Wenham Home Prices Cluster Above $1 Million in Latest Deed Filings

WENHAM -- Six property transfers were recorded in Wenham between Sept. 4 and Oct. 3, led by a $1,495,000 condominium sale on Pine Hill Road. Four of the six transactions carried a recorded sale price, with a median of $1,129,000.

MARKET OVERVIEW Essex South Registry of Deeds records show six transactions in Wenham during the period, four with a recorded sale price and two still pending. Among the priced sales, the range ran from $543,000 to $1,495,000, with a median of $1,129,000. Six recorded transfers in a month is a modest volume for Wenham, a small town, and points to limited turnover during this period based on count alone.

TOP SALES The period's highest-priced transaction was 8 Pine Hill Road, Unit 8, which sold for $1,495,000 on Sept. 30. Ronald J. Jackson, trustee, was the seller; Deborah D. Rice was the buyer. At 9 Great Pond Road, Lot 13, the property sold for $1,153,000 on Sept. 23. Michele A. Ring was the seller and Robert Cattell the buyer. 61 Topsfield Road, Lot K, sold for $1,105,000 on Sept. 30. Erin E. Mazman was the seller; Lauren C. Kane, trustee, was the buyer. 11 & 13 Hull Street sold for $543,000 on Oct. 2. The seller was the John A. Williams Family Irrevocable Trust; the buyer was Stephanie Leathe.

NEIGHBORHOOD BREAKDOWN No street had more than one recorded sale this period, so transactions are grouped by price tier. Under $1 million: 11 & 13 Hull Street ($543,000), the period's only sale below seven figures. Between $1 million and $1.5 million: 61 Topsfield Road, Lot K ($1,105,000); 9 Great Pond Road, Lot 13 ($1,153,000); and 8 Pine Hill Road, Unit 8 ($1,495,000). Two additional transfers, at 5 Middlewood Drive, Unit 2A, and 6 Wallis Drive, Unit 6, have no recorded price yet and are not included in the tier breakdown.

MARKET NOTES Bed, bath and square-footage figures were not available in the deed records for this period. Three of the six addresses carry a unit designation (Pine Hill Road, Middlewood Drive, Wallis Drive), indicating condominium transactions, while two others reference a lot number (Topsfield Road, Great Pond Road). Three of the six transfers moved property within the same family name: Christopher Hall to Christopher F. Hall, trustee, at Middlewood Drive; Virginia H. Cogger to Steven D. Cogger, trustee, at Wallis Drive; and the Williams Family Irrevocable Trust to Stephanie Leathe at Hull Street. Deed records do not indicate the reason for these transfers.

Recorded Deeds

Source: Registry of Deeds. Sale amounts shown as recorded; transfers without a disclosed consideration are noted as such.

Compiled from official town feeds, community organizations, and local press. Outside reporting is attributed inline.