Smallbridge Wormingford, Colchester
2 addresses across 2 postcodes (CO6,CO8), about 680 m (0.4 miles) long. USRN 1511249.
- Sales: 7 recorded sales since 1995; in 2023 the median was £925,000 across 1 sale.
- 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 C; Band D in Colchester costs £2,283 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Bures, about 3.1 km (1.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 2.5 km (1.6 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 16 to 18 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 2 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Mill Road Surgery, about 8.1 km (5 miles) away.
- People: About 700 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 69% of households owned their home and 37% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | £925,000 | £925,000 | £925,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £595,000 | £595,000 | £595,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £245,000 | £245,000 | £245,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £307,500 | £307,500 | £307,500 |
| 1998 | 1 | £77,000 | £77,000 | £77,000 |
| 1996 | 1 | £65,100 | £65,100 | £65,100 |
| 1995 | 1 | £85,000 | £85,000 | £85,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2023 | SMALLBRIDGE FARMHOUSE CO8 5BJ | Detached | £925,000 | |
| 19 Mar 2010 | SMALLBRIDGE COTTAGE CO8 5BJ | Detached | £595,000 | |
| 28 Jun 2002 | 2, SMALLBRIDGE COTTAGES CO8 5BJ | Semi-detached | £245,000 | |
| 13 Dec 2001 | 5, SMALLBRIDGE COTTAGES CO8 5BJ | Detached | £307,500 | |
| 17 Dec 1998 | 2, SMALLBRIDGE COTTAGES CO8 5BJ | Semi-detached | £77,000 | |
| 30 Apr 1996 | 1, SMALLBRIDGE COTTAGES CO8 5BJ | Semi-detached | £65,100 | |
| 9 Jun 1995 | CORNER COTTAGE CO8 5BJ | Detached | £85,000 |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
Council tax
What each band costs in Colchester in 2026-27: Band D £2,283 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,522 | £1,776 | £2,029 | £2,283 | £2,790 | £3,297 | £3,805 | £4,566 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band C (26% of about 1,500 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.
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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CO6 3AZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| CO8 5BJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 2 addresses are between 16 m and 18 m above sea level (17 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO6 3AZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CO8 5BJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bures 53,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Chappel and Wakes Colne 33,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km (3.4 miles) | |
| Colchester 3.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 8.9 km (5.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Colchester North Park-and-Ride Mile End | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | Fastned Charging Station | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 40.6 km (25 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Mill Road Surgery | 8.1 km (5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | West Bergholt Pharmacy | 6.2 km (3.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Nayland Dental And Cosmetic Clinic | 4.4 km (2.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Hospital Liaison Team | 8.4 km (5.2 miles) |
| Police station | Copford Police Station | 9.1 km (5.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1,680 m² | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 110 m² | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.5 ha | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 5,770 m² | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Smallbridge Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 310 m west. 17 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Smallbridge Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 310 m west |
| Church of St Andrew | Listed building, Grade I | 810 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Wormingford Mere | Lake or reservoir | 710 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| The Fir Trees | Wood | 870 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| The Bottoms | Valley | 900 m (0.6 miles) south |
| Ash Grove | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Aldercar | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Clicket Hill | Hill | 1.6 km (1 mile) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 2 |
1 of the street's 2 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 Colchester: see them on the Colchester page.
Nearest schools
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
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 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 69% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 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) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 46% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 51% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 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 6 to 7 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
All the streets in CO6, CO8 and across Colchester.
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.