Willingale Road Epping Forest
30 addresses across 6 postcodes (CM4,CM5), about 2.1 km (1.3 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 13802663.
- Sales: 6 recorded sales since 1995; in 2022 the median was £701,500 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 4 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, E: 1, G: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 D; Band D in Epping Forest costs £2,277 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 10% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Ingatestone, about 7.9 km (4.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 81 to 98 m above sea level.
- Noise: 6 of its 30 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Ongar Health Centre, about 4.7 km (2.9 miles) away.
- People: About 440 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 73% of households owned their home and 25% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | £701,500 | £701,500 | £701,500 |
| 2015 | 1 | £180,000 | £180,000 | £180,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | £330,000 | £330,000 | £330,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Mar 2025 | HEATHLANDS CM4 0LW | Other | £690,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 29 Jul 2022 | 1, ROCKHILL COTTAGES CM5 0QQ | Semi-detached | £701,500 | |
| 12 Feb 2021 | HEATHLANDS CM4 0LW | Other | £400,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 29 Jul 2020 | SPRIGGS FARM CM5 0QH | Other | £1,184,380 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 22 May 2015 | 1, ROCKHILL COTTAGES CM5 0QQ | Semi-detached | £180,000 | |
| 26 Apr 2000 | SPRIGGS FARM CM5 0QH | Detached | £330,000 |
Energy performance certificates
4 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 147 m². Most common: House, detached (3); Bungalow, detached (1). Built: Pre-1900 (1); 2007 (1); 2012 onwards (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (3 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Epping Forest in 2026-27: Band D £2,277 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,518 | £1,771 | £2,024 | £2,277 | £2,783 | £3,289 | £3,795 | £4,554 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band D (31% of about 1,030 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 5.
- 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: yes, Epping Forest.
Listed buildings
- NORTON MANDEVILLE MANOR, grade II*
- BRIGHT'S COTTAGE, grade II
- COTTAGE SOUTH WEST OF BRIGHT'S COTTAGE, grade II
- GARWOOD COTTAGES, grade II
- OFFINS COTTAGES, grade II
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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.
Height above sea level
The street's 30 addresses are between 81 m and 98 m above sea level (91 m on average); the ground rises about 17 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CM4 0LH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CM4 0LJ | 75% | 75% | 75% | 0% |
| CM4 0LL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CM4 0LW | 10% | 10% | 10% | 0% |
| CM5 0QH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CM5 0QQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Ingatestone 779,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) |
| Shenfield 5.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 10.3 km (6.4 miles) | |
| Chelmsford 7.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 10.8 km (6.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 9.3 km (5.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 18.8 km (12 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Ongar Health Centre | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Well | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) |
| NHS dentists | High Street Dental Practice | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Chelmsford & Essex Hospital | 10.9 km (6.8 miles) |
| Police station | Chelmsford Police Station | 11.2 km (7 miles) |
| Cash machines | Chelmsford Star Coop Blackmore, Blackmore Cashzone | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 770 m² | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.6 ha | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,300 m² | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Moated site known as Spriggs, a scheduled monument, 260 m east. 4 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Moated site known as Spriggs | Scheduled monument | 260 m east |
| Norton Mandeville Manor | Listed building, Grade II* | 840 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Moated site at Fingrith Hall Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Stockfield Spring | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Whiteley Spring | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Spains Wood | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Long Spring | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 3 km (1.9 miles) north-west |
| Fishermans Hill | Hill | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.4 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 24 | 30 |
6 of the street's 30 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 Epping Forest: see them on the Epping Forest page.
Nearest schools
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
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 | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 35% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 4% | 1% |
| Social rented | 14% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 16% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 5 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
- CM4 0LW: 13 addresses of 15 in the postcode
- CM4 0LH: 6 addresses of 8 in the postcode
- CM4 0LJ: 4 addresses of 10 in the postcode
- CM5 0QQ: 4 addresses of 8 in the postcode
- CM4 0LL: 2 addresses of 8 in the postcode
- CM5 0QH: 1 address of 4 in the postcode
All the streets in CM4, CM5 and across Epping Forest.
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.