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2 Scott Close, Braintree, CM7 1BL

DetachedFreehold72 m² · EPC
Last sale£252,500Sep 2024 · HM Land Registry
If it moved with Braintree detached prices£261,000Aug 2026 · UK HPI
Surface-water map around the homeVery low
EnergyEPC CAug 2023
MapN ↑118 m ↔
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 · Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026

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Nothing to flag in the checks we have

+ Official maps: very low on the land around the home · Outside coal high-risk area · Not in a higher-radon area · EPC C

Not covered here yet: conservation area, listed buildings nearby, article 4 direction, tree protection, road noise, rail noise, airport noise. Your conveyancer’s local search covers the planning checks.

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Price

If it moved with Braintree detached prices

£261,000

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This home’s sale history

Aug 1997 £38,000Dec 1999 £54,500Jul 2003 £109,000Sep 2024 £252,500Aug 1997Sep 2024£252,500
SoldPriceTypeTenureRecord
Sep 2024£252,500DetachedFreeholdA
Jul 2003£109,000DetachedFreeholdA
Dec 1999£54,500DetachedFreeholdA
Aug 1997£38,000DetachedFreeholdA

Street sales

AddressSoldPriceTypeTenure
2 Scott Close, Braintree, CM7 1BLSep 2024£252,500DetachedFreehold
4 Scott Close, Braintree, CM7 1BLJul 2022£290,000TerracedFreehold
8 Scott Close, Braintree, CM7 1BLDec 2015£185,000TerracedFreehold
8 Scott Close, Braintree, CM7 1BLFeb 2007£147,000TerracedFreehold
8 Scott Close, Braintree, CM7 1BLMar 2005£128,000TerracedFreehold
2 Scott Close, Braintree, CM7 1BLJul 2003£109,000DetachedFreehold
8 Scott Close, Braintree, CM7 1BLNov 2001£77,500TerracedFreehold
2 Scott Close, Braintree, CM7 1BLDec 1999£54,500DetachedFreehold
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AddressSoldPriceTypeTenure
8 Scott Close, Braintree, CM7 1BLAug 1999£43,000TerracedFreehold
2 Scott Close, Braintree, CM7 1BLAug 1997£38,000DetachedFreehold
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The land

+ Official maps: very low on the land around the home · Outside coal high-risk area · Not in a higher-radon area

Not covered here yet: conservation area, listed buildings nearby, article 4 direction, tree protection. Your conveyancer’s local search covers the planning checks.

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The building

EPC C

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EPC · Aug 2023

Floor area
72 m²
Potential EPC band
B
Age band
England and Wales: 1976-1982
Walls (certificate wording)
Timber frame, as built, insulated (assumed)
Roof (certificate wording)
Pitched, 150 mm loft insulation
Windows (certificate wording)
Fully double glazed
Heating (certificate wording)
Boiler and radiators, mains gas
Building height
Unavailable

EPC · Aug 2023

Living

Broadband in the area

Postcode residential gigabit coverage: 100%

Full fibre in the local authority: 91.7%

Ofcom · Jan 2026

Schools nearby

DfE GIAS · Nov 2026 · Ofsted · Sep 2026

Area context

Deprivation decile (1 is most deprived within its nation): 3 · England 2025

Recorded police incidents: 112

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Next steps

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      What buyers ask

      What did this house last sell for?

      2 Scott Close, Braintree, CM7 1BL last sold for £252,500 in Sep 2024. HM Land Registry · Sep 2026

      What is the EPC rating of this house?

      The recorded EPC rating for 2 Scott Close, Braintree, CM7 1BL is C. EPC · Aug 2023

      Is this house freehold or leasehold?

      2 Scott Close, Braintree, CM7 1BL was recorded as freehold at the last sale; this is not a current title check. HM Land Registry · Sep 2026

      What do the official flood maps show around this home?

      For the land around the building: Surface-water map around the home: Very low. River / sea map around the home: Very low. Environment Agency · Jun 2026

      Sources and licences

      Contains British Geological Survey materials © UKRI 2026

      Radon Potential classification UK Health Security Agency © Crown copyright 2022

      © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved.

      INSPIRE conditions · Sources and licences

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