HIGH RIDGE, WETHERSFIELD ROAD, SHALFORD, BRAINTREE, CM7 5HS - £495,000

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

HIGH RIDGE is a very large extended detached house of 168m², built sometime between 1900 and 1929, which could now be worth an estimated £879,902. It was last sold for £495,000 in November 2012, which was around 52% above the average November 2012 detached price in the Braintree local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was May 2012, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was C.

HIGH RIDGE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows three sales for HIGH RIDGE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the three sales, along with the average detached price in the Braintree local authority area for the corresponding sale date. Two of the three HIGH RIDGE sales were for above the average price, whilst one was 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
2012 14 NOV	£495,000	£325,417	52% above HPI
2006 25 JUL	£360,000	£307,740	17% above HPI
2005 16 DEC	£282,000	£292,194	3% below HPI

HIGH RIDGE 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 three HIGH RIDGE sales between December 2005 and November 2012 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 July 2006 sale was for 17% above the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 17% above the HPI over time, until the November 2012 sale, where it rises to 52% above the HPI. The line then continues to track at 52% above the HPI.

What might HIGH RIDGE be worth now?

HIGH RIDGE might now be worth an estimated £879,902.

This is based on house price inflation of 77.8%, between November 2012 and December 2024, for detached houses, in the Braintree local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 77.8% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for HIGH RIDGE of £495,000 on 14th November 2012. For the value to have increased from £495,000 to £879,902 over the eleven years and eleven months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of HIGH RIDGE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Braintree local authority area.
• The November 2012 sale price of £495,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of HIGH RIDGE has not materially changed since November 2012.

How Large is HIGH RIDGE?

HIGH RIDGE is 168m², which includes three extensions, according to the EPC inspection conducted in May 2012. This puts it in the largest 20% of detached houses houses in Shalford, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Shalford, and where HIGH RIDGE lies on this distribution: 83% of detached houses houses are smaller than HIGH RIDGE, and 17% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Shalford.

HIGH RIDGE: Plot and Title Map

HIGH RIDGE sits on a plot of roughly 0.207 of an acre, or 836m². The below map shows the location of HIGH RIDGE, 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 HIGH RIDGE). 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 HIGH RIDGE?

HIGH RIDGE is located on WETHERSFIELD ROAD in SHALFORD, in the CM7 postcode district. The below map shows the position of HIGH RIDGE on WETHERSFIELD ROAD.