Bonnell Close Runwell, Chelmsford
23 addresses across 2 postcodes (SS11), about 170 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 6602847.
- Sales: 5 recorded sales since 1995; in 2023 the median was £450,000 across 3 sales.
- Energy: 22 homes have an energy certificate (B: 22).
- 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 E; Band D in Chelmsford costs £2,300 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Battlesbridge, about 2.2 km (1.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Memorial Park, is about 1.7 km (1.1 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 19 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Swanwood Partnership, about 2.4 km (1.5 miles) away.
- People: About 600 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 74% of households owned their home and 34% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 14 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | £450,000 | £276,496 | £494,995 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Aug 2023 | 2 SS11 7NG | Detached | £450,000 | New build. |
| 28 Jul 2023 | 10 SS11 7NG | Detached | £494,995 | New build. |
| 31 May 2023 | 8 SS11 7NG | Semi-detached | £276,496 | Leasehold. |
| 31 Oct 2022 | 1 SS11 7NG | Other | £170,440 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 20 Dec 2019 | 29 SS11 7NG | Other | £810,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
Energy performance certificates
22 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 71 m². Most common: Flat (15); House, end-terrace (3); House, detached (2). Built: 2023 (22).
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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band E (27% of about 860 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: yes, Chelmsford.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Millie's Farm Meadow Lane Runwell Wickford: up to 1 home, permissioned (550 m (0.3 miles))
- Land West of Hedge Grove Meadow Lane Runwell: up to 1 home, permissioned (550 m (0.3 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SS11 7NG | not in 2 or 3 | ||
| SS11 7LL | not in 2 or 3 | 4 / 1 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 19 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SS11 7LL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SS11 7NG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Battlesbridge 23,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Wickford 1.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) | |
| South Woodham Ferrers 318,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m (0.2 miles), 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ryerson Drive Runwell | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Basildon Town Centre | 8.9 km (5.5 miles) |
| Car parks | Battlesbridge Station Car Park | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | PoGo Charge | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 12.9 km (8 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 35 km (22 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Swanwood Partnership | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Swan Lane (Dental Surgery) | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Hospital | Runwell Hospital | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Police station | Essex Police | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | Your Local Cashzone | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Memorial Park 1.8 ha | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 360 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 13 ha | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.8 ha | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
Landmarks
1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Pitfield Shaw | Wood | 620 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Sandpit Wood | Wood | 660 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Gorse Wood | Wood | 750 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Curry Hill | Hill | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Pat's Rill | Tidal water | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) east |
| Hanningfield Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
None of the street's 23 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, railways or aircraft.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Luke's Park Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 450 m (0.3 miles) | No overall grade (May 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Runwell Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Dec 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Rettendon Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | Good (Apr 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Hilltop Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Hilltop Infant School | Primary | 2–7 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heidis SS11 7JJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 260 m | 5 Very good | 22 Jul 2026 |
| Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust SS11 7FE | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 270 m | 5 Very good | 10 Mar 2026 |
| Co-op SS11 7JJ | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 350 m | 5 Very good | 19 Aug 2025 |
| Melania Perumal SS11 7HE | Other catering premises | 360 m | 5 Very good | 6 Oct 2025 |
| St Lukes Park Primary School SS11 7LH | School/college/university | 380 m | 5 Very good | 25 Nov 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 7 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Ryerson Drive (8); On or near Boiler House Road (6).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 29% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 3% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 74% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 7% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 11% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 3% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 68% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 11% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 45% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 10% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | under 1% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 18% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 33% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 5 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
Hughes Crescent · Fresson Close · Baines Place · Southlands Farm Way · Boiler House Road · Ryerson Drive · Evans Drive · Rushbrook Avenue · Croot Place · Stokes Link · Stable Fields · Flemings Farm Close
All the streets in SS11 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.