Birch Park
From£335,000
- 2-5 beds
- 1-4 baths
Development in Braintree CM7 5YZ
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DandaraLiving in Braintree
Living in Braintree, a local authority area in Essex: its new homes, prices and builders, the neighbourhoods, schools and people, and what buying here costs, from today's listings and the official records.
- New homes for sale
- 142
- Developments
- 15
- Middle price
- £517,498
- Builders
- 13
Listings updated 12 Nov 2026
Birch ParkDandara
The MaplesPersimmon Homes
Millview ParkRedrowAbout Braintree
Braintree is a district in Essex that takes its name from its largest town, where the council is based. It also includes the towns of Halstead, Witham and Coggeshall and the countryside around them. Colchester, Chelmsford, Maldon and Uttlesford are among the neighbouring districts.
The town of Braintree made woollen cloth from the 14th century and turned to silk in the 19th, when George Courtauld opened a mill there. Halstead stands on the River Colne, where Townsford Mill spans the river. In Coggeshall, Paycocke's House is a Tudor merchant's house built around 1500 for the cloth merchant Thomas Paycocke and now owned by the National Trust. Grange Barn, also in Coggeshall, was built in the 13th century to serve the town's abbey.
Three rivers shape the district. The Colne flows through Halstead, the Blackwater passes Coggeshall, and the Brain runs through Braintree and Witham before joining the Blackwater. The Flitch Way follows an old railway line between Braintree and Takeley, open to walkers, cyclists and riders, and the whole route is a country park.
Witham station is on the Great Eastern Main Line. The Braintree branch leaves the main line there and ends at Braintree, and some of its trains continue to London Liverpool Street by way of Chelmsford. The A12 passes Witham between Chelmsford and Colchester, and the A120 and A131 bypass Braintree.
Written by NewHomeSearch and checked on 11 Nov 2026 against: Wikipedia: Braintree District; Wikipedia: Braintree, Essex
