80 Tortoiseshell Way
CM7 1WG
- Semi-detached
- Freehold
- 3 bedrooms (estimate)
- 678 sq ft
- EPC C
What comparable sales show
Strong match£308,000
Range £271,000 to £345,000 · £454 per sq ft
Since last sale
+£171,000
+124.8% since Sept 2003, +3.6% a year
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
80 Tortoiseshell Way is a 3 bedroom freehold semi-detached in CM7 of about 678 sq ft.
Comparable completed sales nearby put it at £271,000 to £345,000, about £308,000 in the middle.
It last sold for £137,000 in September 2003; comparable sales suggest it has gained about £171,000 since, roughly +3.6% 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
£271,000
Middle
£308,000
Upper end
£345,000
Done work since the records were made? Claim your home and tell us, or ask local agents where yours sits.
The street
Tortoiseshell Way and its sales
80 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 80 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 £308,000 is 10% below the street's median sale price of £342,500.
- At 678 sq ft it is 18% below the median size of the homes sold here, 829 sq ft.
- That is £454 per sq ft, 9% above the street's median of £416 per sq ft.
- 1 of those 8 sales completed for less than this home's middle figure, and 7 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 WayCM7 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 80 Tortoiseshell Way, lodged 4 December 2019.
Rating now
C73 points
Could reach
B90 points
17 points higher with the improvements below
- Built
- 2007–2011
- Solar panels
- None recorded
What the assessor found
Each part of the home, with the certificate's own energy efficiency rating.
Walls
Cavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)
GoodRoof
Pitched, 100 mm loft insulation
AverageFloor
Suspended, insulated (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
GoodLighting
Low energy lighting in 67% of fixed outlets
Good
Estimated running costs
A year, now and after the recommended improvements.
£94 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 (2019), 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
Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets
Typical cost £15 · saves about £16 a year
Rating after73C - 2
Replace boiler with new condensing boiler
Typical cost £2,200–£3,000 · saves about £45 a year
Rating after76C - 3
Solar water heating
Typical cost £4,000–£6,000 · saves about £35 a year
Rating after77C - 4
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp
Typical cost £3,500–£5,500 · saves about £325 a year
Rating after90B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2003 | £137,000 | +87.7% | +20.1% |
| April 2000 | £73,000 | +16.8% | +4.7% |
| November 1996 | £62,500 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Grayling CloseCM7 1WW · Semi-detached | £342,000 | May 2026 | 732 sq ft | £467 | < 0.1 mi |
| 108 Tortoiseshell WayCM7 1WG · Semi-detached | £345,000 | Dec 2025 | 829 sq ft | £416 | < 0.1 mi |
| 2 Clouded Yellow CloseCM7 1WQ · Semi-detached | £210,000 | Jan 2026 | 689 sq ft | £305 | 0.1 mi |
| 9 Clouded Yellow CloseCM7 1WQ · Semi-detached | £280,000 | Jul 2026 | 560 sq ft | £500 | 0.1 mi |
| 109 Tortoiseshell WayCM7 1ZL · Semi-detached | £308,500 | Mar 2026 | 775 sq ft | £398 | 0.1 mi |
| 14 Comma CloseCM7 1WH · Semi-detached | £305,000 | Mar 2025 | 667 sq ft | £457 | < 0.1 mi |
| 65 Lodge RoadCM7 1JB · Semi-detached | £380,000 | Dec 2025 | 775 sq ft | £490 | 0.1 mi |
| 18 Clouded Yellow CloseCM7 1WQ · Semi-detached | £300,000 | Sept 2025 | 570 sq ft | £526 | 0.1 mi |
| 131 Tortoiseshell WayCM7 1ZL · Semi-detached | £319,000 | May 2025 | 786 sq ft | £406 | 0.1 mi |
| 215 Notley RoadCM7 1HG · Semi-detached | £270,000 | Jun 2025 | 689 sq ft | £392 | 0.3 mi |
| 32 Godlings WayCM7 1HW · Semi-detached | £315,000 | Mar 2026 | 818 sq ft | £385 | 0.3 mi |
| 32 Hillside GardensCM7 1DH · Semi-detached | £345,000 | Jun 2026 | 893 sq ft | £386 | 0.4 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% |
Find another home
Enter an address with its postcode, or just the postcode, to open that home's page.
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 December 2019.
This page is built from public records. Is this your home? Claim it with your email and mobile to correct its details and add what has changed; your name and contact details are never shown. Something wrong? Contact us.