Sycamore Road Maldon
13 addresses across 2 postcodes (CM9), about 240 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 24300870.
- Energy: 12 homes have an energy certificate (A: 1, B: 3, C: 6, D: 2).
- 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 Maldon costs £2,328 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Witham, about 7.7 km (4.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Chigborough Lakes, is about 910 m (0.6 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 7 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 Longfield Medical Centre, about 2 km (1.3 miles) away.
- People: About 360 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 58% of households owned their home and 14% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 69 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
12 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 47 m². Most common: Bungalow, semi-detached (11); Bungalow, mid-terrace (1). Built: 1950-1966 (7); 1967-1975 (5). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (7); owner-occupied (4).
Each home's certificates and sales (3 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Maldon in 2026-27: Band D £2,328 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,552 | £1,811 | £2,070 | £2,328 | £2,846 | £3,363 | £3,881 | £4,657 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (35% of about 1,040 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Woodfield Cottages. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- WORKSHOP FORMER HUNTERS GARAGE THE SQUARE HEYBRIDGE, permissioned (750 m (0.5 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, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CM9 4AZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| CM9 4BQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 5 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 7 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CM9 4AZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CM9 4BQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Witham 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) |
| Hatfield Peverel 362,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) | |
| Kelvedon 600,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.6 km (6.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 20 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Brewster House Heybridge | 60 m |
| Car parks | Friary Fields Car Park | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 19.5 km (12 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 35.2 km (22 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Longfield Medical Centre | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Heybridge Pharmacy | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | St Peters Hospital | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Police station | Maldon Police | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest East Of England Co-op Wood Road, Heybridge | 110 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Chigborough Lakes 19 ha | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 230 m² | 270 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest King George's Playing Fields 1.5 ha | 290 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 950 m² | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Andrew, a listed building (Grade I), 690 m (0.4 miles) south-west. 32 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Andrew | Listed building, Grade I | 690 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Mound E of Basin Road | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Battle of Maldon 991 | Registered battlefield | 3.2 km (2 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Heybridge Wood | Wood | 520 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Main Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Chigborough Mere | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Hilly Pool Point | Wetland | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south-east |
| Mill Beach | Beach | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south-east |
| Beacon Hill | Hill | 4.3 km (2.6 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.2 | 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 | 13 | 13 |
None of the street's 13 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 Maldon: see them on the Maldon page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heybridge Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 420 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Francis Catholic Primary School, Maldon Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brewster House CM9 4AX | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 90 m | 5 Very good | 27 Feb 2026 |
| East Of England Co-Op CM9 4AS | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 160 m | 5 Very good | 8 Jul 2025 |
| Heybridge Grill CM9 4AS | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 160 m | 5 Very good | 12 Feb 2025 |
| Heybridge Youth Football Club CM9 4BL | Other catering premises | 320 m | Exempt | |
| Heybridge County Primary School CM9 4TU | School/college/university | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 15 Jul 2026 |
| East Of England Co-op CM9 4YD | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 8 Jul 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 43 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 8 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 |
| Public order | 4 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Hazelwood Court (21); On or near Heywood Court (10); On or near Supermarket (9); On or near Wood Road (9); On or near Sycamore Road (7).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 34% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 58% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 31% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 31% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 44% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 40% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 73% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 56% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 18% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 14% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 38% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 3 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
Woodfield Cottages · Chestnut Avenue · Sycamore Road · Hazelwood Court · Oak Road · Wood Road · Heywood Way · Chestnut Mews · Heywood Way · Colchester Road · Sherpa Path · Ash Grove
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.