B1418 Chelmsford
7 addresses across 4 postcodes (CM3), about 940 m (0.6 miles) long, classed as a b road. USRN 6601094.
- Flood: 5 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band D; Band D in Chelmsford costs £2,300 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is South Woodham Ferrers, about 940 m (0.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, John Cox Recreational Area, is about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 8 to 40 m above sea level.
- Noise: 4 of its 7 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Kingsway Surgery, about 530 m (0.3 miles) away.
- People: About 1,030 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 82% of households owned their home and 28% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
Council tax
What each band costs in Chelmsford in 2026-27: Band D £2,300 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,533 | £1,789 | £2,045 | £2,300 | £2,811 | £3,322 | £3,834 | £4,600 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band D (24% of about 1,460 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)
- Workshop Main Road Woodham Ferrers Chelmsford, permissioned (450 m (0.3 miles))
- Site at Old Telephone Exchange Burnham Road South Woodham Ferrers: up to 1 home, permissioned (520 m (0.3 miles))
- Land Rear of Tabrums Burnham Road South Woodham Ferrers Chelmsford: up to 1 home, permissioned (610 m (0.4 miles))
- 46 Hullbridge Road Chelmsford South Woodham Ferrers, permissioned (870 m (0.5 miles))
- 46 Hullbridge Road Chelmsford South Woodham Ferrers: up to 4 homes, permissioned (870 m (0.5 miles))
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, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CM3 8RF | not in 2 or 3 | 3 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CM3 5QP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| CM3 5QS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CM3 8RE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 2 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 7 addresses are between 8 m and 40 m above sea level (21 m on average); the ground rises about 32 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CM3 5QP | 100% | 50% | 50% | 0% |
| CM3 5QS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CM3 8RE | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| CM3 8RF | 73% | 46% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | South Woodham Ferrers 318,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
| Battlesbridge 23,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) | |
| North Fambridge 70,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km (3.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Edwin's Hall Rd Woodham Ferrers | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Wallasea Island Ferry Landing Canewdon | 14 km (8.7 miles) |
| Car parks | South Woodham Ferrers Station Car Park | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | PoGo Charge | 7.3 km (4.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 11.6 km (7.2 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 35.8 km (22 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Kingsway Surgery | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Village Pharmacy | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Hospital | Runwell Hospital | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| Police station | Essex Police | 7.6 km (4.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Hullbridge - Ferry Road Cashzone | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | John Cox Recreational Area 3.3 ha | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,110 m² | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.4 ha | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 5,660 m² | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade I), 860 m (0.5 miles) north. 12 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 860 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Mill Hill | Hill | 280 m north-west |
| Edwinshall Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Bushy Hill | Hill | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Hawe's Wood | Wood | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Emberson's Wood | Wood | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north |
| Long Reach | Tidal water | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
4 of the street's 7 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 Chelmsford: see them on the Chelmsford page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodville Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 760 m (0.5 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Elmwood Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, SWF Roman Catholic | Primary | 2–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| William de Ferrers School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Sep 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Trinity St Mary's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Woodham Ferrers Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (essex).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 43% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 35% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 5 to 8 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
- CM3 8RF: 3 addresses of 24 in the postcode
- CM3 5QP: 2 addresses of 23 in the postcode
- CM3 5QS: 1 address of 27 in the postcode
- CM3 8RE: 1 address of 7 in the postcode
All the streets in CM3 and across Chelmsford.
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.
- 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.