Potters Close Danbury, Chelmsford
20 addresses across 2 postcodes (CM3), about 130 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 6601402.
- Energy: 16 homes have an energy certificate (C: 5, D: 11).
- 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 Chelmsford costs £2,300 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is South Woodham Ferrers, about 6.9 km (4.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Church Green, is about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 67 to 70 m above sea level.
- Noise: 4 of its 20 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Beacon Health Group-Danbury Medical Ctr, about 680 m (0.4 miles) away.
- People: About 330 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 42% of households owned their home and 21% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 27 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
16 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 70 m². Most common: House, end-terrace (6); Bungalow, detached (5); House, mid-terrace (2). Built: 1991-1995 (8); 1983-1990 (5); 1976-1982 (3). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (15); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (5 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Chelmsford in 2026-27: Band D £2,300 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,533 | £1,789 | £2,045 | £2,300 | £2,811 | £3,322 | £3,834 | £4,600 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (37% of about 680 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 Adjacent 32 Pedlars Close Danbury Chelmsford, permissioned (140 m)
- St Josephs Nursing Home Gay Bowers Road Danbury Chelmsford: up to 10 homes, permissioned (350 m)
- 56 Mill Lane Danbury Chelmsford: up to 1 home, permissioned (410 m (0.3 miles))
- 56 Maldon Road Danbury Chelmsford: up to 7 homes, permissioned (610 m (0.4 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, 1 address is 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CM3 4NF | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| CM3 4JE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 20 addresses are between 67 m and 70 m above sea level (68 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CM3 4JE | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| CM3 4NF | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | South Woodham Ferrers 318,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.9 km (4.3 miles) |
| Hatfield Peverel 362,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) | |
| Chelmsford 7.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 9 km (5.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Avenue Danbury | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Beaulieu Park Railway Station | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | Smart Charge Charging Station | 7 km (4.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 17.2 km (11 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 31.3 km (19 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Beacon Health Group-Danbury Medical Ctr | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Danbury Dental Group | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | St Peters Hospital | 5.9 km (3.7 miles) |
| Police station | Maldon Police | 6.2 km (3.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | Chelmsford Star Coop Danbury, Danbury Cashzone | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Church Green 1,890 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 870 m² | 40 m |
| Playing field | The Dawson Memorial Field 7.2 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4,920 m² | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Medieval tile kiln N of Eves Corner, a scheduled monument, 1 km (0.7 miles) north-west. 19 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Medieval tile kiln N of Eves Corner | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Danbury camp hill fort | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Bicknacre Priory | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Riffhams | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) north-west |
| Danbury Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Danbury Common | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| High Common | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Hyde Woods | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Loddart's Hill | Hill | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) east |
| Scotch Marsh | Wetland | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) north |
| Treasure Island | Island | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 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 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 16 | 20 |
4 of the street's 20 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 Chelmsford: see them on the Chelmsford page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St John Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Danbury | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Priory Primary School, Bicknacre | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Josephs Nursing Home CM3 4JQ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 310 m | 5 Very good | 16 May 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 19 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Jubilee Rise (7); On or near Pedlars Path (6); On or near Pedlars Close (5); On or near Hawks Close (5); On or near Capons Lane (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 42% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 51% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 58% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 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
Nearby streets
Hawks Close · Pedlars Close · Millfields · Jubilee Rise · Pedlars Path · Green Meadows · Tanglewood Place
All the streets in CM3 and across Chelmsford.
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.