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£447,995
Est. £2,257/mo with a 10% deposit over 30 years at 5.37%, September 2026 rates. Work it out for you
Braintree CM8 2FX
Built by BellwayWhere the plots sit on Rectory Fields.
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Against the 4 other homes for sale at Rectory Fields.
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With a 10% deposit (£44,800) you would borrow £403,195, a 90% loan to value. 11 lenders publish 30 two-year fixed deals at that loan to value. Here are 5 of the 30, sorted by monthly payment.
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£455,000Est. £2,292/mo
Braintree
Deposit contribution, £11,375 builder-stated
Barratt HomesFuture-focused homesWe’re committed to bringing our customers low-carbon homes. Our forward-thinking approach has enabled us to implement a range of innovative technologies across our developments, helping you to save money and the planet. The technology we’re putting in place includes:- Electric vehicle charging- Solar panels- Smart heating systems- Underfloor heating- Air source heat pump- Energy-efficient homes- Additional cost-saving technologies
Please note: The above technologies are available on selected sites and plots only. Please speak with our sales advisor for further information about this development.
Why Buy With Bellway?
At Bellway we have always built attractive and desirable new homes. That's why we've become one of the five largest builders in Britain. But now there's even more reason to choose a Bellway home.
To make the whole process of selling and buying easier, we've put together a range of services to make your move as hassle free as possible.
Express Mover"We have a home to sell"Sell your home quicker with no estate agent fees.^Our Intermediate Management Agent will work with a local estate agent to market your home at an agreed price.
You could soon be moving into your new dream home, start your journey with us today.
Part Exchange
Buy and sell in one easy move with Bellway Part Exchange
The benefits include: A fair offer for your old home based on independent valuation A decision made usually within 7 days No estate agents' fees to pay A guaranteed price for your old home A stress free move for you Stay in your existing house until your new home is ready No advertising fees to pay
Low-cost mortgage
Looking for a low-cost mortgage solution? With Own New, you could lower your monthly repayment costs – making that move to a brand-new home more affordable. Just speak with a sales advisor at this development to find out more.
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Our sales centre is open for drop-in visits.
Should you wish to have dedicated time with our Sales Advisor, please book an appointment before visiting us.^All offers apply to specific plots and selected developments only. Terms and conditions apply. Contact your Bellway sales advisor to find out more or see terms and conditions on our Bellway website. Express Mover and Part Exchange scheme offers are subject to status, availability and eligibility. Bellway reserve the right to refuse a Part Exchange. Any promoted offer is subject to contract. 10-year NHBC Buildmark policy. This includes deposit protection from exchange of contracts, a two-year builder warranty from legal completion, and then eight years of structural defects insurance cover.
*About Rectory Fields
Rectory Fields is a superb development of 2,3, and 4-bedroom homes built with the foremost in industry-leading homebuilding technology. Situated on the outskirts of Witham, Essex, the homes benefit from useful on-site amenities, easy access to central London, and enjoyable nearby leisure opportunities, making it ideal for a range of buyers including first-time buyers, families, commuters, and those looking to downsize.
Leisure
For days spent enjoying leisurely activities, Rivenhall Oaks Golf Centre is a convenient seven-minute walk away from Rectory Fields, with visitors relishing two courses and a driving range set among 40 acres of natural habitat. Keeping active is easy, with Witham Leisure Centre reachable in seven minutes when driving. It offers locals a swimming pool, gym, and exercise classes. Stroll through two miles of picturesque scenery beside Witham River, which leads through to Whetmead Nature Reserve; a host of seasonal events also take place on this route throughout the year. Papermill Lock also offers riverside walks just over a 10-minute drive away, with a delightful tearoom for refreshments.
Colchester, the country's former capital, is around 20 minutes' drive away. Colchester Zoo has theme days and a host of animals, making it the perfect family day out. High Woods Country Park is a local hotspot, with picturesque woods, a lake, meadows, and children's play area.
Dengie National Nature Reserve is 24 miles away, with visitors enjoying around nine miles of uninterrupted coastal views. Central London is accessible in just 44 minutes when travelling by public transport, with metropolitan attractions in abundance.
Education
Parents are afforded a strong selection of local schooling options. For primary-aged children, Elm Hall Primary School is a 16-minute walk away and Rivenhall C of E Primary School is a 4-minute drive away.
Secondary school pupils can attend New Rickstones Academy half a mile away - which has an adjoining sixth form - and Maltings Academy just a seven-minute drive away. Further education is provided by The Sixth Form College a 20-minute drive away and Braintree Sixth Form College around seven miles away.
Those looking to attend university are well catered for, with University Centre Colchester a 20-minute drive away and The University of Essex half an hour's drive away. A little further out, an hour's drive takes residents to The University of Cambridge and The Anglia Ruskin University.
Transport
The local area has a fantastic public transport network and the development is in a prime position to benefit from it. Witham railway station is a mile away from the homes, with direct links to London Liverpool Street taking just 45 minutes, and journeys to Colchester lasting 17 minutes. Additionally, Hatfield Peverel railway station is just a 10-minute drive away. Rickstones Road is the nearest bus stop to the site a 14-minute walk away, with routes through the local area terminating at Witham. Notably, a planned bus route will travel into the development for even more convenience.
Drivers have easy access to the A12, M25, and M11, providing routes to the surrounding area and down to London. For more local journeys, the A120 leads residents from Bishop's Stortford to Clacton-on-Sea.
National and international air travel is possible at London Stansted Airport a 30-minute drive away, with the second-closest airport being London Southend Airport a 42-minute drive away.
Opening Hours
Monday 10:00 - 17:00Tuesday 10:00 - 17:00Wednesday 10:00 - 17:00Thursday 10:00 - 17:00Friday 10:00 - 17:00Saturday 10:00 - 17:00Sunday 10:00 - 17:00Directions
The site is just under a 10-minute drive away from the A12, making it ideally situated for easy access to the surrounding towns. Witham, a popular commuter town, is around 45 minutes away from London via train.
This development falls under the administration of Braintree District Council.
The range at Rectory Fields
Sorted by the figure you choose, and nothing else: not a recommendation. Each payment is a repayment mortgage over 30 years at the rate the lender publishes for this loan to value; after the deal, at the lender's variable rate today, which can change. The cost over the deal is its payments and the lender's stated fees, less any cashback, and the APRC is worked out the way the FCA sets for lenders. NewHomeSearch is not authorised by the FCA, does not give mortgage advice or arrange mortgages, and receives nothing from lenders. A mortgage is secured on your home. Lenders decide who they lend to and may lend less on some new homes, flats in particular: check every figure with the lender.
£455,000Est. £2,292/mo
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Assisted move
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Assisted move
BellwayBraintree CM8 2FX
The nearest open schools within 2 km, with their current Ofsted outcome.
How many of each are within 1.6 km, and the walk to the nearest.
The neighbourhood around it (Braintree 015A) against Braintree as a whole.
How far everyday errands, public transport and cycling go from here, and how people here travel to work.
Most errands require a car.
What the 203 homes within 150 m record: a new home is usually served by the same networks.
Full fibre from nexfibre
New homes in England must be built gigabit-ready (Building Regulations Part R, for work begun from 26 Dec 2022), with a gigabit connection where one can be had within a £2,000 cost cap. The speeds here are what the existing homes around it record: ask the sales office which network will serve the home.
| Network | Calls indoors | Data indoors | Data outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|
| EE | Likely | Likely | Likely |
| O2 | Likely | Limited | Likely |
| Three | Limited | Limited |
Flooding, radon, ground, noise and air at this spot.
Police-recorded crime in the neighbourhood, December 2025 to September 2026, against Braintree.
Applications within 500 m in the last 3 years: when each was made and how it went, the larger schemes listed first.
No planning applications within 500 m in the last 3 years.
Local planning authorities’ registers, via HomePortfolio.
Homes sold within 1 km in the last two years, new build and resale.
Ofsted and Get Information about Schools, via HomePortfolio.
Overture Maps places, via HomePortfolio.
| Age | This neighbourhood | Braintree |
|---|---|---|
| 0 to 4 | 8% | 5% |
| 5 to 9 | 7% | 6% |
| 10 to 14 | 5% | 6% |
| 15 to 19 | 4% | 5% |
| 20 to 24 | 5% | 5% |
| 25 to 29 | 11% | 6% |
| 30 to 34 | 11% | 6% |
| 35 to 39 | 7% | 6% |
| 40 to 44 | 6% | 6% |
| 45 to 49 | 5% | 7% |
| 50 to 54 | 6% | 8% |
| 55 to 59 | 6% | 7% |
| 60 to 64 | 4% | 6% |
| 65 to 69 | 5% | 5% |
| 70 to 74 | 5% | 6% |
| 75 to 79 | 2% | 4% |
| 80 to 84 | 1% | 3% |
| 85 and over | 2% | 2% |
ONS Census 2021 and ONS pay by council (ASHE), via HomePortfolio.
Nearest station Stephensons of Essex 940 m, 12 min walk
Walk Score® (walkscore.com), ONS Census 2021 and Overture Maps places, via HomePortfolio.
| Likely |
| Vodafone | Likely | Likely | Likely |
|---|
Ofcom Connected Nations, via HomePortfolio. Ofcom copyright.
Environment Agency NaFRA2, BGS and UKHSA radon, BGS GeoSure, Defra noise mapping and Pollution Climate Mapping, via HomePortfolio.
| Month | Crimes here | Per 1,000 here | Per 1,000 across Braintree |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | 13 | 5.63 | 4.8 |
| January 2026 | 18 | 7.79 | 4.93 |
| February 2026 | 11 | 4.76 | 4.51 |
| March 2026 | 23 | 9.96 | 5.49 |
| April 2026 | 24 | 10.39 | 5.96 |
| May 2026 | 18 | 7.79 | 5.91 |
| June 2026 | 19 | 8.23 | 5.97 |
| July 2026 | 28 | 12.12 | 6.34 |
| August 2026 | 37 | 16.02 | 6.26 |
| September 2026 | 28 | 12.12 | 5.97 |
data.police.uk, via HomePortfolio. Crimes are mapped to an approximate location.
| Price | Home | Sold | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| £310,000 | Semi-detached · resale · 70 m² | 25 Sept 2026 | 70 m |
| £342,500 | Semi-detached · resale · 87 m² | 4 Sept 2026 | 760 m |
| £265,000 | Terraced · resale · 86 m² | 3 Sept 2026 | 310 m |
| £335,000 | Semi-detached · resale · 72 m² | 1 Sept 2026 | 550 m |
| £315,000 | Terraced · resale · 80 m² | 21 Aug 2026 | 510 m |
| £420,000 | Detached · resale · 88 m² | 21 Aug 2026 | 530 m |
| £375,000 | Terraced · resale · 107 m² | 21 Jul 2026 | 510 m |
| £425,000 | Detached · resale · 85 m² | 10 Jul 2026 | 580 m |
| £378,000 | Terraced · resale · 83 m² | 3 Jul 2026 | 380 m |
| £370,000 | Terraced · resale · 101 m² | 3 Jul 2026 | 430 m |
| £335,000 | Semi-detached · resale · 70 m² | 30 Jun 2026 | 240 m |
| £425,000 | Detached · resale · 92 m² | 29 Jun 2026 | 300 m |
| £415,000 | Detached · resale · 92 m² | 17 Jun 2026 | 260 m |
| £330,000 | Terraced · resale · 70 m² | 15 Jun 2026 | 290 m |
| £317,500 | Terraced · resale · 81 m² | 12 Jun 2026 | 720 m |
| £305,000 | Flat · resale · 93 m² | 12 Jun 2026 | 860 m |
| £270,000 | Terraced · resale · 78 m² | 5 Jun 2026 | 680 m |
| £187,500 | Flat · resale · 57 m² | 29 May 2026 | 960 m |
| £315,000 | Terraced · resale · 86 m² | 22 May 2026 | 710 m |
| £315,000 | Semi-detached · resale · 67 m² | 22 May 2026 | 980 m |
| £320,000 | Semi-detached · resale · 70 m² | 19 May 2026 | 280 m |
| £305,000 | Semi-detached · resale · 71 m² | 11 May 2026 | 200 m |
| £317,500 | Terraced · resale · 78 m² | 11 May 2026 | 550 m |
| £460,000 | Detached · resale · 116 m² | 28 Apr 2026 | 280 m |
| £166,000 | Flat · resale · 52 m² | 17 Apr 2026 | 420 m |
| £282,000 | Terraced · resale · 85 m² | 27 Mar 2026 | 720 m |
| £165,000 | Flat · resale · 56 m² | 25 Mar 2026 | 950 m |
| £315,000 | Terraced · resale · 102 m² | 20 Mar 2026 | 700 m |
| £425,000 | Semi-detached · resale · 125 m² | 19 Mar 2026 | 850 m |
| £160,000 | Flat · resale · 52 m² | 2 Mar 2026 | 490 m |
| £400,000 | Semi-detached · resale · 87 m² | 27 Feb 2026 | 920 m |
| £345,000 | Semi-detached · resale · 72 m² | 20 Feb 2026 | 570 m |
| £330,000 | Semi-detached · resale · 70 m² | 13 Feb 2026 | 290 m |
| £285,000 | Terraced · resale · 85 m² | 11 Feb 2026 | 510 m |
| £175,000 | Flat · resale · 53 m² | 23 Jan 2026 | 410 m |
| £420,000 | Detached · resale · 91 m² | 23 Jan 2026 | 220 m |
| £415,000 | Detached · resale · 94 m² | 13 Jan 2026 | 100 m |
| £318,000 | Terraced · resale · 78 m² | 7 Jan 2026 | 950 m |
| £290,000 | Terraced · resale · 102 m² | 19 Dec 2025 | 750 m |
| £350,000 | Terraced · resale · 86 m² | 18 Dec 2025 | 130 m |
| £290,000 | Terraced · resale · 77 m² | 10 Dec 2025 | 490 m |
| £350,000 | Semi-detached · resale · 70 m² | 8 Dec 2025 | 330 m |
| £332,000 | Terraced · resale · 70 m² | 28 Nov 2025 | 300 m |
| £375,000 | Semi-detached · resale · 85 m² | 28 Nov 2025 | 630 m |
| £350,000 | Semi-detached · resale · 70 m² | 27 Nov 2025 | 60 m |
| £405,000 | Terraced · resale · 98 m² | 27 Nov 2025 | 320 m |
| £385,000 | Terraced · resale · 115 m² | 24 Nov 2025 | 390 m |
| £390,000 | Detached · resale · 91 m² | 21 Nov 2025 | 130 m |
| £474,810 | Detached · new build · 132 m² | 17 Nov 2025 | 1000 m |
| £332,500 | Semi-detached · resale · 70 m² | 14 Nov 2025 | 330 m |
| £380,500 | Terraced · resale · 93 m² | 12 Nov 2025 | 460 m |
| £365,000 | Detached · resale · 71 m² | 7 Nov 2025 | 550 m |
| £248,449 | Detached · resale · 71 m² | 7 Nov 2025 | 550 m |
| £425,000 | Detached · resale · 92 m² | 6 Nov 2025 | 300 m |
| £310,000 | Terraced · resale · 85 m² | 5 Nov 2025 | 170 m |
| £155,000 | Flat · resale · 35 m² | 31 Oct 2025 | 480 m |
| £335,000 | Semi-detached · resale · 70 m² | 31 Oct 2025 | 300 m |
| £322,500 | Semi-detached · resale · 70 m² | 31 Oct 2025 | 300 m |
| £305,000 | Terraced · resale · 77 m² | 31 Oct 2025 | 380 m |
| £405,000 | Terraced · resale · 109 m² | 30 Oct 2025 | 970 m |
| £330,000 | Semi-detached · resale · 72 m² | 30 Oct 2025 | 560 m |
| £410,000 | Detached · resale · 100 m² | 24 Oct 2025 | 100 m |
| £285,000 | Terraced · resale · 104 m² | 24 Oct 2025 | 290 m |
| £365,000 | Semi-detached · resale · 90 m² | 23 Oct 2025 | 950 m |
| £310,000 | Terraced · resale · 71 m² | 21 Oct 2025 | 970 m |
| £345,000 | Semi-detached · resale · 70 m² | 20 Oct 2025 | 300 m |
| £430,000 | Detached · resale · 91 m² | 17 Oct 2025 | 570 m |
| £385,000 | Detached · resale · 96 m² | 17 Oct 2025 | 990 m |
| £390,000 | Detached · resale · 101 m² | 14 Oct 2025 | 340 m |
| £342,000 | Semi-detached · resale · 70 m² | 9 Oct 2025 | 340 m |
| £255,000 | Terraced · resale · 81 m² | 1 Oct 2025 | 130 m |
| £365,000 | Terraced · resale · 94 m² | 23 Sept 2025 | 470 m |
| £340,000 | Semi-detached · resale · 92 m² | 16 Sept 2025 | 750 m |
| £425,000 | Semi-detached · resale · 128 m² | 8 Sept 2025 | 640 m |
| £280,000 | Terraced · resale · 86 m² | 5 Sept 2025 | 970 m |
| £295,000 | Terraced · resale · 76 m² | 3 Sept 2025 | 270 m |
| £360,000 | Terraced · resale · 78 m² | 3 Sept 2025 | 460 m |
| £325,000 | Terraced · resale · 71 m² | 29 Aug 2025 | 360 m |
| £225,000 | Flat · resale · 71 m² | 29 Aug 2025 | 380 m |
| £365,000 | Detached · resale · 65 m² | 29 Aug 2025 | 710 m |
| £102,000 | Flat · resale · 31 m² | 28 Aug 2025 | 460 m |
| £435,000 | Semi-detached · resale · 120 m² | 26 Aug 2025 | 850 m |
| £170,000 | Flat · resale · 55 m² | 22 Aug 2025 | 970 m |
| £300,000 | Terraced · resale · 75 m² | 15 Aug 2025 | 880 m |
| £382,500 | Terraced · resale · 71 m² | 15 Aug 2025 | 600 m |
| £335,000 | Terraced · resale · 91 m² | 15 Aug 2025 | 280 m |
| £420,000 | Detached · resale · 100 m² | 14 Aug 2025 | 60 m |
| £335,000 | Terraced · resale · 56 m² | 7 Aug 2025 | 470 m |
| £385,000 | Semi-detached · resale · 128 m² | 5 Aug 2025 | 70 m |
| £132,000 | Flat · resale · 32 m² | 4 Aug 2025 | 490 m |
| £395,000 | Semi-detached · resale · 101 m² | 4 Aug 2025 | 990 m |
| £315,000 | Semi-detached · resale · 80 m² | 31 Jul 2025 | 980 m |
| £288,000 | Terraced · resale · 86 m² | 31 Jul 2025 | 660 m |
| £340,000 | Semi-detached · resale · 71 m² | 25 Jul 2025 | 50 m |
| £391,000 | Semi-detached · resale · 115 m² | 23 Jul 2025 | 120 m |
| £300,000 | Terraced · resale · 73 m² | 18 Jul 2025 | 910 m |
| £410,000 | Semi-detached · resale · 100 m² | 18 Jul 2025 | 130 m |
| £300,000 | Semi-detached · resale · 71 m² | 7 Jul 2025 | 380 m |
| £418,000 | Detached · resale · 88 m² | 7 Jul 2025 | 570 m |
| £250,000 | Detached · resale · 62 m² | 4 Jul 2025 | 870 m |
| £310,000 | Terraced · resale · 84 m² | 27 Jun 2025 | 690 m |
| £270,000 | Terraced · resale · 85 m² | 20 Jun 2025 | 860 m |
| £260,000 | Terraced · resale · 78 m² | 13 Jun 2025 | 680 m |
| £405,000 | Detached · resale · 87 m² | 9 Jun 2025 | 330 m |
| £323,500 | Terraced · resale · 69 m² | 5 Jun 2025 | 330 m |
| £470,000 | Detached · resale · 116 m² | 4 Jun 2025 | 280 m |
| £335,000 | Semi-detached · resale · 89 m² | 2 Jun 2025 | 930 m |
| £180,000 | Flat · resale · 54 m² | 2 Jun 2025 | 480 m |
| £180,000 | Flat · resale · 53 m² | 30 May 2025 | 480 m |
| £425,000 | Detached · resale · 89 m² | 29 May 2025 | 180 m |
| £187,000 | Flat · resale · 47 m² | 27 May 2025 | 420 m |
| £345,000 | Terraced · resale · 88 m² | 19 May 2025 | 480 m |
| £360,000 | Semi-detached · resale · 74 m² | 15 May 2025 | 670 m |
| £290,000 | Terraced · resale · 78 m² | 17 Apr 2025 | 590 m |
| £240,000 | Flat · resale · 83 m² | 17 Apr 2025 | 400 m |
| £420,000 | Detached · resale · 91 m² | 8 Apr 2025 | 580 m |
| £570,000 | Detached · resale · 173 m² | 31 Mar 2025 | 80 m |
| £365,000 | Detached · resale · 95 m² | 26 Mar 2025 | 180 m |
| £325,000 | Terraced · resale · 86 m² | 21 Mar 2025 | 570 m |
| £370,000 | Semi-detached · resale · 88 m² | 18 Mar 2025 | 500 m |
| £430,000 | Semi-detached · resale · 124 m² | 17 Mar 2025 | 810 m |
| £385,000 | Detached · resale · 95 m² | 6 Mar 2025 | 180 m |
| £372,733 | Semi-detached · resale · 91 m² | 14 Feb 2025 | 560 m |
| £310,000 | Semi-detached · resale · 79 m² | 14 Feb 2025 | 950 m |
| £425,000 | Detached · resale · 89 m² | 13 Feb 2025 | 230 m |
| £355,000 | Terraced · resale · 84 m² | 7 Feb 2025 | 420 m |
| £290,000 | Terraced · resale · 89 m² | 31 Jan 2025 | 340 m |
| £495,000 | Detached · resale · 137 m² | 23 Jan 2025 | 90 m |
| £295,000 | Terraced · resale · 86 m² | 20 Jan 2025 | 850 m |
| £285,000 | Semi-detached · resale · 87 m² | 10 Jan 2025 | 430 m |
| £195,000 | Flat · resale · 60 m² | 18 Dec 2024 | 940 m |
| £325,000 | Terraced · resale · 86 m² | 17 Dec 2024 | 630 m |
| £370,000 | Detached · resale · 96 m² | 16 Dec 2024 | 870 m |
| £90,000 | Flat · resale · 47 m² | 6 Dec 2024 | 340 m |
| £323,000 | Semi-detached · resale · 72 m² | 6 Dec 2024 | 560 m |
| £325,000 | Terraced · resale · 92 m² | 3 Dec 2024 | 420 m |
| £225,000 | Detached · resale · 72 m² | 29 Nov 2024 | 680 m |
| £430,000 | Terraced · resale · 115 m² | 28 Nov 2024 | 90 m |
| £245,000 | Flat · resale · 66 m² | 26 Nov 2024 | 340 m |
| £305,000 | Terraced · resale · 86 m² | 21 Nov 2024 | 330 m |
| £400,000 | Terraced · resale · 88 m² | 21 Nov 2024 | 570 m |
| £307,000 | Semi-detached · resale · 86 m² | 15 Nov 2024 | 280 m |
| £265,000 | Semi-detached · resale · 79 m² | 15 Nov 2024 | 550 m |
| £395,000 | Detached · resale · 87 m² | 12 Nov 2024 | 270 m |
HM Land Registry Price Paid with EPC floor areas, via HomePortfolio.