Orchard Close Ramsey, Tendring
8 addresses across 1 postcode (CO12), about 100 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 39901358.
- Sales: 8 recorded sales since 1995; in 2018 the median was £350,000 across 1 sale.
- 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: 3 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, E: 2).
- 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.
- Coastal erosion: The nearest projected coastal erosion zone is 940 m (0.6 miles) from its postcodes.
- Traffic: The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles), the A120, carries 10,256 motor vehicles a day on average (2025).
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band D; 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 Harwich International, about 3.2 km (2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 3 to 6 m above sea level.
- Noise: 7 of its 8 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Mayflower Medical Centre, about 3 km (1.9 miles) away.
- People: About 290 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 90% of households owned their home and 21% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 10 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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Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | £350,000 | £350,000 | £350,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £242,000 | £242,000 | £242,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £187,500 | £187,500 | £187,500 |
| 2001 | 1 | £134,995 | £134,995 | £134,995 |
| 2000 | 2 | £113,500 | £102,500 | £124,500 |
| 1998 | 1 | £85,000 | £85,000 | £85,000 |
| 1996 | 1 | £65,000 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Apr 2018 | 5 CO12 5HG | Detached | £350,000 | |
| 1 Sep 2015 | 3 CO12 5HG | Detached | £242,000 | |
| 17 Nov 2011 | 7 CO12 5HG | Detached | £187,500 | |
| 14 Sep 2001 | 2 CO12 5HG | Detached | £134,995 | |
| 17 Nov 2000 | 5 CO12 5HG | Detached | £102,500 | |
| 21 Mar 2000 | 3 CO12 5HG | Detached | £124,500 | |
| 31 Jul 1998 | 4 CO12 5HG | Detached | £85,000 | |
| 16 May 1996 | 5 CO12 5HG | Detached | £65,000 |
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
3 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 125 m². Most common: House, detached (2); Bungalow, detached (1). Built: 1950-1966 (1); 1967-1975 (1); 1976-1982 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (3 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 16,013 kWh of it on average in 2024, 62% more than the district's 9,888 kWh, and 3,175 kWh of electricity, about the same as the district. There are gas meters for about 71% of the homes.
These are all the homes on the 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 CO12.
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 D (25% of about 670 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: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Land Site of Former Ramsey Primary School, Wix Road, Ramsey, Essex, permissioned (600 m (0.4 miles))
- Land Site of Former Ramsey Primary School, Wix Road, Ramsey, Essex, permissioned (600 m (0.4 miles))
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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre 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
The nearest projected erosion zone is 940 m (0.6 miles) from the street's postcodes (by 2105, with the shoreline management plan carried out).
| Projection | Policy for the frontage | Erosion | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| By 2055, with the shoreline management plan carried out | No active intervention Essex and South Suffolk | up to 15 m | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| By 2105, with the shoreline management plan carried out | No active intervention Essex and South Suffolk | up to 49 m | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
| By 2105, if defences are not maintained or built | No intervention Essex and South Suffolk | up to 49 m | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
Each shoreline management plan sets a policy for each stretch of coast: hold the line (keep defences where they are), managed realignment (let the shore move back in a controlled way), advance the line, or no active intervention. Erosion is the distance the shore may move back, counted from today, for the higher central climate change allowance. The maps are guidance from national modelling, not a survey of any one home; the council's coastal team can say more.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Coal mining
No postcode centre here is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
The postcode is in a 1 km square 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 8 addresses are between 3 m and 6 m above sea level (5 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO12 5HG | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Harwich International 118,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Wrabness 27,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) | |
| Dovercourt 168,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km (2.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 12 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ramsey Castle | 220 m |
| Ferry terminal | Harwich International Ferry Terminal Harwich International Port | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 54 km (34 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 67.8 km (42 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Mayflower Medical Centre | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Oakley Pharmacy | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Clear Springs (Dental Surgery) | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Harwich & District Hospital | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Care homes | 3 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ramsey Step Down and Care Centre Requires improvement Jan 2023 | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Harwich police Station | 4.9 km (3 miles) |
| Cash machines | Cloverwood Stores, Oakley Road Cashzone | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 6,100 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 620 m² | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.7 ha | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4,530 m² | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Ramsey Windmill, a listed building (Grade II*), 440 m (0.3 miles) south-west. 9 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ramsey Windmill | Listed building, Grade II* | 440 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| White House Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 500 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Parish Church of St Michael | Listed building, Grade I | 560 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite 350m north east of Little Oakley Hall | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Whinny Grove | Wood | 510 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Bramble Creek | Tidal water | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Erwarton Ness | Wetland | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) north |
| Delf Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north-east |
| Primrose Hill | Hill | 3.1 km (2 miles) west |
| Shotley Cliff | Cliff or slope | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 8 |
7 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 Tendring: see them on the Tendring page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Ramsey Church of England | Primary | 5–11 | 800 m (0.5 miles) | Requires improvement (Jul 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Chase Lane Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 3–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Nurseries and childcare
3 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 360 m from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow Brick Rd Nursery Harwich and Ramsey CO12 5EX | Sessional day care | 22 | Good (Jul 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 360 m |
| Harwich Connexions Windmill Nursery Limited CO12 5EL | Full day care | 50 | Apr 2026: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Junior Adventures Group @ St Michaels CO12 CO12 5EL | Out-of-school day care | 30 | Not inspected yet | 750 m (0.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Inn CO12 5HH | Pub/bar/nightclub | 240 m | 4 Good | 26 Jun 2026 |
| Ramsey Methodist Church CO12 5HL | Pub/bar/nightclub | 300 m | 5 Very good | 12 Jul 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 5 |
| Shoplifting | 2 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Back Lane (7); On or near Orchard Close (2); On or near Wrabness Road (1).
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
The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles) is the A120 between B1352 and A136, with 10,256 motor vehicles a day on average in 2025, 270 m from the street's postcodes.
| Road | Between | Vehicles a day | Lorries | Ten years before | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A120 | B1352 to A136 | 10,256 estimated; counted 2023 | 14% | +31% since 2015 | 270 m |
Each figure is the annual average daily flow: the motor vehicles passing the count point, both ways, on an average day of the year. A point is counted by hand on a weekday every few years and estimated from the trend on similar roads in between. Lorries are heavy goods vehicles, as a share of all motor vehicles.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 90% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 51% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 66% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 0% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 34% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 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
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
- CO12 5HG: 8 addresses
Nearby streets
Wrabness Road · Back Lane · A120 · Wix Road · Rectory Lane
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.