256 Cressing Road
CM7 3PQ
- Detached
- Freehold
- 3 bedrooms (estimate)
- 893 sq ft
- EPC C
What comparable sales show
Strong match£373,000
Range £328,000 to £418,000 · £418 per sq ft
Since last sale
−£57,000
−13.3% since Mar 2022, −3.0% a year
Rank in CM7 3PQ
21st of 34
Postcode average £388,588
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
256 Cressing Road is a 3 bedroom freehold detached in CM7 of about 893 sq ft.
Comparable completed sales nearby put it at £328,000 to £418,000, about £373,000 in the middle.
That makes it the 21st highest of the 34 homes we can compare in CM7 3PQ, where the middle figure averages £388,588.
It last sold for £430,000 in March 2022; comparable sales suggest it has lost about £57,000 since, roughly −3.0% 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
£328,000
Middle
£373,000
Upper end
£418,000
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The street
Cressing Road and its sales
256 Cressing Road on the map
This home, the completed sales its figure is worked out from, and the other sales on Cressing Road. 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 256 Cressing Road compares with Cressing Road
Against the 23 completed sales on the street in the last two years
Price
Size
Per sq ft
- Its middle figure of £373,000 is 29% above the street's median sale price of £289,000.
- At 893 sq ft it is 1% below the median size of the homes sold here, 904 sq ft.
- That is £418 per sq ft, 29% above the street's median of £324 per sq ft.
- 19 of those 23 sales completed for less than this home's middle figure, and 4 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 Cressing Road
Completed sales registered with HM Land Registry, by quarter
- Sales in two years
- 23
- Average price
- £300,796
- Lowest
- £161,500
- Highest
- £567,500
| Quarter | Sales | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | 5 | £360,000 |
| Q2 2025 | 2 | £168,250 |
| Q3 2025 | 3 | £264,000 |
| Q4 2025 | 5 | £305,000 |
| Q1 2026 | 1 | £183,000 |
| Q2 2026 | 1 | £350,000 |
| Q3 2026 | 1 | £278,500 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 | – |
| Type of home | Share of sales | Median price | Per sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached houses | 57% (13) | £311,000 | £316 |
| Terraced houses | 22% (5) | £289,000 | £342 |
| Flats | 17% (4) | £199,000 | £307 |
| Detached houses | 4% (1) | £567,500 | – |
Completed sales on Cressing Road
Every sale in the last two years. Choose an address to see that home's page.
| Address | Sold | Price | Type | Size | Per sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Cressing RoadCM7 3PP | Jul 2026 | £278,500 | Semi-detached | – | – |
| 234 Cressing RoadCM7 3PQ | May 2026 | £350,000 | Semi-detached | – | – |
| 89 Cressing RoadCM7 3PW | Mar 2026 | £183,000 | Terraced | – | – |
| 289 Cressing RoadCM7 3PQ | Nov 2025 | £567,500 | Detached | 1,356 sq ft | £418 |
| 28 Cressing RoadCM7 3PP | Nov 2025 | £305,000 | Terraced | 904 sq ft | £337 |
| 210A Cressing RoadCM7 3PJ | Nov 2025 | £311,000 | Semi-detached | 1,033 sq ft | £301 |
| 38 Cressing RoadCM7 3PP | Nov 2025 | £289,000 | Terraced | 624 sq ft | £463 |
| 6, Hartley House Cressing RoadCM7 3SA | Oct 2025 | £178,000 | Flat | 614 sq ft | £290 |
| 68 Cressing RoadCM7 3PW | Aug 2025 | £250,000 | Terraced | 904 sq ft | £276 |
| 70 Cressing RoadCM7 3PW | Aug 2025 | £264,000 | Semi-detached | – | – |
| 144 Cressing RoadCM7 3PN | Jul 2025 | £392,500 | Semi-detached | – | – |
| Flat 29, Iron View Cressing RoadCM7 3NA | May 2025 | £161,500 | Flat | 603 sq ft | £268 |
| 158 Cressing RoadCM7 3PL | May 2025 | £175,000 | Semi-detached | 1,012 sq ft | £173 |
| 325 Cressing RoadCM7 3PG | Mar 2025 | £511,000 | Semi-detached | 1,894 sq ft | £270 |
| Flat 3, Iron View Cressing RoadCM7 3NA | Mar 2025 | £220,000 | Flat | 678 sq ft | £324 |
| 347 Cressing RoadCM7 3PE | Mar 2025 | £415,000 | Semi-detached | 1,130 sq ft | £367 |
| 198 Cressing RoadCM7 3PJ | Jan 2025 | £360,000 | Semi-detached | 1,141 sq ft | £316 |
| 22 Cressing RoadCM7 3PP | Jan 2025 | £291,000 | Terraced | 840 sq ft | £347 |
| 46 Cressing RoadCM7 3PP | Dec 2024 | £345,000 | Semi-detached | 1,055 sq ft | £327 |
| 72 Cressing RoadCM7 3PW | Dec 2024 | £288,500 | Semi-detached | 710 sq ft | £406 |
| 204 Cressing RoadCM7 3PJ | Dec 2024 | £290,000 | Semi-detached | 818 sq ft | £354 |
| 122 Cressing RoadCM7 3PN | Dec 2024 | £272,800 | Semi-detached | 1,141 sq ft | £239 |
| Flat 3, Iron View Cressing RoadCM7 3NA | Nov 2024 | £220,000 | Flat | 678 sq ft | £324 |
Energy
How efficient the home is
Energy performance certificate
From the official register for 256 Cressing Road, lodged 18 August 2021.
Rating now
C69 points
Could reach
B84 points
15 points higher with the improvements below
- Built
- 1967–1975
- Solar panels
- None recorded
What the assessor found
Each part of the home, with the certificate's own energy efficiency rating.
Walls
Cavity wall, filled cavity
AverageRoof
Pitched, 200 mm loft insulation
GoodFloor
Suspended, no 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
GoodLighting
Low energy lighting in all fixed outlets
Very good
Estimated running costs
A year, now and after the recommended improvements.
£87 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 £49 a year
Rating after72C - 2
Solar water heating
Typical cost £4,000–£6,000 · saves about £37 a year
Rating after73C - 3
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp
Typical cost £3,500–£5,500 · saves about £353 a year
Rating after84B
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 2022 | £430,000 | First sale | – |
Nearby
Neighbours and the sales behind the figure
Homes in CM7 3PQ
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 289 Cressing RoadCM7 3PQ · Detached | £567,500 | Nov 2025 | 1,356 sq ft | £418 | < 0.1 mi |
| 17 Clarks Wood DriveCM7 3LD · Detached | £400,000 | Mar 2026 | 904 sq ft | £442 | 0.4 mi |
| 7 Dapifer DriveCM7 3LG · Detached | £335,000 | Apr 2026 | 775 sq ft | £432 | 0.3 mi |
| 2 Rustic CloseCM7 3RX · Detached | £420,000 | Apr 2026 | 1,109 sq ft | £379 | 0.3 mi |
| Sunnybrook Clockhouse WayCM7 3RD · Detached | £345,000 | Oct 2025 | 1,023 sq ft | £337 | 0.3 mi |
| 20 The LeyCM7 3NS · Detached | £430,000 | Dec 2025 | 1,238 sq ft | £347 | 0.2 mi |
| 4 Salcombe RoadCM7 3NY · Detached | £360,000 | Feb 2025 | 700 sq ft | £515 | 0.1 mi |
| 5 Hunter DriveCM7 3XS · Detached | £470,000 | Mar 2025 | 1,270 sq ft | £370 | 0.1 mi |
| 2C Leywood CloseCM7 3NP · Detached | £520,000 | May 2025 | 1,410 sq ft | £369 | 0.1 mi |
| Shaws Chapel HillCM7 3QZ · Detached | £390,000 | Jan 2026 | 1,335 sq ft | £292 | 0.4 mi |
| 4 Kitchen FieldCM7 3LE · Detached | £480,000 | Jan 2026 | 1,313 sq ft | £366 | 0.5 mi |
| 31 Gulls CroftCM7 3RT · Detached | £475,000 | Feb 2026 | 1,389 sq ft | £342 | 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 | 483 | £339,494 | 992 sq ft | £352 | −10.9% |
| Flats | 81 | £172,841 | 620 sq ft | £281 | +2.2% |
| Terraced | 121 | £284,710 | 822 sq ft | £364 | −1.5% |
| Semi-detached | 153 | £333,647 | 922 sq ft | £370 | +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 August 2021.
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