Pryor Close Witham, Braintree
34 addresses across 1 postcode (CM8), about 60 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 3901596.
- Sales: 15 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £196,500 across 3 sales.
- Energy: 21 homes have an energy certificate (C: 9, D: 11, E: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Braintree costs £2,280 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Witham, about 1.2 km (0.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 30 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 11.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 18 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 34 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Fern House Surgery, about 540 m (0.3 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 250 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 20% of households owned their home and 13% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 39 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | £196,500 | £195,000 | £290,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £242,000 | £242,000 | £242,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £225,000 | £225,000 | £225,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £200,000 | £200,000 | £200,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £114,500 | £114,500 | £114,500 |
| 2001 | 1 | £66,500 | £66,500 | £66,500 |
| 2000 | 3 | £52,500 | £52,000 | £52,500 |
| 1997 | 2 | £24,200 | £11,400 | £37,000 |
| 1996 | 1 | £34,500 | £34,500 | £34,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 2025 | 18 CM8 1JX | Flat or maisonette | £196,500 | Leasehold. |
| 11 Jul 2025 | 34 CM8 1JX | Semi-detached | £290,000 | |
| 7 Mar 2025 | 32 CM8 1JX | Flat or maisonette | £195,000 | Leasehold. |
| 1 Apr 2022 | 26 CM8 1JX | Flat or maisonette | £148,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 5 Mar 2021 | 34 CM8 1JX | Semi-detached | £242,000 | |
| 24 Aug 2018 | 34 CM8 1JX | Semi-detached | £225,000 | |
| 22 Jan 2008 | 34 CM8 1JX | Semi-detached | £200,000 | |
| 17 Oct 2007 | 26 CM8 1JX | Flat or maisonette | £114,500 | Leasehold. |
| 7 Sep 2001 | 8 CM8 1JX | Flat or maisonette | £66,500 | Leasehold. |
| 23 Oct 2000 | 8 CM8 1JX | Flat or maisonette | £52,500 | Leasehold. |
| 5 Jun 2000 | 8 CM8 1JX | Flat or maisonette | £52,500 | Leasehold. |
| 31 Mar 2000 | 32 CM8 1JX | Flat or maisonette | £52,000 | Leasehold. |
| 22 Dec 1997 | 14 CM8 1JX | Flat or maisonette | £11,400 | Leasehold. |
| 25 Feb 1997 | 32 CM8 1JX | Flat or maisonette | £37,000 | Leasehold. |
| 13 Dec 1996 | 8 CM8 1JX | Flat or maisonette | £34,500 | Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
21 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 54 m². Most common: Flat (13); Bungalow, mid-terrace (3); Bungalow, semi-detached (1). Built: 1983-1990 (15); 1976-1982 (2); 1967-1975 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (11); owner-occupied (3); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (13 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Braintree in 2026-27: Band D £2,280 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,520 | £1,774 | £2,027 | £2,280 | £2,787 | £3,294 | £3,801 | £4,561 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (34% of about 960 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- East of England Stratigic Health Authority Offices, 8 Collingwood Road, Witham, permissioned (710 m (0.4 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 18 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CM8 1JX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Witham 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hatfield Peverel 362,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4 km (2.5 miles) | |
| White Notley 7,660 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.9 km (3.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 21 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Elizabeth Avenue Witham | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Beaulieu Park Railway Station | 9.8 km (6.1 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Parking space on Carraways, CM8 | 390 m |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 25.3 km (16 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 29.9 km (19 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Fern House Surgery | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Borno Chemists Limited | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | St Peters Hospital | 7.6 km (4.7 miles) |
| Police station | Maldon Police | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Morrisons Daily - Witham Laurence Avenue Cashzone | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 30 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 19 ha | 160 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,070 m² | 330 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Sauls Bridge Sports Ground 1.4 ha | 150 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 22 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Midland Bank, a listed building (Grade II*), 520 m (0.3 miles) north-west. 63 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 9 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Midland Bank | Listed building, Grade II* | 520 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Spread Eagle Hotel | Listed building, Grade II* | 520 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| 117 and 119, Newland Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 540 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| 129, Newland Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 550 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Blunts Hall ringwork | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Barn Grove | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Mope Grove | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Grove Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Sparkey Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Colemans Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north-east |
| Beacon Hill | Hill | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 33 | 34 |
1 of the street's 34 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Braintree: see them on the Braintree page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howbridge Infant School | Primary | 5–7 | 790 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Apr 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Howbridge Church of England Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 790 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Lift Maltings | Secondary | 11–16 | 830 m (0.5 miles) | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 5–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Sep 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Chipping Hill Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Witham Oaks Academy | Primary | 7–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Dec 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Acorn Infant Academy | Primary | 3–7 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Dec 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two Tails CrossFit Witham CM8 3UY | Other catering premises | 110 m | 5 Very good | 8 Jan 2026 |
| Witham Service Station CM8 1HP | Retailers - other | 150 m | 5 Very good | 15 Dec 2025 |
| Witham Hockey Club CM8 1HN | Pub/bar/nightclub | 180 m | 5 Very good | 25 Feb 2026 |
| Witham Cricket Club CM8 1HN | Pub/bar/nightclub | 180 m | 5 Very good | 14 Apr 2025 |
| Credence Connections UK Ltd CM8 3YY | Distributors/Transporters | 180 m | 5 Very good | 30 Oct 2024 |
| Caterplus @ Anchor - Helen Court CM8 1FX | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 210 m | 5 Very good | 7 Oct 2025 |
| Witham Nursery CM8 1HN | School/college/university | 310 m | 5 Very good | 11 Feb 2026 |
| Park Stores CM8 1HN | Retailers - other | 310 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 17 Sep 2025 |
| Amour Coco CM8 3UD | Distributors/Transporters | 320 m | 5 Very good | 21 Sep 2026 |
| Hayley Wright CM8 1HN | Other catering premises | 330 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Morrisons Daily CM8 1JB | Retailers - other | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 3 May 2022 |
| Crofters@The Courtyard / Franx Gourmet Street Food CM8 2AA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 3 Generally satisfactory | 3 Jun 2026 |
| Park View CM8 1AY | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 4 Aug 2026 |
| The Witham Hub CM8 2YT | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 23 May 2024 |
| Empire House CM8 2AB | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 3 Generally satisfactory | 18 Aug 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 15 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 8 |
| Other theft | 4 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near River View (10); On or near Greenfield (9); On or near Petrol Station (6); On or near Blackman Way (6); On or near Barley Fields (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 70 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 61% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 20% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 14% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 68% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 21% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 64% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 12% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 42% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 13% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 47% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Postcodes on this street
- CM8 1JX: 34 addresses
Nearby streets
Blackman Way · Perry Road · Cricketers Gardens · Barley Fields · Greenfield · Sauls Bridge Close · Pasture Road · Perry Way · Water Vole Close · Cricketers Gardens · Clayshotts Drive · Field View
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.