Area Info for Wakes Colne (Essex)

Wakes Colne, Essex, UK

Wakes Colne is a small village located in the county of Essex, in the eastern part of England. It is situated within the Braintree district and is known for its rural charm and historical significance. The village is primarily residential, with a close-knit community and a peaceful countryside setting.

Transport

Wakes Colne has a railway station that provides direct services to London Liverpool Street, making it accessible for commuters and visitors. The station is part of the Greater Anglia network and is an important transport link for the village.

History and Local Features

The village has a rich history, with some buildings and structures dating back several centuries. It is characterised by traditional English countryside architecture and features a few local amenities, including a pub and a church. The local church, St. James the Great, is a notable historical building within the village.

Surrounding Area

Wakes Colne is surrounded by scenic countryside, including farmland and woodland, making it a popular spot for outdoor activities such as walking and cycling. The nearby Colne Valley offers additional natural beauty and recreational opportunities.

Community and Economy

The community in Wakes Colne is small but active, with local events and gatherings that foster a sense of belonging. The local economy is primarily based on agriculture, small businesses, and residents commuting to nearby towns and cities for work.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
Education
School
Chappel Church of England Controlled Primary School1.28 miles
The Street, Chappel, Colchester, Essex, CO6 2DD
Earls Colne Primary School and Nursery2.09 miles
Park Lane, Earls Colne, Colchester, Essex, CO6 2RH
Colne Engaine Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School2.25 miles
Green Farm Road, Colne Engaine, Colchester, Essex, CO6 2HA
Bures Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School2.53 miles
Nayland Road, Bures, Suffolk, CO8 5BX
Great Tey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School2.70 miles
Chrismund Way, Great Tey, Colchester, Essex, CO6 1AZ
The Ryes College and Community2.89 miles
Aldham Business Centre, New Road, Aldham, Colchester, Essex, CO6 3PN
Fordham All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School2.93 miles
Mill Road, Fordham, Colchester, Essex, CO6 3NN
St John the Baptist Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Pebmarsh2.96 miles
The Street, Halstead, Essex, CO9 2NH
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham3.81 miles
Fiddlers Folley, Fordham Heath, Colchester, Essex, CO3 9UE
St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Halstead4.27 miles
Mathews Close, Halstead, Essex, CO9 2BH
Soaring High Montessori School4.28 miles
Purley Farm, Colne Road, Coggeshall, Essex, CO6 1TH
The Ramsey Academy, Halstead4.29 miles
Colne Road, Halstead, Essex, CO9 2HR
St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Marks Tey4.46 miles
Mandeville Road, Marks Tey, Colchester, Essex, CO6 1HL
Richard de Clare Community Primary School4.48 miles
Parsonage Street, Halstead, Essex, CO9 2JT
Doucecroft School4.58 miles
Abbotts Lane, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, Essex, CO6 3QL
Heathlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, West Bergholt4.67 miles
New Church Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, Essex, CO6 3JF
Health
Clinic
Beauty At Fringe Benefits3.53 miles
Essex Golf And Country Club, Earls Colne, Colchester, Essex, CO6 2NS
Halstead Physiotherapy Clinic4.60 miles
Bank Building, 2 Market Hill, Halstead, Essex, CO9 2AR
The West Bergholt Doctor's Surgery4.93 miles
2-3 Erle Havard Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, Essex, CO6 3LH
Tollgate Clinic5.13 miles
Unit 1, Tollgate Health Centre, 145 London Road, Stanway, Colchester, Essex, CO3 8NZ
Enhanced Optometry Services Site5.39 miles
15 Market Hill, Coggeshall, Colchester, Essex, CO6 1TS
Lexden Hospital5.73 miles
Lexden Hospital, London Road, Colchester, Essex, CO3 4DB
Health In Mind6.01 miles
East Of England Co-Op Society, Peartree Road, Stanway, Colchester, Essex, CO3 0JS
Fairviews6.33 miles
Boxted Road, Mile End, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5HF
The St Aubyn Centre6.55 miles
Stuart House, 2 Boxted Road, Mile End, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5HG
Scrivens Hearing Care At Mill Road Surgery - Colchester6.65 miles
47 Mill Road, Mile End, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5LE
Anglian Community Enterprise-Mill Road Therapy Centre6.70 miles
Mill Road Therapy Centre, Mill Road, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5LJ
Sudbury Healthcare Partnership Limited (Meadow Lane)6.71 miles
Hardwicke House Group Practice, Meadow Lane, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2TD
Essex Rivers Alliance Mri Centre6.82 miles
Colchester General Ho, Charter Way, Turner Road, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5JL
Colchester - The Lakes6.82 miles
Colchester District General Hospita, Turner Road, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5JL
Shrub End Road Surgery6.86 miles
122 Shrub End Road, Colchester, Essex, CO3 4RY
Shrub End Surgery6.86 miles
122 Shrub End Road, Colchester, Essex, CO3 4RY
GP
The Pump House Surgery2.36 miles
Nonancourt Way, Earls Colne, Colchester, Essex, CO6 2SW
Bures Surgery2.54 miles
Hardwicke House Group Practice, Church Square Bures, Colchester, Essex, CO8 5BS
Elizabeth Courtauld Surgery4.63 miles
Factory Lane West, Halstead, Essex, CO9 1EX
North Hill Medical Group - West Bergholt Surgery4.93 miles
2 Erle Havard Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, Essex, CO6 3LH
Dr J P Huber & Partners5.13 miles
145 London Road, Stanway, Colchester, Essex, CO3 8NZ
Tollgate Surgery5.13 miles
145 London Road, Stanway, Colchester, Essex, England - Uk, CO3 8NZ
Coggeshall Surgery5.31 miles
Stoneham Street, Coggeshall, Colchester, Essex, CO6 1UH
Winstree Medical Practice5.56 miles
Stanway Surgery, 84 Winstree Road, Colchester, Essex, CO3 0PZ
North Hill Medical Group - Nayland Surgery5.59 miles
93 Bear Street, Nayland, Colchester, Essex, CO6 4LA
Cornard Surgery6.39 miles
Hardwicke House Group Practice, 67 Pot Kiln Road Gt Cornard, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 0DH
Dr J P Huber & Partners6.43 miles
76 Ambrose Avenue, Colchester, Essex, CO3 4LN
Mill Road Surgery6.65 miles
47 Mill Road, Mile End, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5LE
Meadow Lane Surgery6.71 miles
Hardwicke House Group Practice, Meadow Lane, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2TD
Hardwicke House Group Practice6.86 miles
Stour Street, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2AY
Shrub End Road Surgery6.86 miles
122 Shrub End Road, Colchester, Essex, CO3 4RY
Hilton House Surgery6.93 miles
77 Swan Street, Sible Hedingham, Halstead, Essex, CO9 3HT
Hospital
Halstead Hospital4.66 miles
78 Hedingham Road, Halstead, Essex, CO9 2DL
Oaks Hospital6.74 miles
Oaks Place, Mile End Road, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5XR
Colchester General Hospital6.82 miles
Turner Road, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5JL
St Leonards Hospital6.88 miles
Newton Road, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2RQ
Walnut Tree Hospital6.97 miles
Walnut Tree Lane, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 1BE
Essex County Hospital7.09 miles
Lexden Road, Colchester, Essex, CO3 3NB
St Michael's Hospital9.68 miles
Rayne Road, Braintree, Essex, CM7 2QU
Braintree Community Hospital9.71 miles
Braintree Community Hospital, Chadwick Drive, Braintree, Essex, CM7 2AL
St Peter's Hospital14.82 miles
Spital Road, Maldon, Essex, CM9 6EG
Broomfield Hospital16.51 miles
Court Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 7ET
Springfield Hospital17.03 miles
Lawn Lane, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 7GU
Priory Hospital Chelmsford17.50 miles
Stump Lane, Springfield Green, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 7SJ
The Chelmsford Private Day Surgery Hospital18.64 miles
Fenton House, 85-89 New London Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 0PP
Bluebird Lodge20.16 miles
100 Mansbrook Boulevard, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP3 9GJ
Clacton Hospital20.16 miles
Tower Road, Clacton, Essex, CO15 1LH
West Suffolk Hospital20.23 miles
Hardwick Lane, Hardwick Lane, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 2QZ
Pharmacy
Boots2.12 miles
50 High Street, Earls Colne, Colchester, Essex, CO6 2PB
Marks Tey Pharmacy4.44 miles
86 London Road, Marks Tey, Colchester, Essex, CO6 1ED
The Co-Operative Pharmacy4.63 miles
Signal House, Factory Lane West, Halstead, CO9 1EX
Boots4.69 miles
69-71 High Street, Halstead, CO9 2JD
The Co-Operative Pharmacy4.70 miles
12 Weavers Court, Halstead, Essex, CO9 2JN
West Bergholt Pharmacy4.93 miles
39 Chapel Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, Essex, CO6 3JB
Sainsburys Pharmacy5.13 miles
1 Western Approach, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 8AA
Boots5.34 miles
Unit 9 Tollgate West, Stanway, Colchester, Essex, CO3 8RG
Day Lewis Pharmacy5.39 miles
9 Market Hill, Coggeshall, Essex, CO6 1TS
Boots6.01 miles
Fiveways Superstore, Peartree Road, Stanway, Colchester, Essex, CO3 0JS
Ambrose Pharmacy6.43 miles
76 Ambrose Avenue, Colchester, Essex, Colchester, Essex, CO3 4LN
Rowlands Pharmacy6.48 miles
13 Nayland Road, Colchester, CO4 5EG
Lloydspharmacy6.50 miles
102 The Commons, Prettygate, Colchester, CO3 4NW
Boots6.59 miles
Shop 5 Applegate Mews, Great Cornard, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 0GL
Sainsbury's Pharmacy6.65 miles
Armes Trading Estate, Cornard Road, Sudbury, CO10 2XB
Boots6.78 miles
2-4 West Parade, Plume Avenue, Colchester, Essex, CO3 4PG
Leisure
Park
WHITE COLNE1.36 miles
COLNE VALLEY1.68 miles
BRICKFIELD AND LONG MEADOW2.19 miles
ARGER FEN4.18 miles
TIGER HILL4.30 miles
GREAT CORNARD5.63 miles
SPRING LANE MEADOWS6.06 miles
LEXDEN PARK6.21 miles
GOSFIELD SANDPITS6.34 miles
SEVERALLS HOSPITAL (Grade II Listed)6.57 miles
HILLY FIELDS6.62 miles
COE'S MEADOW6.75 miles
SUDBURY COMMON LANDS7.13 miles
GOSFIELD HALL (Grade II Listed)7.14 miles
TENDRING HALL PARK (Grade II Listed)7.17 miles
DEDHAM VALE7.31 miles
Shop
Groceries
Co-op Colchester2.14 miles
Earls Colne, CO6 2PA
Londis, London Road4.46 miles
89 London Road, Colchester, CO6 1EB
Marks Tey Post Office & Stores4.47 miles
91 London Road, Marks Tey Essex CO6 1DT
Costcutter Halstead4.63 miles
9-11 High Street, Halstead, Essex, CO9 2AA
Co-op Halstead4.70 miles
Halstead, CO9 2JN
Co-op Halstead4.70 miles
Colchester Road, Halstead, CO9 2DY
Sainsbury's Halstead4.71 miles
48a High Street, Halstead, CO9 2JB
Halstead Convenience Store4.84 miles
26 Trinity Street, Halstead Essex CO9 1JA
Co-op Colchester4.88 miles
West Bergholt, CO6 3TB
Co-op Halstead4.89 miles
Parkfields, CO9 1EW
Sainsbury's Stanway5.10 miles
1 Western Approach, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 8AA
Co-op Colchester5.29 miles
Coggeshall Supermar, CO6 1SJ
Iceland Colchester5.35 miles
Tolgate Centre, Colchester, Essex, CO3 8RG
Iceland Colchester 5.35 miles
Tolgate Centre, Colchester, Essex, CO3 8RG
Co-op Colchester5.42 miles
Coggeshall, CO6 1NJ
SPAR Mrh Stanway5.42 miles
Spar Store, 37 London Road, Essex, CO3 0NR
Transport
Airport
London Stansted Airport20.99 miles
London Southend Airport25.78 miles
Cambridge City Airport30.65 miles
Bus Stop
Wakes Colne Green (E)0.28 miles
Wakes Colne Green (W)0.33 miles
Vent Houses (N)0.62 miles
Vent Houses (S)0.62 miles
The Fox & Pheasant (W)1.03 miles
The Fox & Pheasant (E)1.03 miles
Railway Station (N)1.08 miles
Chappel & Wakes Colne Rail Station ()1.08 miles
Railway Station (S)1.08 miles
Chappel & Wakes Colne Rail Station ()1.09 miles
The Street (SE)1.21 miles
The Street (NW)1.24 miles
The Thatchers Arms (N)1.29 miles
The Thatchers Arms (S)1.29 miles
York House (E)1.34 miles
York House (W)1.34 miles
Ferry Port
Brightlingsea Ferry Landing15.04 miles
Point Clear Ferry Landing15.07 miles
Harwich International Ferry Terminal21.62 miles
Wallasea Island Ferry Landing21.98 miles
Burnham on Crouch Ferry Landing22.01 miles
Shotley Point Marina Ferry Landing22.60 miles
Shotley Point Marina Ferry Landing22.61 miles
Harwich Harbour Ferry Landing22.99 miles
Felixstowe for Harwich Ferry Landing24.42 miles
Felixstowe for Bawdsey Ferry Landing27.65 miles
Bawdsey Ferry Landing27.81 miles
Tilbury Ferry Terminal37.51 miles
Gravesend Pier37.79 miles
Railway Station
Chappel & Wakes Colne Rail Station1.09 miles
Bures Rail Station2.38 miles
Marks Tey Rail Station4.36 miles
Sudbury (Suffolk) Rail Station6.69 miles
Colchester Rail Station6.79 miles
Kelvedon Rail Station7.10 miles
Colchester Town Rail Station7.69 miles
Hythe (Essex) Rail Station8.58 miles
Braintree Freeport Rail Station9.01 miles
Braintree Rail Station9.23 miles
Cressing Rail Station9.38 miles
White Notley Rail Station9.47 miles
Witham (Essex) Rail Station10.31 miles
Wivenhoe Rail Station10.63 miles
Alresford (Essex) Rail Station12.23 miles
Manningtree Rail Station12.74 miles
Crime
Flood Data
Flood Risk Per Year (CO6 2B*)
Number of Properties in Catchment204
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
LEY HOUSE, BURES ROAD
WHITE COLNE
COLCHESTER
ESSEX
CO6 2QB		£985,000
2023-06-15
detached
freehold
Sold 2011-03-16   £555,000
Sold 2000-04-05   £213,000
FAIRVIEW HOUSE, COLNE ENGAINE ROAD
WHITE COLNE
COLCHESTER
ESSEX
CO6 2QQ		£1,350,000
2023-01-04
otherPropertyType
freehold
LITTLE GRANGE, BOLEY ROAD
WHITE COLNE
COLCHESTER
ESSEX
CO6 2QD		£730,000
2021-03-26
detached
freehold
Sold 2003-01-31   £405,000
RYE FENN, BRAMBLES LANE
WHITE COLNE
COLCHESTER
ESSEX
CO6 2QG		£910,000
2020-05-22
detached
freehold
HONEYSUCKLE COTTAGE, PARKHURST GREEN LANE
WAKES COLNE
COLCHESTER
ESSEX
CO6 2BL		£565,000
2019-08-09
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2003-11-28   £350,000
Sold 2000-10-06   £245,000
OLD VICARAGE, BOLEY ROAD
WHITE COLNE
COLCHESTER
ESSEX
CO6 2QD		£1,485,000
2019-08-09
detached
freehold
Sold 2011-09-09   £1,175,000
Sold 2005-11-30   £800,000
OLD SCHOOL HOUSE, BURES ROAD
WHITE COLNE
COLCHESTER
ESSEX
CO6 2QB		£691,000
2019-01-07
otherPropertyType
freehold
PARKHURST GREEN FARM, PARKHURST GREEN LANE
WAKES COLNE
COLCHESTER
ESSEX
CO6 2BL		£625,000
2018-06-08
otherPropertyType
freehold
ACORN COTTAGE
WHITE COLNE
COLCHESTER
ESSEX
CO6 2QE		£660,000
2015-06-03
detached
freehold
Sold 2006-07-14   £529,205
CATLEYS BARN, COLNE ENGAINE ROAD
WHITE COLNE
COLCHESTER
ESSEX
CO6 2QQ		£700,000
2015-05-15
detached
freehold
Sold 2000-04-17   £390,000
BART HALL COTTAGE (2), BURES ROAD
WHITE COLNE
COLCHESTER
ESSEX
CO6 2QB		£250,000
2007-06-15
semidetached
freehold
LITTLE CATLEYS FARM, COLNE ENGAINE ROAD
WHITE COLNE
COLCHESTER
ESSEX
CO6 2QQ		£370,000
2006-01-24
detached
freehold
BROOKFIELD HOUSE
WHITE COLNE
COLCHESTER
ESSEX
CO6 2QE		£555,000
2003-08-12
detached
freehold
INSTEP COTTAGE, BURES ROAD
WHITE COLNE
COLCHESTER
ESSEX
CO6 2QB		£298,000
2003-06-18
detached
freehold
Sold 2001-08-02   £230,000
Sold 1995-02-08   £113,000
BART HALL, BOLEY ROAD
WHITE COLNE
COLCHESTER
ESSEX
CO6 2QD		£621,223
2000-09-21
detached
freehold
WENOAH COTTAGE, PARKHURST GREEN LANE
WAKES COLNE
COLCHESTER
ESSEX
CO6 2BL		£117,750
1996-10-25
detached
freehold
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