Area Info for Thaxted (Essex)

Thaxted (Essex, UK)

Thaxted is a small village located in Essex, England. It is situated within the district of Uttlesford and is known for its historic and rural character. The village features a number of traditional English cottages and historic buildings, reflecting its long-standing history. Thaxted is primarily a residential area with a peaceful rural setting, offering a glimpse into traditional Essex village life.

History and Heritage

Thaxted has a rich history that dates back several centuries. The village is mentioned in historical records and has maintained many of its historic structures. The local church, St. Mary the Virgin, is a notable landmark with architectural features dating back to the medieval period. The village's history is closely linked to agriculture and rural life, which continues to influence its character today.

Community and Amenities

While Thaxted is a small community, it maintains a close-knit atmosphere. The village has limited amenities, with residents often relying on nearby towns for shopping and services. It is popular among those seeking a quiet, rural lifestyle. The surrounding countryside offers opportunities for walking, cycling, and enjoying the natural landscape.

Transport and Accessibility

Thaxted is accessible via local roads and is within reasonable distance of larger towns and transport links. The nearest railway stations are in nearby towns, providing connections to London and other parts of the UK. The village's rural location means that private transport is the most convenient way to travel.

Natural Environment

The area around Thaxted is characterised by open fields, farmland, and woodland, making it ideal for outdoor activities and enjoying nature. The rural landscape contributes to the tranquil atmosphere of the village.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
Education
School
Thaxted Primary School0.47 miles
Bardfield Road, Thaxted, Dunmow, Essex, CM6 2LW
Wimbish Primary School2.82 miles
Tye Green, Wimbish, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB10 2XE
Great Easton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School3.26 miles
Great Easton, Snow Hill, Dunmow, Essex, CM6 2DR
Great Sampford Community Primary School3.27 miles
Finchingfield Road, Great Sampford, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB10 2RL
Debden Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School3.53 miles
High Street, Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 3LE
Radwinter Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School4.07 miles
Water Lane, Radwinter, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB10 2TX
Great Bardfield Primary School4.26 miles
Braintree Road, Great Bardfield, Braintree, Essex, CM7 4RN
Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery School4.42 miles
School Lane, Henham, Bishop`s Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM22 6BP
Finchingfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School4.83 miles
Vicarage Road, Finchingfield, Braintree, Essex, CM7 4LD
Helena Romanes School and Sixth Form Centre5.25 miles
Parsonage Downs, Dunmow, Essex, CM6 2AU
Stebbing Primary School5.25 miles
Stebbing, Dunmow, Essex, CM6 3SH
Katherine Semar Junior School5.47 miles
Ross Close, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 4DU
Katherine Semar Infant School5.47 miles
Ross Close, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 4DU
Elsenham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School5.52 miles
High Street, Elsenham, Bishop`s Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM22 6DD
Great Dunmow Primary School5.80 miles
Walnut Walk, Woodlands Park Drive, Great Dunmow, Essex, CM6 1ZR
Newport Primary School5.88 miles
Frambury Lane, Newport, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 3PU
Health
Clinic
Freshwell Health Clinic4.85 miles
Wethersfield Road, Finchingfield, Braintree, Essex, CM7 4BQ
Skylark Centre5.86 miles
Radwinter Road, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 3HY
Dunmow Clinic6.08 miles
58 New Street, Dunmow, Essex, CM6 1BH
The Old Mill6.15 miles
Haslers Lane, Dunmow, Essex, CM6 1XS
Western House7.26 miles
2 Cambridge Road, Stansted, Essex, CM24 8BZ
Stansted Clinic7.30 miles
72 Chapel Hill, Stansted, Essex, CM24 8AQ
Clements Surgery8.99 miles
Greenfields Way, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 8LU
Haverhill Physiotherapy Clinic9.45 miles
Anne Of Cleves House, Hamlet Road, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 8EE
The Health Centre (Haverhill)9.50 miles
Camps Road, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 8HF
Haverhill Health Centre9.50 miles
Camps Road, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 8HF
AHP Suffolk (Haverhill)9.50 miles
Haverhill Health Centre, Camps Road, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 8HF
Bishops Stortford Child & Family Clinic9.54 miles
Herts and Essex Hospital, Cavell Drive, Haymeads Lane, Bishop`s Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 5JH
Hertfordshire & Essex Hospital9.54 miles
Haymeads Lane, Bishop`s Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 5JH
Tekhnicon House9.59 miles
Springwood Drive, Braintree, Essex, CM7 2YN
Braintree Clinical Services Limited (Braintree Community Hospital)10.00 miles
Braintree Community Hospital, Chadwick Drive, Braintree, Essex, CM7 2AL
Oxford House 10.04 miles
Oxford House, London Road, Bishops Stortford, CM23 3LB
GP
Thaxted Surgery0.15 miles
Margaret Street, Thaxted, Essex, CM6 2QN
The Freshwell Health Centre4.85 miles
The Freshwell Health Centre, Wethersfield Road, Finchingfield, Braintree, Essex, CM7 4BQ
Elsenham Surgery5.63 miles
Elsenham Surgery, Station Road, Elsenham, Bishop`s Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM22 6LA
Newport Surgery5.94 miles
Frambury Lane, Newport, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 3PY
Angel Lane Surgery5.95 miles
Angel Lane Surgery, Angel Lane, Great Dunmow, Essex, CM6 1AQ
John Tasker House6.08 miles
56 New Street, Dunmow, Essex, CM6 1BH
Borough Lane Surgery6.11 miles
2 Borough Lane, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 4AF
Gold Street Surgery6.21 miles
The Gold Street Surgery, Gold Street, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB10 1EJ
The Rectory Practice6.43 miles
18 Castle Street, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB10 1BP
The Stansted Surgery7.08 miles
Redlands, 86 St. Johns Road, Stansted, Essex, CM24 8JS
Steeple Bumpstead Surgery7.25 miles
10 Bower Hall Drive, Steeple Bumpstead, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 7ED
Felsted Surgery7.98 miles
Braintree Road, Felsted, Dunmow, Essex, CM6 3DL
The Christmas Maltings and Clements Practice - Clements Surgery8.99 miles
Clements Surgery, Greenfields Way, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 8LU
Great Chesterford Branch9.46 miles
Great Chesterford Surgery, High Street, Great Chesterford, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB10 1PL
The Christmas Maltings and Clements Practice - Christmas Maltings Surgery9.50 miles
Christmas Maltings Surgery, Camps road, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 8HF
Christmas Maltings Surgery - Dr Selby and Partners9.50 miles
Camps Road, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 8HF
Hospital
Saffron Walden Community Hospital5.86 miles
Radwinter Road, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 3HY
Herts and Essex Community Hospital9.54 miles
Haymeads Lane, Bishop`s Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 5JH
Braintree Community Hospital10.00 miles
Braintree Community Hospital, Chadwick Drive, Braintree, Essex, CM7 2AL
St Michael's Hospital10.04 miles
Rayne Road, Braintree, Essex, CM7 2QU
Halstead Hospital12.61 miles
78 Hedingham Road, Halstead, Essex, CO9 2DL
Broomfield Hospital13.69 miles
Court Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 7ET
Rivers Hospital13.75 miles
High Wych Road, Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, CM21 0HH
Springfield Hospital15.34 miles
Lawn Lane, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 7GU
Priory Hospital Chelmsford16.04 miles
Stump Lane, Springfield Green, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 7SJ
Royston Hospital16.56 miles
London Road, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 9EN
The Chelmsford Private Day Surgery Hospital16.63 miles
Fenton House, 85-89 New London Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 0PP
Princess Alexandra Hospital16.85 miles
Hamstel Road, Harlow, Essex, CM20 1QX
Fulbourn Hospital17.06 miles
Fulbourn Hospital, Fulbourn, Cambridge, CB21 5EF
Ongar War Memorial17.10 miles
Fyfield Road, Ongar, Essex, CM5 0AL
Walnut Tree Hospital17.26 miles
Walnut Tree Lane, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 1BE
Addenbrooke's17.27 miles
Hills Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 0QQ
Pharmacy
Thaxted Pharmacy0.29 miles
Thaxted Pharmacy, 3 Town Street, Thaxted, Essex, CM6 2LD
Newport Pharmacy5.74 miles
The Brown House, High Street, Newport, CB11 3QY
Yogi Pharmacies Ltd5.86 miles
7 Market Place, Great Dunmow, Essex, CM6 1AX
Ropers The Chemist Ltd5.93 miles
3-5 High Street, Great Dunmow, Essex, CM6 1AB
The Co-Operative Pharmacy6.24 miles
3 The Arches, Hill Street, Saffron Walden, CB10 1ED
Boots6.30 miles
Market Place, Saffron Walden, CB10 1HR
Boots7.26 miles
Unit 2, The Green Building, 4-8 Cambridge Road, Stansted, Essex, CM24 8BZ
David Holland Pharmacy8.99 miles
Norton Road, (Greenfields Way), Haverhill, CB9 8LU
J.E. Williamson Chemist9.06 miles
1 Snowley Parade, Manston Drive, Bishops Stortford, CM23 5EP
Haverhill Pharmacy9.50 miles
Christmas Maltings Surg, Camps Road, Haverhill, CB9 8HF
The Co-Operative Pharmacy9.51 miles
2 Mill Road, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 8BD
Medicx Pharmacy9.54 miles
Herts and Essex Hospital, Cavell Drive, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 5JH
Boots9.58 miles
15 High Street, Haverhill, CB9 8AD
Sainsburys Pharmacy9.61 miles
Haycocks Road, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 7YL
Tesco Instore Pharmacy9.75 miles
Tesco Pharmacy, Cangle Road, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 0BQ
Boots9.83 miles
16-18 Potter Street, Bishop`s Stortford, CM23 3UL
Leisure
Park
SPAINS HALL (Grade II* Listed)4.41 miles
EASTON LODGE (Grade II Listed)4.53 miles
SHORTGROVE HALL (Grade II Listed)5.78 miles
QUENDON HALL (Grade II Listed)5.82 miles
THE MAZE, SAFFRON WALDEN (Grade II Listed)6.13 miles
HALES WOOD6.16 miles
SALING HALL (Grade II Listed)6.50 miles
BRIDGE END GARDENS (Grade II* Listed)6.53 miles
SALING GROVE (Grade II Listed)6.87 miles
AUDLEY END (Grade I Listed)6.88 miles
FLITCH WAY6.91 miles
HATFIELD FOREST8.50 miles
RED, WHITE & BLUE8.97 miles
HAVERHILL RAILWAY WALKS9.55 miles
GREAT NOTLEY9.95 miles
CUCKOO WOOD10.08 miles
Shop
Groceries
Nisa Local0.26 miles
34 Town St, Thaxted, Dunmow, Essex, CM6 2LA
Saracens Filling Station0.36 miles
Mill End, Thaxted, Essex CM6 2LT
Wimbish Shop 33 Engineers3.24 miles
Carver Barracks,Saffon Walden, Cambs, CB10 2YA
Co-op Great Bardfield4.15 miles
Great Bardfield, CM7 4RQ
ALDI Thaxted Road5.38 miles
Saffron Walden, CB10 2UQ
Nisa Local5.54 miles
58-60 Cromwell Rd, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 4BE
Tesco Saffron Walden (Express)5.69 miles
Pleasant Valley, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 4AW
Tesco Saffron Walden (Superstore)5.72 miles
Radwinter Rd, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB10 2JP
Nisa Newport Stores Ltd5.74 miles
High St, Newport, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 3QY
Tesco Dunmow (Superstore)5.81 miles
Stortford Rd, Dunmow, Essex, CM6 1SF
Co-op Dunmow5.95 miles
Dunmow, CM6 1BD
M&S Stansted Airport5.96 miles
Bassingbourn Road, Stansted, CM24 1QW
Waitrose Saffron Walden6.23 miles
Hill Street, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB10 1EH
SPAR Mrh Stansted Mountfitchet6.99 miles
Spar Store, 82 Cambridge Road, CM24 8DB
Londis Post Office Stores7.05 miles
Brewers End, Bishops Stortford, CM22 6SH
Co-op Stansted Mountfitchet7.19 miles
Church Road, Stansted Mountfitchet, CM24 8BE
Transport
Airport
London Stansted Airport5.77 miles
Cambridge City Airport18.85 miles
London Southend Airport30.96 miles
London Luton Airport31.02 miles
London City Airport33.69 miles
Biggin Hill Airport45.14 miles
Bus Stop
Church (SW)0.20 miles
Church (NE)0.20 miles
The Guildhall (NW)0.26 miles
Post Office (SE)0.27 miles
The Star (SE)0.37 miles
The Star (NW)0.38 miles
Coal Yard (S)0.83 miles
Coal Yard (N)0.83 miles
Bardfield End Green (NE)0.92 miles
Loves Farm Road (E)0.95 miles
Loves Farm Road (W)0.95 miles
Easton Road (E)1.03 miles
Easton Road (W)1.04 miles
Yardley Hall Lane (S)1.14 miles
Yardley Hall Lane (N)1.15 miles
Monk Street (N)1.60 miles
Ferry Port
Wallasea Island Ferry Landing30.13 miles
Burnham on Crouch Ferry Landing30.72 miles
Point Clear Ferry Landing30.87 miles
Brightlingsea Ferry Landing30.91 miles
Woolwich Ferry North Pier33.95 miles
Woolwich Arsenal Pier33.97 miles
Woolwich Ferry South Pier34.10 miles
Barrier Gardens Pier34.40 miles
East India Pier34.42 miles
North Greenwich Pier34.53 miles
Canary Wharf Pier35.00 miles
Tilbury Ferry Terminal35.01 miles
Hilton Docklands Nelson Dock Pier35.15 miles
Gravesend Pier35.36 miles
Camden Lock Waterbus35.56 miles
Greenland Pier for Surrey Quays35.76 miles
Railway Station
Elsenham Rail Station5.48 miles
Newport (Essex) Rail Station5.63 miles
Stansted Airport Rail Station5.87 miles
Audley End Rail Station6.61 miles
Stansted Mountfitchet Rail Station7.19 miles
Great Chesterford Rail Station9.50 miles
Bishops Stortford Rail Station9.81 miles
Braintree Rail Station10.75 miles
Braintree Freeport Rail Station11.39 miles
Cressing Rail Station12.39 miles
Sawbridgeworth Rail Station12.55 miles
Whittlesford Parkway Rail Station12.59 miles
White Notley Rail Station13.56 miles
Harlow Mill Rail Station14.60 miles
Shelford (Cambs) Rail Station15.78 miles
Harlow Town Rail Station16.10 miles
Crime
Flood Data
Flood Risk Per Year (CM6 2Q*)
Number of Properties in Catchment280
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
VICTORIA COTTAGE, ORANGE STREET
THAXTED
DUNMOW
ESSEX
CM6 2LQ		£285,000
2025-08-15
semidetached
freehold
MAUD LAMBS COTTAGE, FISHMARKET STREET
THAXTED
DUNMOW
ESSEX
CM6 2PQ		£475,000
2025-08-14
detached
freehold
HOBBS, VICARAGE LANE
THAXTED
DUNMOW
ESSEX
CM6 2QP		£500,000
2025-08-05
detached
freehold
THE COTTAGE, VICARAGE LANE
THAXTED
DUNMOW
ESSEX
CM6 2QP		£375,000
2025-07-11
terraced
freehold
62, NEWBIGGEN STREET
THAXTED
DUNMOW
ESSEX
CM6 2QT		£432,500
2025-05-13
semidetached
freehold
WEAVERS COTTAGE, WEAVERHEAD LANE
THAXTED
DUNMOW
ESSEX
CM6 2PN		£550,000
2025-05-09
detached
freehold
11, ST CLEMENTS
THAXTED
DUNMOW
ESSEX
CM6 2LL		£367,500
2025-04-08
semidetached
freehold
46, WEDOW ROAD
THAXTED
DUNMOW
ESSEX
CM6 2JZ		£280,000
2025-03-31
terraced
freehold
21, BURNS WAY
THAXTED
DUNMOW
ESSEX
CM6 2FH		£416,500
2025-03-13
semidetached
freehold
4, WEDOW ROAD
THAXTED
DUNMOW
ESSEX
CM6 2JZ		£320,000
2025-02-14
terraced
freehold
5, BURNS WAY
THAXTED
DUNMOW
ESSEX
CM6 2FH		£177,500
2025-01-31
flatmaisonette
leasehold
9, ELERS WAY
THAXTED
DUNMOW
ESSEX
CM6 2FN		£397,000
2025-01-17
semidetached
freehold
28, ROCHELLE CLOSE
THAXTED
DUNMOW
ESSEX
CM6 2PX		£400,000
2024-10-18
terraced
freehold
4, BELLROPE MEADOW
THAXTED
DUNMOW
ESSEX
CM6 2FE		£450,000
2024-10-04
terraced
freehold
72, NEWBIGGEN STREET
THAXTED
DUNMOW
ESSEX
CM6 2QT		£325,000
2025-01-06
terraced
freehold
27, BURNS WAY
THAXTED
DUNMOW
ESSEX
CM6 2FH		£445,000
2024-12-13
detached
freehold
16, TOWN STREET
THAXTED
DUNMOW
ESSEX
CM6 2LA		£435,000
2024-12-11
terraced
freehold
23, NEWBIGGEN STREET
THAXTED
DUNMOW
ESSEX
CM6 2QS		£670,000
2024-12-02
semidetached
freehold
43, MILL END
THAXTED
DUNMOW
ESSEX
CM6 2LT		£340,000
2024-12-02
terraced
freehold
APPLEBARN COTTAGE, NEWBIGGEN STREET
THAXTED
DUNMOW
ESSEX
CM6 2QT		£350,000
2024-11-15
detached
freehold
5, HANCHETTS ORCHARD
THAXTED
DUNMOW
ESSEX
CM6 2JT		£362,500
2024-11-15
detached
freehold
18, WEDOW ROAD
THAXTED
DUNMOW
ESSEX
CM6 2JZ		£300,000
2024-10-29
terraced
freehold
27, NEWBIGGEN STREET
THAXTED
DUNMOW
ESSEX
CM6 2QS		£345,000
2024-09-27
terraced
freehold
8, HANCHETTS ORCHARD
THAXTED
DUNMOW
ESSEX
CM6 2JT		£450,000
2024-09-27
detached
freehold
2, WEAVERHEAD CLOSE
THAXTED
DUNMOW
ESSEX
CM6 2PP		£440,000
2024-09-27
detached
freehold
4, HANCHETTS ORCHARD
THAXTED
DUNMOW
ESSEX
CM6 2JT		£360,000
2024-09-26
detached
freehold
7, ELERS WAY
THAXTED
DUNMOW
ESSEX
CM6 2FN		£405,000
2024-08-12
semidetached
freehold
26, WEDOW ROAD
THAXTED
DUNMOW
ESSEX
CM6 2JZ		£377,000
2024-08-09
detached
freehold
23A, MILL END
THAXTED
DUNMOW
ESSEX
CM6 2LT		£320,000
2024-08-09
terraced
freehold
TITHE BARN COTTAGES (2), GUELPHS LANE
THAXTED
DUNMOW
ESSEX
CM6 2PT		£458,000
2024-07-09
detached
freehold
THE TANYARDS (3), COPTHALL LANE
THAXTED
DUNMOW
ESSEX
CM6 2RP		£405,000
2024-07-04
semidetached
freehold
18, MOSSCOTTS
THAXTED
DUNMOW
ESSEX
CM6 2FJ		£740,000
2024-07-04
detached
freehold
12, BELLROPE MEADOW
THAXTED
DUNMOW
ESSEX
CM6 2FE		£655,000
2024-05-10
detached
freehold
12, BROOK VIEW
THAXTED
DUNMOW
ESSEX
CM6 2LX		£470,000
2024-04-12
detached
freehold
Sold 2023-11-28   £416,500
13, ST CLEMENTS
THAXTED
DUNMOW
ESSEX
CM6 2LL		£390,000
2024-03-07
semidetached
freehold
LONG ACRE, WATLING LANE
THAXTED
DUNMOW
ESSEX
CM6 2QY		£500,000
2024-02-29
detached
freehold
1, ARNOLD PLACE
THAXTED
DUNMOW
ESSEX
CM6 2FX		£715,000
2024-02-29
detached
freehold
WARWICK HOUSE, WATLING LANE
THAXTED
DUNMOW
ESSEX
CM6 2QY		£875,000
2024-02-27
detached
freehold
11A, PARK STREET
THAXTED
DUNMOW
ESSEX
CM6 2ND		£525,000
2024-02-20
detached
freehold
1, STAR MEAD
THAXTED
DUNMOW
ESSEX
CM6 2NF		£330,000
2024-02-13
detached
freehold
RC CHURCH, PARK STREET
THAXTED
DUNMOW
ESSEX
CM6 2NE		£220,000
2024-01-24
otherPropertyType
freehold
4, WATLING STREET
THAXTED
DUNMOW
ESSEX
CM6 2PE		£303,000
2024-01-23
semidetached
freehold
82, NEWBIGGEN STREET
THAXTED
DUNMOW
ESSEX
CM6 2QT		£435,000
2023-12-01
detached
freehold
2, BELLROPE MEADOW
THAXTED
DUNMOW
ESSEX
CM6 2FE		£485,000
2023-11-24
semidetached
freehold
18, GUELPHS LANE
THAXTED
DUNMOW
ESSEX
CM6 2PT		£330,000
2023-11-17
semidetached
freehold
ALDBORO HOUSE, PARK STREET
THAXTED
DUNMOW
ESSEX
CM6 2ND		£774,000
2023-10-18
semidetached
freehold
20, NEWBIGGEN STREET
THAXTED
DUNMOW
ESSEX
CM6 2QR		£400,000
2023-09-27
terraced
freehold
3, GUELPHS LANE
THAXTED
DUNMOW
ESSEX
CM6 2PT		£494,000
2023-09-07
detached
freehold
DOLPHINS, WATLING LANE
THAXTED
DUNMOW
ESSEX
CM6 2RA		£624,999
2023-09-05
detached
freehold
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