Flats/Maisonettes 2 sales on record

2 MALYON CLOSE

BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM7 2QY

£345,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Hospital	Braintree Community Hospital	0.1 miles
Bus stop	St. Michael's	0.1 miles
Shop	Morrisons Daily	0.2 miles
Train station	Braintree	0.8 miles
University	Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford Campus	10.0 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Flat

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Last sold

£345,000 Mar 2026

Local average

£189,875 (28 sales)

Street crime

181 incidents within 1 mile (Jun 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

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Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	11/03/2026	£345,000	Flat	+70.4%	£345,373 to May 2026	View transaction
Sold	22/02/2013	£202,500	Flat	—	£308,080 to May 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
sold	01/01/2026	£345,000
listed	30/09/2025	£350,000
sold	01/01/2013	£202,500
sold	01/01/2007	£236,000
sold	01/01/2005	£191,250

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
11 CHADWICK DRIVE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM7 2QX	£195,000	05/12/2025	Flat
67 MALYON CLOSE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM7 2QZ	£168,000	27/10/2023	Flat
ST THOMAS COURT 2 OLD ST MICHAELS DRIVE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM7 2AG	£234,000	18/08/2023	Flat
70 MALYON CLOSE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM7 2QY	£180,000	08/06/2023	Flat
5 MALYON CLOSE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM7 2QZ	£82,000	18/01/2023	Flat
59 MALYON CLOSE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM7 2QZ	£165,000	12/10/2022	Flat
88 MALYON CLOSE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM7 2QY	£156,000	23/09/2022	Flat
WEST MEWS 3 OLD ST MICHAELS DRIVE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM7 2AF	£260,000	07/09/2022	Flat
31 MALYON CLOSE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM7 2QZ	£180,000	05/09/2022	Flat
58 MALYON CLOSE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM7 2QY	£165,000	12/08/2022	Flat
18 NOTTAGE CRESCENT, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM7 2TT	£87,500	05/08/2022	Flat
WHITMORE HOUSE 3 OLD ST MICHAELS DRIVE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM7 2AF	£177,500	22/07/2022	Flat
WHITMORE HOUSE 7 OLD ST MICHAELS DRIVE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM7 2AF	£279,000	30/05/2022	Flat
10 MALYON CLOSE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM7 2QY	£155,000	14/04/2022	Flat
ST THOMAS COURT 21 OLD ST MICHAELS DRIVE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM7 2AG	£173,000	08/04/2022	Flat
82 MALYON CLOSE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM7 2QY	£170,000	05/04/2022	Flat
35 CHADWICK DRIVE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM7 2QX	£182,500	03/03/2022	Flat
130 MALYON CLOSE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM7 2QY	£183,500	09/02/2022	Flat
ST JOSEPH COURT 7 OLD ST MICHAELS DRIVE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM7 2AH	£250,000	08/02/2022	Flat
28 NOTTAGE CRESCENT, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM7 2TT	£100,000	26/01/2022	Flat

Area average: £177,150 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 14.4%

10y growth 20.6%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Braintree. Series: Flats and maisonettes. As of May 2026.

1y (index) -3.5%

5y (index) -0.9%

10y (index) 12.8%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Braintree. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £1,102/mo

Realistic £1,224/mo

Optimistic £1,346/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Braintree.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Chelmsford: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 4-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
2 Bed Semi-Detached House, Panfield Lane, CM7	£1,650/mo	2	0.39 miles	OpenRent
Studio Flat, Market St, CM7	£900/mo	1	0.5 miles	OpenRent
Bedsit, Braintree, CM7	£850/mo	1	0.51 miles	OpenRent
1 Bed Flat, Fairfield Road, CM7	£945/mo	1	0.57 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Megs Way, CM7	£1,100/mo	2	1.14 miles	OpenRent
5 Bed Semi-Detached House, Braintree, CM7	£4,800/mo	5	1.16 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,708/mo (6 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.3%

Max investor price (0.8%) £127,875

Target investor price (1%) £102,300

Gross yield 3.6%

Cost-to-rent ratio 28.1×

Monthly cashflow £-463/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -5.6%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	88
Anti-social behaviour	28
Criminal damage and arson	15
Other theft	12
Public order	11
Shoplifting	9
Drugs	6
Vehicle crime	5
Other crime	4
Burglary	1
Possession of weapons	1
Theft from the person	1
Total incidents	181

Within 1 mile during Jun 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School	Primary	0.2 miles	Requires improvement — 7 Feb 2023
Tabor Academy	Secondary	0.3 miles	Requires improvement — 8 Nov 2023
St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree	Primary	0.3 miles	Good — 17 Sep 2024
John Bunyan Primary School and Nursery	Primary	0.4 miles	Good — 23 Apr 2018
The Edith Borthwick School	Other	0.5 miles	Good — 11 Nov 2021

FENSA

No FENSA certificates found for this address.

# 2 MALYON CLOSE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM7 2QY

## Property details

- Slug: `1d2aa35` (address key hash: `1d2aa356ad0400169c7f55b6de554f78d045ce2d`)
- Postcode: CM7 2QY
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Flat
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 2
- Last sold: £345,000 Mar 2026
- Local average: £189,875 (28 sales)
- Street crime: 181 incidents within 1 mile (Jun 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £345,000
- Date: 2026-03-11
- Type: F
- Tenure: F

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-11 | £345,000 | Flat | +70.4% | £345,373 (to May 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b83-f786-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |
| Sold | 2013-02-22 | £202,500 | Flat | — | £308,080 (to May 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/73bd9577-39cd-42c4-bf11-e533a0c80c2d) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 2 MALYON CLOSE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM7 2QY | £345,000 | 11/03/2026 | Flat |
| 2 MALYON CLOSE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM7 2QY | £202,500 | 22/02/2013 | Flat |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [167605817](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/ef44e91)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £345,000 |
| listed | 2025-09-30 | £350,000 |
| sold | 2013-01-01 | £202,500 |
| sold | 2007-01-01 | £236,000 |
| sold | 2005-01-01 | £191,250 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 11 CHADWICK DRIVE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM7 2QX | £195,000 | 05/12/2025 | Flat |
| 67 MALYON CLOSE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM7 2QZ | £168,000 | 27/10/2023 | Flat |
| ST THOMAS COURT 2 OLD ST MICHAELS DRIVE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM7 2AG | £234,000 | 18/08/2023 | Flat |
| 70 MALYON CLOSE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM7 2QY | £180,000 | 08/06/2023 | Flat |
| 5 MALYON CLOSE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM7 2QZ | £82,000 | 18/01/2023 | Flat |
| 59 MALYON CLOSE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM7 2QZ | £165,000 | 12/10/2022 | Flat |
| 88 MALYON CLOSE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM7 2QY | £156,000 | 23/09/2022 | Flat |
| WEST MEWS 3 OLD ST MICHAELS DRIVE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM7 2AF | £260,000 | 07/09/2022 | Flat |
| 31 MALYON CLOSE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM7 2QZ | £180,000 | 05/09/2022 | Flat |
| 58 MALYON CLOSE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM7 2QY | £165,000 | 12/08/2022 | Flat |
| 18 NOTTAGE CRESCENT, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM7 2TT | £87,500 | 05/08/2022 | Flat |
| WHITMORE HOUSE 3 OLD ST MICHAELS DRIVE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM7 2AF | £177,500 | 22/07/2022 | Flat |
| WHITMORE HOUSE 7 OLD ST MICHAELS DRIVE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM7 2AF | £279,000 | 30/05/2022 | Flat |
| 10 MALYON CLOSE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM7 2QY | £155,000 | 14/04/2022 | Flat |
| ST THOMAS COURT 21 OLD ST MICHAELS DRIVE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM7 2AG | £173,000 | 08/04/2022 | Flat |
| 82 MALYON CLOSE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM7 2QY | £170,000 | 05/04/2022 | Flat |
| 35 CHADWICK DRIVE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM7 2QX | £182,500 | 03/03/2022 | Flat |
| 130 MALYON CLOSE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM7 2QY | £183,500 | 09/02/2022 | Flat |
| ST JOSEPH COURT 7 OLD ST MICHAELS DRIVE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM7 2AH | £250,000 | 08/02/2022 | Flat |
| 28 NOTTAGE CRESCENT, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM7 2TT | £100,000 | 26/01/2022 | Flat |

**Area average:** £177,150 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 14.4%
- **10y growth:** 20.6%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Braintree; Flats and maisonettes series; as of May 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** -3.5%
- **5y growth (index):** -0.9%
- **10y growth (index):** 12.8%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Braintree). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £1,102/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,224/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,346/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Chelmsford (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 4-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Semi-Detached House, Panfield Lane, CM7 | £1,650/mo | 2 | 0.39 miles | OpenRent |
| Studio Flat, Market St, CM7 | £900/mo | 1 | 0.5 miles | OpenRent |
| Bedsit, Braintree, CM7 | £850/mo | 1 | 0.51 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Fairfield Road, CM7 | £945/mo | 1 | 0.57 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Megs Way, CM7 | £1,100/mo | 2 | 1.14 miles | OpenRent |
| 5 Bed Semi-Detached House, Braintree, CM7 | £4,800/mo | 5 | 1.16 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,708/mo (6 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.3% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £127,875
- **Target investor price (1%):** £102,300

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,023/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 3.6%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 28.1×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-463/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -5.6%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 88 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 28 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 15 |
| Other theft | 12 |
| Public order | 11 |
| Shoplifting | 9 |
| Drugs | 6 |
| Vehicle crime | 5 |
| Other crime | 4 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **181** |

*Within 1 mile during Jun 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Primary | 0.2 miles | Requires improvement — 7 Feb 2023 |
| Tabor Academy | Secondary | 0.3 miles | Requires improvement — 8 Nov 2023 |
| St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 17 Sep 2024 |
| John Bunyan Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 23 Apr 2018 |
| The Edith Borthwick School | Other | 0.5 miles | Good — 11 Nov 2021 |