Walmer Close Brightlingsea, Tendring
9 addresses across 2 postcodes (CO7), about 80 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 39902617.
- Sales: 11 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £335,000 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Tendring cost £260,636 in August 2026 (-1.2% on a year); private rents averaged £1,058 a month.
- Energy: 4 homes have an energy certificate (A: 1, B: 1, C: 2).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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: 7 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 78 times (61 hours) in 2025.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Tendring costs £2,270 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 98% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Alresford (Essex), about 4.7 km (2.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Springmead Garden, is about 140 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 18 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 9 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Colne Medical Centre, about 620 m (0.4 miles) away.
- People: About 280 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 92% of households owned their home and 19% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 23 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: 1 collision in which someone was hurt was reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025; 1 involved a pedestrian.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £335,000 | £335,000 | £335,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | £380,000 | £380,000 | £380,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £250,000 | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £228,000 | £228,000 | £228,000 |
| 2005 | 3 | £193,000 | £174,950 | £245,000 |
| 2004 | 4 | £207,475 | £174,950 | £221,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Dec 2004 | 2 CO7 0PE | Detached | £194,950 | |
| 28 Jan 2004 | 4 CO7 0PE | Terraced | £174,950 | New build. |
| 1 May 2026 | 6 CO7 0PE | Terraced | £335,000 | |
| 27 Nov 2013 | 6 CO7 0PE | Terraced | £228,000 | |
| 21 Jan 2005 | 6 CO7 0PE | Terraced | £174,950 | New build. |
| 18 Nov 2005 | 8 CO7 0PE | Detached | £245,000 | New build. |
| 29 Feb 2024 | 10 CO7 0PE | Detached | £380,000 | |
| 18 Aug 2004 | 10 CO7 0PE | Detached | £221,500 | New build. |
| 25 Nov 2005 | 12 CO7 0PE | Detached | £193,000 | New build. |
| 16 Sep 2016 | 14 CO7 0PE | Detached | £250,000 | |
| 15 Sep 2004 | 14 CO7 0PE | Detached | £220,000 | New build. |
House prices and rents in Tendring
A typical home in Tendring cost £260,636 in August 2026, 1.2% less than a year before. That is 6% more than five years earlier and 31% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £367,926 |
| Semi-detached | £255,436 |
| Terraced | £203,459 |
| Flat or maisonette | £132,634 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £222,460 |
Private renters in Tendring paid £1,058 a month on average in September 2026, 3.7% more than a year before. That is 35% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £761 |
| Two bedrooms | £979 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,192 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,593 |
Energy performance certificates
4 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 78 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (3); House, end-terrace (1). Built: 2003-2006 (3); 1996-2002 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (4 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 14,422 kWh of it on average in 2024, 23% more than the district's 11,756 kWh, and 3,722 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO7 0PE | 7 | 1,790 kWh | 7 | 9,709 kWh |
| CO7 0PP | 46 7 Economy 7 | 3,297 kWh | 46 | 15,237 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 CO7.
Council tax
What each band costs in Tendring in 2026-27: Band D £2,270 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,513 | £1,765 | £2,017 | £2,270 | £2,774 | £3,278 | £3,783 | £4,539 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (38% of about 660 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.
Energy projects nearby
No wind turbine or waste plant within 5 km (3.1 miles), and no solar farm, battery site or other project of 1 MW or more within 2 km (1.2 miles), of the street's postcodes, operating or planned.
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, 0 at medium risk and 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CO7 0PE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CO7 0PP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 3 | 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
7 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 78 times, for 61 hours in all, in 2025. They discharge into The West Dyke, A Drain, A Tributary of Colne Estuary, West Dyke (To Colne Estuary), Unnamed Trib Brightlingsea Bro.
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brightlingsea - Spring Road Cso Anglian Water | The West Dyke | 15 | 2 | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Brightlingsea Cso (Bellfield 35) Anglian Water | The West Dyke | 16 | 6 | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Brightlingsea Station Road Cso Anglian Water | The West Dyke | 20 | 6 | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Brightlingsea Station Road Cso Anglian Water | A Drain, A Tributary of Colne Estuary | 15 | 7 | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Brightlingsea Station Road Cso Anglian Water | The West Dyke | 2 | 0 | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Brightlingsea West Dyke Terminal Ps Anglian Water | West Dyke (To Colne Estuary) | 8 | 38 | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Sampson Road Sps Anglian Water | Unnamed Trib Brightlingsea Bro | 2 | 1 | 860 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 addresses are about 18 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO7 0PE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CO7 0PP | 100% | 98% | 98% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Alresford (Essex) 97,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Great Bentley 105,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5 km (3.1 miles) | |
| Wivenhoe 352,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 28 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Spring Chase Brightlingsea | 180 m |
| Ferry terminal | Brightlingsea Ferry Landing | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 6.5 km (4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 35.5 km (22 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 54.9 km (34 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Colne Medical Centre | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacy within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Colne View Dental Surgery | 270 m |
| Hospital | Clacton Hospital Good Oct 2023 | 9.1 km (5.7 miles) |
| Care homes | 3 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Four Winds Good Dec 2018 | 180 m |
| Police station | Essex Police | 9.1 km (5.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machine within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest East of England Co-op Brightlingsea Cashzone | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Springmead Garden 3,030 m² | 140 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 7,490 m² | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 480 m² | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 130 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 380 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 1.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Jacobes Hall, a listed building (Grade I), 610 m (0.4 miles) south-east. 33 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Jacobes Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 610 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Martello tower A and associated battery, Stone Point | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Lodge Wood | Wood | 780 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Wick's Wood | Wood | 940 m (0.6 miles) west |
| St Osyth Stone Point | Wetland | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Cindery Island | Island | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Big Wapping Hill | Hill | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Mill Dam | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 9 |
1 of the street's 9 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 Tendring: see them on the Tendring page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brightlingsea Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 2–11 | 370 m | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 69% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 6% at the higher standard (2025; 72% in 2024 and 58% in 2023) |
| Colne Community School | Secondary | 11–16 | 640 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 42.3 (43.0 in 2025 and 45.5 in 2024); 40.9% grade 5+ in English and maths |
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
2 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 230 m from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brightlingsea Playcentre CO7 0NL | Full day care | 56 | Good (Jun 2021, overall grade under the previous framework) | 230 m |
| Munchkins Nursery and Pre School CO7 0AB | Full day care | 54 | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 450 m (0.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brightlingsea Football Club CO7 0PL | Pub/bar/nightclub | 100 m | 5 Very good | 27 Feb 2025 |
| Brightlingsea Salad and Meze Bar CO7 0JE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 140 m | 5 Very good | 10 Oct 2025 |
| Four Winds CO7 0JF | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 190 m | 5 Very good | 15 Dec 2022 |
| Brightlingsea Bowls Club CO7 0NN | Other catering premises | 240 m | 5 Very good | 30 Jul 2025 |
| Brightlingsea Play Centre CO7 0NL | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 270 m | 5 Very good | 28 May 2025 |
| Brightlingsea Cricket Club CO7 0NN | Pub/bar/nightclub | 310 m | 5 Very good | 29 Oct 2025 |
| The Kings Head CO7 0HT | Pub/bar/nightclub | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 16 Dec 2025 |
| Tesco CO7 0AB | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 1 Dec 2024 |
| Cafe Chic CO7 0AB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 3 Generally satisfactory | 20 Feb 2024 |
| Brightlingsea Junior School CO7 0HU | School/college/university | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 9 Oct 2025 |
| Brightlingsea Infant School CO7 0HU | School/college/university | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 13 Oct 2025 |
| St James' Church CO7 0AE | Retailers - other | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 10 Oct 2025 |
| River Colne Cafe CO7 0EB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 9 Oct 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 |
| Public order | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Spring Road (5); On or near North Road (4); On or near Well Street (3); On or near Dean Street (2); On or near Spring Chase (2).
Road safety
1 collision in which someone was hurt was reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. 1 involved a pedestrian. Most were on roads with a 30 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 2023 16:40 | Slight | 1 person: 1 pedestrian | 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
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 | 60 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 40% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 92% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 65% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 43% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 47% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 71% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 35% | 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) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 4 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
Seaview Road · Seaview Gardens · North Road · Spring Road · New Park Gardens · Well Street · Blind Lane · Cinque Port Road · Regent Road · Spring Chase · Kent Close · Upper Park Road
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.