Area Info for Toppesfield (Essex)

Overview of Toppesfield

Toppesfield is a small village and civil parish located in Essex, England. It is situated within the Braintree district and is known for its rural character and historical significance. The village is approximately 4 miles south of Sudbury and about 12 miles north of Braintree.

History and Heritage

Toppesfield has a rich history that dates back several centuries. The village features traditional English countryside architecture, including historic cottages and farm buildings. The parish church, St. Margaret's Church, is a notable historical site with origins dating back to the medieval period. The village has maintained much of its historical charm and rural heritage.

Community and Amenities

The community in Toppesfield is close-knit, with local events and activities often organised by the parish council. The village has a pub, a village hall, and a primary school, serving as focal points for social and community gatherings. Agricultural activities and local businesses also contribute to the village's economy.

Natural Environment

Toppesfield is surrounded by picturesque countryside, including farmland, woodlands, and open fields. The area offers opportunities for outdoor activities such as walking, cycling, and nature observation. The rural setting provides a peaceful environment away from urban centres.

Transport Links

The village is accessible via local roads, with nearby towns providing further transport connections. The closest railway station is in Braintree, offering services to London and other major cities. Public transport options are limited within the village itself, making car travel the most convenient mode of transportation.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
Education
School
St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Toppesfield0.27 miles
Church Lane, Toppesfield, Halstead, Essex, CO9 4DS
St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Great Yeldham1.55 miles
Church Road, Great Yeldham, Halstead, Essex, CO9 4PT
Ridgewell Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School2.16 miles
Church Lane, Ridgewell, Halstead, Essex, CO9 4SA
De Vere Primary School2.90 miles
Kirby Hall Road, Castle Hedingham, Halstead, Essex, CO9 3EA
Hedingham School and Sixth Form2.99 miles
Yeldham Road, Sible Hedingham, Halstead, Essex, CO9 3QH
Teaseldown School3.22 miles
Sugar Loaves, 175 Swan Street, Sible Hedington, Halsted, Essex, CO9 3PX
St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Sible Hedingham3.29 miles
School Road, Sible Hedingham, Halstead, Essex, CO9 3NR
Stoke College3.59 miles
Ashen Lane, Stoke-by-Clare, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 8JE
The Yellow House School3.67 miles
1 Alderford Street, Sible Hedingham, Halstead, Essex, CO9 3HX
Stanley Drapkin Primary School, Steeple Bumpstead4.11 miles
Bower Hall Drive, Steeple Bumpstead, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 7ED
Wethersfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School4.17 miles
Silver Street, Wethersfield, Braintree, Essex, CM7 4BP
Finchingfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School4.24 miles
Vicarage Road, Finchingfield, Braintree, Essex, CM7 4LD
Belchamp St Paul Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School4.69 miles
Vicarage Road, Belchamp St Paul, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 7BP
St Giles' Church of England Primary School4.72 miles
Church Street, Great Maplestead, Halstead, Essex, CO9 2RG
St Margaret's School5.27 miles
Gosfield Hall Park, Gosfield, Halstead, Essex, CO9 1SE
Gosfield School5.36 miles
Halstead Road, Gosfield, Halstead, Essex, CO9 1PF
Health
Clinic
Freshwell Health Clinic4.17 miles
Wethersfield Road, Finchingfield, Braintree, Essex, CM7 4BQ
Haverhill Physiotherapy Clinic6.11 miles
Anne Of Cleves House, Hamlet Road, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 8EE
Halstead Physiotherapy Clinic6.37 miles
Bank Building, 2 Market Hill, Halstead, Essex, CO9 2AR
Clements Surgery6.41 miles
Greenfields Way, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 8LU
The Health Centre (Haverhill)6.55 miles
Camps Road, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 8HF
Haverhill Health Centre6.55 miles
Camps Road, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 8HF
AHP Suffolk (Haverhill)6.55 miles
Haverhill Health Centre, Camps Road, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 8HF
Tekhnicon House8.46 miles
Springwood Drive, Braintree, Essex, CM7 2YN
Sudbury Healthcare Partnership Limited (Meadow Lane)8.80 miles
Hardwicke House Group Practice, Meadow Lane, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2TD
Braintree Clinical Services Limited (Braintree Community Hospital)8.86 miles
Braintree Community Hospital, Chadwick Drive, Braintree, Essex, CM7 2AL
Braintree And Bocking Physiotherapy Clinic8.89 miles
17 Coggeshall Road, Braintree, Essex, CM7 9DB
Sudbury Health Centre9.11 miles
Acton Lane, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 1QN
Beauty At Fringe Benefits9.44 miles
Essex Golf And Country Club, Earls Colne, Colchester, Essex, CO6 2NS
AHP Suffolk (Sudbury)9.77 miles
Sudbury Community Health Centre, Church Field Road, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2DZ
AHP Suffolk (Wickhambrook)11.31 miles
Wickhambrook Health Centre, Nunnery Green, Wickhambrook, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 8XU
Enhanced Optometry Services Site11.58 miles
15 Market Hill, Coggeshall, Colchester, Essex, CO6 1TS
GP
Dr R F Silcox & Dr C M Davies1.64 miles
Bridge Street Surgery, 4 Bridge Street, Great Yeldham, Halstead, Essex, CO9 4HU
CASTLE Dr W Littler1.64 miles
Bridge Street Surgery, 4 Bridge Street, Great Yeldham, Halstead, Essex, CO9 4HU
Castle Hedingham Surgery3.24 miles
10a Falcon Square, Castle Hedingham, Halstead, Essex, CO9 3BY
CASTLE Dr W Littler3.24 miles
10 Falcon Square, Castle Hedingham, Halstead, Essex, CO9 3BY
Hilton House Surgery3.60 miles
77 Swan Street, Sible Hedingham, Halstead, Essex, CO9 3HT
Steeple Bumpstead Surgery4.12 miles
10 Bower Hall Drive, Steeple Bumpstead, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 7ED
The Freshwell Health Centre4.17 miles
The Freshwell Health Centre, Wethersfield Road, Finchingfield, Braintree, Essex, CM7 4BQ
Clare Surgery5.22 miles
Hardwicke House Group Practice, Nethergate Street Clare, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 8NP
Clare Guildhall Surgery - Drs Huck , O'Donnell & Whitehead5.34 miles
High Street, Clare, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 8NY
The Christmas Maltings and Clements Practice - Kedington Surgery6.12 miles
Kedington Surgery, School Road, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 7NG
The Christmas Maltings and Clements Practice - Clements Surgery6.41 miles
Clements Surgery, Greenfields Way, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 8LU
Stourview Medical Centre6.41 miles
Crown Passage, High Street, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 8AG
Elizabeth Courtauld Surgery6.52 miles
Factory Lane West, Halstead, Essex, CO9 1EX
The Christmas Maltings and Clements Practice - Christmas Maltings Surgery6.55 miles
Christmas Maltings Surgery, Camps road, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 8HF
Christmas Maltings Surgery - Dr Selby and Partners6.55 miles
Camps Road, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 8HF
Hardwicke House Group Practice8.64 miles
Stour Street, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2AY
Hospital
Halstead Hospital6.21 miles
78 Hedingham Road, Halstead, Essex, CO9 2DL
Walnut Tree Hospital8.63 miles
Walnut Tree Lane, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 1BE
Braintree Community Hospital8.86 miles
Braintree Community Hospital, Chadwick Drive, Braintree, Essex, CM7 2AL
St Michael's Hospital8.88 miles
Rayne Road, Braintree, Essex, CM7 2QU
St Leonards Hospital9.09 miles
Newton Road, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2RQ
Saffron Walden Community Hospital11.63 miles
Radwinter Road, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 3HY
Broomfield Hospital16.34 miles
Court Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 7ET
Oaks Hospital17.11 miles
Oaks Place, Mile End Road, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5XR
Colchester General Hospital17.16 miles
Turner Road, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5JL
West Suffolk Hospital17.25 miles
Hardwick Lane, Hardwick Lane, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 2QZ
Wedgwood House17.25 miles
West Suffolk Hospital, Hardwicke Lane, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 2QZ
Essex County Hospital17.48 miles
Lexden Road, Colchester, Essex, CO3 3NB
Newmarket Hospital17.65 miles
Exning Road, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 7JG
Springfield Hospital17.68 miles
Lawn Lane, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 7GU
BMI St Edmunds Hospital17.97 miles
St. Marys Square, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 2AA
Herts and Essex Community Hospital18.00 miles
Haymeads Lane, Bishop`s Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 5JH
Pharmacy
Day Lewis Pharmacy3.42 miles
132-134 Swan Street, Sible Hedingham, Halstead, CO9 3PP
Clare Pharmacy5.29 miles
Clare Pharmacy, 31 High Street, Clare, Suffolk, CO10 8NY
Boots6.37 miles
69-71 High Street, Halstead, CO9 2JD
Boots6.39 miles
15 High Street, Haverhill, CB9 8AD
The Co-Operative Pharmacy6.39 miles
12 Weavers Court, Halstead, Essex, CO9 2JN
David Holland Pharmacy6.41 miles
Norton Road, (Greenfields Way), Haverhill, CB9 8LU
The Co-Operative Pharmacy6.42 miles
2 Mill Road, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 8BD
The Co-Operative Pharmacy6.52 miles
Signal House, Factory Lane West, Halstead, CO9 1EX
Haverhill Pharmacy6.55 miles
Christmas Maltings Surg, Camps Road, Haverhill, CB9 8HF
Tesco Instore Pharmacy6.55 miles
Tesco Pharmacy, Cangle Road, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 0BQ
Sainsburys Pharmacy7.63 miles
Haycocks Road, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 7YL
Thaxted Pharmacy8.71 miles
Thaxted Pharmacy, 3 Town Street, Thaxted, Essex, CM6 2LD
Boots8.83 miles
Market Hill, Sudbury, CO10 2EA
Parade Pharmacy8.85 miles
6 North Street Parade, Sudbury,, CO10 1GL
Superdrug Pharmacy8.87 miles
8 North Street, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 1RB
Lloydspharmacy8.87 miles
29 North Street, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 1RB
Leisure
Park
SPAINS HALL (Grade II* Listed)4.29 miles
CLARE CASTLE5.32 miles
GOSFIELD HALL (Grade II Listed)5.35 miles
GOSFIELD SANDPITS5.77 miles
HAVERHILL RAILWAY WALKS5.87 miles
BELCHAMP HALL (Grade II Listed)5.90 miles
COE'S MEADOW6.84 miles
SALING HALL (Grade II Listed)7.50 miles
SALING GROVE (Grade II Listed)7.82 miles
THE RAILWAY WALKS8.43 miles
BOCKING BLACKWATER8.48 miles
SUDBURY COMMON LANDS8.50 miles
COLNE VALLEY9.25 miles
BRICKFIELD AND LONG MEADOW9.36 miles
HOPPIT MEAD9.44 miles
WHITE COLNE9.63 miles
Shop
Groceries
Londis, Hedingham3.44 miles
140 Swan Street, Hedingham, CO9 3PP
Co-op Halstead3.50 miles
Sible Hedingham, CO9 3HP
Co-op Sudbury5.35 miles
Clare, CO10 8NY
Co-op Great Bardfield5.64 miles
Great Bardfield, CM7 4RQ
Londis BP Haverhill Service Station5.70 miles
Sturmer Road, Haverhill, CB9 7UU
Budgens Haverhill5.70 miles
Sturmer Road, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 7UU
Nisa Local6.02 miles
17 Silver St, Kedington, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 7QG
ALDI Lordscroft Lane6.21 miles
Haverhill, CB9 OER
Halstead Convenience Store6.27 miles
26 Trinity Street, Halstead Essex CO9 1JA
Iceland Haverhill6.29 miles
20 High Street, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 8AR
Duddery Hill Convenience Store6.29 miles
Duddery Hill, Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8DR
Sainsbury's Halstead6.34 miles
48a High Street, Halstead, CO9 2JB
Costcutter Halstead6.38 miles
9-11 High Street, Halstead, Essex, CO9 2AA
Londis, Haverhill6.39 miles
1-2 Gloucester Road, Haverhill, CB9 8JN
Chalkstone Convenience Store6.40 miles
3 Strasbourge Square, Haverhill, Suffolk CB9 0HR
Co-op Halstead6.40 miles
Halstead, CO9 2JN
Transport
Airport
London Stansted Airport14.01 miles
Cambridge City Airport20.52 miles
London Southend Airport31.28 miles
London City Airport40.37 miles
Bus Stop
Toppesfield Pump (W)0.10 miles
Toppesfield Pump (E)0.13 miles
Camoise Close (N)0.15 miles
Camoise Close (S)0.15 miles
Toppesfield House (N)0.26 miles
Toppesfield House (S)0.27 miles
Toppesfield Road (W)0.99 miles
Toppesfield Road (E)0.99 miles
Village Hall (SE)1.14 miles
Village Hall (NW)1.15 miles
The Wheatsheaf (SW)1.21 miles
The Wheatsheaf (N)1.23 miles
Gainsford End (SE)1.31 miles
Gainsford End (N)1.32 miles
Grange Lane (NW)1.34 miles
Grange Lane (SE)1.34 miles
Ferry Port
Brightlingsea Ferry Landing25.33 miles
Point Clear Ferry Landing25.34 miles
Wallasea Island Ferry Landing28.93 miles
Burnham on Crouch Ferry Landing29.26 miles
Harwich International Ferry Terminal31.14 miles
Shotley Point Marina Ferry Landing32.01 miles
Shotley Point Marina Ferry Landing32.02 miles
Harwich Harbour Ferry Landing32.49 miles
Felixstowe for Harwich Ferry Landing34.00 miles
Felixstowe for Bawdsey Ferry Landing36.71 miles
Bawdsey Ferry Landing36.85 miles
Tilbury Ferry Terminal39.13 miles
Gravesend Pier39.45 miles
Woolwich Arsenal Pier40.49 miles
Woolwich Ferry North Pier40.54 miles
Woolwich Ferry South Pier40.66 miles
Railway Station
Sudbury (Suffolk) Rail Station9.01 miles
Braintree Rail Station9.24 miles
Braintree Freeport Rail Station9.72 miles
Bures Rail Station10.54 miles
Cressing Rail Station10.95 miles
Chappel & Wakes Colne Rail Station11.31 miles
White Notley Rail Station12.03 miles
Newport (Essex) Rail Station13.48 miles
Audley End Rail Station13.68 miles
Kelvedon Rail Station13.72 miles
Marks Tey Rail Station13.95 miles
Stansted Airport Rail Station14.08 miles
Elsenham Rail Station14.15 miles
Great Chesterford Rail Station14.69 miles
Witham (Essex) Rail Station14.73 miles
Dullingham Rail Station15.05 miles
Crime
Flood Data
Flood Risk Per Year (CO9 4D*)
Number of Properties in Catchment243
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
MALLOWS COTTAGE, MALLOWS LANE
TOPPESFIELD
HALSTEAD
ESSEX
CO9 4EH		£2,290
2025-08-15
otherPropertyType
freehold
Sold 2024-02-09   £850,000
Sold 2010-07-13   £550,000
8, PARK LANE
TOPPESFIELD
HALSTEAD
ESSEX
CO9 4DQ		£317,000
2024-06-19
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2006-09-08   £147,000
WHEATSHEAF COTTAGE, GAINSFORD END
TOPPESFIELD
HALSTEAD
ESSEX
CO9 4EG		£495,000
2023-12-01
detached
freehold
Sold 2015-08-14   £315,000
Sold 2010-04-16   £234,250
CUST HALL BARN, GAINSFORD END ROAD
TOPPESFIELD
HALSTEAD
ESSEX
CO9 4EA		£700,000
2023-11-13
detached
freehold
Sold 2020-12-07   £865,000
THE THATCHINGS, GAINSFORD END
TOPPESFIELD
HALSTEAD
ESSEX
CO9 4EG		£640,000
2023-08-17
detached
freehold
Sold 2003-05-14   £340,000
20, PARK LANE
TOPPESFIELD
HALSTEAD
ESSEX
CO9 4DQ		£410,000
2023-07-01
semidetached
freehold
6, PARK LANE
TOPPESFIELD
HALSTEAD
ESSEX
CO9 4DQ		£420,000
2022-09-27
semidetached
freehold
2, GAINSFORD END
TOPPESFIELD
HALSTEAD
ESSEX
CO9 4EH		£400,000
2022-03-22
semidetached
freehold
THE STABLES, PARK LANE
TOPPESFIELD
HALSTEAD
ESSEX
CO9 4DQ		£715,000
2021-04-16
detached
freehold
Sold 2017-02-27   £151,000
2, GAINSFORD END ROAD
TOPPESFIELD
HALSTEAD
ESSEX
CO9 4EA		£750,000
2021-03-22
detached
freehold
SUNRAE, GAINSFORD END
TOPPESFIELD
HALSTEAD
ESSEX
CO9 4EH		£390,000
2020-09-03
detached
freehold
Sold 2016-07-15   £362,000
THE CARAVAN
TOPPESFIELD
HALSTEAD
ESSEX
CO9 4EB		£25,550
2020-07-01
otherPropertyType
freehold
MISSION HALL, GAINSFORD END
TOPPESFIELD
HALSTEAD
ESSEX
CO9 4EG		£100,000
2020-06-19
otherPropertyType
freehold
DEANS, GAINSFORD END
TOPPESFIELD
HALSTEAD
ESSEX
CO9 4EG		£280,000
2019-10-14
detached
freehold
MANOR BARN, PARK LANE
TOPPESFIELD
HALSTEAD
ESSEX
CO9 4DQ		£657,500
2018-12-03
detached
freehold
JUBILEE COTTAGE, GAINSFORD END
TOPPESFIELD
HALSTEAD
ESSEX
CO9 4EH		£657,500
2018-11-05
detached
freehold
Sold 2018-10-16   £300,000
ALBERIC FARMHOUSE, PARK LANE
TOPPESFIELD
HALSTEAD
ESSEX
CO9 4DQ		£857,500
2018-08-31
otherPropertyType
freehold
12, PARK LANE
TOPPESFIELD
HALSTEAD
ESSEX
CO9 4DQ		£302,500
2018-08-24
semidetached
freehold
21, PARK LANE
TOPPESFIELD
HALSTEAD
ESSEX
CO9 4DQ		£460,000
2018-07-25
detached
freehold
7, PARK LANE
TOPPESFIELD
HALSTEAD
ESSEX
CO9 4DQ		£690,000
2018-03-23
detached
freehold
GAINSFORD END WINDMILL, GAINSFORD END
TOPPESFIELD
HALSTEAD
ESSEX
CO9 4EG		£970,000
2018-03-09
detached
freehold
Sold 2013-10-11   £899,000
Sold 2011-05-06   £875,000
ORCHARD HOUSE, GAINSFORD END
TOPPESFIELD
HALSTEAD
ESSEX
CO9 4EH		£497,500
2017-02-21
detached
freehold
QUYS COTTAGE, GAINSFORD END
TOPPESFIELD
HALSTEAD
ESSEX
CO9 4EG		£490,000
2015-03-12
detached
freehold
1, GAINSFORD END
TOPPESFIELD
HALSTEAD
ESSEX
CO9 4EH		£300,000
2014-07-22
semidetached
freehold
8, GAINSFORD END ROAD
TOPPESFIELD
HALSTEAD
ESSEX
CO9 4EA		£145,000
2013-06-20
semidetached
freehold
6, GAINSFORD END ROAD
TOPPESFIELD
HALSTEAD
ESSEX
CO9 4EA		£175,000
2013-03-27
semidetached
freehold
CUST HALL
TOPPESFIELD
HALSTEAD
ESSEX
CO9 4EB		£594,000
2012-08-08
detached
freehold
WOODLANDS, 22, PARK LANE
TOPPESFIELD
HALSTEAD
ESSEX
CO9 4DQ		£287,000
2011-09-29
detached
freehold
POND COTTAGE, GAINSFORD END
TOPPESFIELD
HALSTEAD
ESSEX
CO9 4EH		£475,000
2010-11-30
detached
freehold
Sold 2007-12-14   £350,000
LANGLEY HOUSE, GAINSFORD END
TOPPESFIELD
HALSTEAD
ESSEX
CO9 4EG		£380,000
2007-03-23
detached
freehold
17, PARK LANE
TOPPESFIELD
HALSTEAD
ESSEX
CO9 4DQ		£199,995
2006-10-30
detached
freehold
FROYZ HALL, CARTERS HILL
TOPPESFIELD
HALSTEAD
ESSEX
CO9 4LZ		£550,000
2006-09-22
detached
freehold
PROVIDENCE COTTAGE, GAINSFORD END
TOPPESFIELD
HALSTEAD
ESSEX
CO9 4EG		£270,000
2003-09-03
semidetached
freehold
SAINSBURYS COTTAGES (1), CARTERS HILL
TOPPESFIELD
HALSTEAD
ESSEX
CO9 4LZ		£182,775
2003-08-22
semidetached
freehold
SAINSBURYS COTTAGES (2), CARTERS HILL
TOPPESFIELD
HALSTEAD
ESSEX
CO9 4LZ		£172,770
2003-08-22
semidetached
freehold
CHERRY TREE COTTAGE, GAINSFORD END
TOPPESFIELD
HALSTEAD
ESSEX
CO9 4EG		£545,000
2002-05-08
detached
freehold
Sold 2001-05-02   £490,000
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