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On Woodhouse Lane, in Great Leighs & the Walthams
What it's like at CM3 3PW: every home that has sold on Woodhouse Lane since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Woodhouse Lane; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 4 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| The Coachhouse, WoodhouseTerraced | May 2014 | £485,000 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwood House, Woodhouse LaneSemi-detached | Nov 2020 | £875,000 | 216 m² | £4,051/m² | 1 |
| Cell Site Esx0303, Woodhouse, Woodhouse LaneOther | Mar 2021 | £360,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Woodhouse Cottage, Woodhouse LaneDetached | Feb 2017 | £469,250 | 112 m² | £4,190/m² | 1 |
| Woodhouse Lodge, Woodhouse LaneDetached | Jul 2007 | £300,000 | 108 m² | £2,778/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Beaulieu Park, a drive away (4.0 km).
The nearest bus stop is Woodhouse Lane, 300 m away, with a bus about every 20 minutes on weekdays (routes 170, 70, 48WE, 49); 52 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 53 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Broomfield Primary School, a short drive or bike ride (1.6 km); 49% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Chelmer Valley High School, 650 m away; Attainment 8: 45.3 · 6.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: The Beaulieu Park School (4.5 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Chelmsford County High School for Girls (6.3 km) and King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford (6.6 km).
It's a family area: 21% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Marks & Spencer Simply Foods, 400 m away; W H Smith (400 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Little Waltham & Gt Notley Surgery (1.3 km), with Outpatient Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, Nadia Louise Hair Design is 800 m away.
The nearest full A&E is The Princess Alexandra Hospital, 27 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 71% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 67% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 15 restaurants and cafés, 9 pubs and bars.
Acorn Food Pod And Patient Catering is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and New Sports Centre the nearest pub (950 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 74 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 241 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 42% of homes.
It's new: 51% of homes were built since 2000.
It's growing: about 854 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Church Green, 1.2 km away; for exercise, Fitness Suite & Changing Rooms (2.9 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.1 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Stansted is 19 km away.
Most households own their home, 10% rent privately.
15 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
North West Essex constituency: Mrs Kemi Badenoch MP (Conservative), since June 2017. 2024 general election: Con hold, majority 2,610 (4.8%), turnout 68%. Vote shares: Conservative 36%, Labour 31%, Reform UK 14%, Liberal Democrat 11%.
8 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near CM3 3PW →
The nearest university is Anglia Ruskin University, 4.0 km away (TEF Gold).
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Woodhouse Lane in the last 12 months.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 3.4% | 1.3% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 63.2% | 82.2% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 25.2% | 5.3% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 7.4% | 10.0% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.9% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: Leigh Bell Wharf · about 32 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
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