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On The Paddocks, in Ingatestone & Mountnessing
What it's like at CM4 0BQ: every home that has sold on The Paddocks 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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5 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on The Paddocks; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
2 of the 58 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 1, The PaddocksDetached | Nov 2023 | £650,000 | 102 m² | £6,373/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, The PaddocksDetached | Aug 2019 | £785,000 | 152 m² | £5,164/m² | 1 |
| 3, The PaddocksDetached | Mar 2021 | £995,000 | 179 m² | £5,559/m² | 2 |
| 4, The PaddocksSemi-detached | Aug 2005 | £316,500 | – | – | 3 |
| 5, The PaddocksSemi-detached | Oct 2014 | £440,000 | 100 m² | £4,400/m² | 1 |
| 8, The PaddocksDetached | May 2025 | £705,000 | 115 m² | £6,130/m² | 1 |
| 9, The PaddocksSemi-detached | Jan 2022 | £617,000 | 101 m² | £6,109/m² | 1 |
| 11, The PaddocksSemi-detached | Dec 2018 | £665,000 | 165 m² | £4,030/m² | 2 |
| 12, The PaddocksSemi-detached | Nov 2000 | £180,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 13, The PaddocksSemi-detached | Feb 2004 | £290,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 15, The PaddocksSemi-detached | Aug 2016 | £477,500 | 169 m² | £2,825/m² | 1 |
| 16, The PaddocksSemi-detached | Jun 2002 | £230,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 17, The PaddocksDetached | Jul 2022 | £845,000 | 131 m² | £6,450/m² | 1 |
| 19, The PaddocksDetached | May 2017 | £710,000 | 129 m² | £5,504/m² | 2 |
| 20, The PaddocksDetached | Jul 2024 | £790,000 | 116 m² | £6,810/m² | 2 |
| 21, The PaddocksSemi-detached | Jul 2013 | £357,500 | 98 m² | £3,648/m² | 1 |
| 22, The PaddocksSemi-detached | Jul 2017 | £595,000 | 110 m² | £5,409/m² | 3 |
| 23, The PaddocksSemi-detached | Nov 2023 | £541,500 | 97 m² | £5,582/m² | 1 |
| 25, The PaddocksSemi-detached | Aug 2026 | £610,000 | 95 m² | £6,421/m² | 2 |
| 26, The PaddocksSemi-detached | Apr 2008 | £362,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 27, The PaddocksSemi-detached | Nov 2020 | £665,000 | 125 m² | £5,320/m² | 2 |
| 28, The PaddocksSemi-detached | May 2006 | £300,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 31, The PaddocksSemi-detached | Feb 2021 | £595,000 | 99 m² | £6,010/m² | 1 |
| 32, The PaddocksSemi-detached | Oct 2020 | £570,000 | 96 m² | £5,938/m² | 2 |
| 33, The PaddocksDetached | Jul 1998 | £195,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 34, The PaddocksSemi-detached | Apr 2002 | £235,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 35, The PaddocksSemi-detached | Mar 2005 | £155,338 | – | – | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 46% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Ingatestone, a few minutes' walk (150 m), with 779k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Liverpool Street.
The nearest bus stop is Alms Houses, 150 m away, with a bus about every 40 minutes on weekdays (routes 351, 620, 50); 8 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 39 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Ingatestone and Fryerning Church of England Junior School, a few minutes' walk (450 m); 71% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Anglo European School, 650 m away; Attainment 8: 55.6 · 16.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford (10.1 km) and Chelmsford County High School for Girls (10.5 km).
The nearest supermarket is Budgens, 450 m away, with Brownbread closer still (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The New Folly Surgery (250 m), with Shadforth Pharmaceutical Co the closest pharmacy (450 m).
For a haircut, Kennadys is 350 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen's Hospital, 17 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 63% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 68% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 12 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 9 restaurants and cafés, 9 pubs and bars.
Ingatestone Elim Church is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and The Bell the nearest pub (250 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 46 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 123 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 14% flats and 34% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
It's growing: about 107 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Margaretting Pond Park, 3.3 km away; for exercise, Pavilion (300 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.8 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Southend is 25 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 26 km.
40 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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ginge Petre Almshouses Ginge Petre Chapel | II | 130 m |
| Ginge Petre Almshouses | II | 130 m |
| Ingatestone Railway Station | II | 130 m |
| Ginge Petre Almshouses | II | 150 m |
| Ingatestone House (South West Part) | II | 170 m |
| Ingatestone House (North East Part) | II | 170 m |
| the Crown Inn | II | 180 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Brentwood and Ongar constituency: Alex Burghart MP (Conservative), since June 2017. 2024 general election: Con hold, majority 5,980 (12.4%), turnout 64%. Vote shares: Conservative 37%, Reform UK 24%, Labour 23%, Liberal Democrat 12%.
14 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 CM4 0BQ →
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 42% of households own their home outright.
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" The Paddocks in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 42 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 2.4% | 1.6% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 90.9% | 86.1% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 2.2% | 1.0% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 4.1% | 10.8% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.2% | 0.3% | 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.
National infrastructure projects and headline schemes only, not local planning applications. See them all on a map.
Nearest: Black Notley Community Association · about 34 min
Nearest: Colchester Zoo · about 31 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.