68 Gilbert Way
CM7 9UD
- Semi-detached
- Freehold
- 3 bedrooms (estimate)
- 764 sq ft
- EPC E
What comparable sales show
Strong match£300,000
Range £264,000 to £336,000 · £392 per sq ft
Since last sale
+£50,000
+20.0% since Dec 2016, +1.8% a year
Rank in CM7 9UD
11th of 21
Postcode average £302,571
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
68 Gilbert Way is a 3 bedroom freehold semi-detached in CM7 of about 764 sq ft.
Comparable completed sales nearby put it at £264,000 to £336,000, about £300,000 in the middle.
That makes it the 11th highest of the 21 homes we can compare in CM7 9UD, where the middle figure averages £302,571.
It last sold for £250,000 in December 2016; comparable sales suggest it has gained about £50,000 since, roughly +1.8% 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
£264,000
Middle
£300,000
Upper end
£336,000
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The street
Gilbert Way and its sales
68 Gilbert Way on the map
This home, the completed sales its figure is worked out from, and the other sales on Gilbert 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 68 Gilbert Way compares with Gilbert Way
Against the 6 completed sales on the street in the last two years
Price
Size
Per sq ft
- Its middle figure of £300,000 is 1% above the street's median sale price of £296,250.
- At 764 sq ft it is 1% below the median size of the homes sold here, 775 sq ft.
- That is £392 per sq ft, 7% above the street's median of £365 per sq ft.
- 4 of those 6 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 Gilbert Way
Completed sales registered with HM Land Registry, by quarter
- Sales in two years
- 6
- Average price
- £314,583
- Lowest
- £282,500
- Highest
- £380,000
| Quarter | Sales | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | 1 | £295,000 |
| Q2 2025 | 2 | £331,250 |
| Q3 2025 | 1 | £297,500 |
| Q4 2025 | 1 | £285,000 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | – |
| Q2 2026 | 1 | £347,500 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | – |
| Q4 2026 | 0 | – |
| Type of home | Share of sales | Median price | Per sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced houses | 67% (4) | £290,000 | £371 |
| Detached houses | 17% (1) | £380,000 | – |
| Semi-detached houses | 17% (1) | £347,500 | – |
Completed sales on Gilbert 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58 Gilbert WayCM7 9UD | Apr 2026 | £347,500 | Semi-detached | – | – |
| 40 Gilbert WayCM7 9UD | Oct 2025 | £285,000 | Terraced | 753 sq ft | £378 |
| 38 Gilbert WayCM7 9UD | Jul 2025 | £297,500 | Terraced | – | – |
| 48 Gilbert WayCM7 9UD | May 2025 | £282,500 | Terraced | 775 sq ft | £365 |
| 4 Gilbert WayCM7 9UA | May 2025 | £380,000 | Detached | 1,087 sq ft | £350 |
| 16 Gilbert WayCM7 9UA | Jan 2025 | £295,000 | Terraced | – | – |
Energy
How efficient the home is
Energy performance certificate
From the official register for 68 Gilbert Way, lodged 17 April 2014.
Rating now
E51 points
Could reach
B82 points
31 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, as built, no insulation (assumed)
PoorRoof
Pitched, 75 mm loft insulation
AverageFloor
Solid, no insulation (assumed)
Not rated on the certificate
Heating
Boiler and radiators, mains gas
GoodHeating controls
Programmer and room thermostat
AverageHot water
From main system, no cylinder thermostat
PoorLighting
Low energy lighting in 47% of fixed outlets
Good
Estimated running costs
A year, now and after the recommended improvements.
£435 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 (2014), 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
Cavity wall insulation
Typical cost £500–£1,500 · saves about £109 a year
Rating after56D - 2
Floor insulation
Typical cost £800–£1,200 · saves about £47 a year
Rating after58D - 3
Add additional 80 mm jacket to hot water cylinder
Typical cost £15–£30 · saves about £12 a year
Rating after59D - 4
Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets
Typical cost £40 · saves about £20 a year
Rating after60D - 5
Hot water cylinder thermostat
Typical cost £200–£400 · saves about £75 a year
Rating after63D - 6
Upgrade heating controls
Typical cost £350–£450 · saves about £28 a year
Rating after65D - 7
Replace boiler with new condensing boiler
Typical cost £2,200–£3,000 · saves about £108 a year
Rating after70C - 8
Solar water heating
Typical cost £4,000–£6,000 · saves about £36 a year
Rating after71C - 9
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp
Typical cost £9,000–£14,000 · saves about £253 a year
Rating after82B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2016 | £250,000 | +170.3% | +6.9% |
| November 2001 | £92,500 | +79.6% | +10.7% |
| February 1996 | £51,500 | First sale | – |
Nearby
Neighbours and the sales behind the figure
Homes in CM7 9UD
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Vernon WayCM7 9TU · Semi-detached | £304,000 | May 2026 | 764 sq ft | £398 | 0.1 mi |
| 52 Anson WayCM7 9TN · Semi-detached | £237,000 | Aug 2026 | 807 sq ft | £294 | 0.2 mi |
| 15 Vernon WayCM7 9TU · Semi-detached | £300,000 | Jan 2026 | 786 sq ft | £382 | 0.1 mi |
| 127 Mountbatten RoadCM7 9TP · Semi-detached | £325,000 | Nov 2025 | 786 sq ft | £414 | 0.1 mi |
| 33 Albemarle GardensCM7 9UQ · Semi-detached | £295,000 | Feb 2026 | 710 sq ft | £415 | 0.1 mi |
| 135 Mountbatten RoadCM7 9TP · Semi-detached | £315,000 | Nov 2025 | 818 sq ft | £385 | 0.1 mi |
| 7 Byng GardensCM7 9TJ · Semi-detached | £300,000 | Oct 2025 | 786 sq ft | £382 | 0.2 mi |
| 38 Albemarle GardensCM7 9UQ · Semi-detached | £330,000 | Nov 2025 | 689 sq ft | £479 | 0.1 mi |
| 25 Fisher WayCM7 9TH · Semi-detached | £315,000 | Mar 2026 | 850 sq ft | £370 | 0.2 mi |
| 14 Boscawen GardensCM7 9UF · Semi-detached | £290,000 | Mar 2025 | 764 sq ft | £379 | 0.1 mi |
| 15 Keyes WayCM7 9TR · Semi-detached | £320,000 | Mar 2025 | 775 sq ft | £413 | 0.1 mi |
| 27 Fisher WayCM7 9TH · Semi-detached | £330,000 | Mar 2026 | 936 sq ft | £352 | 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 April 2014.
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