Mill Road Wendens Ambo, Uttlesford
14 addresses across 4 postcodes (CB11), about 180 m long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 41401467.
- Energy: 5 homes have an energy certificate (A: 1, C: 1, D: 3).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 G; Band D in Uttlesford costs £2,334 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 67% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Audley End, about 380 m away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 2 km (1.2 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 49 to 60 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 14 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Newport Surgery, about 2.4 km (1.5 miles) away.
- People: About 840 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 75% of households owned their home and 55% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 1 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often burglary.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
5 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 285 m². Most common: House, detached (4); House (1). Built: 2020 (1); 1991-1995 (1); 2021 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (3 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Uttlesford in 2026-27: Band D £2,334 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,556 | £1,815 | £2,075 | £2,334 | £2,852 | £3,371 | £3,890 | £4,668 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band G (25% of about 1,730 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- 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: 5 protected trees on or by this street.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- NUMBERS 1-7 SILVER ROW, grade II
- THE OLD FORGE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Royston Road Wendens Ambo CB11 4JX: up to 6 homes, permissioned (470 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 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CB11 4JP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| CB11 3TU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CB11 4JL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CB11 4JW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 14 addresses are between 49 m and 60 m above sea level (54 m on average); the ground rises about 11 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB11 3TU | 100% | 67% | 67% | 0% |
| CB11 4JL | 94% | 94% | 94% | 0% |
| CB11 4JP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CB11 4JW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Audley End 814,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 380 m |
| Newport (Essex) 206,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) | |
| Great Chesterford 101,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Fighting Cocks Audley End | 330 m |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Audley End Station Parking | 270 m |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 13.4 km (8.3 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Newport Surgery | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Newport Pharmacy | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Saffron Walden Community Hospital | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Police station | Saffron Walden Police Station | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 8,830 m² | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 910 m² | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 480 m² | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary the Virgin, a listed building (Grade I), 700 m (0.4 miles) west. 29 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 the Virgin | Listed building, Grade I | 700 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Shortgrove Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Roman villa at Chinnel Barn | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Moated site 400m south-east of Shortgrove Hall | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Ring Hill camp | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Audley End | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hollowroad Plantation | Wood | 530 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Riversfield Belt | Wood | 650 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Mill Hill | Hill | 810 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Duck Island | Island | 1.5 km (1 mile) north |
| Place Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north |
| Smithfield Bottom | Valley | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.4 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 13 | 14 |
1 of the street's 14 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 Uttlesford: see them on the Uttlesford page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyce Frankland Academy, Newport | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Saffron Walden County High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Outstanding (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sparrows End Farm Shop CB11 3TU | Retailers - other | 320 m | 5 Very good | 29 Apr 2026 |
| Audley End News CB11 4LB | Retailers - other | 340 m | 4 Good | 9 Jun 2025 |
| Mono Pizzeria CB11 4LB | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 340 m | 5 Very good | 30 Aug 2024 |
| Cervus CB11 4LB | Farmers/growers | 390 m | Exempt |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Burglary | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Mutlow Close (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 56% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 34% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 39% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 20% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 55% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 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 7 to 9 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
- CB11 4JP: 11 addresses
- CB11 3TU: 1 address of 16 in the postcode
- CB11 4JL: 1 address of 25 in the postcode
- CB11 4JW: 1 address of 5 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Mutlow Hill · Mutlow Close · Station Road
All the streets in CB11 and across Uttlesford.
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.