22, BENTON CLOSE, WITHAM, CM8 1JT - £253,000

Based on the January 2025 Price Paid Data (released on 3rd March 2025), the December 2024 House Price Index (released on 19th February 2025), and the January 2025 Energy Performance of Buildings Data (released on 27th February 2025). Sources

22 BENTON CLOSE is a very small semi-detached house of 63m², built sometime between 1983 and 1990. It was last sold for £253,000 in December 2020, which was around 51% below the average December 2020 detached price in the Braintree local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was June 2017, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was B.

22 BENTON CLOSE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for 22 BENTON CLOSE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the two sales, along with the average detached price in the Braintree local authority area for the corresponding sale date. Both of the two 22 BENTON CLOSE sales were for below the average price. The average price is sourced from the Office for National Statistics' House Price Index (HPI).

Date	Price	HPI Price	Variation from HPI
2020 21 DEC	£253,000	£511,646	51% below HPI
2017 9 NOV	£239,000	£489,283	51% below HPI

22 BENTON CLOSE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average detached house price in the Braintree local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The two 22 BENTON CLOSE sales from November 2017 and December 2020 have been plotted on the graph. A line has been extrapolated to show what the value of the property might have been over time, following each sale, had it maintained the same margin above or below the HPI (as a percentage). For example, the November 2017 sale was for 51% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 51% below the HPI over time, until the December 2020 sale, which was also at 51% below the HPI.

How Large is 22 BENTON CLOSE?

22 BENTON CLOSE is 63m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in June 2017. This puts it in the smallest 10% of detached houses in Witham, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses by size in Witham, and where 22 BENTON CLOSE lies on this distribution: 1% of detached houses are smaller than 22 BENTON CLOSE, and 99% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Witham.

22 BENTON CLOSE: Plot and Title Map

22 BENTON CLOSE sits on a plot of roughly 0.042 of an acre, or 170m². The below map shows the location of 22 BENTON CLOSE, an approximate outline of the building(s), and the indicative extent of the property. The plot extent is a Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygon, and it is important to note that a title may include more than one polygon, whereas only one polygon is shown on the map (the polygon which intersects with the position of 22 BENTON CLOSE). The full extent of the land contained in any registered title can only be identified from the individual title plan. The maps on this page should not be relied upon to establish the extent of a title.

Where is 22 BENTON CLOSE?

22 BENTON CLOSE is located in WITHAM, in the CM8 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 22 on BENTON CLOSE.