St Leonards Close Newport, Uttlesford
7 addresses across 3 postcodes (CB11), about 90 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 41401883.
- Sales: 6 recorded sales since 1995; in 2011 the median was £455,000 across 1 sale.
- 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 G; Band D in Uttlesford costs £2,334 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 61% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Newport (Essex), about 1.4 km (0.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 640 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 52 to 57 m above sea level.
- Noise: 6 of its 7 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Newport Surgery, about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away.
- People: About 390 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 81% of households owned their home and 51% 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.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 | £455,000 | £455,000 | £455,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £385,000 | £385,000 | £385,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £277,500 | £277,500 | £277,500 |
| 1998 | 1 | £170,000 | £170,000 | £170,000 |
| 1996 | 1 | £143,000 | £143,000 | £143,000 |
| 1995 | 1 | £135,000 | £135,000 | £135,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 2011 | 4 CB11 3TQ | Detached | £455,000 | |
| 28 Jun 2005 | 2 CB11 3TQ | Detached | £385,000 | |
| 19 Jan 2001 | 3 CB11 3TQ | Detached | £277,500 | |
| 25 Mar 1998 | 1 CB11 3TQ | Detached | £170,000 | |
| 29 Nov 1996 | 2 CB11 3TQ | Detached | £143,000 | |
| 11 Apr 1995 | 4 CB11 3TQ | Detached | £135,000 |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band G (21% of about 950 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)
- Coach And Horses Inn, Cambridge Road, Newport, Saffron Walden, CB11 3TR: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (270 m)
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, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CB11 3TQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| CB11 3TN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CB11 3TR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 7 addresses are between 52 m and 57 m above sea level (55 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB11 3TN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CB11 3TQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CB11 3TR | 100% | 61% | 61% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Newport (Essex) 206,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
| Audley End 814,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Great Chesterford 101,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Coach & Horses Newport | 120 m |
| Car parks | Newport Station Car Park | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 12 km (7.5 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Newport Surgery | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Newport Pharmacy | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Saffron Walden Community Hospital | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) |
| Police station | Saffron Walden Police Station | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8,830 m² | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 450 m² | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,210 m² | 270 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 7,620 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 0.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Tudor House, a listed building (Grade II*), 330 m south. 67 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Tudor House | Listed building, Grade II* | 330 m south |
| Crown House | Listed building, Grade II* | 400 m (0.2 miles) south |
| Shortgrove Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 740 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| North House, Clock House and South House | Listed building, Grade II* | 750 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Church of St Mary the Virgin | Listed building, Grade I | 830 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Moated site 400m south-east of Shortgrove Hall | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| St Helen's Chapel, Bonhunt | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Roman villa at Chinnel Barn | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Round Plantation | Wood | 320 m east |
| Temple Plantation | Wood | 640 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Mill Hill | Hill | 920 m (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Hunters' Well | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north-east |
| Duck Island | Island | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north |
| Smithfield Bottom | Valley | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.1 | 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, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
6 of the street's 7 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 Uttlesford: see them on the Uttlesford page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyce Frankland Academy, Newport | Secondary | 11–18 | 510 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Newport Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Mar 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Impact Food Group @ Joyce Frankland Academy CB11 3TR | School/college/university | 220 m | 5 Very good | 18 Nov 2025 |
| The Coach & Horses CB11 3TR | Pub/bar/nightclub | 250 m | 5 Very good | 31 Oct 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 7 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Salmon Field (5); On or near Granta Mead Close (3); On or near Cambridge Road (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 52% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 37% | 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 | 22% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 51% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 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 3TQ: 5 addresses of 12 in the postcode
- CB11 3TN: 1 address of 29 in the postcode
- CB11 3TR: 1 address of 27 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Granta Mead Close · Salmon Field · Water Lane · Joyce Frankland Close · Shortgrove
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.