE | Terraced |
| 2015-08-21 | £179,995 | 36C CHALLIS LANE | Terraced |
| 2015-08-21 | £179,995 | 36B CHALLIS LANE | Terraced |
| 2015-07-08 | £279,000 | 27 CHALLIS LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2015-06-11 | £218,000 | 13 CHALLIS LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2013-11-08 | £190,000 | 13 CHALLIS LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2013-04-09 | £174,000 | 28 CHALLIS LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2013-02-22 | £185,500 | 36 CHALLIS LANE | Detached |
| 2011-04-28 | £149,000 | 34 CHALLIS LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2010-10-29 | £153,000 | 32 CHALLIS LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2010-08-31 | £128,000 | 29 CHALLIS LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2007-12-14 | £175,000 | 13 CHALLIS LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2007-09-28 | £187,000 | 5 CHALLIS LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2007-07-27 | £90,000 | 33A CHALLIS LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2007-06-27 | £160,000 | 7 CHALLIS LANE | Terraced |
| 2006-07-11 | £171,000 | 17 CHALLIS LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2006-05-25 | £140,000 | 15 CHALLIS LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2006-01-18 | £195,000 | 36 CHALLIS LANE | Detached |
| 2006-01-13 | £169,500 | 24 CHALLIS LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2004-10-18 | £164,950 | 26 CHALLIS LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-10-03 | £70,000 | 33A CHALLIS LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-06-20 | £157,995 | 28 CHALLIS LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2001-08-31 | £117,500 | 20 CHALLIS LANE | Detached |
| 2001-07-06 | £103,500 | 32 CHALLIS LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2001-06-21 | £133,000 | 14 CHALLIS LANE | Detached |
| 2000-12-01 | £120,000 | 17 CHALLIS LANE | Semi-detached |
| 1999-09-30 | £93,000 | 22A CHALLIS LANE | Detached |
| 1999-06-09 | £52,500 | 21 CHALLIS LANE | Semi-detached |
| 1998-12-11 | £66,000 | 27 CHALLIS LANE | Semi-detached |
| 1997-12-12 | £64,000 | 28 CHALLIS LANE | Semi-detached |
| 1997-07-04 | £66,000 | 24 CHALLIS LANE | Semi-detached |
| 1995-10-31 | £38,500 | 13 CHALLIS LANE | Semi-detached |
49 recorded sales on CM7 1AN. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Ray Junior School | 0.2 mi | Primary | Good (2020) |
| John Ray Infant School | 0.2 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form | 0.3 mi | Secondary | Requires improvement (2023) |
| Alec Hunter Academy | 0.9 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 1.0 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree | 1.0 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: BLYTH'S MEADOW SURGERY (0.6 mi) · MOUNT CHAMBERS MEDICAL PRACTICE (0.8 mi) · BLANDFORD MEDICAL CENTRE (0.9 mi)
Nearest hospitals: ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL (1.0 mi) · ST MICHAELS HOSPITAL (1.0 mi) · WILLIAM JULIEN COURTAULD HOSPITAL (1.0 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: 169, NOTLEY ROAD (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · NOTLEY PLACE (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · BLACK NOTLEY LODGE (Grade II*) (0.3 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: CHALLIS PHARMACY (0.0 mi) · MEADOWS PHARMACY (0.6 mi) · BORNO CHEMIST (GREAT SQUARE) (0.7 mi)
Nearest stations: Braintree (0.5 mi) · Braintree Freeport (0.6 mi) · Cressing (1.5 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Tesco (0.6 mi) · Sainsbury's (0.7 mi) · M&S Simply Food (0.8 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 39
- One-person households
- 31%
- Households with children
- 29%
- Households
- 7,170
Owned 60% · Social rent 18% · Private rent 21%
Census 2021 (ONS), for CM7 1.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in CM7 1 (May 24–Apr 26, average 43/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for CM7 1AN in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictCM7 | SectorCM7 1 | PostcodeCM7 1AN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £382,420 | £287,705 | £191,417 |
| Population | 61,896 | 16,869 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 6/10 | 6/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 328 | 36 | — |
| Schools | 18 | 3 | — |
| Flood risk | High | Medium | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 88% | 95% | 98% |
| Superfast broadband | 96% | 99% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (CM7 1); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 1 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.