7, SAFFRON CLOSE, WETHERSFIELD, BRAINTREE, CM7 4EY - £71,000

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7 SAFFRON CLOSE is a small semi-detached house of 78m², built sometime between 1950 and 1966, which could now be worth an estimated £371,170. It was last sold for £71,000 in November 1997, which was around 13% above the average November 1997 semi-detached price in the Braintree local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was June 2022, where the current energy rating was E, and the potential energy rating was D.

7 SAFFRON CLOSE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows one sale for 7 SAFFRON CLOSE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the one sale, along with the average semi-detached price in the Braintree local authority area for the corresponding sale date. The average price is sourced from the Office for National Statistics' House Price Index (HPI).

Date	Price	HPI Price	Variation from HPI
1997 21 NOV	£71,000	£62,621	13% above HPI

What might 7 SAFFRON CLOSE be worth now?

7 SAFFRON CLOSE might now be worth an estimated £371,170.

This is based on house price inflation of 422.8%, between November 1997 and April 2026, for semi-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 422.8% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 7 SAFFRON CLOSE of £71,000 on 21st November 1997. For the value to have increased from £71,000 to £371,170 over the 29 years and seven months to April 2026, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 7 SAFFRON CLOSE has moved in line with the HPI for semi-detached houses in the Braintree local authority area.
• The November 1997 sale price of £71,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 7 SAFFRON CLOSE has not materially changed since November 1997.

How Large is 7 SAFFRON CLOSE?

7 SAFFRON CLOSE is 78m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in June 2022. This puts it in the smallest 30% of semi-detached houses in Wethersfield, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of semi-detached houses by size in Wethersfield, and where 7 SAFFRON CLOSE lies on this distribution: 29% of semi-detached houses are smaller than 7 SAFFRON CLOSE, and 71% of semi-detached houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Wethersfield.

7 SAFFRON CLOSE: Plot

7 SAFFRON CLOSE sits on a plot of roughly 0.092 of an acre, or 373m².

Where is 7 SAFFRON CLOSE?

7 SAFFRON CLOSE is located in WETHERSFIELD, in the CM7 postcode district.