Mill Lane Braintree
10 addresses across 4 postcodes (CO6), about 390 m long, classed as a minor road. USRN 3900493.
- Energy: 2 homes have an energy certificate (F: 2).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is 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 C; Band D in Braintree costs £2,280 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 50% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Chappel and Wakes Colne, about 3.2 km (2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Colne Green, is about 1.4 km (0.8 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 32 to 62 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 10 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Pump House Surgery, about 1.5 km (0.9 miles) away.
- People: About 870 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 84% of households owned their home and 35% 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
2 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 287 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (1); House, detached (1). Built: 1950-1966 (1); before 1900 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (2).
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band C (31% of about 1,660 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Earls Colne and White Colne West and East (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 2.
- 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
- GATEWAY,GATES AND RAILINGS AT ENTRANCE TO COLNE PARK, grade II
- LODGE OF COLNE PARK, grade II
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, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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 25 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 1 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: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| CO6 2QN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CO6 2PL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 3 | unlikely |
| CO6 2QL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CO6 2QB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 10 addresses are between 32 m and 62 m above sea level (47 m on average); the ground rises about 30 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO6 2PL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CO6 2QB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CO6 2QL | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| CO6 2QN | 80% | 80% | 80% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Chappel and Wakes Colne 33,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Bures 53,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km (3.5 miles) | |
| Marks Tey 474,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.6 km (4.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bures Road White Colne | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 33.4 km (21 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Pump House Surgery | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | The Essex Dental Clinic | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Halstead Hospital | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| Police station | Copford Police Station | 8.5 km (5.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | Sectorsure Ltd - Bradwell Service Station | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Colne Green 1,850 m² | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 300 m² | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.8 ha | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,380 m² | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Colneford House, a listed building (Grade II*), 540 m (0.3 miles) south. 44 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Colneford House | Listed building, Grade II* | 540 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Earls Colne Priory | Scheduled monument | 670 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Boundary Wall to South,East and North East of Colne Priory | Listed building, Grade II* | 790 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Parish Church of St Andrew | Listed building, Grade I | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Monument in Colne Park | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Colne Valley | Valley | 450 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Millbrook Grove | Wood | 860 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| The Spinney | Wood | 950 m (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Aldercar | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Shrive's Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Mill Race | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 10 |
2 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 Braintree: see them on the Braintree page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earls Colne Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Colne Engaine Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | 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 | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 47% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 29% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 24% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 7 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
- CO6 2QN: 4 addresses of 15 in the postcode
- CO6 2PL: 3 addresses of 55 in the postcode
- CO6 2QL: 2 addresses of 5 in the postcode
- CO6 2QB: 1 address of 31 in the postcode
Nearby streets
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.