Silver End & Cressing
A ward in Braintree. Rent, council tax, energy and water are set across Braintree, so they're the same here as anywhere in the borough; what's specific to Silver End & Cressing is its broadband and house prices.
Broadband in Silver End & Cressing
89% gigabit· 97% superfast
Ofcom Connected Nations 2024
Typical home in Silver End & Cressing
£365,000
Median price paid, feeds the buyer estimate below.
ONS HPSSA, year ending Mar 2023
House prices in Silver End & Cressing over time
Median house price: +115% over Dec 2013–Mar 2023
Dec 2013: £170,000; Dec 2014: £203,500; Dec 2015: £216,000; Dec 2016: £240,500; Dec 2017: £273,750; Dec 2018: £289,995; Dec 2019: £302,998; Dec 2020: £354,498; Dec 2021: £372,995; Dec 2022: £368,500; Mar 2023: £365,000
ONS HPSSA · median price paid by ward · year-ending, annual
The monthly cost across Braintree
The breakdown is the same for every ward in Braintree. The buyer view is seeded with Silver End & Cressing's median house price, so the mortgage estimate is local to here.
£49/mo more than the sample average
What's in that number
The detail
Rent
ONS — Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statisticsas of 2026-04
Council tax
See all bands (A–H)Hide bands
| Band A | £121.93/mo |
| Band B | £142.25/mo |
| Band C | £162.57/mo |
| Band D (headline) | £182.89/mo |
| Band E | £223.53/mo |
| Band F | £264.17/mo |
| Band G | £304.82/mo |
| Band H | £365.78/mo |
MHCLG — Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England (Table 10)as of 2025-26
Energy
Octopus Energy 'Flexible' tariff (tracks the Ofgem price cap) + Ofgem TDCV (medium)as of 2026-06
Water
Water UK / CCW: average household billas of 2025-26
Broadband
Ofcom Connected Nations 2024 (ward-level coverage) + UK typical priceas of 2024-07
Insurance
IndicativeConfused.com/WTW (car) & ABI (home): regional averagesas of 2026-Q1
No surprises, promise.
These are estimates, not quotes. Real figures vary by property and provider. We show our sources so you can check our working.