HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 139, Tortoiseshell Way, Braintree as measuring 499 m².

That makes it the largest plot in the postcode, where 25 of the 31 other houses have recorded plot data.

139, Tortoiseshell Way, Braintree has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of C. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 12 Apr 2018.

The property is connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using a boiler and radiators (mains gas).

The most recent sale of 139, Tortoiseshell Way, Braintree completed on 7th December 2018 at £550,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.

Since 1995 the property has sold 3 times.

Values of comparable properties have dropped by 4.3% over the period since December 2018.

• Sold Dec 2018£550,000
• Sold Oct 2006£357,500
• Sold Aug 1999£148,995

Since 2010 37 properties similar to 139, Tortoiseshell Way, Braintree have sold within a radius of 720 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.

The latest, on the 9th January 2026, was 2, Goodwin Close, Braintree, CM7 2BY, a freehold house which sold for £607,000.

Read more about house prices in CM7.

• Sold Jan 2026£607,000 | 5 Bed House2, Goodwin Close, Braintree, CM7 2BY2, Goodwin Close, Braintree, CM7 2BY
• Sold Nov 2025£545,000 | 5 Bed House25, Westergreen Meadow, Braintree, CM7 1JN25, Westergreen Meadow, Braintree, CM7 1JN
• Sold Nov 2024£400,000 | 5 Bed House41, Acorn Avenue, Braintree, CM7 2LP41, Acorn Avenue, Braintree, CM7 2LP
• Sold May 2024£600,000 | 5 Bed House14, Marshalls Road, Braintree, CM7 2LL14, Marshalls Road, Braintree, CM7 2LL
• Sold Nov 2023£629,995 | 5 Bed House2, Moody Lane, Braintree, CM7 2BD2, Moody Lane, Braintree, CM7 2BD
• Sold May 2023£501,000 | 5 Bed House5, Hamilton Gardens, Braintree, CM7 2AQ5, Hamilton Gardens, Braintree, CM7 2AQ
• Sold Mar 2023£637,000 | 5 Bed House6, Peagram Place, Braintree, CM7 2BU6, Peagram Place, Braintree, CM7 2BU
• Sold Mar 2023£649,995 | 5 Bed House5, Bowtell Close, Braintree, CM7 2BW5, Bowtell Close, Braintree, CM7 2BW
• Sold Jan 2023£624,995 | 5 Bed House10, Townrow Avenue, Braintree, CM7 2BE10, Townrow Avenue, Braintree, CM7 2BE
• Sold Oct 2022£603,000 | 5 Bed House21, Townrow Avenue, Braintree, CM7 2BE21, Townrow Avenue, Braintree, CM7 2BE
• Sold Sep 2022£654,995 | 5 Bed House34, Townrow Avenue, Braintree, CM7 2BE34, Townrow Avenue, Braintree, CM7 2BE
• Sold Aug 2022£644,995 | 5 Bed House8, Goodwin Close, Braintree, CM7 2BY8, Goodwin Close, Braintree, CM7 2BY
• Sold Sep 2021£510,000 | 5 Bed House8, Hamilton Gardens, Braintree, CM7 2AQ8, Hamilton Gardens, Braintree, CM7 2AQ
• Sold Oct 2020£530,000 | 5 Bed House23, Townrow Avenue, Braintree, CM7 2BE23, Townrow Avenue, Braintree, CM7 2BE
• Sold Jul 2020£535,000 | 5 Bed House5, Townrow Avenue, Braintree, CM7 2BE5, Townrow Avenue, Braintree, CM7 2BE
• Sold Jun 2020£580,000 | 5 Bed House9, Cathcart Close, Braintree, CM7 2BF9, Cathcart Close, Braintree, CM7 2BF
• Sold Sep 2019£599,995 | 5 Bed House15, Townrow Avenue, Braintree, CM7 2BE15, Townrow Avenue, Braintree, CM7 2BE
• Sold Sep 2019£600,000 | 5 Bed House17, Townrow Avenue, Braintree, CM7 2BE17, Townrow Avenue, Braintree, CM7 2BE
• Sold Aug 2014£380,000 | 5 Bed House29, Wainwright Avenue, Braintree, CM77 7LJ29, Wainwright Avenue, Braintree, CM77 7LJ
• Sold Apr 2010£490,000 | 5 Bed House78, London Road, Braintree, CM7 2AS78, London Road, Braintree, CM7 2AS

Of the 131 addresses on Tortoiseshell Way, Braintree, CM7, 139, Tortoiseshell Way, Braintree comes out as the 3rd largest and the 7th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.

It is also £222k more expensive than the average property across the CM7 district.

• John Ray Junior School

  600 m away
• John Ray Infant School

  600 m away
• St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

  1.1 km away

• Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form

  500 m away
• Tabor Academy

  1.9 km away
• Alec Hunter Academy

  2.1 km away

• Braintree

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  1.1 km away
• Braintree Freeport

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  1.5 km away
• Cressing (Essex)

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  2.9 km away

The flood risk here is rated Very Low, based on Environment Agency data.