4 Tortoiseshell Way
CM7 1WG
- Detached
- Freehold
- 5 bedrooms (estimate)
- 1,421 sq ft
- EPC D
What comparable sales show
Fair match£555,000
Range £461,000 to £649,000 · £391 per sq ft
Since last sale
−£62,000
−10.0% since Mar 2025, −6.3% a year
Rank in CM7 1WG
8th of 59
Postcode average £402,102
From completed sales of similar homes nearby, adjusted for floor area. It cannot see condition, layout or recent work, so it is not a valuation.
In short
4 Tortoiseshell Way is a 5 bedroom freehold detached in CM7 of about 1,421 sq ft.
Comparable completed sales nearby put it at £461,000 to £649,000, about £555,000 in the middle.
That makes it the 8th highest of the 59 homes we can compare in CM7 1WG, where the middle figure averages £402,102.
It last sold for £617,000 in March 2025; comparable sales suggest it has lost about £62,000 since, roughly −6.3% 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
£461,000
Middle
£555,000
Upper end
£649,000
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The street
Tortoiseshell Way and its sales
4 Tortoiseshell Way on the map
This home, the completed sales its figure is worked out from, and the other sales on Tortoiseshell Way. 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 4 Tortoiseshell Way compares with Tortoiseshell Way
Against the 8 completed sales on the street in the last two years
Price
Size
Per sq ft
- Its middle figure of £555,000 is 62% above the street's median sale price of £342,500.
- At 1,421 sq ft it is 71% above the median size of the homes sold here, 829 sq ft.
- That is £391 per sq ft, 6% below the street's median of £416 per sq ft.
- 7 of those 8 sales completed for less than this home's middle figure, and 1 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 Tortoiseshell Way
Completed sales registered with HM Land Registry, by quarter
- Sales in two years
- 8
- Average price
- £377,125
- Lowest
- £307,500
- Highest
- £617,000
| Quarter | Sales | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | 1 | £617,000 |
| Q2 2025 | 2 | £313,250 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | – |
| Q4 2025 | 3 | £390,000 |
| Q1 2026 | 2 | £324,250 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | – |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | – |
| Q4 2026 | 0 | – |
| Type of home | Share of sales | Median price | Per sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached houses | 63% (5) | £319,000 | £406 |
| Detached houses | 38% (3) | £390,000 | £425 |
Completed sales on Tortoiseshell Way
Every sale in the last two years. Choose an address to see that home's page.
| Address | Sold | Price | Type | Size | Per sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 109 Tortoiseshell WayCM7 1ZL | Mar 2026 | £308,500 | Semi-detached | 775 sq ft | £398 |
| 89 Tortoiseshell WayCM7 1WG | Jan 2026 | £340,000 | Semi-detached | – | – |
| 108 Tortoiseshell WayCM7 1WG | Dec 2025 | £345,000 | Semi-detached | 829 sq ft | £416 |
| 42 Tortoiseshell WayCM7 1WG | Nov 2025 | £390,000 | Detached | 936 sq ft | £416 |
| 106 Tortoiseshell WayCM7 1WG | Oct 2025 | £390,000 | Detached | – | – |
| 17 Tortoiseshell WayCM7 1WG | May 2025 | £307,500 | Semi-detached | – | – |
| 131 Tortoiseshell WayCM7 1ZL | May 2025 | £319,000 | Semi-detached | 786 sq ft | £406 |
| 4 Tortoiseshell Way (this home)CM7 1WG | Mar 2025 | £617,000 | Detached | 1,421 sq ft | £434 |
Energy
How efficient the home is
Energy performance certificate
From the official register for 4 Tortoiseshell Way, lodged 24 September 2021.
Rating now
D60 points
Could reach
C77 points
17 points higher with the improvements below
- Built
- 1996–2002
- Solar panels
- None recorded
What the assessor found
Each part of the home, with the certificate's own energy efficiency rating.
Walls
Timber frame, as built, insulated (assumed)
GoodRoof
Pitched, 150 mm loft insulation
GoodFloor
Suspended, limited insulation (assumed)
Not rated on the certificate
Windows
Fully double glazed
AverageHeating
Boiler and radiators, mains gas
GoodHeating controls
Programmer, room thermostat and TRVs
GoodHot water
From main system
AverageLighting
Low energy lighting in 60% of fixed outlets
GoodSecond heating
Room heaters, mains gas
Not rated on the certificate
Estimated running costs
A year, now and after the recommended improvements.
£314 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 (2021), 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
Floor insulation (suspended floor)
Typical cost £800–£1,200 · saves about £50 a year
Rating after61D - 2
Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets
Typical cost £40 · saves about £32 a year
Rating after62D - 3
Replace boiler with new condensing boiler
Typical cost £2,200–£3,000 · saves about £188 a year
Rating after68D - 4
Solar water heating
Typical cost £4,000–£6,000 · saves about £42 a year
Rating after69C - 5
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp
Typical cost £3,500–£5,500 · saves about £353 a year
Rating after77C
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2025 | £617,000 | +6.4% | +2.0% |
| February 2022 | £580,000 | +270.6% | +6.1% |
| December 1999 | £156,500 | +16.0% | +3.2% |
| March 1995 | £134,900 | First sale | – |
Nearby
Neighbours and the sales behind the figure
Homes in CM7 1WG
Ranked by what comparable sales show. Choose one to see its page.
The completed sales behind the figure
Similar homes nearby, registered with HM Land Registry. Choose one to see its page.
| Home | Price | Sold | Size | Per sq ft | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Tortoiseshell WayCM7 1WG · Detached | £617,000 | Mar 2025 | 1,421 sq ft | £434 | < 0.1 mi |
| 8 Marshalls RoadCM7 2LL · Detached | £747,500 | Aug 2026 | 1,572 sq ft | £476 | 0.2 mi |
| 42 Tortoiseshell WayCM7 1WG · Detached | £390,000 | Nov 2025 | 936 sq ft | £416 | < 0.1 mi |
| 6 Brimstone CourtCM7 1XY · Detached | £375,000 | May 2026 | 990 sq ft | £379 | < 0.1 mi |
| 3 Peacock CloseCM7 1WR · Detached | £555,000 | Jan 2025 | 1,421 sq ft | £391 | 0.1 mi |
| 13 Peacock CloseCM7 1WR · Detached | £460,000 | Apr 2025 | 1,163 sq ft | £396 | 0.1 mi |
| 17 Marshalls RoadCM7 2LL · Detached | £645,000 | Apr 2025 | 1,550 sq ft | £416 | 0.2 mi |
| 10 Lodge RoadCM7 1JA · Detached | £385,000 | Sept 2025 | 1,119 sq ft | £344 | 0.2 mi |
| 2 Fleming CloseCM7 1JE · Detached | £355,000 | Mar 2025 | 1,141 sq ft | £311 | 0.1 mi |
| Marshalls Cottage Marshalls DriveCM7 2LN · Detached | £700,000 | Apr 2026 | 2,400 sq ft | £292 | 0.2 mi |
| Corner House Marshalls RoadCM7 2LL · Detached | £675,000 | Mar 2025 | 1,981 sq ft | £341 | 0.2 mi |
| 1 Lodge RoadCM7 1JA · Detached | £375,000 | Nov 2025 | 775 sq ft | £484 | 0.2 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.
Floor area and energy rating from the energy certificate of September 2021.
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