Detached
£733,000
6% above the Little Maplestead average
85.7% of sales
What is the average house price in Little Maplestead? £688,400
The average house price in Little Maplestead is £688,400, based on 5 homes sold in the 12 months to August 2026. Prices are up 29.9% (£158,400) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- +29.9%
- Sold in 12 months
- 5
- Data up to
- August 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Little Maplestead?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£510,000
26% below the Little Maplestead average
14.3% of sales
Are house prices in Little Maplestead going up or down?
House prices in Little Maplestead are rising: up 29.9% (£158,400) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 29.3% (£155,900).
Past 12 months
+29.9%
+£158,400From £530,000 to £688,400
£723,750£530,000
Past 10 years
+29.3%
+£155,900From £532,500 to £688,400
£688,400£274,500
Quick answers for Little Maplestead
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£1,077,500
Highest average, reached in January 2011
How many homes sold?
5
Recorded so far for the 12 months to August 2026
What sells most often?
Detached houses
85.7% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£500k - £1m
85.7% of sales
How many people live in Little Maplestead?
253
109 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 Little Maplestead?
109
47 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 Little Maplestead?
36 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 59% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 5.1 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
0.2% 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 Little Maplestead?
17 crimes
+325.0% 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 Little Maplestead rank?
9th most expensive area of Braintree.
Compared with 63 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Little Maplestead?
The highest recorded sale prices in Little Maplestead, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
the grove gestingthorpe road, essex
£1,710,000
Sold January 2011
View house details
How do house prices in Little Maplestead compare with nearby areas?
Little Maplestead compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Braintree.
Little Maplestead vs Great Maplestead
- Little Maplestead
- £688,400
- Great Maplestead
- £618,000−£70,400
Open comparison
Little Maplestead vs Pebmarsh
- Little Maplestead
- £688,400
- Pebmarsh
- £527,400−£161,000
Open comparison
Little Maplestead vs Halstead
- Little Maplestead
- £688,400
- Halstead
- £305,954−£382,446
Open comparison
Little Maplestead vs Wickham St. Paul
- Little Maplestead
- £688,400
- Wickham St. Paul
- £437,500−£250,900
Open comparison
Little Maplestead vs Gestingthorpe
- Little Maplestead
- £688,400
- Gestingthorpe
- £512,000−£176,400
Open comparison
Little Maplestead vs Twinstead
- Little Maplestead
- £688,400
- Twinstead
- £906,666+£218,266
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 (August 2026). The Little Maplestead dataset covers 14 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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