Culvert Close Coggeshall, Braintree
8 addresses across 2 postcodes (CO6), about 90 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 3900574.
- Sales: 10 recorded sales since 1995; in 2023 the median was £717,500 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 5 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 3, E: 1).
- Flood: 7 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 B; Band D in Braintree costs £2,280 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Kelvedon, about 3.6 km (2.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Brian Tebbutts Garden, is about 30 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 27 to 28 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 8 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Coggeshall Surgery, about 290 m away.
- People: About 260 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 62% of households owned their home and 35% 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.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | £717,500 | £705,000 | £730,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £537,500 | £537,500 | £537,500 |
| 2012 | 1 | £450,000 | £450,000 | £450,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £420,000 | £420,000 | £420,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £432,000 | £432,000 | £432,000 |
| 1999 | 1 | £245,000 | £245,000 | £245,000 |
| 1998 | 1 | £248,000 | £248,000 | £248,000 |
| 1997 | 1 | £180,000 | £180,000 | £180,000 |
| 1995 | 1 | £206,000 | £206,000 | £206,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Dec 2023 | 3 CO6 1PB | Detached | £705,000 | |
| 16 May 2023 | 2 CO6 1PB | Detached | £730,000 | |
| 9 Aug 2013 | 5 CO6 1PB | Detached | £537,500 | |
| 31 Aug 2012 | 2 CO6 1PB | Detached | £450,000 | |
| 27 Jul 2010 | 1 CO6 1PB | Detached | £420,000 | |
| 1 Apr 2009 | 3 CO6 1PB | Detached | £432,000 | |
| 24 Jun 1999 | 5 CO6 1PB | Detached | £245,000 | |
| 11 Sep 1998 | 4 CO6 1PB | Detached | £248,000 | |
| 12 May 1997 | 1 CO6 1PB | Detached | £180,000 | |
| 11 Sep 1995 | 3 CO6 1PB | Detached | £206,000 |
Energy performance certificates
5 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 156 m². Most common: House, detached (5). Built: 1983-1990 (5). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (4).
Each home's certificates and sales (3 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Braintree in 2026-27: Band D £2,280 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,520 | £1,774 | £2,027 | £2,280 | £2,787 | £3,294 | £3,801 | £4,561 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (36% of about 830 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Coggeshall (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 5.
- 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
- 11-21, WEST STREET, grade II
- 20, WEST STREET, grade II
- GRAVEL HOUSE, grade II
- POSTS, RAILINGS AND DWARF WALL 5 METRES SOUTH OF HARE BRIDGE HOUSE, grade II
- WEST PART OF NO 16, grade II
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, 5 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 3 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 10 homes the Environment Agency counts, 5 are in areas at high risk, 2 medium, 3 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: at least one postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| CO6 1PB | zone 3 | 1 / 1 / 3 | unlikely |
| CO6 1NR | zone 3 | 4 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 8 addresses are between 27 m and 28 m above sea level (28 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO6 1NR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CO6 1PB | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Kelvedon 600,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| Marks Tey 474,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7 km (4.3 miles) | |
| White Notley 7,660 journeys in 2024–25 | 7 km (4.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 14 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Paycockes House Coggeshall | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Interchange Braintree Town Centre | 8.9 km (5.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 30.9 km (19 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Coggeshall Surgery | 290 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Day Lewis Pharmacy | 150 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Yorkshire Grey | 360 m |
| Hospital | Halstead Hospital | 9.2 km (5.7 miles) |
| Police station | Copford Police Station | 8.3 km (5.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest East of England Co-op Coggeshall Cashzone | 370 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Brian Tebbutts Garden 660 m² | 30 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 2,620 m² | 240 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,310 m² | 240 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.1 ha | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,830 m² | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 0.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Paycocke's, a listed building (Grade I), 70 m west. 204 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 8 of them Grade I and 17 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Paycocke's | Listed building, Grade I | 70 m west |
| The Fleece Public House | Listed building, Grade II* | 80 m west |
| The Cricketers Public House | Listed building, Grade II* | 80 m east |
| Part of the White Hart Hotel | Listed building, Grade II* | 160 m east |
| Coggeshall Abbey | Scheduled monument | 670 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Gomer's Hole | Lake or reservoir | 460 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| The Grove | Wood | 710 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Horseshoe Hole | Lake or reservoir | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Gate House Spinney | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Fen Plantation | Wood | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) north |
| White's Hill | Hill | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.3 | 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 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 8 |
2 of the street's 8 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 Braintree: see them on the Braintree page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Coggeshall | Primary | 2–11 | 770 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Honywood School | Secondary | 11–16 | 880 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Dec 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The White Hart Hotel CO6 1NH | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 130 m | 5 Very good | 7 Oct 2025 |
| Paycockes House CO6 1NS | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 170 m | 5 Very good | 10 May 2019 |
| Cabros Restaurant Ltd CO6 1TS | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 180 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 5 Nov 2025 |
| Fei's CO6 1TS | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 180 m | 5 Very good | 7 Oct 2026 |
| The Chapel Inn CO6 1TS | Pub/bar/nightclub | 180 m | 5 Very good | 10 Sep 2025 |
| Rupert's Taproom & Cocktail Bar CO6 1TS | Pub/bar/nightclub | 180 m | 5 Very good | 30 Apr 2025 |
| Coddeshall Fish And Chips CO6 1TS | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 190 m | 4 Good | 9 Jun 2025 |
| Coggeshall Spice CO6 1TS | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 210 m | 5 Very good | 27 Jul 2023 |
| Normans CO6 1TT | Retailers - other | 210 m | 5 Very good | 14 Dec 2017 |
| The Noble Goose CO6 1TT | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 210 m | 5 Very good | 20 Nov 2025 |
| Absolute Angels CO6 1TT | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 210 m | 4 Good | 3 Jun 2026 |
| Mr Hanna's CO6 1TS | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 210 m | 5 Very good | 21 Aug 2026 |
| Bakealicious Tea Room CO6 1TS | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 220 m | 4 Good | 9 Jun 2025 |
| Buntings Fine Foods Ltd CO6 1TU | Manufacturers/packers | 250 m | 5 Very good | 26 Feb 2025 |
| Morrisons Daily CO6 1TU | Retailers - other | 250 m | 5 Very good | 3 Oct 2022 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 9 |
| Public order | 4 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Shoplifting | 2 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Market Hill (10); On or near Market End (5); On or near Supermarket (4); On or near Culvert Close (1); On or near The Gravel (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 62% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 35% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 23% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 44% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 18% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 4 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
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Kings Acre · The Gravel · Bridge Street · Market End · Market Hill · Stoneham Street · East Street · Bridge Street · Greenacres · School Mews · Queen Street · West 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.
- 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.