Sycamore Way Canewdon, Rochford
17 addresses across 4 postcodes (SS4), about 430 m (0.3 miles) long, classed as a local road. USRN 32200863.
- Sales: 17 recorded sales since 1995; in 2022 the median was £361,000 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Rochford cost £405,340 in August 2026 (+0.5% on a year); private rents averaged £1,302 a month.
- Energy: 7 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, E: 4, F: 1).
- Flood: 6 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Storm overflows: 1 storm overflow within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 0 times (0 hours) in 2025.
- Energy projects: 1 renewable energy project nearby is planned or being built; the nearest, Bolt Hall Farm, Lark Hill Road - Solar Photovoltaic Farm., is 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Rochford costs £2,363 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Althorne (Essex), about 3.5 km (2.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Village Green, is about 70 m 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 26 to 37 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 17 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Ashingdon Medical Centre, about 4 km (2.5 miles) away.
- People: About 840 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 80% of households owned their home and 24% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 12 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | £361,000 | £361,000 | £361,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £277,500 | £277,500 | £277,500 |
| 2019 | 2 | £245,000 | £220,000 | £270,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £290,000 | £290,000 | £290,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £177,000 | £177,000 | £177,000 |
| 2012 | 2 | £260,000 | £175,000 | £345,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £184,000 | £184,000 | £184,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £215,000 | £215,000 | £215,000 |
| 2005 | 2 | £214,000 | £155,000 | £273,000 |
| 2003 | 2 | £164,250 | £132,000 | £196,500 |
| 2002 | 1 | £133,000 | £133,000 | £133,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | £95,000 | £95,000 | £95,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Sep 2012 | 2 SS4 3QJ | Terraced | £345,000 | |
| 5 Oct 2005 | 2 SS4 3QJ | Semi-detached | £273,000 | |
| 26 Feb 2002 | 2 SS4 3QJ | Semi-detached | £133,000 | |
| 30 May 2019 | 3 SS4 3QJ | Terraced | £220,000 | |
| 2 Jun 1995 | 4 SS4 3QJ | Terraced | £60,000 | |
| 12 Sep 2019 | 5 SS4 3QJ | Terraced | £270,000 | |
| 25 Sep 2012 | 5 SS4 3QJ | Terraced | £175,000 | |
| 30 Jan 2007 | 5 SS4 3QJ | Terraced | £184,000 | |
| 1 Jul 2005 | 5 SS4 3QJ | Terraced | £155,000 | |
| 8 Oct 2003 | 5 SS4 3QJ | Terraced | £132,000 | |
| 25 Nov 2022 | 6 SS4 3QJ | Terraced | £361,000 | |
| 13 Jan 2017 | 6 SS4 3QJ | Terraced | £290,000 | |
| 9 Sep 2013 | 9 SS4 3QJ | Semi-detached | £177,000 | |
| 18 Feb 2020 | 15 SS4 3QJ | Detached | £277,500 | |
| 8 Nov 2006 | 17 SS4 3QJ | Detached | £215,000 | |
| 13 Nov 2003 | 17 SS4 3QJ | Detached | £196,500 | |
| 31 Mar 2000 | 17 SS4 3QJ | Detached | £95,000 |
House prices and rents in Rochford
A typical home in Rochford cost £405,340 in August 2026, 0.5% more than a year before. That is 10% more than five years earlier and 25% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £623,849 |
| Semi-detached | £383,556 |
| Terraced | £334,121 |
| Flat or maisonette | £178,725 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £331,112 |
Private renters in Rochford paid £1,302 a month on average in September 2026, 5% more than a year before. That is 25% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £891 |
| Two bedrooms | £1,171 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,431 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,873 |
Energy performance certificates
7 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 90 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (3); House, semi-detached (2); House, end-terrace (1). Built: 1967-1975 (5); 1950-1966 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (5).
Each home's certificates and sales (7 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 10,110 kWh of it on average in 2024, 11% less than the district's 11,338 kWh, and 3,825 kWh of electricity, about the same as the district. There are gas meters for about 100% of the homes.
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SS4 3QJ | 13 | 2,529 kWh | 10 | 13,424 kWh |
| SS4 3QF | 22 8 Economy 7 | 3,268 kWh | 19 | 12,035 kWh |
| SS4 3PB | 12 | 2,534 kWh | 30 | 6,568 kWh |
| SS4 3QQ | 21 5 Economy 7 | 3,110 kWh | 19 | 10,615 kWh |
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is SS4.
Council tax
What each band costs in Rochford in 2026-27: Band D £2,363 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,576 | £1,838 | £2,101 | £2,363 | £2,889 | £3,414 | £3,939 | £4,727 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (49% of about 490 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)
- Garage Block Between 28 And 29 Althorne Way Canewdon: up to 6 homes, permissioned (420 m (0.3 miles))
Energy projects nearby
1 energy project near the street's postcodes, 1 of it not yet operating.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolt Hall Farm, Lark Hill Road - Solar Photovoltaic Farm. Rochford 23/00733/FUL | Solar farm | 50 MW | Planning application made Aug 2023 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
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, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SS4 3QJ | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| SS4 3QF | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 1 / 3 | unlikely |
| SS4 3PB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 3 / 2 | unlikely |
| SS4 3QQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 5 | unlikely |
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
1 storm overflow within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 0 times, for under an hour in all, in 2025. They discharge into Trib River Roach.
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotts Hall Road Anglian Water | Trib River Roach | 0 | 0 | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
A storm overflow lets sewage diluted with rainwater into a river, stream or the sea when heavy rain overwhelms the sewers, so the spills here affect the water they run into, not homes. A spill is counted the regulators' way: a first 12 hours, then each 24 hours it goes on.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
Every 1 km square the street's postcodes are in is in the lowest band of radon potential: fewer than 1 home in 100 is estimated to be at or above the Action Level. It is not a radon Affected Area.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's 17 addresses are between 26 m and 37 m above sea level (31 m on average); the ground rises about 11 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SS4 3PB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SS4 3QF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SS4 3QJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SS4 3QQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Althorne (Essex) 34,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Rochford 671,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km (3 miles) | |
| Burnham-On-Crouch 228,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Rowan Way Canewdon | 170 m |
| Ferry terminal | Wallasea Island Ferry Landing Canewdon | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 6.2 km (3.8 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 46 km (29 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Ashingdon Medical Centre Good Nov 2016 | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Nutan Pharmacy | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | West Street (Dental Surgery) | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Rochford Community Hospital | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) |
| Care homes | Stambridge Meadows Care Home Good Oct 2026 | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Police station | Essex Police | 8 km (5 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Rochford - Golden Cross Parade Cashzone | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Village Green 8,540 m² | 70 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,290 m² | 320 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 270 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Canewdon Allotments 7,810 m² | 220 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Nicholas, a listed building (Grade II*), 250 m west. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Nicholas | Listed building, Grade II* | 250 m west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Butts Hill | Hill | 180 m north-west |
| Easter Reach | Tidal water | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north |
| Hyde Wood | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) west |
| Lower Raypits | Wetland | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) north-east |
| The Cliff | Cliff or slope | 3.2 km (2 miles) north-east |
| Stannetts Creek | Lake or reservoir | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) south-east |
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) | 12.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
1 of the street's 17 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 Rochford: see them on the Rochford page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canewdon Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 230 m | Requires improvement (Feb 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) | 59% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 12% at the higher standard (2025; 53% in 2024 and 73% in 2023) |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
1 nursery, pre-school or club within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 50 m from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canewdon Pre School and Daycare SS4 3QA | Sessional day care | 26 | Good (Dec 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 50 m |
Ofsted also registers 665 childminders and 193 home childcarers (nannies) in Essex. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Costcutters SS4 3QA | Retailers - other | 50 m | 5 Very good | 18 Mar 2026 |
| Anchor Inn SS4 3QA | Other catering premises | 50 m | 5 Very good | 25 Apr 2026 |
| Canewdon Endowed County Primary School SS4 3PA | Other catering premises | 240 m | 5 Very good | 16 Sep 2026 |
| Brookies SS4 3FA | Other catering premises | 310 m | 5 Very good | 6 Aug 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 3 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near High Street (4); On or near Canewdon Hall Close (2); On or near Birch Close (2); On or near Ash Green (1); On or near Ducketts Mead (1).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 80% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 37% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 6% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 52% | 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) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 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 6 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
- Roadworks Street works permit: BT: New service connection, 23 October 2026 to 27 October 2026 (some carriageway incursion) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- SS4 3QJ: 13 addresses of 16 in the postcode
- SS4 3QF: 2 addresses of 25 in the postcode
- SS4 3PB: 1 address of 15 in the postcode
- SS4 3QQ: 1 address of 24 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Church Green · Lambourne Hall Road · Chestnut Path · Ducketts Mead · Village Green · Birch Close · Willow Walk · Canute Close · Butts Paddock · Canewdon Hall Close · Rowan Way · Ash Green
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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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.