Detached
£473,333
32% above the Birdbrook average
42.9% of sales
What is the average house price in Birdbrook? £357,300
The average house price in Birdbrook is £357,300, based on 5 homes sold in the 12 months to May 2026. Prices are down 13.9% (£57,700) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −13.9%
- Sold in 12 months
- 5
- Data up to
- May 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Birdbrook?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Terraced
£287,500
20% below the Birdbrook average
14.3% of sales
Flats
£79,000
78% below the Birdbrook average
14.3% of sales
Are house prices in Birdbrook going up or down?
House prices in Birdbrook are falling: down 13.9% (£57,700) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are down 11.8% (£47,950).
Past 12 months
−13.9%
−£57,700From £415,000 to £357,300
£426,250£318,500
Past 10 years
−11.8%
−£47,950From £405,250 to £357,300
£560,259£207,500
Quick answers for Birdbrook
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£1,200,000
Highest average, reached in May 2022
How many homes sold?
5
Recorded so far for the 12 months to May 2026
What sells most often?
Detached houses
42.9% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£500k - £1m
42.9% of sales
How many people live in Birdbrook?
392
120 people per square mile · Low (Census 2021)
Population density is Low, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Birdbrook?
161
49 households per square mile · Low (Census 2021)
Household density is Low, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Birdbrook?
30 m² per resident
Less green space per resident than 51% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 4.2 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
0.1% of the area · 0 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
What is the crime rate in Birdbrook?
11 crimes
0.0% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
How does Birdbrook rank?
54th most expensive area of Braintree.
Compared with 63 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Birdbrook?
The highest recorded sale prices in Birdbrook, from HM Land Registry.
How do house prices in Birdbrook compare with nearby areas?
Birdbrook compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Braintree.
Birdbrook vs Ridgewell
- Birdbrook
- £357,300
- Ridgewell
- £546,000+£188,700
Open comparison
Birdbrook vs Stambourne
- Birdbrook
- £357,300
- Stambourne
- £348,500−£8,800
Open comparison
Birdbrook vs Steeple Bumpstead
- Birdbrook
- £357,300
- Steeple Bumpstead
- £416,318+£59,018
Open comparison
Birdbrook vs Sturmer
- Birdbrook
- £357,300
- Sturmer
- £435,750+£78,450
Open comparison
Birdbrook vs Tilbury Juxta Clare
- Birdbrook
- £357,300
- Tilbury Juxta Clare
- £620,666+£263,366
Open comparison
Birdbrook vs Ashen
- Birdbrook
- £357,300
- Ashen
- £477,928+£120,628
Open comparison
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What to check before you buyWhere does this data come from?
Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Last updated 6 November 2026 at 00:26 with the latest Land Registry data (May 2026). The Birdbrook dataset covers 31 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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