Overview
Shires Estate Agents is an estate and letting agent based at 17 High Street, Halstead, CO9 2AA. The business trades from 7 offices under the same website (abbeysalesandlettings.co.uk). The registered business name is Abbey Sales and Lettings Ltd. Companies House number 08000270. It belongs to The Property Ombudsman redress scheme.
Homes in the CO9 postcode district sold for a median £323,500 across 312 sales in the last 12 months. Across Braintree the average price is £328,477 (July 2026), +25.6% over ten years and 5.7× its January 1995 level. 15 estate and letting agent offices on the register are based in CO9.
Market position and ranking
No league history on record yet
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Stock on the market
Stock breakdown coming
Homes for sale by price, bedrooms, property type, time on the market and postcode appear here once our crawler has read abbeysalesandlettings.co.uk. Agents can speed this up by claiming the profile.
Sales performance
Asking price achieved and time to sell
We match each home an agent lists to its HM Land Registry completion to measure the price achieved against asking and the time from listing to completion. Results appear here once enough of this branch’s listings have completed, usually three to six months after we first read its website.
Reviews
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Online presence
Profiles are found by reading the links on the agent’s own website. Follower counts and posting activity will be added as they are collected.
The local market
Average prices across Braintree since January 1995, and what has sold in CO9 in the last year. Braintree averages £328,477 in July 2026, +12.2% over five years and +25.6% over ten.
Average house price, Braintree
UK House Price Index, monthly
Homes sold each year, Braintree
Completed sales recorded in the House Price Index
Sales per month in CO9
HM Land Registry completions, last 12 months
What sold in CO9
Completions by property type, last 12 months
| Median sold price, CO9 | £323,500 | Sales, last 12 months | 312 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | £460,000 | Semi-detached | £315,000 |
| Terraced | £269,000 | Flat | £145,000 |
Other agents in CO9
| Office | Type and group | Homes for sale |
|---|---|---|
| William H Brown | Estate agentConnells Group | 7home.co.uk 2025 |
| Leaders | Estate and letting agentLeaders Romans Group | 3home.co.uk 2025 |
| Centurion | Estate and letting agentIndependent | 1home.co.uk 2025 |
| Michaels Property Consultants | Estate and letting agentIndependent | 1home.co.uk 2025 |
| CHRISTOPHER ANTHONY ESTATES | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Damian Prior powered by eXp | Estate agent (self-employed, network)eXp UK (self-employed network) | — |
| Haylock Investment and Management Services | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Nested | Estate and letting agentIndependent | — |
| Oswicks | Estate and letting agentIndependent | — |
| River of Life | Estate agentConnells Group | — |
| St. George Property Group | Estate and letting agentIndependent | — |
| Tammy Pepperman, eXp | Estate and letting agent (self-employed, network)eXp UK (self-employed network) | — |
| Tammy Westwood, eXp | Estate and letting agent (self-employed, network)eXp UK (self-employed network) | — |
| West Wing Properties Limited | Letting agentIndependent | — |
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Other Shires offices
6 other offices share the website abbeysalesandlettings.co.uk.
- Chilterns Estate AgentsBreckland IP24 2AA
- Shires Estate AgentsMid Suffolk IP14 1AH
- Chilterns Estate AgentsWest Suffolk IP27 0AQ
- Shires Estate AgentsWest Suffolk CB9 8AR
- Shires Estate AgentsWest Suffolk IP33 1XX
- Shires Estate AgentsWest Suffolk IP28 7EN
Questions and answers
Which redress scheme is Shires Estate Agents a member of?
The Property Ombudsman.
What do homes sell for near Shires Estate Agents?
A median £323,500 in CO9 over the last 12 months (HM Land Registry, 312 sales).
Sources and freshness
| Source | Coverage |
|---|---|
| UK House Price Index, HM Land Registry (OGL) | Braintree, January 1995 to July 2026 |
| HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (OGL) | CO9, last 12 months |
| The Property Ombudsman and Property Redress Scheme registers | Office details, February 2026 |
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