14 Blake Drive
CM7 9UE
- Semi-detached
- Freehold
- 3 bedrooms (estimate)
- 872 sq ft
- EPC D
What comparable sales show
Strong match£319,000
Range £281,000 to £357,000 · £366 per sq ft
Since last sale
+£24,025
+8.1% since Aug 2025, +6.7% a year
Rank in CM7 9UE
7th of 14
Postcode average £313,071
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
14 Blake Drive is a 3 bedroom freehold semi-detached in CM7 of about 872 sq ft.
Comparable completed sales nearby put it at £281,000 to £357,000, about £319,000 in the middle.
That makes it the 7th highest of the 14 homes we can compare in CM7 9UE, where the middle figure averages £313,071.
It last sold for £294,975 in August 2025; comparable sales suggest it has gained about £24,025 since, roughly +6.7% 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
£281,000
Middle
£319,000
Upper end
£357,000
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The street
Blake Drive and its sales
14 Blake Drive on the map
This home, the completed sales its figure is worked out from, and the other sales on Blake 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 14 Blake Drive compares with Blake Drive
Against the 5 completed sales on the street in the last two years
Price
Size
Per sq ft
- Its middle figure of £319,000 is 3% above the street's median sale price of £310,000.
- At 872 sq ft it is 9% above the median size of the homes sold here, 797 sq ft.
- That is £366 per sq ft, 11% below the street's median of £410 per sq ft.
- 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 Blake Drive
Completed sales registered with HM Land Registry, by quarter
- Sales in two years
- 5
- Average price
- £312,495
- Lowest
- £294,975
- Highest
- £328,500
| Quarter | Sales | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | 0 | – |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | – |
| Q3 2025 | 1 | £294,975 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | – |
| Q1 2026 | 2 | £319,250 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | – |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | – |
| Q4 2026 | 0 | – |
| Type of home | Share of sales | Median price | Per sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced houses | 80% (4) | £308,500 | £374 |
| Detached houses | 20% (1) | £328,500 | – |
Completed sales on Blake 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Blake DriveCM7 9UE | Feb 2026 | £328,500 | Detached | 797 sq ft | £412 |
| 15 Blake DriveCM7 9UE | Jan 2026 | £310,000 | Terraced | – | – |
| 14 Blake Drive (this home)CM7 9UE | Aug 2025 | £294,975 | Terraced | 872 sq ft | £338 |
| 16 Blake DriveCM7 9UE | Dec 2024 | £322,000 | Terraced | 786 sq ft | £410 |
| 13 Blake DriveCM7 9UE | Dec 2024 | £307,000 | Terraced | – | – |
Energy
How efficient the home is
Energy performance certificate
From the official register for 14 Blake Drive, lodged 17 March 2025.
Rating now
D65 points
Could reach
B84 points
19 points higher with the improvements below
- Built
- 1950–1966
- 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, 50 mm loft insulation
PoorFloor
Solid, 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, no cylinder thermostat
AverageLighting
Low energy lighting in all fixed outlets
Very good
Estimated running costs
A year, now and after the recommended improvements.
£278 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 (2025), 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
Increase loft insulation to 270 mm
Typical cost £100–£350 · saves about £62 a year
Rating after67D - 2
Floor insulation (solid floor)
Typical cost £4,000–£6,000 · saves about £63 a year
Rating after69C - 3
Increase hot water cylinder insulation
Typical cost £15–£30 · saves about £25 a year
Rating after70C - 4
Hot water cylinder thermostat
Typical cost £200–£400 · saves about £67 a year
Rating after72C - 5
Solar water heating
Typical cost £4,000–£6,000 · saves about £63 a year
Rating after73C - 6
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp
Typical cost £3,500–£5,500 · saves about £447 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | £294,975 | +436.3% | +6.1% |
| March 1997 | £55,000 | First sale | – |
Nearby
Neighbours and the sales behind the figure
Homes in CM7 9UE
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Fisher WayCM7 9TH · Semi-detached | £315,000 | Mar 2026 | 850 sq ft | £370 | 0.1 mi |
| 135 Mountbatten RoadCM7 9TP · Semi-detached | £315,000 | Nov 2025 | 818 sq ft | £385 | < 0.1 mi |
| 52 Anson WayCM7 9TN · Semi-detached | £237,000 | Aug 2026 | 807 sq ft | £294 | 0.2 mi |
| 27 Fisher WayCM7 9TH · Semi-detached | £330,000 | Mar 2026 | 936 sq ft | £352 | 0.1 mi |
| 127 Mountbatten RoadCM7 9TP · Semi-detached | £325,000 | Nov 2025 | 786 sq ft | £414 | < 0.1 mi |
| 20 Vernon WayCM7 9TU · Semi-detached | £304,000 | May 2026 | 764 sq ft | £398 | 0.2 mi |
| 15 Vernon WayCM7 9TU · Semi-detached | £300,000 | Jan 2026 | 786 sq ft | £382 | 0.2 mi |
| 7 Byng GardensCM7 9TJ · Semi-detached | £300,000 | Oct 2025 | 786 sq ft | £382 | 0.1 mi |
| 33 Albemarle GardensCM7 9UQ · Semi-detached | £295,000 | Feb 2026 | 710 sq ft | £415 | 0.1 mi |
| 48 Edinburgh GardensCM7 9LH · Semi-detached | £315,000 | Jul 2025 | 883 sq ft | £357 | 0.2 mi |
| 32 Beatty GardensCM7 9TA · Semi-detached | £332,000 | Jul 2025 | 926 sq ft | £359 | 0.1 mi |
| 4 Keyes WayCM7 9TR · Semi-detached | £350,000 | Jun 2025 | 969 sq ft | £361 | 0.1 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 March 2025.
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