Paddock Close Harwich, Tendring
9 addresses across 1 postcode (CO12), about 80 m long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 39901375.
- Sales: 8 recorded sales since 1995; in 2018 the median was £295,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 3 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 1, E: 1).
- 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 A; Band D in Tendring costs £2,270 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Dovercourt, about 290 m away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Cliff Park, is about 360 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 15 to 17 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 Fronks Rd Family Surgery, about 630 m (0.4 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 490 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 68% of households owned their home and 22% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 285 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | £295,000 | £295,000 | £295,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £138,000 | £138,000 | £138,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £315,000 | £315,000 | £315,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £113,000 | £113,000 | £113,000 |
| 2006 | 2 | £182,500 | £175,000 | £190,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £295,000 | £295,000 | £295,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £73,500 | £73,500 | £73,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Nov 2018 | 1 CO12 3QP | Detached | £295,000 | |
| 6 Apr 2016 | 6 CO12 3QP | Semi-detached | £138,000 | |
| 12 Nov 2013 | 3 CO12 3QP | Detached | £315,000 | |
| 10 Aug 2010 | 6 CO12 3QP | Semi-detached | £113,000 | |
| 22 Nov 2006 | THE SHIRES CO12 3QP | Semi-detached | £175,000 | |
| 9 Jun 2006 | HILLTOP CO12 3QP | Semi-detached | £190,000 | |
| 11 Feb 2004 | 3 CO12 3QP | Detached | £295,000 | |
| 8 Nov 2001 | 6 CO12 3QP | Semi-detached | £73,500 |
Energy performance certificates
3 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 111 m². Most common: House, detached (2); House, semi-detached (1). Built: 1976-1982 (1); 1967-1975 (1); before 1900 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3).
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 A (51% of about 1,060 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 1.
- 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
- MILL HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Land adjacent 73 and 76 King Georges Avenue Dovercourt Essex, permissioned (260 m)
- Land at Harwich & Parkeston Football Club, Main Road, Harwich, Essex CO12 4AA, not permissioned (340 m)
- Mayflower County Primary School, Main Road, Dovercourt, Essex CO12 4AJ, not permissioned (390 m)
- 1A Orwell Terrace Orwell Road Dovercourt Essex CO12 3LD, permissioned (610 m (0.4 miles))
- 79 Stour Road, Harwich, permissioned (650 m (0.4 miles))
- 79 Stour Road, Harwich, not permissioned (650 m (0.4 miles))
- Former Red Cross Centre, Manor Lane, Dovercourt, CO12 4EB, permissioned (890 m (0.6 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
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.
Height above sea level
The street's 9 addresses are between 15 m and 17 m above sea level (16 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO12 3QP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Dovercourt 168,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 290 m |
| Harwich Town 112,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | |
| Harwich International 118,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 22 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Brooklyn Road Dovercourt | 160 m |
| Ferry terminal | Harwich Harbour Ferry Landing | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Dovercourt Station Car Park | 260 m |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 360 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 57.4 km (36 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 71.9 km (45 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Fronks Rd Family Surgery | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 280 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 330 m |
| Hospital | Harwich & District Hospital | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Harwich police Station | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | ATM | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cliff Park 7.9 ha | 360 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 450 m² | 210 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest King George's Avenue Allotments 1,890 m² | 320 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 8.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Dovercourt lighthouses and causeway, a scheduled monument, 780 m (0.5 miles) south. 13 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Dovercourt lighthouses and causeway | Scheduled monument | 780 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Beacon Hill Fort: a late 19th and 20th century coastal artillery fortification | Scheduled monument | 850 m (0.5 miles) east |
| The Harwich Redoubt | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Redoubt | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bobbit's Hole | Lake or reservoir | 250 m south-west |
| Dovercourt Bay | Bay | 730 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Beacon Hill | Hill | 860 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Beacon Cliff | Cliff or slope | 870 m (0.5 miles) east |
| The Guard | Wetland | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Raycliff Wood | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 9 | 9 |
None of the street's 9 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Mayflower Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 440 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Feb 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Harwich Community Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 2–11 | 780 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 5–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Spring Meadow Primary School & Nursery | Primary | 2–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Harwich and Dovercourt High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Urgent improvement; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Needs attention; Inclusion: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Dovercourt | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackstars African Market CO12 3PD | Retailers - other | 90 m | 4 Good | 30 Aug 2025 |
| Jus Desserts CO12 3PN | Other catering premises | 110 m | 5 Very good | 28 Jan 2026 |
| East of England Co-op CO12 3PJ | Retailers - other | 140 m | 5 Very good | 25 May 2024 |
| Roberts Cafe \& Bar Restaurant CO12 3PS | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 140 m | 5 Very good | 8 Jul 2021 |
| Family Pizza House CO12 3AG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 140 m | 4 Good | 29 Aug 2025 |
| Renewed Performance CO12 3PA | Retailers - other | 140 m | 5 Very good | 30 Sep 2026 |
| Harwich Chicken Ltd USA Fried Chicken CO12 3PT | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 150 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 29 Jul 2025 |
| Brass Monkeys Coffee House CO12 3PT | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 150 m | 4 Good | 25 Oct 2025 |
| Cabin Bakery CO12 3PA | Manufacturers/packers | 160 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 11 Feb 2026 |
| Iceland CO12 3PA | Retailers - other | 160 m | 5 Very good | 24 Sep 2025 |
| Tasty Takeaway CO12 3QB | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 200 m | 5 Very good | 20 Aug 2026 |
| The Snug Play Cafe CO12 3AB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 210 m | 5 Very good | 20 Aug 2026 |
| Balloons and Bites CO12 3AB | Retailers - other | 210 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| DBAK LTD CO12 3PL | Pub/bar/nightclub | 230 m | 5 Very good | 24 Jan 2025 |
| The White Coffee House Japanese CO12 3AB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 250 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 29 Apr 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 97 |
| Shoplifting | 93 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 40 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 16 |
| Public order | 9 |
| Other theft | 9 |
| Burglary | 6 |
| Vehicle crime | 6 |
| Other crime | 4 |
| Bicycle theft | 3 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Mill Close (101); On or near Heron Way (31); On or near Cliff Road (26); On or near Hordle Place (21); On or near Hordle Street (17).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 68% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 31% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 49% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 1 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 3QP: 9 addresses of 10 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Station Lane · Mill Close · Hill Road · Station Lane · Holly Close · Hordle Place · Hillcrest Court · Hordle Street · Kingsway · Nelson Road · Cliff Road · Mill 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.
- 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.