Willow Close Etchingham, Rother
5 addresses across 2 postcodes (TN19), about 90 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 32501766.
- Sales: 2 recorded sales since 1995; in 2022 the median was £615,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 3 homes have an energy certificate (D: 3).
- 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 Rother costs £2,701 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Etchingham, about 600 m away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 550 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 19 to 20 m above sea level.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Oldwood Surgery, about 3.4 km away.
- People: About 860 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 81% of households owned their home and 40% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 8 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | £615,000 | £615,000 | £615,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £587,500 | £587,500 | £587,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jun 2022 | 2 TN19 7HZ | Detached | £615,000 | |
| 3 Jun 2021 | 4 TN19 7HZ | Detached | £587,500 |
Energy performance certificates
3 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 134 m². Most common: House, detached (3). Built: 1991-1995 (2); 1983-1990 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3).
Council tax
What each band costs in Rother in 2026-27: Band D £2,701 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,801 | £2,101 | £2,401 | £2,701 | £3,301 | £3,901 | £4,502 | £5,402 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band D (25% of about 640 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): Town and Country Planning (County of East Sussex) Direction, 1959.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
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: at least one postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| TN19 7HZ | zone 2 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| TN19 7AA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 5 addresses are between 19 m and 20 m above sea level (20 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TN19 7AA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| TN19 7HZ | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Etchingham 209,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 600 m |
| Robertsbridge 274,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km | |
| Stonegate 124,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 11 within 800 m; nearest Post Office Etchingham | 120 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Apcoa Charging Station | 550 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 46.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Oldwood Surgery | 3.4 km |
| Pharmacies | Robertsbridge Pharmacy | 3.5 km |
| NHS dentists | Darvell Dental Clinic | 3.2 km |
| Hospital | Hawkhurst Hospital | 6.0 km |
| Police station | Battle Police station | 10.3 km |
| Cash machines | Burwash Service Station, Burwash Cashzone | 4.5 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,010 m² | 550 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 760 m² | 430 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Queen's Garden 5,370 m² | 380 m |
| Allotments | Hurst Green Allotments 3,450 m² | 2.6 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Assumption of Blessed Mary & St Nicholas, a listed building (Grade I), 480 m north-east. 9 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Assumption of Blessed Mary & St Nicholas | Listed building, Grade I | 480 m north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church Wood | Wood | 340 m east |
| Old Woman's Wood | Wood | 360 m south |
| The Ashes | Wood | 570 m west |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km east |
| Willard's Hill | Hill | 1.6 km south |
| Hackwood Gill | Valley | 2.2 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.8 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Etchingham Church of England Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 470 m | Good (Jul 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ladyfield B&B TN19 7AG | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 140 m | 5 Very good | 21 Aug 2019 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
| Public order | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Park Farm Close (7); On or near Willow Close (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 51% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 42% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 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
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.
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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.