# 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 |