20 Bennett Close is a two-bedroom detached house in Walton On The Naze (CO14 8SE). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good, lighting went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump.
Held since August 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £248,000 sits 433.3% above the 1997 sale of £46,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£63/sq ft) was about 68.8% below the postcode norm.
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20 Bennett Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
20 Bennett Close has no planning applications on record.
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20 Bennett Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£248,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£46,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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On price per m², 20 Bennett Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£674
Street avg £2,981
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 68 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Hanover Court — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.5dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Glazing upgraded to newer, more efficient type
More low energy lighting installed
7 August 1997Most recent
£46,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO14 8SE: £263,995 (2024–2019).

CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
CO14 8SE
Closest school
0.6 km
Lift Hamford. 5 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB