Back Waterside Lane Tendring
16 addresses across 2 postcodes (CO7), about 50 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 39900096.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Tendring cost £260,636 in August 2026 (-1.2% on a year); private rents averaged £1,058 a month.
- Energy: 11 homes have an energy certificate (B: 2, C: 3, D: 6).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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.
- Storm overflows: 6 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 76 times (60 hours) in 2025.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Tendring costs £2,270 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Great Bentley, about 5.2 km (3.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 530 m (0.3 miles) away, and Western Promenade (11 hectares) is about 690 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 9 to 13 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 16 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Colne Medical Centre, about 640 m (0.4 miles) away.
- People: About 290 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 84% of households owned their home and 30% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 24 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
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
House prices and rents in Tendring
A typical home in Tendring cost £260,636 in August 2026, 1.2% less than a year before. That is 6% more than five years earlier and 31% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £367,926 |
| Semi-detached | £255,436 |
| Terraced | £203,459 |
| Flat or maisonette | £132,634 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £222,460 |
Private renters in Tendring paid £1,058 a month on average in September 2026, 3.7% more than a year before. That is 35% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £761 |
| Two bedrooms | £979 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,192 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,593 |
Energy performance certificates
11 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 91 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (7); Bungalow, semi-detached (2); House, end-terrace (2). Built: 1950-1966 (7); 2012 (2); 1900-1929 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (8); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (11 addresses)
- 1 Florence Cottages, Back Waterside Lane, Brightlingsea
- 1 Florence Place, Back Waterside Lane, Brightlingsea
- 2 Florence Cottages, Back Waterside Lane, Brightlingsea
- 2 Florence Place, Back Waterside Lane, Brightlingsea
- 3 Florence Cottages, Back Waterside Lane, Brightlingsea
- 4 Florence Cottages, Back Waterside Lane
- 5 Florence Cottages, Back Waterside Lane, Brightlingsea
- 6 Florence Cottages, Back Waterside Lane, Brightlingsea
- 7 Florence Cottages, Back Waterside Lane, Brightlingsea
- 8 Florence Cottages, Back Waterside Lane, Brightlingsea
- 9 Florence Cottages, Back Waterside Lane, Brightlingsea
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 9,069 kWh of it on average in 2024, 23% less than the district's 11,756 kWh, and 2,163 kWh of electricity, 43% less than the district's 3,803 kWh. There are gas meters for about 100% of the homes.
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 CO7.
Council tax
What each band costs in Tendring in 2026-27: Band D £2,270 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,513 | £1,765 | £2,017 | £2,270 | £2,774 | £3,278 | £3,783 | £4,539 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (30% of about 1,040 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Brightlingsea. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 1.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- BROWN OWL HOUSE, grade II
Energy projects nearby
No wind turbine or waste plant within 5 km (3.1 miles), and no solar farm, battery site or other project of 1 MW or more within 2 km (1.2 miles), of the street's postcodes, operating or planned.
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
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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.
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
6 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 76 times, for 60 hours in all, in 2025. They discharge into The West Dyke, A Drain, A Tributary of Colne Estuary, West Dyke (To Colne Estuary).
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brightlingsea - Spring Road Cso Anglian Water | The West Dyke | 15 | 2 | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| Brightlingsea Cso (Bellfield 35) Anglian Water | The West Dyke | 16 | 6 | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| Brightlingsea Station Road Cso Anglian Water | The West Dyke | 20 | 6 | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| Brightlingsea Station Road Cso Anglian Water | A Drain, A Tributary of Colne Estuary | 15 | 7 | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| Brightlingsea Station Road Cso Anglian Water | The West Dyke | 2 | 0 | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| Brightlingsea West Dyke Terminal Ps Anglian Water | West Dyke (To Colne Estuary) | 8 | 38 | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
A storm overflow lets sewage diluted with rainwater into a river, stream or the sea when heavy rain overwhelms the sewers, so the spills here affect the water they run into, not homes. A spill is counted the regulators' way: a first 12 hours, then each 24 hours it goes on.
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 16 addresses are between 9 m and 13 m above sea level (10 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO7 0EQ | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| CO7 0FR | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Great Bentley 105,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) |
| Alresford (Essex) 97,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km (3.4 miles) | |
| Wivenhoe 352,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.3 km (4.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 14 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest High Street Brightlingsea | 40 m |
| Ferry terminal | Brightlingsea Ferry Landing | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 35.4 km (22 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 55.5 km (34 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Colne Medical Centre | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacy within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 390 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Brightling Sea Dental Practice | 160 m |
| Hospital | Clacton Hospital Good Oct 2023 | 8.5 km (5.3 miles) |
| Care homes | 3 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Cottage Residential Care Home Inadequate Sep 2025 | 160 m |
| Police station | Essex Police | 8.5 km (5.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machine within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest East of England Co-op Brightlingsea Cashzone | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,200 m² | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Western Promenade 11 ha | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 480 m² | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bayard Recreation Ground 4.4 ha | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 13 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Jacobes Hall, a listed building (Grade I), 150 m west. 36 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Jacobes Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 150 m west |
| Martello tower A and associated battery, Stone Point | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| St Osyth's Priory | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Underwood's Hard | Wetland | 700 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Cindery Island | Island | 750 m (0.5 miles) south |
| The Folly | Tidal water | 930 m (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Lodge Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Dolphin Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) east |
| Big Wapping Hill | Hill | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 15 | 16 |
1 of the street's 16 addresses is 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 Tendring: see them on the Tendring page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brightlingsea Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 2–11 | 670 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 69% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 6% at the higher standard (2025; 72% in 2024 and 58% in 2023) |
| Colne Community School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 42.3 (43.0 in 2025 and 45.5 in 2024); 40.9% grade 5+ in English and maths |
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
2 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 390 m from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Munchkins Nursery and Pre School CO7 0AB | Full day care | 54 | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 390 m |
| Brightlingsea Playcentre CO7 0NL | Full day care | 56 | Good (Jun 2021, overall grade under the previous framework) | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 665 childminders and 193 home childcarers (nannies) in Essex. 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 Rosebud CO7 0EH | Pub/bar/nightclub | 130 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 23 Jul 2026 |
| Mughal Express Brightlingsea CO7 0AQ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 160 m | 4 Good | 11 Jul 2025 |
| The Good Love CO7 0AG | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 220 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Masonic Hall CO7 0AL | Other catering premises | 240 m | 5 Very good | 25 Sep 2017 |
| Raj Massala CO7 0AL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 240 m | 5 Very good | 16 Dec 2025 |
| Bumbles Greengrocers CO7 0AG | Retailers - other | 240 m | 4 Good | 29 Jul 2025 |
| Ye Olde Swan CO7 0AE | Pub/bar/nightclub | 280 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Graze N Table CO7 0AE | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 280 m | 5 Very good | 10 Oct 2025 |
| Brightlingsea Bakery CO7 0AE | Manufacturers/packers | 290 m | 4 Good | 17 May 2025 |
| Smiths of Essex Ltd CO7 0AE | Retailers - other | 290 m | 5 Very good | 16 May 2025 |
| Bistro36 CO7 0AE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 290 m | 5 Very good | 20 Nov 2025 |
| Royal British Legion CO7 0BG | Pub/bar/nightclub | 300 m | 5 Very good | 2 Jun 2025 |
| Joy Thai Kitchen CO7 0BZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 320 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| St James' Church CO7 0AE | Retailers - other | 320 m | 5 Very good | 10 Oct 2025 |
| Winkies Fish And Chips CO7 0BZ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 350 m | 5 Very good | 29 Jul 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 13 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Parking Area (5); On or near Margaret Close (4); On or near Link Road (4); On or near Anne Close (3); On or near High Street (3).
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 | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 56% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 38% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 33% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 6 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
High Street · Margaret Close · Hurst Green · Oysters Reach · Anne Close · Tower Cut · John Street · Link Road · Elizabeth Way · Charles Road · Albert Road · Tower Street
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.