17 Blake Drive
CM7 9UE
- Terraced
- Freehold
- 3 bedrooms (estimate)
- 797 sq ft
- EPC D
What comparable sales show
Strong match£306,000
Range £270,000 to £343,000 · £385 per sq ft
Since last sale
+£169,000
+123.4% since May 2004, +3.6% a year
Rank in CM7 9UE
9th of 14
Postcode average £315,357
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
17 Blake Drive is a 3 bedroom freehold terraced in CM7 of about 797 sq ft.
Comparable completed sales nearby put it at £270,000 to £343,000, about £306,000 in the middle.
That makes it the 9th highest of the 14 homes we can compare in CM7 9UE, where the middle figure averages £315,357.
It last sold for £137,000 in May 2004; comparable sales suggest it has gained about £169,000 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
£270,000
Middle
£306,000
Upper end
£343,000
Done work since the records were made? Claim your home and tell us, or ask local agents where yours sits.
The street
Blake Drive and its sales
17 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 17 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 £306,000 is 1% below the street's median sale price of £310,000.
- At 797 sq ft it is in line with the median size of the homes sold here, 797 sq ft.
- That is £385 per sq ft, 6% below the street's median of £410 per sq ft.
- 1 of those 5 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 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 DriveCM7 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 17 Blake Drive, lodged 4 September 2018.
Rating now
D67 points
Could reach
B87 points
20 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, as built, no insulation (assumed)
PoorRoof
Pitched, 75 mm loft insulation
AverageFloor
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
GoodLighting
Low energy lighting in 60% of fixed outlets
Good
Estimated running costs
A year, now and after the recommended improvements.
£194 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 (2018), 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 £25 a year
Rating after68D - 2
Cavity wall insulation
Typical cost £500–£1,500 · saves about £32 a year
Rating after70C - 3
50 mm internal or external wall insulation
Typical cost £4,000–£14,000 · saves about £49 a year
Rating after72C - 4
Floor insulation (solid floor)
Typical cost £4,000–£6,000 · saves about £22 a year
Rating after73C - 5
Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets
Typical cost £20 · saves about £19 a year
Rating after74C - 6
Solar water heating
Typical cost £4,000–£6,000 · saves about £48 a year
Rating after76C - 7
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp
Typical cost £5,000–£8,000 · saves about £306 a year
Rating after87B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2004 | £137,000 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Blake DriveCM7 9UE · Terraced | £294,975 | Aug 2025 | 872 sq ft | £338 | < 0.1 mi |
| 16 Blake DriveCM7 9UE · Terraced | £322,000 | Dec 2024 | 786 sq ft | £410 | < 0.1 mi |
| 28 Orion WayCM7 9UR · Terraced | £280,000 | Jun 2026 | 710 sq ft | £394 | 0.2 mi |
| 4 Ajax CloseCM7 9UP · Terraced | £330,000 | Jan 2026 | 840 sq ft | £393 | 0.2 mi |
| 40 Gilbert WayCM7 9UD · Terraced | £285,000 | Oct 2025 | 753 sq ft | £378 | 0.1 mi |
| 6 Exeter CloseCM7 9UW · Terraced | £297,000 | Oct 2025 | 721 sq ft | £412 | 0.2 mi |
| 48 Gilbert WayCM7 9UD · Terraced | £282,500 | May 2025 | 775 sq ft | £365 | 0.1 mi |
| 40 Beatty GardensCM7 9TA · Terraced | £290,000 | Jul 2025 | 721 sq ft | £402 | 0.1 mi |
| 5 Exeter CloseCM7 9UW · Terraced | £335,000 | Sept 2025 | 926 sq ft | £362 | 0.2 mi |
| 38 Orion WayCM7 9UR · Terraced | £300,000 | Sept 2025 | 689 sq ft | £435 | 0.2 mi |
| 21 St Vincent ChaseCM7 9UJ · Terraced | £307,000 | May 2025 | 926 sq ft | £332 | 0.1 mi |
| 43 Vernon WayCM7 9TY · Terraced | £316,000 | Feb 2025 | 829 sq ft | £381 | 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% |
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 April 2018.
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.