Tiptree Road Great Braxted, Colchester
131 addresses across 14 postcodes (CO5), about 2.2 km (1.4 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 8900778.
- Energy: 43 homes have an energy certificate (B: 31, C: 1, D: 7, E: 2, F: 2).
- Flood: 9 addresses on its postcodes are 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 Colchester costs £2,283 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Kelvedon, about 3.3 km (2.1 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Windmill Green, is about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 61 to 70 m above sea level.
- Noise: 18 of its 142 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Tiptree Medical Centre, about 1.8 km (1.1 miles) away.
- People: About 1,280 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 75% of households owned their home and 27% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
43 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 117 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (19); House, detached (16); Bungalow, detached (5). Built: 2017 (23); 2016 (7); 1900-1929 (4). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (10); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (9 addresses)
- 1, Heathland Avenue, Tiptree
- 3 Waterworks Cottages, Grange Road, Tiptree
- 11, Heathland Avenue, Tiptree
- 18, Honeybee Grove, Tiptree
- 20, Honeybee Grove, Tiptree
- Richard Martin Baskets, Grange Road, Tiptree
- Sussex, Grange Road, Tiptree
- Vingt Trois, Grange Road, Tiptree
- Willows Hall, Grange Road, Tiptree
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 (35% of about 1,350 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: 2 protected trees on or by this street.
- Green belt: no.
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 20 October 2026: UK POWER NETWORKS EASTERN & LONDON, Utility repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
- 21 August 2026: ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
- 11 August 2026: UK POWER NETWORKS EASTERN & LONDON, New service connection, two-way signals, on the carriageway, verge (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 5 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CO5 0QQ | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CO5 0UH | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| CO5 0UW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
| CO5 0UG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CO5 0UU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| CO5 0FY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
| CO5 0UX | not in 2 or 3 | ||
| CO5 0UL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CO5 0UT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CO5 0QG | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CO5 0NT | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 3 / 5 | unlikely |
| CO5 0QR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CO5 0UD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CO5 0UN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 142 addresses are between 61 m and 70 m above sea level (66 m on average); the ground rises about 9 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO5 0FY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CO5 0NT | 82% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| CO5 0QG | 67% | 67% | 67% | 0% |
| CO5 0QQ | 38% | 38% | 38% | 29% |
| CO5 0QR | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| CO5 0UD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CO5 0UG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CO5 0UH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CO5 0UL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CO5 0UN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CO5 0UU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CO5 0UW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CO5 0UX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Kelvedon 600,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Witham 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) | |
| Marks Tey 474,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.4 km (5.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 27.2 km (17 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 34.7 km (22 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Tiptree Medical Centre | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Tiptree Dental Surgery | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Hospital | St Peters Hospital | 10.1 km (6.3 miles) |
| Police station | Copford Police Station | 9.1 km (5.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Colchester Tiptree | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Windmill Green 1.2 ha | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 340 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.5 ha | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,020 m² | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Braxted Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II*), 2.5 km (1.6 miles) west. 1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Braxted Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Square Wood | Wood | 260 m north |
| Hill Wood | Wood | 450 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| New Wood | Wood | 620 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Bellas Wood | Wood | 810 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) west |
| Beacon Hill | Hill | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 14 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 124 | 142 |
18 of the street's 142 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 Colchester: see them on the Colchester page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baynards Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Tiptree Heath Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Thurstable School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No overall grade (May 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| St Luke's Church of England Controlled Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Milldene Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
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 | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 42% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 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) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 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 | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 44% | 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) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhoods around this street are all in decile 8 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: ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL: Highway improvement works, 26 October 2026 (two-way signals) found 3 November 2026
- Roadworks Street works permit: UK POWER NETWORKS EASTERN & LONDON: Utility repair and maintenance works, 20 October 2026 (road closure) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- CO5 0QQ: 49 addresses of 65 in the postcode
- CO5 0UH: 21 addresses of 23 in the postcode
- CO5 0UW: 16 addresses of 35 in the postcode
- CO5 0UG: 10 addresses
- CO5 0UU: 9 addresses of 22 in the postcode
- CO5 0FY: 6 addresses
- CO5 0UX: 6 addresses of 13 in the postcode
- CO5 0UL: 5 addresses of 6 in the postcode
- CO5 0UT: 3 addresses of 7 in the postcode
- CO5 0QG: 2 addresses of 7 in the postcode
- CO5 0NT: 1 address of 31 in the postcode
- CO5 0QR: 1 address of 27 in the postcode
- CO5 0UD: 1 address of 3 in the postcode
- CO5 0UN: 1 address of 4 in the postcode
All the streets in CO5 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.