49 Park Drive
CM7 1AP
- Detached
- Freehold
- 2 bedrooms (estimate)
- EPC E
What the sales records show
From an older sale: a rough guide£310,000
Range £265,000 to £355,000
Since last sale
+£145,000
+87.9% since Nov 2009, +3.8% a year
Rank in CM7 1AP
17th of 28
Postcode average £335,786
There is no floor area on record, so this is the home's last sale moved from November 2009 to August 2026 by the official UK House Price Index for Braintree, with the range widened the older the sale. It cannot see condition, layout or recent work, so it is not a valuation.
In short
49 Park Drive is a 2 bedroom freehold detached in CM7.
There is no floor area on record, so its last sale has been moved to today by the official price index for Braintree: £265,000 to £355,000, about £310,000 in the middle.
That makes it the 17th highest of the 28 homes we can compare in CM7 1AP, where the middle figure averages £335,786.
It last sold for £165,000 in November 2009; the price index suggests it has gained about £145,000 since, roughly +3.8% a year.
Across Braintree, average prices rose 1.6% in the year to August 2026.
Where in the range would yours sell?
Condition and improvements usually decide it, and only someone who sees the home can say.
Lower end
£265,000
Middle
£310,000
Upper end
£355,000
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The street
Park Drive and its sales
49 Park Drive on the map
This home, the completed sales its figure is worked out from, and the other sales on Park Drive. Choose a pin for the address, size and date.
The Land Registry records a sale by its postcode, so pins sit at the postcode, close to the home, not on its doorstep. Map: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.
How 49 Park Drive compares with Park Drive
Against the 5 completed sales on the street in the last two years
Price
- Its middle figure of £310,000 is 7% above the street's median sale price of £290,000.
- 3 of those 5 sales completed for less than this home's middle figure, and 2 for the same or more.
A comparison of completed sales, not a valuation: it cannot see condition, layout or work done since a home last sold.
Sales activity on Park Drive
Completed sales registered with HM Land Registry, by quarter
- Sales in two years
- 5
- Average price
- £328,500
- Lowest
- £255,000
- Highest
- £490,000
| Quarter | Sales | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | 0 | – |
| Q2 2025 | 2 | £306,250 |
| Q3 2025 | 1 | £490,000 |
| Q4 2025 | 2 | £270,000 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | – |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | – |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | – |
| Q4 2026 | 0 | – |
| Type of home | Share of sales | Median price | Per sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached houses | 40% (2) | £306,250 | £401 |
| Terraced houses | 40% (2) | £270,000 | – |
| Detached houses | 20% (1) | £490,000 | – |
Completed sales on Park Drive
Every sale in the last two years. Choose an address to see that home's page.
| Address | Sold | Price | Type | Size | Per sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Park DriveCM7 1AP | Dec 2025 | £285,000 | Terraced | – | – |
| 7 Park DriveCM7 1AP | Dec 2025 | £255,000 | Terraced | 883 sq ft | £289 |
| 40 Park DriveCM7 1AW | Jul 2025 | £490,000 | Detached | 1,604 sq ft | £306 |
| 29 Park DriveCM7 1AP | Jun 2025 | £322,500 | Semi-detached | 753 sq ft | £428 |
| 15 Park DriveCM7 1AP | Apr 2025 | £290,000 | Semi-detached | 775 sq ft | £374 |
Energy
How efficient the home is
Energy performance certificate
From the official register for 49 Park Drive, lodged 17 August 2009.
Rating now
E54 points
Could reach
D64 points
10 points higher with the improvements below
- Built
- 1930–1949
- Solar panels
- None recorded
What the assessor found
Each part of the home, with the certificate's own energy efficiency rating.
Walls
Solid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)
Very poorRoof
Pitched, 100 mm loft insulation
AverageFloor
Suspended, no insulation (assumed)
Not rated on the certificate
Heating
Boiler and radiators, mains gas
GoodHeating controls
Programmer, room thermostat and TRVs
AverageHot water
From main system
GoodLighting
Low energy lighting in 36% of fixed outlets
Average
Estimated running costs
A year, now and after the recommended improvements.
£167 a year less after the improvements
Heating
Hot water
Lighting
The assessor's estimates at the energy prices in use when the certificate was made (2009), for a typical household. Today's bills will differ.
Improvements the certificate recommends
In the certificate's order. Each rating assumes the steps before it are done.
- 1
Other improvement
No cost given on the certificate · saves about £33 a year
Rating after56D - 2
Other improvement
No cost given on the certificate · saves about £18 a year
Rating after57D - 3
Other improvement
No cost given on the certificate · saves about £116 a year
Rating after64D - 4
Other improvement
No cost given on the certificate · saves about £19 a year
Rating after66D - 5
Other improvement
No cost given on the certificate · saves about £46 a year
Rating after69C - 6
Other improvement
No cost given on the certificate · saves about £150 a year
Rating after79C
Costs and savings are the certificate's own, as estimated when it was made.
History
What it has sold for
Sale history
Every sale of this home registered with HM Land Registry since 1995
| Sold | Price paid | Change | A year |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2009 | £165,000 | +96.4% | +8.1% |
| March 2001 | £84,000 | First sale | – |
Nearby
Neighbours and the sales behind the figure
Homes in CM7 1AP
Ranked by what comparable sales show. Choose one to see its page.
Recent sales of detached homes nearby
The closest sales of the same type in the last two years, registered with HM Land Registry. Choose one to see its page.
| Home | Price | Sold | Size | Per sq ft | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 Park DriveCM7 1AW · Detached | £490,000 | Jul 2025 | 1,604 sq ft | £306 | < 0.1 mi |
| The Old Bakery Challis LaneCM7 1AL · Detached | £270,000 | Dec 2025 | – | – | 0.1 mi |
| 16 Challis LaneCM7 1AN · Detached | £318,000 | Dec 2024 | 786 sq ft | £405 | 0.2 mi |
| 221 Mill Park DriveCM7 1TQ · Detached | £475,000 | Dec 2025 | 1,173 sq ft | £405 | 0.2 mi |
| 231 Mill Park DriveCM7 1TQ · Detached | £480,000 | Feb 2025 | 1,163 sq ft | £413 | 0.2 mi |
| 20 Bamboo CrescentCM7 1GP · Detached | £333,000 | Jun 2026 | 764 sq ft | £436 | 0.2 mi |
| 34 Bamboo CrescentCM7 1GP · Detached | £335,000 | Aug 2025 | – | – | 0.2 mi |
| 46 Bamboo CrescentCM7 1GP · Detached | £350,000 | Jul 2025 | – | – | 0.2 mi |
| 34 Bamboo CrescentCM7 1GP · Detached | £365,000 | Jun 2025 | – | – | 0.2 mi |
| 48 Bamboo CrescentCM7 1GP · Detached | £427,000 | Mar 2025 | – | – | 0.2 mi |
| 4 Woodrush CloseCM7 1FY · Detached | £427,000 | Mar 2026 | 1,173 sq ft | £364 | 0.2 mi |
| 37 Longleaf DriveCM7 1XS · Detached | £398,000 | Apr 2025 | 1,206 sq ft | £330 | 0.3 mi |
The area
CM7 at a glance
What buyers have paid in CM7
Completed sales in the last 12 months, against the 12 months before
Flats
Terraced
Semi-detached
Detached
| Type | Sales | Average price | Average size | Per sq ft | On the year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | 487 | £338,766 | 990 sq ft | £352 | −11.2% |
| Flats | 83 | £172,713 | 618 sq ft | £282 | +2.1% |
| Terraced | 121 | £284,710 | 822 sq ft | £364 | −1.5% |
| Semi-detached | 155 | £333,655 | 924 sq ft | £369 | +0.1% |
| Detached | 113 | £511,073 | 1,440 sq ft | £366 | −2.5% |
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Energy performance data © Crown copyright. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Contains HM Land Registry UK House Price Index data © Crown copyright. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Floor area and energy rating from the energy certificate of August 2009.
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