Area Info for Birchanger (Essex)

Birchanger, Essex, UK

Birchanger is a small village located in Essex, England. It is situated within the district of Uttlesford, which is known for its rural landscape and historic sites. The village is primarily residential and rural, with a close-knit community.

Historically, Birchanger has been a quiet settlement with a predominantly agricultural background. The surrounding area features farmland, open fields, and some woodland, typical of the Essex countryside.

While Birchanger itself is a small locality, it benefits from proximity to larger towns and transport links in Essex, providing access to amenities and services in nearby centres such as Saffron Walden and Bishop's Stortford.

The village does not have significant commercial or industrial facilities but may include local farms, residences, and possibly small local businesses serving the community.

As a rural village, Birchanger offers a peaceful environment and is often appreciated for its scenic surroundings and traditional English countryside atmosphere.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
Education
School
Nazeing Primary School0.54 miles
Hyde Mead, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, Essex, EN9 2HS
Broxbourne CofE Primary School1.42 miles
Mill Lane, Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, EN10 7AY
St Cross Catholic Primary School1.45 miles
Upper Marsh Lane, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, EN11 8BN
St Augustine Roman Catholic Primary School1.45 miles
Riversmead, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, EN11 8DP
Wormley Primary School1.51 miles
Cozens Lane East, Wormley, Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, EN10 6QA
The Broxbourne School1.68 miles
High Road, Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, EN10 7DD
Robert Barclay Academy1.71 miles
Cock Lane, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, EN11 8JY
Sheredes Primary School1.72 miles
Benford Road, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, EN11 8LL
St Catherine's Hoddesdon CofE Primary School1.75 miles
Haslewood Avenue, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, EN11 8HT
Rivers Education Support Centre1.82 miles
Old Essex Road, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, EN11 0AA
Windhill211.90 miles
Windhill, Bishop`s Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 2NE
Rye Park Nursery School1.98 miles
Walton Road, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, EN11 0LN
Westfield Community Primary School2.12 miles
Westfield Road, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, EN11 8RA
Roydon Primary School2.18 miles
Epping Road, Roydon, Harlow, Essex, CM19 5HN
Longlands Primary School and Nursery2.18 miles
Nunsbury Drive, Turnford, Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, EN10 6AG
Forres Primary School2.26 miles
Stanstead Road, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, EN11 0RW
Health
Clinic
Stellar Healthcare - Waltham Abbey0.17 miles
64-66 North Street, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, Essex, EN9 2NW
The Maples Health Centre2.36 miles
Vancouver Road, Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, EN10 6FD
Barbara Castle Health Centre2.54 miles
Broadley Road, Harlow, Essex, CM19 5SJ
Hailey View Surgery2.71 miles
39 Christian Close, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, EN11 9FF
Bupa Home Healthcare2.85 miles
Scimitar Park, Harlow, Essex, CM19 5GU
Holly Lodge Cmht3.35 miles
45 Church Lane, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, EN8 0DR
Harlow - Derwent Centre3.63 miles
Princess Alexandra Hospital, Hamstel Road, Harlow, CM20 1QX
Cheshunt Minor Injuries Unit3.64 miles
Cheshunt Community Hospital, King Arthur Court, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, EN8 8XN
Galen House3.67 miles
Fourth Avenue, Harlow, Essex, CM20 1DW
Addison House Community Clinic3.73 miles
Chadwick House, Hamstel Road, Harlow, Essex, CM20 1EP
Young Peoples Information Centre3.73 miles
Occasio House, Playhouse Square, Harlow, Essex, CM20 1AP
The Walk-In Centre3.80 miles
Wych Elm, Harlow, Essex, CM20 1QP
Willow Court3.92 miles
23A Highbridge Street, Waltham Abbey, Essex, EN9 1BZ
Waltham Abbey Clinic3.99 miles
Sewardstone Road, Waltham Abbey, Essex, EN9 1NP
Latton Bush Centre4.01 miles
Southern Way, Harlow, Essex, CM18 7BL
West Essex Mind4.33 miles
10-11 Corner House, Bush Fair, Harlow, Essex, CM18 6NZ
GP
Nazeing Valley Health Centre0.17 miles
64-66 North Street, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey, Essex, EN9 2NW
Park Lane Surgery1.58 miles
8 Park Lane, Broxbourne, Herts, EN10 7NQ
The Limes Surgery1.61 miles
Unit 8 - 14, Limes Court, Conduit Lane, Hoddesdon, Herts, EN11 8EP
Wormley Medical Centre (PART OF CROMWELL AND WORMLEY MEDICAL CENTRES)1.76 miles
27 High Road, Wormley, Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, EN10 6HT
AMWELL STREET SURGERY1.86 miles
19 Amwell Street, Hoddesdon, Herts, EN11 8TS
The Maples Health Centre2.36 miles
Vancouver Road, Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England - Uk, EN10 6FD
Barbara Castle Health Centre2.54 miles
Broadley Road, Harlow, Essex, CM19 5SJ
Hailey View Surgery2.71 miles
39 Christian Close, Hoddesdon, Herts, EN11 9FF
BAVERSTOCK MWJ3.22 miles
21 High Street, Stanstead Abbotts, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 8AA
NEWTON JE3.25 miles
Haileybury, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG13 7NU
High Street Surgery3.26 miles
13-15 High Street, Cheshunt, Waltham cross, Hertfordshire, EN8 0BX
Lister Medical Centre3.29 miles
Lister House, Perry Road, Staple Tye, Harlow, Essex, CM18 7LU
STOCKWELL LODGE MEDICAL CENTRE3.64 miles
Rosedale Way, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, Herts, EN7 6HL
Warden Lodge Medical Practice3.65 miles
Glen Luce, Turners Hill, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, Herts, EN8 8NW
Addison House Surgery3.73 miles
Hamstel Road, Harlow, Essex, CM20 1DS
Maynard Court Surgery3.94 miles
17-18 Maynard Court, Waltham Abbey, Essex, EN9 3DU
Hospital
Princess Alexandra Hospital3.63 miles
Hamstel Road, Harlow, Essex, CM20 1QX
St Margaret's Hospital5.35 miles
The Plain,, CM16 6TN
Hertford County Hospital5.80 miles
North Road, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG14 1LP
Rivers Hospital6.65 miles
High Wych Road, Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, CM21 0HH
St Michael's Hospital7.00 miles
Gater Drive, Enfield, Middlesex, EN2 0JB
BMI The Kings Oak Hospital7.30 miles
The Ridgeway, Enfield, Middlesex, EN2 8SD
Chase Farm Hospital7.33 miles
127 The Ridgeway, Enfield, Middlesex, EN2 8JL
St Andrews Court7.40 miles
1-4 River Front, Enfield Town, Enfield, Middlesex, EN1 3SY
BMI The Cavell Hospital7.62 miles
Cavell Drive, Uplands Park Road, Enfield, Middlesex, EN2 7PR
Holly House Hospital8.19 miles
High Road, Buckhurst Hill, Essex, IG9 5HX
Queen Elizabeth I I Hospital9.04 miles
Howlands, Howlands, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL7 4HQ
Mental Health Unit QEII9.04 miles
QEII Hospital, Howlands, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL7 4HQ
Potters Bar Community Hospital9.09 miles
Barnet Road,Potters Bar, Hertfordshire,, EN6 2RY
Priory Hospital Potters Bar9.17 miles
190 Barnet Road, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, EN6 2SE
North Middlesex University Hospital9.73 miles
Sterling Way, Sterling Way, London, N18 1QX
Ongar War Memorial10.05 miles
Fyfield Road, Ongar, Essex, CM5 0AL
Pharmacy
Elgon Chemists0.52 miles
6-8 Nazeingbury Parade, Nazeing, Essex, EN9 2JL
J.E. Williamson Chemist0.96 miles
1 Snowley Parade, Manston Drive, Bishops Stortford, CM23 5EP
Medicx Pharmacy1.47 miles
Herts and Essex Hospital, Cavell Drive, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 5JH
Elgon Chemist1.50 miles
53 High Road, Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, EN10 7HX
Lloydspharmacy1.61 miles
1-4 Limes Court, Hoddesdon, EN11 8EP
Lloydspharmacy1.71 miles
16 Fawkon Walk, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, EN11 8TJ
Croft Chemist1.76 miles
25 High Road, Wormley, Hertfordshire, EN10 6HT
Speed Service Appliance Contractors1.79 miles
91 South Street, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 3AL
The Co-Operative Pharmacy1.85 miles
105 Rye Road, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, EN11 0JL
Dees Pharmacy2.29 miles
100 High Street, Roydon, Essex, CM19 5EE
Abc Pharmacy2.36 miles
Vancouver Road, Canada Fields, Cheshunt, EN10 6FD
Tesco Stores Limited2.55 miles
Bishops Park Centre, Lancaster Way, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 4DD
Warecross Pharmacy2.71 miles
40 Christian Close, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, EN11 9FF
Boots2.78 miles
Brookfield Centre, Halfhide Lane, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, EN8 0NN
Tesco Stores Limited2.82 miles
Tesco Instore Pharmacy, Brookfield Centre, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, EN8 0TA
Bupa Home Healthcare2.85 miles
Unit 4, Scimitar Park, Roydon Road, Harlow, CM19 5GU
Leisure
Park
NAZEING TRIANGLE1.38 miles
TOP FIELD AND COZENS GROVE1.95 miles
RIVER LEE2.28 miles
BRIGGENS (Grade II Listed)2.93 miles
HAWKENBURY MEADOW2.94 miles
EPPING GREEN2.99 miles
PARNDON WOODS & COMMON3.17 miles
CHESHUNT PARK3.33 miles
AMWELL GROVE AND AMWELL POOL (Grade II Listed)3.83 miles
COPPED HALL (Grade II* Listed)4.09 miles
HARLOW MARSH4.90 miles
SCOTT'S GROTTO, WARE (Grade II* Listed)4.90 miles
GUNPOWDER PARK4.93 miles
THORNWOOD COMMON FLOOD MEADOW5.03 miles
EASTON LODGE (Grade II Listed)5.31 miles
FANHAMS HALL (Grade II Listed)5.68 miles
Shop
Groceries
Sainsbury's Brxbne High Rd Local1.50 miles
55 - 59 High Road, Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, EN10 7HX
Londis, Broxbourne1.51 miles
31 High Road, Broxbourne, EN10 7HX
Sainsbury's Hoddesdon1.59 miles
Brewery Road, Hoddesdon, EN11 8HF
ASDA Hoddesdon1.60 miles
High Street, Conduit Lane, Hoddesdon, EN11 8HD
Londis Hoddesdon Service Station1.61 miles
21 High Street, Hoddesdon, EN11 8SX
Londis, Broxbourne1.66 miles
251 High Road, Broxbourne, EN10 6PZ
Tesco Hoddesdon (Express)1.68 miles
61-65 High St, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, EN11 8TQ
ALDI Taverners Way1.70 miles
Hoddesdon, EN11 8TY
Iceland Hoddesdon1.72 miles
Brocket Road, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, EN11 8PE
Morrisons Hoddesdon1.77 miles
Amwell Street, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, EN11 8UD
Costcutter Wormley1.87 miles
Fairfield Drive, Wormley, Hertfordshire, EN10 6DX
Tesco Hoddesdon (Express)1.92 miles
112 Burford St, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, EN11 8JB
Broxbourne Service Station1.96 miles
74-76 High Road, Wormley, Herts, EN10 6DU
M&S Ware Rd Hoddesdon Bp2.05 miles
26-30 Ware Rd, Hoddesdon, EN11 9DU
Co-op Hoddesdon2.08 miles
Hoddesdon, Stanstead Road, EN11 0RL
Tesco Waltham Cross (Extra)2.82 miles
Brookfield Centre, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, EN8 0TA
Transport
Airport
London Stansted Airport2.89 miles
Cambridge City Airport22.55 miles
London Luton Airport24.25 miles
London City Airport26.90 miles
London Southend Airport30.75 miles
Biggin Hill Airport38.67 miles
Bus Stop
Meadgate Road (SW)0.30 miles
Meadgate Road (NE)0.30 miles
Western Road (N)0.44 miles
Western Road (S)0.44 miles
Hoe Lane (W)0.47 miles
Nazeing Crossroads (E)0.49 miles
Nazeing Crossroads (W)0.50 miles
Hoe Lane (SE)0.51 miles
Hyde Mead House (E)0.55 miles
Elizabeth Close (W)0.56 miles
Elizabeth Close (E)0.58 miles
Dobbs Weir Road (SW)0.62 miles
Dobbs Weir Road (NE)0.62 miles
Hill Grove Business Park (SE)0.73 miles
Hill Grove Business Park (NW)0.74 miles
Old Nazeing Road (SE)0.79 miles
Ferry Port
Woolwich Ferry North Pier27.24 miles
East India Pier27.32 miles
Woolwich Arsenal Pier27.34 miles
Woolwich Ferry South Pier27.41 miles
North Greenwich Pier27.51 miles
Barrier Gardens Pier27.59 miles
Canary Wharf Pier27.77 miles
Camden Lock Waterbus27.79 miles
Hilton Docklands Nelson Dock Pier27.92 miles
London Zoo Waterbus Stop28.45 miles
Tower Pier28.46 miles
St Katharine's Pier28.47 miles
Greenland Pier for Surrey Quays28.55 miles
London Bridge City Pier28.63 miles
Bankside Pier28.73 miles
Blackfriars Pier28.75 miles
Railway Station
Stansted Mountfitchet Rail Station1.28 miles
Bishops Stortford Rail Station1.68 miles
Stansted Airport Rail Station2.89 miles
Elsenham Rail Station2.96 miles
Sawbridgeworth Rail Station4.98 miles
Newport (Essex) Rail Station6.73 miles
Harlow Mill Rail Station6.94 miles
Harlow Town Rail Station8.22 miles
Audley End Rail Station8.39 miles
Roydon Rail Station10.04 miles
St Margarets (Herts) Rail Station10.54 miles
Ware Rail Station10.83 miles
Rye House Rail Station11.25 miles
Great Chesterford Rail Station12.19 miles
Hertford East Rail Station12.78 miles
Broxbourne Rail Station12.86 miles
Crime
Flood Data
Flood Risk Per Year (CM23 5Q*)
Number of Properties in Catchment484
Very Low Risk (<0.1% chance of flooding)0
Low Risk (0.1% < 1% chance of flooding)0
Medium Risk (1% < 3.3% chance of flooding)0
High Risk (>3.3%)0
Property Sales
217A, BIRCHANGER LANE
BIRCHANGER
BISHOP'S STORTFORD
ESSEX
CM23 5QJ
£462,000
2025-08-08
detached
freehold
33, HARRISONS
BIRCHANGER
BISHOP'S STORTFORD
ESSEX
CM23 5QT
£550,000
2025-07-07
detached
freehold
39, BIRCHWOOD
BIRCHANGER
BISHOP'S STORTFORD
ESSEX
CM23 5QL
£375,000
2025-03-28
terraced
freehold
213, BIRCHANGER LANE
BIRCHANGER
BISHOP'S STORTFORD
ESSEX
CM23 5QJ
£610,000
2025-03-26
detached
freehold
43, BIRCHWOOD
BIRCHANGER
BISHOP'S STORTFORD
ESSEX
CM23 5QL
£371,600
2024-11-25
flatmaisonette
freehold
5A, WOOD LANE
BIRCHANGER
BISHOP'S STORTFORD
ESSEX
CM23 5QN
£325,000
2025-05-13
detached
freehold
IVY HOUSE, 5, WOOD LANE
BIRCHANGER
BISHOP'S STORTFORD
ESSEX
CM23 5QN
£860,000
2025-03-31
detached
freehold
Sold 2020-09-10   £740,000
THE LARCHES, 1, CHURTON
BIRCHANGER
BISHOP'S STORTFORD
ESSEX
CM23 5FF
£650,000
2025-03-11
detached
freehold
264A, BIRCHANGER LANE
BIRCHANGER
BISHOP'S STORTFORD
ESSEX
CM23 5QP
£575,000
2025-03-07
detached
freehold
69, BIRCHWOOD
BIRCHANGER
BISHOP'S STORTFORD
ESSEX
CM23 5QL
£440,000
2024-08-19
terraced
freehold
SOUTH VIEW, START HILL

BISHOP'S STORTFORD
ESSEX
CM22 7TA
£370,000
2024-10-11
detached
freehold
HILLCREST, START HILL

BISHOP'S STORTFORD
ESSEX
CM22 7TA
£416,000
2024-07-12
detached
freehold
65, BIRCHWOOD
BIRCHANGER
BISHOP'S STORTFORD
ESSEX
CM23 5QL
£408,000
2024-03-28
semidetached
freehold
269, BIRCHANGER LANE
BIRCHANGER
BISHOP'S STORTFORD
ESSEX
CM23 5QP
£320,000
2024-03-28
terraced
freehold
Sold 2020-12-18   £290,000
11, BIRCHWOOD
BIRCHANGER
BISHOP'S STORTFORD
ESSEX
CM23 5QL
£470,050
2024-03-27
semidetached
freehold
25, HARRISONS
BIRCHANGER
BISHOP'S STORTFORD
ESSEX
CM23 5QT
£427,500
2024-02-23
semidetached
freehold
297, BIRCHANGER LANE
BIRCHANGER
BISHOP'S STORTFORD
ESSEX
CM23 5QP
£335,000
2024-01-31
detached
freehold
Sold 2022-10-17   £365,000
1, HARRISONS
BIRCHANGER
BISHOP'S STORTFORD
ESSEX
CM23 5QT
£500,000
2023-11-17
detached
freehold
275, BIRCHANGER LANE
BIRCHANGER
BISHOP'S STORTFORD
ESSEX
CM23 5QP
£960,000
2023-11-10
detached
freehold
21, HARRISONS
BIRCHANGER
BISHOP'S STORTFORD
ESSEX
CM23 5QT
£435,000
2023-10-04
semidetached
freehold
THE HAWTHORNS, 9, CHURTON
BIRCHANGER
BISHOP'S STORTFORD
ESSEX
CM23 5FF
£660,000
2023-08-04
detached
freehold
M11 BUSINESS LINK (UNIT 4), PARSONAGE LANE

STANSTED
ESSEX
CM24 8GF
£670,000
2023-07-31
otherPropertyType
freehold
204, BIRCHANGER LANE
BIRCHANGER
BISHOP'S STORTFORD
ESSEX
CM23 5QH
£1,475,000
2023-06-19
otherPropertyType
freehold
UNIT 2, PARSONAGE FARM INDUSTRIAL ESTATE

STANSTED
ESSEX
CM24 8TY
£375,000
2023-03-14
otherPropertyType
freehold
MARSTONS, START HILL

BISHOP'S STORTFORD
ESSEX
CM22 7TA
£822,200
2023-01-31
otherPropertyType
freehold
256, BIRCHANGER LANE
BIRCHANGER
BISHOP'S STORTFORD
ESSEX
CM23 5QH
£425,000
2023-01-20
semidetached
freehold
DUCK END FARMHOUSE, DUCK END
BIRCHANGER
BISHOP'S STORTFORD
ESSEX
CM23 5QS
£735,000
2022-12-16
otherPropertyType
freehold
THE CHESTNUTS, 4, CHURTON
BIRCHANGER
BISHOP'S STORTFORD
ESSEX
CM23 5FF
£810,000
2022-12-07
detached
freehold
M11 BUSINESS LINK (UNIT 45), PARSONAGE LANE

STANSTED
ESSEX
CM24 8TY
£1,000,000
2022-11-24
otherPropertyType
freehold
215, BIRCHANGER LANE
BIRCHANGER
BISHOP'S STORTFORD
ESSEX
CM23 5QJ
£760,000
2022-09-28
detached
freehold
211, BIRCHANGER LANE
BIRCHANGER
BISHOP'S STORTFORD
ESSEX
CM23 5QJ
£725,000
2022-07-08
detached
freehold
226, BIRCHANGER LANE
BIRCHANGER
BISHOP'S STORTFORD
ESSEX
CM23 5QH
£750,000
2022-07-08
detached
freehold
M11 BUSINESS LINK (UNIT 30), PARSONAGE LANE

STANSTED
ESSEX
CM24 8GF
£720,000
2022-03-14
semidetached
freehold
32, HARRISONS
BIRCHANGER
BISHOP'S STORTFORD
ESSEX
CM23 5QT
£450,000
2021-12-16
semidetached
freehold
9, START HILL

BISHOP'S STORTFORD
ESSEX
CM22 7TG
£326,000
2021-06-30
semidetached
freehold
206B, BIRCHANGER LANE
BIRCHANGER
BISHOP'S STORTFORD
ESSEX
CM23 5QH
£705,000
2021-06-18
detached
freehold
295, BIRCHANGER LANE
BIRCHANGER
BISHOP'S STORTFORD
ESSEX
CM23 5QP
£297,500
2021-06-14
semidetached
freehold
361, BIRCHANGER LANE
BIRCHANGER
BISHOP'S STORTFORD
ESSEX
CM23 5QR
£595,000
2021-04-08
detached
freehold
2, BIRCHWOOD
BIRCHANGER
BISHOP'S STORTFORD
ESSEX
CM23 5QL
£425,000
2021-03-31
semidetached
freehold
13, HARRISONS
BIRCHANGER
BISHOP'S STORTFORD
ESSEX
CM23 5QT
£585,000
2021-03-29
terraced
freehold
36, HARRISONS
BIRCHANGER
BISHOP'S STORTFORD
ESSEX
CM23 5QT
£620,000
2021-03-05
detached
freehold
8, BIRCHWOOD
BIRCHANGER
BISHOP'S STORTFORD
ESSEX
CM23 5QL
£405,000
2021-02-12
semidetached
freehold
1, START HILL

BISHOP'S STORTFORD
ESSEX
CM22 7TG
£295,000
2020-12-10
semidetached
freehold
M11 BUSINESS LINK (UNIT 3), PARSONAGE LANE

STANSTED
ESSEX
CM24 8GF
£400,000
2020-09-29
otherPropertyType
freehold
10, HARRISONS
BIRCHANGER
BISHOP'S STORTFORD
ESSEX
CM23 5QT
£575,000
2020-07-10
detached
freehold
M11 BUSINESS LINK (UNIT 27), PARSONAGE LANE

STANSTED
ESSEX
CM24 8GF
£870,000
2020-07-01
otherPropertyType
freehold
4, START HILL

BISHOP'S STORTFORD
ESSEX
CM22 7TG
£279,000
2020-05-27
semidetached
freehold
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