# 4 bedroom detached house for sale (CM77 7GF)

## Property Details

| Key | Value |
|-----|-------|
| Address | 1 WASHALL DRIVE, BRAINTREE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX CM77 7GF |
| Price | £294,995 |
| Bedrooms | 4 |
| Last sold | £285,000 Aug 2006 |

## Property Photos

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## FENSA Certificates

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

### FENSA Certificate #13512554
- **Address:** 1 Washall Drive, BRAINTREE, CM77 7GF
- **Certificate Issued:** 15/04/2019
- **Work Completed:** 01/04/2019
- **Items:** 1 door(s)

## Sales History

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 1 WASHALL DRIVE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM77 7GF | £285,000 | 18/08/2006 | Detached |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 9 QUILBERRY DRIVE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM77 7GG | £595,000 | 21/11/2025 | Detached |
| 187 LONDON ROAD, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM77 8PT | £495,000 | 28/03/2025 | Detached |
| 2 JAY CLOSE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM77 7GJ | £620,000 | 29/08/2023 | Detached |
| 2 CHESTNUT AVENUE, GREAT NOTLEY, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM77 7YJ | £645,000 | 12/05/2023 | Detached |
| [Same street] 4 WASHALL DRIVE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM77 7GF | £505,000 | 30/09/2022 | Detached |
| 163 LONDON ROAD, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM77 8PT | £1,000,000 | 24/08/2022 | Detached |
| 134 LONDON ROAD, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM77 7PU | £850,000 | 18/08/2022 | Detached |
| 1 OAKLANDS CLOSE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM77 7PZ | £470,000 | 17/08/2022 | Detached |
| 126 LONDON ROAD, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM77 7PU | £560,000 | 09/08/2022 | Detached |
| 82 SKIDDAW CLOSE, GREAT NOTLEY, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM77 7UR | £350,000 | 21/07/2022 | Detached |
| [Same street] 4 WASHALL DRIVE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM77 7GF | £435,000 | 27/06/2022 | Detached |
| 2 BELLGREEN GARDENS, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM77 7AN | £650,000 | 10/06/2022 | Detached |
| 2 SPRINGMEAD, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM77 7PX | £400,000 | 26/05/2022 | Detached |
| 2 CHERRY GARDENS, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM77 7GH | £555,000 | 13/05/2022 | Detached |
| 10 QUEENBOROUGH LANE, GREAT NOTLEY, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM77 7QE | £425,000 | 22/04/2022 | Detached |
| 6 CHERRY GARDENS, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM77 7GH | £575,000 | 26/01/2022 | Detached |
| 25 GREENWAY GARDENS, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM77 7QB | £420,000 | 14/01/2022 | Detached |
| 2 QUEENBOROUGH GROVE, GREAT NOTLEY, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM77 7GR | £649,000 | 07/12/2021 | Detached |
| 7 BLICKLING ROAD, GREAT NOTLEY, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM77 7ZJ | £450,000 | 05/11/2021 | Detached |
| 35 WAINWRIGHT AVENUE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM77 7LJ | £510,000 | 04/11/2021 | Detached |
| 16 QUEENBOROUGH LANE, GREAT NOTLEY, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM77 7QE | £425,000 | 27/10/2021 | Detached |
| 1 WAINWRIGHT AVENUE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM77 7LJ | £580,000 | 18/10/2021 | Detached |
| [Same street] 12 WASHALL DRIVE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX, CM77 7GF | £470,000 | 27/08/2021 | Detached |

**Street average:** £470,000 (3 sales)
**Area average:** £561,200 (20 sales)

## Price vs local average

*Outcode + property type (HousePrices, last 2 years).*

- **Local average:** £560,843 (29 Detached, CM77, 2024–2026)
- **Deviation:** -47.4%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,107/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,230/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,353/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

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

- **LHA floor (this property size):** £1,446/mo

## 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 |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 4 Bed Semi-Detached House, London Road, CM7 | £2,080/mo | 4 | 0.9 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £2,080/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.71% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £260,000
- **Target investor price (1%):** £208,000

*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 £2,080/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 8.5%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 11.8×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £685/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 9.6%

*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).*

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 27.3%
- **10y growth:** 70.7%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

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

- **1y growth (index):** 0.9%
- **5y growth (index):** 12.7%
- **10y growth (index):** 31.5%

## Flood risk

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

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