CM8 1XL

Constance Close, Witham

Median, last 3 years

£256,500

6 sales, Jun 2023 – May 2026

Last standard sale

£200,000

12 Aug 2026

Standard sales

148

since 1995 (+6 additional entries)

CM8 district median

£326,500

562 sales, 12 months to May 2026

By property type, Jun 2023 – May 2026: Semi-detached median £435,000 (3 sales) · Terraced sold for £210,000 and £290,000 · Flats sold for £155,000

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

2012 to 2026. Every year since 1995 is in the figures below.

The paler 2026 bar covers January to August only, and its latest months are still filling in as sales are registered.

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
2026 (to August) (few sales)	£200,000	1
2025	£329,000	4
2024 (few sales)	£250,000	2
2022	£236,000	4
2021 (few sales)	£260,000	1
2020	£180,000	5
2019 (few sales)	£291,250	2
2018	£180,000	4
2017 (few sales)	£227,500	2
2016 (few sales)	£196,000	2
2015	£200,000	5
2014	£173,000	5
2013	£140,000	7
2012 (few sales)	£158,500	1
2011	£108,500	4
2010 (few sales)	£140,748	2
2009 (few sales)	£141,250	2
2008 (few sales)	£135,000	1
2007	£122,500	7
2006	£137,000	6
2005	£139,000	4
2004	£125,000	8
2003	£103,000	7
2002	£93,500	10
2001	£78,500	7
2000	£65,000	13
1999	£57,000	9
1998	£49,000	10
1997	£44,250	4
1996	£42,000	7
1995 (few sales)	£46,000	2

Sale history (154 records · 38 homes sold more than once)

Address	Date	Type	Price
45, CONSTANCE CLOSE 5 Apr 2002 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £62,000 (Mar 2001) · +21%	5 Apr 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£74,995
59, CONSTANCE CLOSE 15 Mar 2002 · Semi-detached · Freehold	15 Mar 2002	Semi-detached · Freehold	£138,500
41, CONSTANCE CLOSE 16 Nov 2001 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £69,000 (Mar 2000) · +22%	16 Nov 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£83,995
34, CONSTANCE CLOSE 6 Jul 2001 · Terraced · Freehold	6 Jul 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£78,500
55, CONSTANCE CLOSE 15 May 2001 · Terraced · Freehold	15 May 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£80,000
17, CONSTANCE CLOSE 30 Mar 2001 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold Previously £37,750 (Jun 1998) · +38%	30 Mar 2001	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£52,000
45, CONSTANCE CLOSE 9 Mar 2001 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £42,500 (Aug 1997) · +46%	9 Mar 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£62,000
23, CONSTANCE CLOSE 6 Mar 2001 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £45,500 (Sep 1998) · +32%	6 Mar 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£60,000
30, CONSTANCE CLOSE 1 Mar 2001 · Semi-detached · Freehold	1 Mar 2001	Semi-detached · Freehold	£80,500
25, CONSTANCE CLOSE 19 Dec 2000 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £39,750 (May 1996) · +58%	19 Dec 2000	Terraced · Freehold	£63,000
63, CONSTANCE CLOSE 14 Dec 2000 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £47,500 (Oct 1998) · +36%	14 Dec 2000	Terraced · Freehold	£64,800
61, CONSTANCE CLOSE 11 Aug 2000 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £52,950 (Jun 1996) · +64%	11 Aug 2000	Terraced · Freehold	£87,000
67, CONSTANCE CLOSE 21 Jul 2000 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	21 Jul 2000	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£48,500
43, CONSTANCE CLOSE 5 Jul 2000 · Terraced · Freehold	5 Jul 2000	Terraced · Freehold	£56,000
22, CONSTANCE CLOSE 9 Jun 2000 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £59,250 (Aug 1999) · +22%	9 Jun 2000	Semi-detached · Freehold	£72,000
36, CONSTANCE CLOSE 31 Mar 2000 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £48,000 (Apr 1998) · +51%	31 Mar 2000	Terraced · Freehold	£72,500
1, CONSTANCE CLOSE 29 Mar 2000 · Semi-detached · Freehold	29 Mar 2000	Semi-detached · Freehold	£71,000
41, CONSTANCE CLOSE 24 Mar 2000 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £52,250 (May 1998) · +32%	24 Mar 2000	Terraced · Freehold	£69,000
5, CONSTANCE CLOSE 17 Mar 2000 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £63,500 (Jul 1999) · +2%	17 Mar 2000	Terraced · Freehold	£65,000
47, CONSTANCE CLOSE 3 Mar 2000 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £46,000 (Jun 1999) · +15%	3 Mar 2000	Terraced · Freehold	£53,000
4, CONSTANCE CLOSE 3 Mar 2000 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £54,000 (Jul 1998) · +11%	3 Mar 2000	Terraced · Freehold	£59,995
28, CONSTANCE CLOSE 25 Feb 2000 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £50,000 (Feb 1998) · +32%	25 Feb 2000	Terraced · Freehold	£66,000
13, CONSTANCE CLOSE 5 Nov 1999 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold Previously £37,000 (Jun 1999) · +19%	5 Nov 1999	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£44,000
22, CONSTANCE CLOSE 27 Aug 1999 · Semi-detached · Freehold	27 Aug 1999	Semi-detached · Freehold	£59,250
5, CONSTANCE CLOSE 30 Jul 1999 · Terraced · Freehold	30 Jul 1999	Terraced · Freehold	£63,500
13, CONSTANCE CLOSE 28 Jun 1999 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	28 Jun 1999	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£37,000
11, CONSTANCE CLOSE 25 Jun 1999 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £58,000 (May 1999) · −2%	25 Jun 1999	Terraced · Freehold	£57,000
47, CONSTANCE CLOSE 24 Jun 1999 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £42,000 (Dec 1997) · +10%	24 Jun 1999	Terraced · Freehold	£46,000
21, CONSTANCE CLOSE 16 Jun 1999 · Semi-detached · Freehold	16 Jun 1999	Semi-detached · Freehold	£44,500
6, CONSTANCE CLOSE 11 Jun 1999 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £45,000 (Oct 1995) · +27%	11 Jun 1999	Terraced · Freehold	£57,000
11, CONSTANCE CLOSE 28 May 1999 · Terraced · Freehold	28 May 1999	Terraced · Freehold	£58,000
63, CONSTANCE CLOSE 16 Oct 1998 · Terraced · Freehold	16 Oct 1998	Terraced · Freehold	£47,500
2, CONSTANCE CLOSE 25 Sep 1998 · Semi-detached · Freehold	25 Sep 1998	Semi-detached · Freehold	£58,500
23, CONSTANCE CLOSE 4 Sep 1998 · Terraced · Freehold	4 Sep 1998	Terraced · Freehold	£45,500
4, CONSTANCE CLOSE 10 Jul 1998 · Terraced · Freehold	10 Jul 1998	Terraced · Freehold	£54,000
17, CONSTANCE CLOSE 29 Jun 1998 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	29 Jun 1998	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£37,750
41, CONSTANCE CLOSE 1 May 1998 · Terraced · Freehold	1 May 1998	Terraced · Freehold	£52,250
36, CONSTANCE CLOSE 3 Apr 1998 · Terraced · Freehold	3 Apr 1998	Terraced · Freehold	£48,000
15, CONSTANCE CLOSE 11 Mar 1998 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	11 Mar 1998	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£36,600
38, CONSTANCE CLOSE 6 Mar 1998 · Terraced · Freehold	6 Mar 1998	Terraced · Freehold	£50,000
28, CONSTANCE CLOSE 27 Feb 1998 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £42,000 (Sep 1996) · +19%	27 Feb 1998	Terraced · Freehold	£50,000
47, CONSTANCE CLOSE 22 Dec 1997 · Terraced · Freehold	22 Dec 1997	Terraced · Freehold	£42,000
3, CONSTANCE CLOSE 26 Sep 1997 · Terraced · Freehold	26 Sep 1997	Terraced · Freehold	£46,000
45, CONSTANCE CLOSE 29 Aug 1997 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £37,995 (Aug 1996) · +12%	29 Aug 1997	Terraced · Freehold	£42,500
49, CONSTANCE CLOSE 25 Jul 1997 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £47,000 (Mar 1995) · +15%	25 Jul 1997	Terraced · Freehold	£54,000
51, CONSTANCE CLOSE 20 Dec 1996 · Terraced · Freehold	20 Dec 1996	Terraced · Freehold	£62,000
28, CONSTANCE CLOSE 12 Sep 1996 · Terraced · Freehold	12 Sep 1996	Terraced · Freehold	£42,000
45, CONSTANCE CLOSE 15 Aug 1996 · Terraced · Freehold	15 Aug 1996	Terraced · Freehold	£37,995
69, CONSTANCE CLOSE 24 Jul 1996 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	24 Jul 1996	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£34,000
61, CONSTANCE CLOSE 14 Jun 1996 · Terraced · Freehold	14 Jun 1996	Terraced · Freehold	£52,950

Area

Postcode district: CM8
Country: England
Deprivation decile: 5 of 10
LSOA (2021): E01021422
Introduced: Feb 1990

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 CM8 1XL 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.

CM8 1XZ £265,000 · 11 sales
CM8 1XW £319,400 · 2 sales
CM8 1XT £284,750 · 8 sales
CM8 1XY £265,000 · 7 sales
CM8 1XQ £292,000 · 3 sales
CM8 1HS £490,000 · last sale 2023
CM8 1JW £340,000 · last sale 2022
CM8 1GN £221,000 · 6 sales
CM8 1XJ £312,500 · 9 sales
CM8 1GF £380,000 · 4 sales
CM8 1FZ £310,000 · last sale 2022
CM8 1JH £280,000 · last sale 2022