Lightwaters Cottage, Braintree
Lightwaters Cottage, Braintree
Description & Estimates
The public record lists Lightwaters Cottage, Braintree as a freehold house sitting on a 1,335 m2 plot.
Comparison with its neighbours suggests a mid-century house with 1,993 ft2 of internal area and a garden.
In this area, houses of this size normally have 5 bedrooms.
Lightwaters Cottage, Braintree has an estimated sale value of £582,184 and an estimated rental value of £1,929 per month, assuming reasonable condition and based on the information available.
Hall Road, Panfield, Braintree, CM7 lies in the borough of Braintree, within the CM7 postal district.
Our Data Sources
Lightwaters Cottage, Braintree has a single entry in the Land Registry from September 2007 and no records in the EPC database.
We combine this sold price information with public data of neighbouring properties to estimate the attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 1 out of 5 and is considered of low accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
In very good condition, we estimate Lightwaters Cottage, Braintree would be worth £611,293, with a potential rental value of £2,026 per month.
If substantial cosmetic improvements are needed, the estimated sale value falls to £541,431, with a rental value of £1,794 per month.
The extent to which decoration affects a property's value depends on its type, size and location.
Recent Market Change
The estimated sale value of Lightwaters Cottage, Braintree has declined by £10,094 (1.7%) over the last year. During the same period, its estimated monthly rental value has climbed by £57 (2.9%). The property's estimated gross yield is currently 4.0%.
Plot Size
Lightwaters Cottage, Braintree occupies a 1,335 m2 plot as recorded by HM Land Registry.
Of the 8 other houses in this postcode, 6 have recorded plot sizes, and this one ranks as the 5th largest.
Sold Prices
Lightwaters Cottage, Braintree last changed hands on 27th September 2007, selling for £460,000. The transaction was logged as a freehold house by HM Land Registry.
That is its only recorded sale since 1995.
The market for similar properties has risen by 14.1% since September 2007.
- Sold Sep 2007£460,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Land Registry records and our Estate Agent network show 3 sales of comparable properties within 2.6 kilometres of Lightwaters Cottage, Braintree across the last 2 years.
Most recently, Budleigh Cottage, Hall Road, Braintree, CM7 5AW, a freehold house, sold at £610,000 on the 21st August 2025.
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
Our analysis of the public data ranks Lightwaters Cottage, Braintree as the 14th largest and the 20th most expensive of the 37 addresses on Hall Road, Panfield, Braintree, CM7.
Against the CM7 postcode district average, it is £251k more expensive than the typical property.
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Schools Nearby
- 2.1kmRayne Primary and Nursery School
- 2.8kmJohn Bunyan Primary School and Nursery
- 3.0kmSt Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
- 2.5kmTabor Academy
- 4.5kmNotley High School and Braintree Sixth Form
- 5.4kmAlec Hunter Academy
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Public Transport Nearby
Braintree station is the nearest stop to Lightwaters Cottage, Braintree at 4.1 kilometres away.
- 4.1kmBraintree
- 5.1kmBraintree Freeport
- 6.9kmCressing (Essex)
Risk of Flooding
Environment Agency data suggests this area has a very low risk of flooding.
