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Housing in CM7 3RD

What the homes in CM7 3RD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Braintree South
Council
Braintree
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,597 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (35%). Flats make up 24.4%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

CM7 3RDEngland
Detached8.9%22.9%
Semi-detached35%31.5%
Terraced31.6%23%
Purpose-built flat19%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house4.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

57.2% of households in the CM7 3RD area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 21.5% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 31.6% own outright and 25.6% with a mortgage.

CM7 3RD
57%
21%
21%
England
  • Owned57.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented21.5%20.5%
  • Social rented21.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CM7 3RDEngland
Owned outright31.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan25.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent19.2%18.2%
Other private rented2.3%2.2%
From the council4.4%8.3%
From a housing association16.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 33.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CM7 3RDEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (18.8%). 26.4% of households include dependent children.

CM7 3RDEngland
Living alone, under 6618.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.6%12.8%
Couple, no children15.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.5%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Braintree

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Braintree (August 2026, +2% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

BraintreeEngland
All homes£1,213£1,459
One bedroom£850£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,099£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,354£1,489
Four or more£1,970£2,161
Detached£1,682£1,640
Semi-detached£1,302£1,449
Terraced£1,184£1,435
Flat or maisonette£969£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CM7 3RD (Braintree South) (about 1,597 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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