Detached
£518,199
43% above the Cressing average
46.3% of sales
What is the average house price in Cressing? £361,916
The average house price in Cressing is £361,916, based on 24 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 11.3% (£46,032) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −11.3%
- Sold in 12 months
- 24
- Data up to
- September 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Cressing?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£314,538
13% below the Cressing average
34.3% of sales
Terraced
£267,500
26% below the Cressing average
13.4% of sales
Flats
£140,000
61% below the Cressing average
6.0% of sales
Are house prices in Cressing going up or down?
House prices in Cressing are falling: down 11.3% (£46,032) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 30.3% (£84,113).
Past 12 months
−11.3%
−£46,032From £407,948 to £361,916
£407,948£361,916
Past 10 years
+30.3%
+£84,113From £277,803 to £361,916
£446,139£277,803
Quick answers for Cressing
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£965,000
Highest average, reached in December 2007
How many homes sold?
24
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Detached houses
46.3% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£300k - £400k
40.3% of sales
How many people live in Cressing?
1,993
489 people per square mile · High (Census 2021)
Population density is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Cressing?
838
206 households per square mile · High (Census 2021)
Household density is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Cressing?
17 m² per resident
Less green space per resident than 76% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 2.4 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
0.3% 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 Cressing?
96 crimes per 1,000 residents
Very High · +21.5% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
How does Cressing rank?
53rd most expensive area of Braintree.
Compared with 63 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Cressing?
The highest recorded sale prices in Cressing, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
bulford mill bulford mill lane, essex
£1,250,000
Sold February 2022
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How do house prices in Cressing compare with nearby areas?
Cressing compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Braintree.
Cressing vs White Notley
- Cressing
- £361,916
- White Notley
- £540,700+£178,784
Open comparison
Cressing vs Silver End
- Cressing
- £361,916
- Silver End
- £320,475−£41,441
Open comparison
Cressing vs Black Notley
- Cressing
- £361,916
- Black Notley
- £431,454+£69,538
Open comparison
Cressing vs Bradwell
- Cressing
- £361,916
- Bradwell
- £525,142+£163,226
Open comparison
Cressing vs Faulkbourne
- Cressing
- £361,916
- Faulkbourne
- £850,000+£488,084
Open comparison
Cressing vs Fairstead
- Cressing
- £361,916
- Fairstead
- £807,500+£445,584
Open comparison
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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 (September 2026). The Cressing dataset covers 145 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.