Tanners Meadow Braintree
45 addresses across 2 postcodes (CM7), about 160 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 3902228.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Braintree cost £330,089 in August 2026 (+1.6% on a year); private rents averaged £1,223 a month.
- Energy: 19 homes have an energy certificate (C: 19).
- Flood: 7 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.
- Energy projects: 3 renewable energy projects nearby are planned or being built; the nearest, Braintree Road, Cressing - Battery Storage, is 640 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Traffic: The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles), the A120, carries 38,592 motor vehicles a day on average (2025).
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Braintree costs £2,280 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Braintree Freeport, about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 170 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 68 m above sea level.
- Noise: 39 of its 45 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Blyth's Meadow Surgery, about 1.6 km (1 mile) away.
- People: About 760 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 31% of households owned their home and 18% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 60 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: 2 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025; 1 involved a pedestrian.
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House sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
House prices and rents in Braintree
A typical home in Braintree cost £330,089 in August 2026, 1.6% more than a year before. That is 12% more than five years earlier and 25% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £566,447 |
| Semi-detached | £342,100 |
| Terraced | £275,503 |
| Flat or maisonette | £157,615 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £266,204 |
Private renters in Braintree paid £1,223 a month on average in September 2026, 2.5% more than a year before. That is 34% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £857 |
| Two bedrooms | £1,108 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,366 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,987 |
Energy performance certificates
19 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 64 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (9); House, end-terrace (7); House, semi-detached (3). Built: 2003-2006 (8); 1996-2002 (8); 1976-1982 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (9); rented (social) (8).
Each home's certificates and sales (19 addresses)
- 6 Tanners Meadow
- 12, Tanners Meadow
- 13 Tanners Meadow
- 14 Tanners Meadow
- 17 Tanners Meadow
- 21 Tanners Meadow
- 23 Tanners Meadow
- 27, Tanners Meadow
- 33, Tanners Meadow
- 35, Tanners Meadow
- 43 Tanners Meadow
- 51 Tanners Meadow
- 55, Tanners Meadow
- 57, Tanners Meadow
- 63, Tanners Meadow
- 65, Tanners Meadow
- 67, Tanners Meadow
- 69, Tanners Meadow
- 71 Tanners Meadow
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 6,865 kWh of it on average in 2024, 36% less than the district's 10,667 kWh, and 3,233 kWh of electricity, 12% less than the district's 3,683 kWh. There are gas meters for about 91% of the homes.
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CM7 3QY | 42 5 Economy 7 | 2,435 kWh | 43 | 6,366 kWh |
| CM7 3PR | 38 18 Economy 7 | 2,444 kWh | 30 | 7,454 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 CM7.
Council tax
What each band costs in Braintree in 2026-27: Band D £2,280 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,520 | £1,774 | £2,027 | £2,280 | £2,787 | £3,294 | £3,801 | £4,561 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (35% of about 570 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)
- 302 Cressing Road, Braintree: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (350 m)
Energy projects nearby
4 energy projects near the street's postcodes, 3 of them not yet operating.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braintree Road, Cressing - Battery Storage Braintree 22/02180/FUL | Battery storage | 57 MW | Being built Jan 2025 | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cressing East - Solar Farm Braintree 23/02613/FUL | Solar farm | 24.9 MW | Permission granted, not yet built Mar 2025 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Wren Power and Pulp (Rivenhall Airfield) Braintree ESS/37/08/BTE | Anaerobic digestion | 1.8 MW | Being built Apr 2016 | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) |
| Wren Power and Pulp (Rivenhall Airfield) Braintree ESS/37/08/BTE | Energy from waste (incinerator) | 55 MW | Operational Apr 2026 | 4.9 km (3.1 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, 5 at medium risk and 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CM7 3QY | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 5 / 14 | unlikely |
| CM7 3PR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 11 | 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
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
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 addresses are about 68 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CM7 3PR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CM7 3QY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Braintree Freeport 142,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Braintree 631,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Cressing (Essex) 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 22 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Templar Road Braintree | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Interchange Braintree Town Centre | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Car parks | Braintree Station Car Park | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 24 km (15 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Blyth's Meadow Surgery Good Mar 2016 | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Pharmacies | Meadows Pharmacy | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| NHS dentists | Oakmoor Dental Practice | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Hospital | St Michael's Hospital | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Care homes | 3 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Poplars Good Apr 2023 | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| Police station | Braintree Police Station | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,270 m² | 170 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 6,300 m² | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 220 m² | 180 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Braintree Rugby Club 3.2 ha | 310 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,510 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 1.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
5 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Ley Wood | Wood | 580 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Templeborder Wood | Wood | 590 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Lanham Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Strait's Mill Gravel Pit | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| Darby's Hole | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north-west |
| Sandy Hill | Hill | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 17 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 10 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 45 |
39 of the street's 45 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 Braintree: see them on the Braintree page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beckers Green Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 150 m | No published inspection | 60% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 11% at the higher standard (2025; 62% in 2024 and 72% in 2023) |
| Alec Hunter Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 480 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 47.1 (45.7 in 2025 and 45.8 in 2024); 49.8% grade 5+ in English and maths |
| Lyons Hall School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 73% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 18% at the higher standard (2025; 75% in 2024 and 72% in 2023) |
| Great Bradfords Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection | 56% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 4% at the higher standard (2025; 69% in 2024 and 56% in 2023) |
| Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 3–7 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection | None published |
| Cressing Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection | 79% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 7% at the higher standard (2025; 79% in 2024 and 78% 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
7 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 290 m from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Tree Day Care Nursery CM7 3PG | Full day care | 51 | Good (Oct 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 290 m |
| Little Lily's Academy CM7 3LT | Sessional day care | 24 | Not inspected yet | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Busy Bees Day Nursery at Braintree CM77 8GA | Full day care | 109 | Good (Jul 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Alec Hunter Pre School CM7 3DU | Sessional day care | 30 | Nov 2025: Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 2 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Spring - Carousel CM7 3QZ | Full day care | 49 | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Charlies House Childminding and Nursery CM7 9EH | Full day care | 42 | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Lyons Hall Wraparound Care CM7 9FH | Out-of-school day care | 15 | Not inspected yet | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braintree Rugby Club CM7 3PR | Pub/bar/nightclub | 50 m | 4 Good | 5 Nov 2025 |
| Beckers Green Primary School CM7 3PR | School/college/university | 50 m | 5 Very good | 14 Apr 2026 |
| The Mulberry Tree CM77 8GG | Pub/bar/nightclub | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 24 Oct 2024 |
| Galleys Roundabout Service Station CM77 8GG | Retailers - other | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 17 Jul 2024 |
| ASV Braintree Subway CM77 8GG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 9 Jul 2025 |
| Little Lilys Academy CM7 3LT | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 18 Sep 2024 |
| Making It Mindful CIC CM7 3LT | Other catering premises | 470 m (0.3 miles) | Exempt | |
| Premier CM7 3NR | Retailers - other | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 27 Apr 2026 |
| Alec Hunter Academy CM7 3NR | School/college/university | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 1 Dec 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 30 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 14 |
| Vehicle crime | 5 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Tanners Meadow (15); On or near Barn Mead (13); On or near Templar Road (12); On or near Plains Field (9); On or near Cress Croft (5).
Road safety
2 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight. 1 involved a pedestrian; 2 involved a child under 16. Most were on roads with a 30 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jun 2024 16:45 | Slight | 3 people: 1 child | A120, 70 mph | Daylight |
| 26 Jan 2024 15:16 | Slight | 1 person: 1 pedestrian, 1 child | Minor road, 30 mph | Daylight |
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
The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles) is the A120 between A131 and B1256, with 38,592 motor vehicles a day on average in 2025, 260 m from the street's postcodes.
| Road | Between | Vehicles a day | Lorries | Ten years before | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A120 | A131 to B1256 | 38,592 counted 2025 | 5% | 260 m |
Each figure is the annual average daily flow: the motor vehicles passing the count point, both ways, on an average day of the year. A point is counted by hand on a weekday every few years and estimated from the trend on similar roads in between. Lorries are heavy goods vehicles, as a share of all motor vehicles.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 31% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 10% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 5% | 1% |
| Social rented | 56% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 12% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 67% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 18% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 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
- Energy certificates New energy certificate: band C, house, mid-terrace (lodged 31 October 2026) found 2 November 2026
- Energy certificates New energy certificate: band C, house, end-terrace (lodged 31 October 2026) found 2 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Crusader Way · Tapestry Walk · Barn Mead · Middle King · Lower King · The Ley · Brick Kiln Way · Plains Field · Cress Croft · Templar Road · A120 · A120
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.