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On Helford Court, in West Witham
What it's like at CM8 1TL: every home that has sold on Helford Court since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
Sales and extensions on Helford Court; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
1 of the 19 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 1, Helford CourtTerraced | Dec 2025 | £360,000 | 93 m² | £3,871/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5, Helford CourtTerraced | Jun 2023 | £300,000 | 100 m² | £3,000/m² | 4 |
| 6, Helford CourtTerraced | Oct 2002 | £130,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 9, Helford CourtTerraced | Dec 2020 | £268,000 | 88 m² | £3,045/m² | 1 |
| 11, Helford CourtTerraced · company-owned | Sept 2023 | £295,000 | 87 m² | £3,391/m² | 2 |
| 13, Helford CourtTerraced | Jun 2018 | £140,000 | 86 m² | £1,628/m² | 1 |
| 14, Helford CourtTerraced | Mar 1998 | £55,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 15, Helford CourtTerraced | Oct 2014 | £192,000 | 116 m² | £1,655/m² | 2 |
| 16, Helford CourtTerraced | Feb 2024 | £320,000 | 96 m² | £3,333/m² | 3 |
| 18, Helford CourtTerraced | Apr 2012 | £150,000 | 94 m² | £1,596/m² | 2 |
| 19, Helford CourtTerraced | Mar 2015 | £191,995 | 87 m² | £2,207/m² | 1 |
| 20, Helford CourtTerraced | Jun 2023 | £260,000 | 87 m² | £2,989/m² | 3 |
| 22, Helford CourtTerraced | Aug 2013 | £151,500 | 97 m² | £1,562/m² | 4 |
| 23, Helford CourtTerraced | Jul 2009 | £137,000 | 88 m² | £1,557/m² | 3 |
| 24, Helford CourtTerraced | Jan 2008 | £158,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 26, Helford CourtTerraced | Aug 1998 | £49,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 27, Helford CourtTerraced | Oct 2005 | £135,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 31, Helford CourtTerraced | Nov 2008 | £135,000 | 88 m² | £1,534/m² | 3 |
| 33, Helford CourtTerraced | May 2024 | £325,000 | 82 m² | £3,963/m² | 4 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Witham (Essex), about a 15-minute walk (1.2 km), with 1.9m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Liverpool Street.
The nearest bus stop is Brent Close, 100 m away, with a bus about every 50 minutes on weekdays (route 39); 7 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 61 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Witham Oaks Academy, a few minutes' walk (450 m); 72% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Lift Maltings, 800 m away; Attainment 8: 39.9 · 4.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Chelmsford County High School for Girls (12.5 km) and King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford (12.8 km).
It's a family area: 21% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Asda, 400 m away; Land Of Munchies (800 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Douglas Grove Surgery (150 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, Mr. Barbers is 1.1 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Colchester General Hospital, 23 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 59% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 61% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 1 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Muscavado is the closest café or restaurant (700 m), and Witham Town Football And Social Club the nearest pub (250 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 80 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 8% flats and 6% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
The nearest park is River Walk, 700 m away; for exercise, Witham Leisure Centre (900 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.0 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Southend is 26 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 28 km.
Most households own their home, 14% rent privately.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
15 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
Witham constituency: Priti Patel MP (Conservative), since May 2010. 2024 general election: Con hold, majority 5,145 (10.2%), turnout 64%. Vote shares: Conservative 37%, Labour 27%, Reform UK 20%, Green Party 7%.
17 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near CM8 1TL →
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police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 19 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
Nearest: Manningtree Beach, Stour Estuary · about 35 min
Nearest: Colne Valley Railway · about 35 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
On this street: 2 of 14 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 2.0% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 1.0% | 1.9% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 80.9% | 78.1% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.8% | 9.8% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 17.3% | 9.4% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.4% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.