Andrew Close Stanford-le-Hope, Thurrock
10 addresses across 2 postcodes (SS17), about 50 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 40500037.
- Sales: 8 recorded sales since 1995; in 2019 the median was £302,000 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Thurrock cost £319,969 in August 2026 (-1.4% on a year); private rents averaged £1,389 a month.
- Energy: 4 homes have an energy certificate (D: 4).
- Flood: 8 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Thurrock costs £2,255 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Stanford-Le-Hope, about 1.5 km (0.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 730 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 13.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 8.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 9 to 11 m above sea level.
- Noise: 4 of its 10 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Hassengate Medical Centre, about 870 m (0.5 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 700 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 93% of households owned their home and 20% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 21 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | £302,000 | £302,000 | £302,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £322,500 | £322,500 | £322,500 |
| 2005 | 1 | £183,000 | £183,000 | £183,000 |
| 2000 | 2 | £93,000 | £93,000 | £93,000 |
| 1999 | 1 | £71,000 | £71,000 | £71,000 |
| 1996 | 1 | £52,500 | £52,500 | £52,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Nov 2018 | 5 SS17 8DZ | Semi-detached | £322,500 | |
| 4 Dec 2019 | 6 SS17 8DZ | Semi-detached | £302,000 | |
| 6 Nov 2025 | 7 SS17 8DZ | Other | £407,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 27 May 2005 | 8 SS17 8DZ | Semi-detached | £183,000 | |
| 26 May 2000 | 8 SS17 8DZ | Semi-detached | £93,000 | |
| 5 May 2000 | 8 SS17 8DZ | Semi-detached | £93,000 | |
| 15 Jan 1999 | 8 SS17 8DZ | Semi-detached | £71,000 | |
| 7 Oct 1996 | 8 SS17 8DZ | Semi-detached | £52,500 |
House prices and rents in Thurrock
A typical home in Thurrock cost £319,969 in August 2026, 1.4% less than a year before. That is 7% more than five years earlier and 23% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £590,156 |
| Semi-detached | £398,062 |
| Terraced | £317,361 |
| Flat or maisonette | £188,423 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £294,718 |
Private renters in Thurrock paid £1,389 a month on average in September 2026, 5.3% more than a year before. That is 29% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £946 |
| Two bedrooms | £1,222 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,484 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £2,209 |
Energy performance certificates
4 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 89 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (4). Built: 1967-1975 (4). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (4).
Each home's certificates and sales (4 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 10,301 kWh of it on average in 2024, 6% less than the district's 10,988 kWh, and 3,253 kWh of electricity, 7% less than the district's 3,481 kWh. There are gas meters for about 100% of the homes.
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SS17 8DZ | 8 | 3,792 kWh | 8 | 8,635 kWh |
| SS17 8DY | 13 | 2,382 kWh | 13 | 9,603 kWh |
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is SS17.
Council tax
What each band costs in Thurrock in 2026-27: Band D £2,255 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,503 | £1,754 | £2,004 | £2,255 | £2,756 | £3,257 | £3,758 | £4,509 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band C (70% of about 1,050 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Garage Site Lyndhurst Road Corringham Essex: up to 6 homes, permissioned (770 m (0.5 miles))
- First Floor, Grover House, Grover Walk, Corringham, permissioned (850 m (0.5 miles))
- The New Pompadour, St Johns Way, Corringham, SS17 7NA, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Energy projects nearby
2 energy projects near the street's postcodes.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mucking Gas 3 Landfill Scheme | Landfill Gas | 3.9 MW | Operational Jul 2000 | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| Mucking Gas 2 Landfill Scheme | Landfill Gas | 3.8 MW | Operational Jul 2000 | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 6 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 6 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 8 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 2 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| SS17 8DZ | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 1 / 3 | unlikely |
| SS17 8DY | not in 2 or 3 | 4 / 1 / 3 | unlikely |
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
Every 1 km square the street's postcodes are in is in the lowest band of radon potential: fewer than 1 home in 100 is estimated to be at or above the Action Level. It is not a radon Affected Area.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's 10 addresses are between 9 m and 11 m above sea level (10 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SS17 8DY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SS17 8DZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Stanford-Le-Hope 745,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Laindon 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) | |
| East Tilbury 385,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km (3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 16 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Balmoral Avenue Stanford le Hope | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Basildon Town Centre | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Tilbury Ferry Terminal | 9.6 km (6 miles) |
| Car parks | RCP Parking - King Street | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Gordon Road Car Park | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 18.7 km (12 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 42.3 km (26 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hassengate Medical Centre Good Apr 2016 | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hassengate Pharmacy | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 390 m |
| Hospital | Braintree Community Hospital | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
| Care homes | 3 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cedar House Good May 2021 | 180 m |
| Police station | Basildon Police Station | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | Eagle News, Corringham Cashzone | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4.5 ha | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 870 m² | 50 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,760 m² | 30 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,270 m² | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 4.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Canters Shaw | Wood | 1.9 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Cobblers Mede Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) east |
| Northlands Wood | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north |
| Old Hill | Hill | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north |
| Earls Hope | Wetland | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south-east |
| Shelly Bay | Tidal water | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 10 |
4 of the street's 10 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Thurrock: see them on the Thurrock page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Bugler Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 520 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection | 58% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 3% at the higher standard (2025; 54% in 2024 and 55% in 2023) |
| Abbots Hall Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 660 m (0.4 miles) | No overall grade (Apr 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good | 66% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 10% at the higher standard (2025; 70% in 2024 and 49% in 2023) |
| Graham James Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 820 m (0.5 miles) | No overall grade (Apr 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good | 67% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 14% at the higher standard (2025; 72% in 2024 and 67% in 2023) |
| Giffards Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection | 78% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 10% at the higher standard (2025; 79% in 2024 and 71% in 2023) |
| Mossbourne Port Side Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Requires improvement (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 42.0; 43.9% grade 5+ in English and maths |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Requires improvement (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 61% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 6% at the higher standard (2025; 59% in 2024 and 48% in 2023) |
| Mossbourne Fobbing Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Inadequate (May 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 46.5; 45.5% grade 5+ in English and maths |
| Stanford-Le-Hope Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 62% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 16% at the higher standard (2025; 56% in 2024 and 55% in 2023) |
| St Clere's School | Secondary | 11–19 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | No overall grade (Apr 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 42.9 (43.2 in 2025 and 42.5 in 2024); 41.3% grade 5+ in English and maths A level 2025: average grade D+; 2.7% AAB or better; progress below average |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
8 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 810 m (0.5 miles) from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Epic Graham James SS17 7ES | Out-of-school day care | 32 | Not inspected yet | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| Little Chestnuts Preschool SS17 7LS | Sessional day care | 40 | Outstanding (Oct 2021, overall grade under the previous framework) | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| CJ's Little Pickles SS17 7TG | Full day care | 20 | Not inspected yet | 900 m (0.6 miles) |
| St Marys Pre-School SS17 7LJ | Sessional day care | 39 | Mar 2026: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 | 950 m (0.6 miles) |
| Rose Buddies Childcare Ltd SS17 0BA | Full day care | 30 | Good (May 2025, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| East Thurrock Kids Club SS17 0DF | Full day care | 90 | Good (Jun 2025, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Treasure Children Forever Pre-school SS17 7PZ | Full day care | 60 | Outstanding (May 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Sparkling Angels Day Nursery and Preschool SS17 0BZ | Full day care | 75 | Not inspected yet | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 138 childminders and 59 home childcarers (nannies) in Thurrock. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Homesteads SS17 7AB | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 170 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Christian Care Homes SS17 7AB | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 210 m | 4 Good | 17 Feb 2026 |
| The Homesteads Care Home SS17 7AQ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 230 m | 5 Very good | 3 Sep 2026 |
| Homestead Stores SS17 8ES | Retailers - other | 380 m | 4 Good | 18 Feb 2025 |
| Arthur Bugler Primary School SS17 7BQ | School/college/university | 390 m | 5 Very good | 28 Apr 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 5 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Gideons Way (7); On or near Redlie Close (4); On or near Branksome Park (2); On or near Rodings Avenue (2); On or near Sports/Recreation Area (1).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 93% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 49% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 49% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 8 to 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Beckett Drive · Graham Close · Kathleen Close · Penny Lane · Gideons Way · Rose Valley Crescent · Rodings Avenue · Pelham Place · Second Avenue · Oakland Mews · Redlie Close · Southend Road
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.