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On Highfields Road, in North Witham
What it's like at CM8 2HQ: every home that has sold on Highfields Road 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.
4 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Highfields Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 67 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 125, Highfields RoadDetached | Oct 2016 | £600,000 | 172 m² | £3,488/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 127, Highfields RoadDetached | Jun 2021 | £625,000 | 151 m² | £4,139/m² | 2 |
| 131, Highfields RoadDetached | Nov 2014 | £460,000 | 150 m² | £3,067/m² | 1 |
| 139, Highfields RoadSemi-detached | Jun 2021 | £475,500 | 100 m² | £4,755/m² | 2 |
| 143, Highfields RoadDetached | Apr 2021 | £685,000 | 135 m² | £5,074/m² | 3 |
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 10-minute walk (750 m), with 1.9m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Liverpool Street.
The nearest bus stop is Highfield Road, 150 m away, with a bus about every 50 minutes on weekdays (route 39); 5 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 63 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Witham Oaks Academy, a few minutes' walk (300 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, 1.1 km away; Attainment 8: 39.9 · 4.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Chelmsford County High School for Girls (14.3 km) and King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford (14.6 km).
The nearest supermarket is East Of England Co-op, 250 m away; Poundland (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Douglas Grove Surgery (550 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (250 m).
For a haircut, Mr. Barbers is 1.1 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Colchester General Hospital, 21 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 9 restaurants and cafés, 5 pubs and bars.
Spudmania is the closest café or restaurant (500 m), and The White Horse PH the nearest pub (500 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 77 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 45 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 7% flats and 16% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
It's growing: about 658 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is River Walk, 600 m away; for exercise, Anytime Fitness (1.1 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.0 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Southend is 28 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 28 km.
Most households own their home, 10% 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.
21 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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Nos. 28 and 30, Powers Hall End | II | 130 m |
| Stourton | II | 140 m |
| Wall to the North of Powers Hall End | II | 180 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
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%.
20 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 2HQ →
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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 67 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
On this street: 0 of 46 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 2 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 92.5% | 78.1% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 1.1% | 9.8% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 4.4% | 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.
Nearest: West Mersea · about 31 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
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