Property market | £431,354 for a semi-detached property | |
Airport access | Closest airport is London Stansted (12.7 miles) | |
Broadband | 55.1mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK) | |
Ethnic diversity | White: 88.5% residents (vs 81.7% England & Wales) Other: 11.4% residents (vs 18.3% England & Wales) | |
Socio-economic status | Ranked 67 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 549 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Saffron Walden level) | |
Community | Median age is 41.6 | Population of 5,383 | Happiness is Above Average for Essex, High for UK | |
Crime | 5.0 burglaries per 1k people (Chelmsford) | |
Commute (approx) | - Stratford (London) (25 mins) - London Liverpool Street (34 mins) - Highbury & Islington (53 mins) | |
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£431,354 for a semi-detached property | |
Closest airport is London Stansted (12.7 miles) | |
55.1mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK) | |
Median age is 41.6 | 5,383 | Happiness is Above Average for Essex, High for UK | |
Ranked 67 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 549 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Saffron Walden level) | |
5.0 burglaries per 1k people (Chelmsford) | |
- Stratford (London) (25 mins) - London Liverpool Street (34 mins) - Highbury & Islington (53 mins) | |
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Writtle has one main store nearby, M&S Chelmsfood Westway Foodhall. There are a few pubs and bars nearby, including: Old Chelmsfordians, Rose And Crown, The Wheatsheaf. Regarding restaurants and other types of eateries, we found many nearby, including: Aramark @ Garden Room, Aramark @ Thyme Out, Horse And Groom, Hylands House, Mauro's In The Park, McDonalds Restaurant, Olio On The Green, Pakwaan, Rob... (see map below for more). There are a few cafes and coffee shops nearby, including: 2MT Caffe, Coffee Stop And Soft Play, Greenacre Cafe, Stables Cafe. Writtle has a range of train stations and schools nearby, as shown in the map below.
The property market in Writtle has had a steep increase over the last few years and accelerating growth. Based on data published on 15 November 2023, on average a detached house costs £703,147, which is up 2.9% on last year. A semi-detached house on average costs £431,354 (up 2.3% on last year) , a terraced house £339,006 (up 1.6% on last year) and a flat £228,098. Renting a two bedroom flat will cost you approximately £938 per month. Property prices in Writtle are similar to the average property prices across Essex and are a little higher compared to other locations with a similar density in England. When looking at the annual change in property prices in Writtle, prices have increased, while prices decreased across the Essex region.
Property data is based on Chelmsford level pricing data and is as at September 2023 (publicised 15 November 2023)
Detached and Semi-detached House Trend (£) to September 2023
County | Avg Detached Price | Annual Change | Avg Semi-Detached Price | Annual Change |
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Rutland | £557,774 | +11.3% | £341,529 | +11.7% |
Northumberland | £333,743 | +7.3% | £183,403 | +6.1% |
Lancashire | £326,887 | +4.3% | £195,848 | +3.4% |
Leicestershire | £432,076 | +3.9% | £262,308 | +3.0% |
Derbyshire | £340,545 | +3.7% | £209,276 | +2.9% |
Oxfordshire | £706,629 | +3.5% | £450,305 | +3.5% |
Merseyside | £340,051 | +3.4% | £214,398 | +2.4% |
Gloucestershire | £536,963 | +3.4% | £330,457 | +3.4% |
Nottinghamshire | £334,429 | +2.8% | £206,257 | +2.8% |
Wiltshire | £521,688 | +2.7% | £328,877 | +3.0% |
Greater Manchester | £396,806 | +2.7% | £254,125 | +2.3% |
West Yorkshire | £351,673 | +2.5% | £210,889 | +2.0% |
West Midlands | £407,684 | +2.2% | £245,250 | +2.4% |
East Riding of Yorkshire | £326,098 | +2.2% | £203,163 | +2.1% |
Staffordshire | £364,884 | +2.1% | £221,783 | +2.1% |
Herefordshire | £434,518 | +2.1% | £276,148 | +2.2% |
South Yorkshire | £284,409 | +2.0% | £182,869 | +1.9% |
West Sussex | £686,980 | +1.9% | £441,716 | +2.3% |
Kent | £619,795 | +1.8% | £386,201 | +1.4% |
Shropshire | £404,408 | +1.8% | £252,891 | +1.8% |
Warwickshire | £515,326 | +1.8% | £299,238 | +1.3% |
Devon | £503,963 | +1.6% | £337,624 | +2.3% |
North Yorkshire | £422,027 | +1.5% | £265,231 | +1.2% |
Norfolk | £406,137 | +1.4% | £267,820 | +1.2% |
North Northamptonshire | £426,370 | +1.3% | £254,947 | +1.2% |
Buckinghamshire | £853,940 | +1.2% | £460,891 | +1.2% |
West Northamptonshire | £478,844 | +0.9% | £279,006 | +0.7% |
Hampshire | £628,455 | +0.6% | £386,140 | +1.0% |
Lincolnshire | £307,354 | +0.6% | £205,466 | +1.4% |
Worcestershire | £455,558 | +0.6% | £276,201 | +0.9% |
Essex | £586,972 | +0.4% | £379,804 | 0.0% |
Somerset | £465,131 | +0.3% | £296,160 | +0.7% |
Suffolk | £454,636 | +0.2% | £283,920 | +0.6% |
East Sussex | £595,763 | +0.1% | £385,074 | +0.4% |
Cambridgeshire | £486,349 | 0.0% | £330,028 | +0.2% |
Surrey | £957,680 | -0.2% | £546,201 | +0.7% |
Isle of Wight | £435,441 | -0.4% | £298,787 | 0.0% |
Hertfordshire | £939,983 | -0.7% | £542,021 | -0.2% |
Cornwall | £453,159 | -1.1% | £300,170 | -0.6% |
Dorset | £528,863 | -1.3% | £348,080 | -0.8% |
Recent property transactions in the area
Listed below are some recent property purchases in the area, to give you an idea of the market. Click on a postcode if you would like to see data on that specific area of Writtle, or click here to browse the longer list of Writtle property transactions from 2023.
Writtle has a healthy number of schools nearby to choose from. There are a mix of both primary and secondary schools nearby, including Hylands School (Academy) which is a secondary school based in Chelmsford Road, Chelmsford. Example schools in the area are listed below, with some information on their rating and access criteria.
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School | Type | Outstanding? |
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Writtle Infant School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Westlands Community Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Writtle Junior School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Hylands School | Secondary school Academy converter - Mixed | No |
Newlands Spring Primary and Nursery School | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | No |
Parkwood Academy | Primary Academy sponsor led - Mixed | No |
Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | No |
School | Type | Latest Rating | Parent View Reviews (if available) | Ofsted Report (if available) | Address |
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Newlands Spring Primary and Nursery School Save school | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | 1: Outstanding (10/16/2008) | Ofsted Report Link | Chelmsford | |
Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery Save school | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | 2: Good (1/24/2020) | Ofsted Report Link | Chelmsford | |
Westlands Community Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (10/10/2019) | Ofsted Report Link | Chelmsford | |
Writtle Junior School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (10/11/2013) | Ofsted Report Link | Chelmsford | |
Writtle Infant School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (12/1/2017) | Ofsted Report Link | Chelmsford | |
Parkwood Academy Save school | Primary Academy sponsor led - Mixed | 2: Good (9/14/2017) | 10 submissions 80.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Chelmsford |
Hylands School Save school | Secondary school Academy converter - Mixed | 3: Requires Improvement (12/11/2019) | Ofsted Report Link | Chelmsford |
School | Type |
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Newlands Spring Primary and Nursery School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 1: Outstanding (10/16/2008) |
Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (1/24/2020) |
Westlands Community Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (10/10/2019) |
Writtle Junior School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (10/11/2013) |
Writtle Infant School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (12/1/2017) |
Parkwood Academy Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (9/14/2017) 10 submissions 80.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Hylands School Ofsted report Save school | Secondary school Latest rating - 3: Requires Improvement (12/11/2019) |
Station | Distance from Writtle | Commute options |
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Chelmsford A busy station. Station footfall changed -3% from the previous year. | 3 miles |
- Stratford (London) (33 mins - Greater Anglia - £381 monthly fare) View details - London Liverpool Street (43 mins - Greater Anglia - £404 monthly fare) View details - Highbury & Islington (1 change(s) - 53 mins - London Overground - £404 monthly fare) View details - Cambridge (1 change(s) - 112 mins - Greater Anglia) View details |
Battlesbridge A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +20% from the previous year. | 12 miles |
- Stratford (London) (36 mins - Greater Anglia - £381 monthly fare) View details - London Liverpool Street (46 mins - Greater Anglia - £408 monthly fare) View details - Highbury & Islington (1 change(s) - 64 mins - London Overground - £408 monthly fare) View details - Cambridge (1 change(s) - 123 mins - Greater Anglia) View details |
Wickford A relatively busy station. Station footfall changed -7% from the previous year. | 12 miles |
- Stratford (London) (37 mins - Greater Anglia - £339 monthly fare) View details - London Liverpool Street (47 mins - Greater Anglia - £377 monthly fare) View details - Highbury & Islington (1 change(s) - 59 mins - London Overground - £377 monthly fare) View details - Cambridge (1 change(s) - 118 mins - Greater Anglia) View details |
The table below lists ethnicities living in the local authority (Chelmsford) as per the data published in December 2022. Source: ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk
Ethnicity | % of Chelmsford residents | Benchmark:% of England & Wales residents |
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White | 88.5% | 81.7% |
Asian | 5.3% | 9.3% |
Black | 2.6% | 4.0% |
Mixed | 2.6% | 2.9% |
Other | 0.9% | 2.1% |
The table below lists the types of occupations that residents have, at the Saffron Walden consituency level. Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
Type of occupation | % of residents (over 16 years old) | Rank within England & Wales |
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Intermediate occupations | 12.4% | |
Small employers and own account workers | 13.9% | |
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 18.2% | 67 out of 573 |
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 24.1% | |
Lower supervisory and technical occupations | 4.6% | |
Semi-routine occupations | 9.1% | |
Routine occupations | 7.7% | |
Never worked / long-term unemployed | 4.8% | 549 out of 573 |
Full-time students | 5.3% |
Relative to the UK average, the average broadband download speed in Essex is average (61mbps). Writtle is consistent with this, with average download speeds of 55.1mbps. You can also view really detailed broadband information at the Saffron Walden level, via data.parliament.uk, here.
Average speed | 55.1 mbps |
% households with superfast broadband access | 87.9% |
% households unable to access decent broadband | 1.4% |
Crime stats were found at the Chelmsford level:
Type | Chelmsford | UK |
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Total Crimes (per thousand people) | 88 | 93 |
Burglaries (per thousand people) | 5 | 5 |
Public Order Offences (per thousand people) | 9 | 10 |
Bicycle Thefts (per thousand people) | 2 | 1 |
Violence Against People (per thousand people) | 36 | 36 |
We use an API provided by Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to identify any live flood warnings to be aware of and we also provide insight into whether flooding could occur from rivers, sea and groundwater within 1km of Writtle.
There are no live flood warnings in the area, according to our interpretation of the DEFRA API.
The areas in the table below have been identified by the DEFRA API as areas where it is possible for flooding to occur from rivers, sea and in some locations, groundwater. Some of these areas will have measures in place to minimise the risk of flooding and they may be monitored by the Flood Warning Service.
Area | Cause | Description |
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East Anglia | Wid | The River Wid from Ingatestone to Writtle, including Margaretting |
East Anglia | River Wid, River Can | The River Wid from Brentwood, to and including Writtle, and the River Can at Chelmsford |
East Anglia | Chelmer, Can | Riverside properties in Chelmsford, from Rivermead Industrial Estate through Central and Admirals Park including the cricket ground, to Lordship Lane |
East Anglia | Chelmer | The River Chelmer from the A138 at Chelmsford to Langford, the River Ter from A120 at Stebbing Green to Boreham, and the brooks around Sandon |
East Anglia | Chelmer, River Can | The Rivers Can and Chelmer through Chelmsford, including the High Street and Meadows Shopping Centre |
Name | Property market | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby | Socio Economic |
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Writtle, Essex Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Hot property market | Semi-detached: £431,354 Detached: £703,147 | 88 | Primary: 6Secondary: 1 | 18.2% residents in higher managerial positions 4.8% residents long-term unemployed |
Epping, Essex Affordability: Expensive Affluent Very fast broadband Slowing property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £608,830 Detached: £1,047,893 | 79 | Primary: 5Secondary: 2 | 16.9% residents in higher managerial positions 7.5% residents long-term unemployed |
Saffron Walden, Essex Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose | Semi-detached: £451,213 Detached: £736,929 | 60 | Primary: 6Secondary: 1 | 18.2% residents in higher managerial positions 4.8% residents long-term unemployed |
Debden, Essex Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £451,213 Detached: £736,929 | 60 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 18.2% residents in higher managerial positions 4.8% residents long-term unemployed |
Chelmsford, Essex Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Hot property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £431,354 Detached: £703,147 | 88 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 18.2% residents in higher managerial positions 4.8% residents long-term unemployed |
Stock, Essex Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Hot property market | Semi-detached: £431,354 Detached: £703,147 | 88 | Primary: 3Secondary: 1 | 14.5% residents in higher managerial positions 6.1% residents long-term unemployed |
Wickford, Essex Affordability: Average Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £421,969 Detached: £689,889 | 109 | Primary: 10Secondary: 3 | 13.8% residents in higher managerial positions 6.0% residents long-term unemployed |
Pitsea, Essex Affordability: Average Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £421,969 Detached: £689,889 | 109 | Primary: 15Secondary: 4 | 9.4% residents in higher managerial positions 8.1% residents long-term unemployed |
Leigh-on-Sea, Essex Affordability: Expensive Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £427,742 Detached: £640,855 | 116 | Primary: 11Secondary: 8 | 13.9% residents in higher managerial positions 7.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Maldon, Essex Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Hot property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £388,478 Detached: £632,839 | 59 | Primary: 5Secondary: 1 | 14.5% residents in higher managerial positions 6.1% residents long-term unemployed |
Dedham, Essex Affordability: Average Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £334,751 Detached: £531,164 | 96 | Primary: 3Secondary: | 12.7% residents in higher managerial positions 6.5% residents long-term unemployed |
Name | Property | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby |
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Writtle, Essex Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Hot property market | Semi-detached: £431,354 Detached: £703,147 | 88 | Primary: 6Secondary: 1 |
Epping, Essex Affordability: Expensive Affluent Very fast broadband Slowing property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £608,830 Detached: £1,047,893 | 79 | Primary: 5Secondary: 2 |
Saffron Walden, Essex Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose | Semi-detached: £451,213 Detached: £736,929 | 60 | Primary: 6Secondary: 1 |
Debden, Essex Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £451,213 Detached: £736,929 | 60 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
Chelmsford, Essex Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Hot property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £431,354 Detached: £703,147 | 88 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
Stock, Essex Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Hot property market | Semi-detached: £431,354 Detached: £703,147 | 88 | Primary: 3Secondary: 1 |
Wickford, Essex Affordability: Average Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £421,969 Detached: £689,889 | 109 | Primary: 10Secondary: 3 |
Pitsea, Essex Affordability: Average Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £421,969 Detached: £689,889 | 109 | Primary: 15Secondary: 4 |
Leigh-on-Sea, Essex Affordability: Expensive Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £427,742 Detached: £640,855 | 116 | Primary: 11Secondary: 8 |
Maldon, Essex Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Hot property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £388,478 Detached: £632,839 | 59 | Primary: 5Secondary: 1 |
Dedham, Essex Affordability: Average Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £334,751 Detached: £531,164 | 96 | Primary: 3Secondary: |
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