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The average house price in Birdbrook is £303,833 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices fell 28.7%.

England / Essex / Braintree

Birdbrook

£303,833

Average price, last 12 months

−28.7% in a year
OCT 2016£419kSEPT 2026£304k

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What can I buy with my budget in Birdbrook?

With £310,000 you could afford the average terraced house in Birdbrook.

£310,000

Birdbrook

  • Flats

    £79,000

    In budget

  • Terraced

    £287,500

    In budget

  • Detached

    £545,000

    £235k short

Average sale price by type of home over the last 12 months, from HM Land Registry. These are averages, so cheaper homes of each type do sell.

How much would a mortgage cost in Birdbrook?

With a 10% deposit, a 25-year mortgage at 4.5% on the average home in Birdbrook costs £1,520 a month.

10%
4.5%
25 years
  • Birdbrook

    £1,520

    a month

    Average price
    £303,833
    Deposit
    £30,383
    Mortgage
    £273,450
    Salary needed at 4.5×
    £60,767

A repayment mortgage on each location's average sale price over the last 12 months. The rate is an example, not a quote, so check current deals. Many lenders cap borrowing at about 4.5 times income.

What does each type of home cost?

Average sale price by property type over the last 12 months.

Detached

  • £545,000

Terraced

  • £287,500

Flats

  • £79,000

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

Birdbrook

Mostly detached houses

43%
29%
14%
14%

How green is Birdbrook?

Birdbrook has 0 public parks among 3 green space sites. Green space covers 0.1% of the area: about 30 m² per resident, or 4.2 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 51% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

  • Birdbrook

    0.1%

    of the land is green space
    30 m² per resident, or 4.2 football pitches for every 1,000 residents
    0 public parks

Each grid is the location's land, one square per 1%. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

How crowded is Birdbrook?

Birdbrook has about 0.3 residents for every football pitch of land, or 120 people per square mile, which counts as low density.

Birdbrook
0.3 people per football pitch of land · 120 per square mile

Census 2021 population divided by land area. A football pitch is about 7,140 m² (105 m × 68 m).

How have average house prices moved?

Rolling 12-month average for each location, last 10 years. Gaps mean no sales were recorded that month.

When have prices risen and fallen in Birdbrook?

Prices in Birdbrook were down on a year earlier in 59 months of the 108 since October 2017. They are now down 28.7% on a year earlier.

Birdbrook59 of 108 months down
FallingRising

Each stripe is one month: the rolling 12-month average against the same month a year earlier, since October 2017. Falls are hatched as well as red.

How many homes were sold?

Monthly sales volume for each location, last 10 years.

How do all the numbers compare?

Every measure side by side. The highest value in each row is highlighted.

Latest 12-month average

  • Birdbrook

    England / Essex / Braintree / Birdbrook

    £303,833

Change over 1 year

  • Birdbrook

    England / Essex / Braintree / Birdbrook

    −£122,417

Change over ~10 years

  • Birdbrook

    England / Essex / Braintree / Birdbrook

    −£114,790

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • Birdbrook

    England / Essex / Braintree / Birdbrook

    3

Number of postcodes

  • Birdbrook

    England / Essex / Braintree / Birdbrook

    31

Households (Census 2021)

  • Birdbrook

    England / Essex / Braintree / Birdbrook

    161

Household density

  • Birdbrook

    England / Essex / Braintree / Birdbrook

    49 per sq mi · Low

Population (Census 2021)

  • Birdbrook

    England / Essex / Braintree / Birdbrook

    392

Population density

  • Birdbrook

    England / Essex / Braintree / Birdbrook

    120 per sq mi · Low

Green space per resident

  • Birdbrook

    England / Essex / Braintree / Birdbrook

    30 m² per resident · less than 51% of areas

Green space share of area

  • Birdbrook

    England / Essex / Braintree / Birdbrook

    0.1%

Public parks

  • Birdbrook

    England / Essex / Braintree / Birdbrook

    0

Crime rate (per 1,000 residents)

  • Birdbrook

    England / Essex / Braintree / Birdbrook

    —

Crime vs previous 12 months

  • Birdbrook

    England / Essex / Braintree / Birdbrook

    0.0%

Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents

  • Birdbrook

    England / Essex / Braintree / Birdbrook

    —

Background NO₂ (µg/m³)

  • Birdbrook

    England / Essex / Braintree / Birdbrook

    7.6 µg/m³ · Typical

Background PM2.5 (µg/m³)

  • Birdbrook

    England / Essex / Braintree / Birdbrook

    8.1 µg/m³ · High

Listed buildings

  • Birdbrook

    England / Essex / Braintree / Birdbrook

    24

Listed buildings per 1,000 homes

  • Birdbrook

    England / Essex / Braintree / Birdbrook

    —

Homes in a conservation area

  • Birdbrook

    England / Essex / Braintree / Birdbrook

    21.7% · higher than 73% of areas

Peak month

  • Birdbrook

    England / Essex / Braintree / Birdbrook

    MAY 2022 · £1,200,000

Most common price band

  • Birdbrook

    England / Essex / Braintree / Birdbrook

    £500k – £1m · 42.9%

Detached average

  • Birdbrook

    England / Essex / Braintree / Birdbrook

    £545,000

Semi-detached average

  • Birdbrook

    England / Essex / Braintree / Birdbrook

    —

Terraced average

  • Birdbrook

    England / Essex / Braintree / Birdbrook

    £287,500

Flats average

  • Birdbrook

    England / Essex / Braintree / Birdbrook

    £79,000

Detached share of sales

  • Birdbrook

    England / Essex / Braintree / Birdbrook

    42.9%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • Birdbrook

    England / Essex / Braintree / Birdbrook

    28.6%

Terraced share of sales

  • Birdbrook

    England / Essex / Braintree / Birdbrook

    14.3%

Flats share of sales

  • Birdbrook

    England / Essex / Braintree / Birdbrook

    14.3%

Sold prices from HM Land Registry. Households and population from Census 2021. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is police-recorded crime from police.uk, per 1,000 residents, over the latest 12 published months; anti-social behaviour is counted separately. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk. Listed buildings and conservation areas from Historic England, planning.data.gov.uk and Cadw; "No council data" means the council has not published its conservation area boundaries. © Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Source: planning.data.gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0. Designated Historic Asset GIS Data, The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), licensed under the Open Government Licence.

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