Flat 1, The Old Fire Station
Flat 1, The Old Fire Station
Description & Estimates
Flat 1, The Old Fire Station, Braintree is recorded publicly as a modern leasehold apartment across 957 ft2 of internal area.
Locally, apartments of this size normally have 3 bedrooms.
Our estimate of the sale value of Flat 1, The Old Fire Station, Braintree is £191,956 and its rental estimate is £1,165 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
The Old Fire Station, Swan Side is a residential building on Swan Side, Braintree, CM7 and falls within the CM7 postal district and the borough of Braintree.
Our Data Sources
Flat 1, The Old Fire Station, Braintree has a single entry in the Land Registry from April 2025 and a single entry in the EPC database dated January 2024.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 3 out of 5 and is considered of medium accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For Flat 1, The Old Fire Station, Braintree, we estimate a market value of £201,554 and a rental value of £1,223 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £178,519 and £1,083 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, Flat 1, The Old Fire Station, Braintree has seen its estimated sale value move down by £5,218 (2.7%) and its estimated rental value increase by £22 per month (1.9%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 7.3%.
Energy Efficiency
Flat 1, The Old Fire Station, Braintree has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of C. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 18 Jan 2024.
The property is not connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, electric.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of Flat 1, The Old Fire Station, Braintree completed on 25th April 2025 at £220,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a leasehold flat.
Since 1995 this is the property's only sale.
Values of comparable properties have dropped by 10.8% over the period since April 2025.
- Sold Apr 2025£220,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to Flat 1, The Old Fire Station, Braintree have sold within a radius of 480 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 11th June 2025, was 4, St. Lawrence Court, Braintree, CM7 9UT, a leasehold flat which sold for £201,000.
Read more about house prices in CM7.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 27 addresses on Swan Side, Braintree, CM7, Flat 1, The Old Fire Station, Braintree comes out as the 4th largest and the 5th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £140k less expensive than the average property across the CM7 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 500mSt Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree
- 800mJohn Bunyan Primary School and Nursery
- 900mSt Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
- 1.1kmTabor Academy
- 1.5kmNotley High School and Braintree Sixth Form
- 1.8kmAlec Hunter Academy
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Public Transport Nearby
From Flat 1, The Old Fire Station, Braintree, the nearest station is Braintree, 500 metres away.
- 500mBraintree
- 1.6kmBraintree Freeport
- 3.5kmCressing (Essex)
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
