1 Alpha Close
Last sold
£190,000
April 2008
Previous sales
Every sale of this address since 1995, newest first.
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What is around it
Size, energy rating, walls and flood risk.
Broadband
Every home in this postcode can get gigabit broadband (full fibre or cable): 1,000 Mb or more.
As of July 2025, for the whole postcode. What you can actually get depends on the provider.
Schools nearby
The nearest primary and secondary schools, as the crow flies, with their latest Ofsted inspection.
Primary schools
John Ray Junior School Ages 7 to 11 · 439 pupils
Good, 2020
0.6 miles
John Ray Infant School Ages 2 to 7 · 319 pupils
No grade
0.6 miles
St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree Ages 4 to 11 · 203 pupils · Catholic
Good, 2024
0.8 miles
Secondary schools
Alec Hunter Academy Ages 11 to 16 · 1,058 pupils
No grade
0.6 miles
Notley High School and Sixth Form Ages 11 to 19 · 1,210 pupils
Report card, 2026
0.7 miles
Tabor Academy Ages 11 to 18 · 989 pupils
Report card, 2026
1.2 miles
Distance is a straight line, not the walk. Being close is not a promise of a place: each school has its own admissions rules.
What’s nearby
Shops, places to eat, things to do and getting about.
Supermarkets
Within a 15-minute walk
13
Restaurants
Eastern Aroma, Masefield Takeaway, The Chophouse, Taste of China…
7
Cafés
Cafe Alexander, Costa, Braintree Cafe, Toast…
7
Pubs and bars
Royal Oak, Legends Sports & Pool Bar, The Picture Palace, The Eagle…
10
Takeaways
Lotus Fish Bar, Salamis, Subway, Cyprus Fish Bar…
Everyday
Things to do
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Museum · 0.4 miWarner Textile Archive
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Museum · 0.4 miBraintree Museum
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Library · 0.4 miBraintree Library
Getting about
Distances are as the crow flies; walking times are rough, by the streets.
Recently sold nearby
Sold prices, from the area on the map, last two years.
Move or zoom the map to change what is listed below. Dots show the middle of a postcode, not a front door, and a sale counts as on the map by that middle — so one near the edge may fall either side of it.
18 Orchard Drive
September 2026
£306,000
67 Megs Way
September 2026
£320,000
5 Brise Close
September 2026
£310,000
36 The Yard
July 2026
£180,000
11 Parnell Place
July 2026
£152,000
15A Strawberry Close
July 2026
£340,000
83 Megs Way
May 2026
£280,000
12 The Ridgeway
May 2026
£307,000
5 The Tileworks
May 2026
£194,000
44 Rose Hill
May 2026
£240,000
46 Orchard Drive
May 2026
£280,000
56 The Yard
April 2026
£180,000
70 Browns Place, Thomas Way
April 2026
£170,000
35 Megs Way
April 2026
£305,000
16 Appletree Walk
March 2026
£317,500
Flat 3 Timber Yard, Station Approach
February 2026
£150,000
11 Mill Court
February 2026
£142,000
1 The Tileworks
February 2026
£200,000
12 Strawberry Close
February 2026
£350,000
7 Strawberry Close
January 2026
£195,000
3 Mill Court
December 2025
£155,000
20 The Ridgeway
December 2025
£290,000
Flat 6 Timber Yard, Station Approach
December 2025
£140,000
5 Saxon Bank
November 2025
£225,000
Flat 20 Rose Gardens, Rose Hill
November 2025
£100,000
43 The Yard
November 2025
£157,500
47 Megs Way
October 2025
£285,000
Flat 11 Stuart Court, 2 Angle Side
October 2025
£157,000
4 Duggers Lane
October 2025
£335,000
56 Rose Hill
September 2025
£300,000
8 Duggers Lane
September 2025
£334,000
58 The Yard
August 2025
£165,000
Flat 14 Timber Yard, Station Approach
July 2025
£157,500
Flat 11 Timber Yard, Station Approach
June 2025
£142,500
6 The Lindens
June 2025
£343,000
51 The Yard
June 2025
£170,000
84 Mill Race House, Thomas Way
June 2025
£181,350
19 The Yard
June 2025
£175,000
29A Skitts Hill
May 2025
£299,000
14 Parnell Place
March 2025
£180,000
6 The Tileworks
March 2025
£197,000
63 Duggers Lane
March 2025
£540,000
19 Thomas Way
March 2025
£305,000
Flat 7 Timber Yard, Station Approach
March 2025
£155,000
1 Thomas Way
March 2025
£340,000
56 Rose Hill
February 2025
£243,000
21 Mill Court
February 2025
£115,000
18 Megs Way
February 2025
£310,000
28 The Yard
February 2025
£182,500
38 Skitts Hill
February 2025
£226,000
6 Mill Court
February 2025
£130,000
53 Skitts Hill
January 2025
£218,000
18 Duggers Lane
January 2025
£322,500
34 Clay Mills Court, Thomas Way
December 2024
£205,000
Flat 12 Stuart Court, 2 Angle Side
December 2024
£160,000
5 Mill Court
December 2024
£158,000
15 Parnell Place
December 2024
£191,000
15 Saxon Bank
December 2024
£310,000
29 Megs Way
December 2024
£315,000
7 Mill Hill
December 2024
£238,000
10 Appletree Walk
November 2024
£295,000
Map OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles, data from OpenStreetMap.
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Places on the map that were bought, done up and sold on.
Move or zoom the map to change what is listed below. Dots show the middle of a postcode, not a front door, and a sale counts as on the map by that middle — so one near the edge may fall either side of it.
A gap between two sale prices does not prove work was done, and a planning application near a sale does not prove the two are connected. Map OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles, data from OpenStreetMap.
How this area has changed
Typical prices for semi-detached houses, now and in years gone by. The twelve months to September 2026 against the same twelve months back then.
| Area | Now | 5 years ago | 10 years ago | 15 years ago | 20 years ago |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha Close | – | Not enough sales | Not enough sales | Not enough sales | Not enough sales |
| Postcode sector CM7 1 | £341,000 | £302,000 +13% since | £240,000 +42% since | £170,000 +101% since | £166,500 +105% since |
| Braintree | £345,000 | £309,995 +11% since | £260,000 +33% since | £182,000 +90% since | £180,000 +92% since |
The typical price is the middle sale of the twelve months, not the average, so one very dear or very cheap sale cannot pull it about. Standard sales only. A figure needs at least 15 sales behind it; with fewer, it says so.
How homes change hands in CM7 1, over the last five years (752 sales):
- What sells: 35% terraced, 28% semi-detached, 17% flats, 16% detached, 4% other.
- 19% sold leasehold, and 1% were new builds.
- 140 sales in the last twelve months, against 233 in the same twelve months five years ago.
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