# 62 ACORN AVENUE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM7 2LR

## Property details

- Slug: `21e5df9` (address key hash: `21e5df9618f7338a11b1c0a7c80cf61cbfc4a99d`)
- Postcode: CM7 2LR
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Detached
- Bedrooms: 5
- Bathrooms: 2
- Floor area: 116 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1976-1982
- Last sold: £475,000 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £4,095/m²
- Local average: £514,540 (50 sales)
- Street crime: 191 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £475,000
- Date: 2026-02-06
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 19/05/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £824/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £14,500

### Recommendations
- W2 (£4,000 - £6,000)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0000-8501-0422-4526-3553)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-06 | £475,000 | Detached | — | £466,769 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29d-1ade-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 62 ACORN AVENUE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM7 2LR | £475,000 | 06/02/2026 | Detached |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [166970324](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/a4730de)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £475,000 |
| listed | 2025-09-13 | £475,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 3 HAZEL GROVE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM7 2LX | £420,000 | 06/10/2023 | Detached |
| 5 HAMILTON GARDENS, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM7 2AQ | £501,000 | 26/05/2023 | Detached |
| 2 PENTICTON ROAD, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM7 2NW | £325,000 | 28/10/2022 | Detached |
| 19 ACORN AVENUE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM7 2LP | £485,000 | 17/10/2022 | Detached |
| 64 LONDON ROAD, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM7 2LH | £500,000 | 11/10/2022 | Detached |
| 37 SYCAMORE GROVE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM7 2LS | £476,000 | 09/09/2022 | Detached |
| 6 CHESTNUT GROVE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM7 2LU | £420,000 | 05/09/2022 | Detached |
| 18 WALNUT GROVE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM7 2LW | £520,000 | 07/06/2022 | Detached |
| 1 HAZEL GROVE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM7 2LX | £410,000 | 23/05/2022 | Detached |
| 4 CHESTNUT GROVE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM7 2LU | £400,000 | 17/05/2022 | Detached |
| 5 WALNUT GROVE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM7 2LW | £430,000 | 17/05/2022 | Detached |
| 25 MAPLE AVENUE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM7 2NS | £440,000 | 27/04/2022 | Detached |
| 4 FERNIE ROAD, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM7 2NN | £240,000 | 30/03/2022 | Detached |
| 68 ACORN AVENUE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM7 2LR | £415,000 | 22/02/2022 | Detached |
| 25 SYCAMORE GROVE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM7 2LS | £520,000 | 07/12/2021 | Detached |
| 76 ACORN AVENUE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM7 2LR | £655,000 | 06/12/2021 | Detached |
| 12 ACORN AVENUE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM7 2LR | £466,000 | 06/12/2021 | Detached |
| 24 ACORN AVENUE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM7 2LR | £363,500 | 30/09/2021 | Detached |
| 8 HAMILTON GARDENS, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM7 2AQ | £510,000 | 29/09/2021 | Detached |
| 51 ACORN AVENUE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM7 2LP | £425,000 | 20/09/2021 | Detached |

**Area average:** £446,075 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 3.8%
- **10y growth:** 25%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Braintree; Detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** -0.9%
- **5y growth (index):** 10.8%
- **10y growth (index):** 28.7%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,109/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,232/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,355/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

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

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 5 Bed Terraced House, Clare Road, CM7 | £2,850/mo | 5 | 0.18 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £2,850/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.6% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £356,250
- **Target investor price (1%):** £285,000

*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 £2,850/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 7.2%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 13.9×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £669/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 5.8%

*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:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[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 | 95 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 29 |
| Other theft | 15 |
| Public order | 12 |
| Shoplifting | 11 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 9 |
| Other crime | 8 |
| Drugs | 5 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **191** |

*Within 1 mile during May 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 |
| St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree | Primary | 0.7 miles | Good — 17 Sep 2024 |
| Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form | Secondary | 0.7 miles | Requires improvement — 17 Oct 2023 |
| Tabor Academy | Secondary | 0.8 miles | Requires improvement — 8 Nov 2023 |
| John Ray Junior School | Primary | 0.8 miles | Good — 10 May 2020 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #2086003
- **Address:** 62 Acorn Avenue, BRAINTREE, CM7 2LR
- **Certificate Issued:** 04/10/2004
- **Work Completed:** 31/08/2004
- **Items:** 14 window(s), 3 door(s)