CM7 9DL

Sovereign Close, Braintree

Median, last 3 years

£381,500

2 sales, Jun 2023 – May 2026

Last standard sale

£275,000

31 Jul 2025

Standard sales

since 1995

CM7 district median

£320,000

710 sales, 12 months to May 2026

By property type, Jun 2023 – May 2026: Detached sold for £488,000 · Semi-detached sold for £275,000

Medians count standard sales only (Price Paid category A). Additional entries (category B) - repossessions, buy-to-lets with an identifiable mortgage, and purchases by companies and other non-private buyers - are listed below but left out.

Median price by year

2011 to 2025. Every year since 1995 is in the figures below.

Paler bars rest on fewer than three sales, so they show which homes sold more than how prices moved.

Show the figures

Median sale price and number of sales by year
Year	Median	Sales
2025 (few sales)	£381,500	2
2023 (few sales)	£456,000	1
2021 (few sales)	£438,000	1
2018 (few sales)	£277,500	1
2017 (few sales)	£382,500	1
2016 (few sales)	£302,500	2
2010 (few sales)	£250,000	1
2006 (few sales)	£270,000	1
2004 (few sales)	£234,750	2
2003 (few sales)	£127,500	1
2002 (few sales)	£187,998	2
2001 (few sales)	£143,000	2
2000 (few sales)	£140,000	2
1999 (few sales)	£102,500	2
1998 (few sales)	£115,600	2
1997	£106,125	6
1996 (few sales)	£114,750	1
1995	£114,550	4

Sale history (34 records · 8 homes sold more than once)

Address	Date	Type	Price
4, SOVEREIGN CLOSE 31 Jul 2025 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £220,000 (Mar 2016) · +25%	31 Jul 2025	Semi-detached · Freehold	£275,000
22, SOVEREIGN CLOSE 30 Jul 2025 · Detached · Freehold Previously £438,000 (Jan 2021) · +11%	30 Jul 2025	Detached · Freehold	£488,000
8, SOVEREIGN CLOSE 10 Feb 2023 · Detached · Freehold Previously £242,500 (Nov 2004) · +88%	10 Feb 2023	Detached · Freehold	£456,000
22, SOVEREIGN CLOSE 21 Jan 2021 · Detached · Freehold Previously £382,500 (Jan 2017) · +15%	21 Jan 2021	Detached · Freehold	£438,000
12, SOVEREIGN CLOSE 28 Mar 2018 · Detached · Freehold Previously £94,600 (Sep 1995) · +193%	28 Mar 2018	Detached · Freehold	£277,500
22, SOVEREIGN CLOSE 25 Jan 2017 · Detached · Freehold Previously £227,000 (Jan 2004) · +69%	25 Jan 2017	Detached · Freehold	£382,500
10, SOVEREIGN CLOSE 14 Nov 2016 · Detached · Freehold Previously £189,000 (Mar 2002) · +104%	14 Nov 2016	Detached · Freehold	£385,000
4, SOVEREIGN CLOSE 31 Mar 2016 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £127,500 (Aug 2003) · +73%	31 Mar 2016	Semi-detached · Freehold	£220,000
2, SOVEREIGN CLOSE 8 Oct 2010 · Detached · Freehold Previously £118,700 (May 1998) · +111%	8 Oct 2010	Detached · Freehold	£250,000
20, SOVEREIGN CLOSE 1 Dec 2006 · Detached · Freehold Previously £112,500 (Dec 1998) · +140%	1 Dec 2006	Detached · Freehold	£270,000
8, SOVEREIGN CLOSE 23 Nov 2004 · Detached · Freehold Previously £109,000 (Jan 1999) · +122%	23 Nov 2004	Detached · Freehold	£242,500
22, SOVEREIGN CLOSE 30 Jan 2004 · Detached · Freehold Previously £186,995 (Jun 2002) · +21%	30 Jan 2004	Detached · Freehold	£227,000
4, SOVEREIGN CLOSE 27 Aug 2003 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £71,950 (Dec 1997) · +77%	27 Aug 2003	Semi-detached · Freehold	£127,500
22, SOVEREIGN CLOSE 27 Jun 2002 · Detached · Freehold Previously £159,000 (Apr 2001) · +18%	27 Jun 2002	Detached · Freehold	£186,995
10, SOVEREIGN CLOSE 26 Mar 2002 · Detached · Freehold Previously £140,000 (Jun 2000) · +35%	26 Mar 2002	Detached · Freehold	£189,000
24, SOVEREIGN CLOSE 13 Jul 2001 · Detached · Freehold Previously £96,000 (Jul 1999) · +32%	13 Jul 2001	Detached · Freehold	£127,000
22, SOVEREIGN CLOSE 23 Apr 2001 · Detached · Freehold Previously £118,250 (Jun 1997) · +34%	23 Apr 2001	Detached · Freehold	£159,000
10, SOVEREIGN CLOSE 8 Jun 2000 · Detached · Freehold Previously £140,000 (Apr 2000) · 0%	8 Jun 2000	Detached · Freehold	£140,000
10, SOVEREIGN CLOSE 20 Apr 2000 · Detached · Freehold Previously £134,500 (Dec 1995) · +4%	20 Apr 2000	Detached · Freehold	£140,000
24, SOVEREIGN CLOSE 23 Jul 1999 · Detached · Freehold Previously £97,000 (Jul 1997) · −1%	23 Jul 1999	Detached · Freehold	£96,000
8, SOVEREIGN CLOSE 15 Jan 1999 · Detached · Freehold Previously £114,750 (Apr 1996) · −5%	15 Jan 1999	Detached · Freehold	£109,000
20, SOVEREIGN CLOSE 7 Dec 1998 · Detached · Freehold Previously £115,250 (Nov 1997) · −2%	7 Dec 1998	Detached · Freehold	£112,500
2, SOVEREIGN CLOSE 12 May 1998 · Detached · Freehold · New build	12 May 1998	Detached · Freehold · New build	£118,700
6, SOVEREIGN CLOSE 12 Dec 1997 · Semi-detached · Freehold · New build	12 Dec 1997	Semi-detached · Freehold · New build	£85,950
4, SOVEREIGN CLOSE 12 Dec 1997 · Semi-detached · Freehold · New build	12 Dec 1997	Semi-detached · Freehold · New build	£71,950
20, SOVEREIGN CLOSE 27 Nov 1997 · Detached · Freehold · New build	27 Nov 1997	Detached · Freehold · New build	£115,250
18, SOVEREIGN CLOSE 9 Sep 1997 · Detached · Freehold · New build	9 Sep 1997	Detached · Freehold · New build	£138,000
24, SOVEREIGN CLOSE 11 Jul 1997 · Detached · Freehold · New build	11 Jul 1997	Detached · Freehold · New build	£97,000
22, SOVEREIGN CLOSE 27 Jun 1997 · Detached · Freehold · New build	27 Jun 1997	Detached · Freehold · New build	£118,250
8, SOVEREIGN CLOSE 30 Apr 1996 · Detached · Freehold · New build	30 Apr 1996	Detached · Freehold · New build	£114,750
10, SOVEREIGN CLOSE 15 Dec 1995 · Detached · Freehold	15 Dec 1995	Detached · Freehold	£134,500
14, SOVEREIGN CLOSE 30 Nov 1995 · Detached · Freehold · New build	30 Nov 1995	Detached · Freehold · New build	£81,450
16, SOVEREIGN CLOSE 17 Nov 1995 · Detached · Freehold · New build	17 Nov 1995	Detached · Freehold · New build	£134,500
12, SOVEREIGN CLOSE 22 Sep 1995 · Detached · Freehold · New build	22 Sep 1995	Detached · Freehold · New build	£94,600

Area

Postcode district: CM7
Country: England
Deprivation decile: 10 of 10
LSOA (2021): E01021351
Introduced: Dec 1995

From the English Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019, for the 2011 neighbourhood (LSOA) this postcode sits in. Decile 1 is the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 the least; ranks are not comparable between nations.

UK House Price Index

Braintree, July 2026 (provisional)

Average price: £328,477
Change since July 2025: +1.6%
First-time buyers: £264,226

Average by property type

Detached: £567,453
Semi-detached: £340,162
Terraced: £273,144
Flat / maisonette: £155,501

The official index for Braintree as a whole, not CM7 9DL alone. It is a modelled average, adjusted for the mix of homes sold, so it differs from a median of recorded sales, and its newest months are revised as late registrations arrive. Source: UK House Price Index (about the data).

Location

Postcode centroid, not a specific property.

Nearby postcodes

Median sold price and number of sales, Jun 2023 – May 2026; otherwise the last sale, if it was in the last ten years.

CM7 9DJ £300,000 · 1 sale
CM7 9DP £425,000 · 4 sales
CM7 9DN £260,000 · 5 sales
CM7 9FZ £350,000 · 1 sale
CM7 9TN £399,000 · 2 sales
CM7 9TX £310,000 · 1 sale
CM7 9FG £526,000 · 3 sales
CM7 9FH £362,500 · 10 sales
CM7 9EX £350,000 · 4 sales
CM7 9FP £450,000 · 5 sales
CM7 9FS £400,000 · 1 sale
CM7 9TB £358,750 · 4 sales