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Housing in CM77 8PL

What the homes in CM77 8PL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Great Notley & Black Notley
Council
Braintree
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,724 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (30.3%). Flats make up 14.5%, well below the 22.2% across England.

CM77 8PLEngland
Detached30.3%22.9%
Semi-detached26.3%31.5%
Terraced29%23%
Purpose-built flat13.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

71.1% of households in the CM77 8PL area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 20.1% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 40% own outright and 31.1% with a mortgage.

CM77 8PL
71%
20%
England
  • Owned71.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented20.1%20.5%
  • Social rented8.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CM77 8PLEngland
Owned outright40%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan31.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent17.2%18.2%
Other private rented2.8%2.2%
From the council2.2%8.3%
From a housing association6.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 34.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CM77 8PLEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (22.8%). 25% of households include dependent children.

CM77 8PLEngland
Living alone, under 6611.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over22.8%12.8%
Couple, no children14.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children20.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over14.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households2.3%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 CM77 8PL (Great Notley & Black Notley) (about 1,724 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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