42, Tortoiseshell Way, Braintree occupies a 265 m² plot as recorded by HM Land Registry.

Of the 100 other houses in this postcode, 94 have recorded plot sizes, and this one ranks as the 16th largest.

42, Tortoiseshell Way, Braintree has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of C. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 19 May 2025.

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

42, Tortoiseshell Way, Braintree last changed hands on 21st November 2025, selling for £390,000. The transaction was logged as a freehold house by HM Land Registry.

In total it has sold 4 times since 1995.

The market for similar properties has dropped by 2.7% since November 2025.

• Sold Nov 2025£390,000
• Sold Nov 2001£139,000
• Sold Jul 1999£104,000

Land Registry records and our Estate Agent network show 174 sales of comparable properties within 630 metres of 42, Tortoiseshell Way, Braintree since 2016.

Most recently, 6, Brimstone Court, Braintree, CM7 1XY, a freehold house, sold at £375,000 on the 20th May 2026.

Read more about house prices in CM7.

• Sold May 2026£375,000 | 3 Bed House6, Brimstone Court, Braintree, CM7 1XY6, Brimstone Court, Braintree, CM7 1XY
• Sold Dec 2025£345,000 | 3 Bed House108, Tortoiseshell Way, Braintree, CM7 1WG108, Tortoiseshell Way, Braintree, CM7 1WG
• Sold Oct 2024£430,000 | 3 Bed House16, Faraday Close, Braintree, CM7 1JD16, Faraday Close, Braintree, CM7 1JD
• Sold May 2024£355,000 | 3 Bed House9, Keats Avenue, Braintree, CM7 1HB9, Keats Avenue, Braintree, CM7 1HB
• Sold May 2024£370,000 | 3 Bed House80, Lodge Road, Braintree, CM7 1JB80, Lodge Road, Braintree, CM7 1JB
• Sold Apr 2024£315,000 | 3 Bed House110, Tortoiseshell Way, Braintree, CM7 1WG110, Tortoiseshell Way, Braintree, CM7 1WG
• Sold Sep 2023£385,000 | 3 Bed House4, Keats Avenue, Braintree, CM7 1HB4, Keats Avenue, Braintree, CM7 1HB
• Sold Jul 2023£407,500 | 3 Bed House91, Tortoiseshell Way, Braintree, CM7 1WG91, Tortoiseshell Way, Braintree, CM7 1WG
• Sold Feb 2023£350,000 | 3 Bed House61, Tortoiseshell Way, Braintree, CM7 1WG61, Tortoiseshell Way, Braintree, CM7 1WG
• Sold Jul 2022£420,000 | 3 Bed House107, Tortoiseshell Way, Braintree, CM7 1ZL107, Tortoiseshell Way, Braintree, CM7 1ZL
• Sold Jun 2022£335,000 | 3 Bed House69, Tortoiseshell Way, Braintree, CM7 1WG69, Tortoiseshell Way, Braintree, CM7 1WG
• Sold Jun 2022£418,000 | 3 Bed House1, Grayling Close, Braintree, CM7 1WW1, Grayling Close, Braintree, CM7 1WW
• Sold Mar 2022£360,000 | 3 Bed House55, Tortoiseshell Way, Braintree, CM7 1WG55, Tortoiseshell Way, Braintree, CM7 1WG
• Sold Jan 2022£385,000 | 3 Bed House75, Tortoiseshell Way, Braintree, CM7 1WG75, Tortoiseshell Way, Braintree, CM7 1WG
• Sold Jan 2022£375,000 | 3 Bed House101, Tortoiseshell Way, Braintree, CM7 1ZL101, Tortoiseshell Way, Braintree, CM7 1ZL
• Sold Jun 2021£345,000 | 3 Bed House60, Tortoiseshell Way, Braintree, CM7 1WG60, Tortoiseshell Way, Braintree, CM7 1WG
• Sold Jun 2021£370,000 | 3 Bed House81, Tortoiseshell Way, Braintree, CM7 1WG81, Tortoiseshell Way, Braintree, CM7 1WG
• Sold Dec 2018£275,000 | 3 Bed House7, Grayling Close, Braintree, CM7 1WW7, Grayling Close, Braintree, CM7 1WW
• Sold Nov 2018£302,500 | 3 Bed House65, Tortoiseshell Way, Braintree, CM7 1WG65, Tortoiseshell Way, Braintree, CM7 1WG
• Sold Jul 2016£330,000 | 3 Bed House70, Tortoiseshell Way, Braintree, CM7 1WG70, Tortoiseshell Way, Braintree, CM7 1WG

Our analysis of the public data ranks 42, Tortoiseshell Way, Braintree as the 40th largest and the 35th most expensive of the 131 addresses on Tortoiseshell Way, Braintree, CM7.

Against the CM7 postcode district average, it is £43k more expensive than the typical property.

• John Ray Junior School

  400 m away
• John Ray Infant School

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

  1.2 km away

• Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form

  400 m away
• Tabor Academy

  1.9 km away
• Alec Hunter Academy

  2.0 km away

• Braintree

  |

  1.0 km away
• Braintree Freeport

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  1.4 km away
• Cressing (Essex)

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  2.8 km away

Environment Agency data suggests this area has a Very Low risk of flooding.