Area Info for Wickham Bishops (Essex)

Wickham Bishops (Essex, UK)

Wickham Bishops is a village and civil parish located in the county of Essex, England. It is situated approximately 4 miles south of the town of Witham and about 12 miles east of Chelmsford. The village is known for its historic charm, rural setting, and close-knit community.

History and Name

The name Wickham Bishops is believed to derive from Old English, with "Wickham" meaning "homestead or village associated with a man named Wicka" and "Bishops" indicating historical ownership or association with the Bishop of London or another ecclesiastical authority. The village has a rich history dating back several centuries, with evidence of settlement from medieval times.

Local Amenities and Landmarks

Wickham Bishops features a range of local amenities including a primary school, a village hall, and several local shops and pubs. The village is also home to historic buildings such as the Church of St Bartholomew, which dates back to the 13th century and is a notable landmark in the area. The surrounding countryside offers scenic walking and outdoor activities.

Transport and Accessibility

The village is accessible via road, with good connections to nearby towns and the motorway network. The nearest railway station is at Witham, providing regular services to London and other major cities. Public transport options within the village are limited, making car travel the most convenient mode of transportation.

Community and Events

Wickham Bishops has an active community with various local events and activities held throughout the year. These include village fêtes, markets, and social gatherings that foster a strong sense of community among residents.

Demographics

The population of Wickham Bishops is predominantly residential, with a mix of families, retirees, and professionals. The village maintains a peaceful, rural character while offering modern amenities to its residents.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
Education
School
Great Totham Primary School0.95 miles
Walden House Road, Great Totham, Maldon, Essex, CM9 8PN
Howbridge Church of England Junior School1.54 miles
Howbridge Road, Witham, Essex, CM8 1BZ
The Howbridge Infant School1.62 miles
Dengie Close, Witham, Essex, CM8 1DJ
Chipping Hill Primary School1.74 miles
Owers Road, Witham, Essex, CM8 1FR
Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Witham1.74 miles
Maltings Lane, Witham, Essex, CM8 1DX
Maltings Academy1.89 miles
Spinks Lane, Witham, Essex, CM8 1EP
Essex Fresh Start2.44 miles
Church Street, Witham, Essex, CM8 2JL
Hatfield Peverel St Andrew's Junior School2.56 miles
Church Road, Hatfield Peverel, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 2JX
Hatfield Peverel Infant School2.57 miles
Church Road, Hatfield Peverel, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 2RP
Powers Hall Infant School2.59 miles
Spa Road, Witham, Essex, CM8 1NA
Powers Hall Academy2.59 miles
Spa Road, Witham, Essex, CM8 1NA
Heybridge Alternative Provision School2.73 miles
The Street, Heybridge, Maldon, Essex, CM9 4NB
Heybridge Primary School2.74 miles
Rowan Drive, Heybridge, Maldon, Essex, CM9 4TU
Templars Academy2.79 miles
Cressing Road, Witham, Essex, CM8 2NJ
St Francis Catholic Primary School, Maldon3.05 miles
London Road, Maldon, Essex, CM9 6HN
Elm Hall Primary School3.08 miles
Conrad Road, Witham, Essex, CM8 2SD
Health
Clinic
Fern House Surgery1.81 miles
125-129 Newland Street, Witham, Essex, CM8 1BH
Witham Health Centre1.87 miles
4 Mayland Road, Witham, Essex, CM8 2UX
Spinks Lane Therapy Centre1.89 miles
35 Spinks Lane, Witham, Essex, CM8 1EP
Douglas Grove Surgery2.48 miles
Douglas Grove, Witham, Essex, CM8 1TE
Maldon Clinic3.42 miles
Wantz Chase, Maldon, Essex, CM9 5DN
Tiptree Physiotherapy Clinic4.42 miles
91 Church Road, Colchester, Essex, CO5 0HB
Enhanced Optometry Services Site6.61 miles
15 Market Hill, Coggeshall, Colchester, Essex, CO6 1TS
Primecare Primary Care - Chelmsford6.63 miles
North Chelmsford Health Centre, White Hart Lane, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 5PA
North Chelmsford Walk-In Centre6.76 miles
2 White Hart Lane, Springfield, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 5EF
North Chelmsford NHS Healthcare Centre6.76 miles
2 White Hart Lane, Springfield, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 5EF
Springfield Green Clinic7.76 miles
Springfield Green, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 7HZ
Research Delivery - Anglia Ruskin University8.39 miles
Ashby House, Brook Street, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1UH
Sk:N Chelmsford8.42 miles
1 Navigation Yard, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 6HZ
Broomfield Physiotherapy Department8.46 miles
Court Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 7ET
Braintree And Bocking Physiotherapy Clinic8.53 miles
17 Coggeshall Road, Braintree, Essex, CM7 9DB
Chelmsford - The Linden Centre8.65 miles
Woodlands Way, Broomfield, Chelmsford, CM1 7LF
GP
Wickham Bishops Branch0.75 miles
59 Kelvedon Road, Wickham Bishops, Witham, Essex, CM8 3NA
Fern House Surgery1.81 miles
Fern House Surgery, 129 Newland Street, Witham, Essex, CM8 1BH
The Witham Health Centre1.87 miles
4 Mayland Road, Witham, Essex, CM8 2UX
Collingwood Surgery2.10 miles
40 Collingwood Road, Witham, Essex, CM8 2DZ
Douglas Grove Surgery2.50 miles
Douglas Grove Surgery, Douglas Grove, Witham, Essex, Essex, CM8 1TE
Dr R F De Souza and Partners (Branch Surgery)2.73 miles
The Surgery, Bentalls Complex, Heybridge, Maldon, Essex, CM9 4TU
Dr Roper & Partners2.75 miles
Goldring House, Rowan Drive, Heybridge, Maldon, Essex, Essex, CM9 4TU
Dr Brann & Partners2.91 miles
Sidney House Surgery, Strutt Close, Hatfield Peverel, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 2HB
Dr R F De Souza and Partners (Main Surgery)3.34 miles
Princes Road, Maldon, Essex, CM9 5DF
Dr Roper & Partners3.34 miles
Blackwater Medical Centre, Princes Road, Maldon, Essex, CM9 5GP
Kelvedon & Feering Health Centre4.25 miles
46 High Street, Kelvedon, Colchester, Essex, CO5 9AG
Kelvedon Surgery4.36 miles
Brimpton House, 59 High Street, Kelvedon, Colchester, Essex, CO5 9AE
Tiptree Medical Centre4.42 miles
Church Road, Tiptree, Colchester, Essex, CO5 0HB
Goldhanger Branch Surgery4.49 miles
Village Hall, Head Street, Goldhanger, Maldon, Essex, CM9 8AY
Terling Branch4.63 miles
The Surgery, Owls Hill, Terling, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 2PW
The Surgery - Broadway5.13 miles
The Surgery, Broadway, Silver End, Witham, Essex, CM8 3RQ
Hospital
St Peter's Hospital3.24 miles
Spital Road, Maldon, Essex, CM9 6EG
Springfield Hospital7.79 miles
Lawn Lane, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 7GU
Priory Hospital Chelmsford7.85 miles
Stump Lane, Springfield Green, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 7SJ
Broomfield Hospital8.40 miles
Court Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 7ET
St Michael's Hospital8.81 miles
Rayne Road, Braintree, Essex, CM7 2QU
The Chelmsford Private Day Surgery Hospital8.82 miles
Fenton House, 85-89 New London Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 0PP
Braintree Community Hospital8.85 miles
Braintree Community Hospital, Chadwick Drive, Braintree, Essex, CM7 2AL
Halstead Hospital11.90 miles
78 Hedingham Road, Halstead, Essex, CO9 2DL
Essex County Hospital12.30 miles
Lexden Road, Colchester, Essex, CO3 3NB
Oaks Hospital13.34 miles
Oaks Place, Mile End Road, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5XR
Rochford Hospital13.49 miles
Union Lane, Rochford, Essex, SS4 1RB
Colchester General Hospital13.67 miles
Turner Road, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5JL
Southend Hospital15.44 miles
Prittlewell Chase, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 0RY
Lakeside Medical Diagnostics - Billericay Community Hospital15.49 miles
Billericay Community Hospital, Blunts Wall Road, Billericay, Essex, CM12 9SA
Spire Wellesley Hospital15.59 miles
Eastern Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS2 4XH
BMI Southend Private Hospital15.74 miles
15-17 Fairfax Drive, Westcliff on Sea, Essex, SS0 9AG
Pharmacy
Borno Chemists - Witham1.83 miles
124 Newland Street, Witham, Essex, CM8 1BA
Lloydspharmacy1.89 miles
5 Newland Street, Witham, Essex, CM8 2AF
Boots1.89 miles
42 Newland Street, Witham, CM8 2AR
Boots2.55 miles
4 Spa Road, Witham, Essex, CM8 1NE
Rowlands Pharmacy2.73 miles
10a/b Bentalls Centre, Colchester Road, Heybridge, Maldon, CM9 4GD
Amf Medica2.78 miles
52-54 Dorothy Sayers Dve, Witham, CM8 2LX
Tesco Stores Limited2.93 miles
Tesco Pharmacy, Fulbridge Road, Maldon, Fullbridge, Essex, CM9 4LE
Boots2.95 miles
3 Hedfelda Square, Hatfield Peverel, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 2HD
Boots3.19 miles
54 High Street, Maldon, CM9 5PN
Longfield Pharmacy3.34 miles
Longfield Medical Centre, Princes Road, Maldon, CM9 5DF
Blackwater Pharma3.34 miles
Princes Road, Maldon, CM9 5GP
Boots4.36 miles
72a - 72b, High Street, Kelvedon, Colchester, Essex, CO5 9AE
Tiptree Pharmacy4.42 miles
80 Church Road, Tiptree, Essex, CO5 0HB
Boots4.43 miles
3;4 & 5 The Centre, Church Road, Tiptree, Colchester, Essex, CO5 0HF
Boots5.13 miles
3-4 The Broadway, Silver End, Witham, Essex, CM8 3RQ
Boreham Pharmacy5.25 miles
The Laurels, Juniper Road, Boreham, CM3 3DX
Leisure
Park
WHET MEAD1.24 miles
BLACKWATER RAIL TRAIL2.04 miles
BRAXTED PARK (Grade II* Listed)2.46 miles
HATFIELD PRIORY (Grade II Listed)2.69 miles
OAKTREE MEADOW, HEYBRIDGE2.74 miles
FAULKBOURNE HALL (Grade II Listed)3.46 miles
TERLING PLACE (Grade II Listed)4.12 miles
BROCKWELL MEADOWS4.40 miles
TIPTREE PARISH FIELD5.22 miles
RIFFHAMS (Grade II Listed)5.62 miles
BOREHAM HOUSE (Grade II Listed)5.98 miles
DANBURY PARK (Grade II Listed)6.24 miles
DANBURY6.28 miles
LAYER MARNEY TOWER (Grade II Listed)6.53 miles
NEW HALL, BOREHAM (Grade II Listed)6.55 miles
HOPPIT MEAD8.21 miles
Shop
Groceries
Tesco Witham (Superstore)1.78 miles
1 The Grove Centre, Witham, Essex, CM8 2YT
SPAR Witham1.81 miles
Spar, The Former Jack & Penny Public House, Essex, CM8 1EE
ALDI Reid Road1.90 miles
Witham, CM8 1XU
Farmfoods Witham1.91 miles
19-20, The Newlands, Witham, CM8 2AP
Iceland Witham1.91 miles
The Newlands Precinct, Witham, Essex, CM8 2AP
Co-op Witham1.98 miles
Petrol Witham, CM8 1ED
Nisa Castle Stores Limited2.00 miles
29-30 Wulvesford, Witham, Essex, CM8 1NL
ASDA Witham Highfields Road2.34 miles
24 Highfields Road, Witham, CM8 2HJ
Morrisons Witham2.43 miles
Braintree Road, Witham, Essex, CM8 2GD
Co-op Maldon2.48 miles
Wood Road, CM9 4AS
Braintree Road Service Station2.51 miles
Braintree Road, Witham Essex CM8 2BY
Co-op Witham2.53 miles
Witham, CM8 1NE
ASDA Heybridge2.73 miles
Bentalls Complex, Colchester Road, Heybridge, CM9 4GD
Co-op Maldon2.75 miles
Lawling Avenue, CM9 4YD
Costcutter Witham2.78 miles
52-54 Dorothy Sayers Drive, Witham, Essex, CM8 2LX
Nisa Local2.80 miles
39 Cross Rd, Witham, Essex, CM8 2NA
Transport
Airport
London Southend Airport14.52 miles
London Stansted Airport18.91 miles
London City Airport32.34 miles
Cambridge City Airport36.44 miles
Bus Stop
Snows Corner (NW)0.45 miles
Snows Corner (SE)0.45 miles
Snows Corner (E)0.47 miles
Finch's (N)0.78 miles
Finch's (S)0.78 miles
Barn Church (NW)0.93 miles
Barn Church (SE)0.94 miles
Catchpole Lane (NE)0.99 miles
Catchpole Lane (SW)1.00 miles
The Paddocks (NE)1.03 miles
The Paddocks (SW)1.03 miles
The Prince of Wales (W)1.12 miles
The Gables (N)1.12 miles
The Gables (S)1.13 miles
The Prince of Wales (E)1.13 miles
School Road (N)1.17 miles
Ferry Port
Wallasea Island Ferry Landing12.03 miles
Burnham on Crouch Ferry Landing12.46 miles
Point Clear Ferry Landing15.41 miles
Brightlingsea Ferry Landing15.54 miles
Tilbury Ferry Terminal25.88 miles
Gravesend Pier26.14 miles
Harwich International Ferry Terminal27.84 miles
Shotley Point Marina Ferry Landing28.99 miles
Shotley Point Marina Ferry Landing28.99 miles
Harwich Harbour Ferry Landing29.10 miles
Felixstowe for Harwich Ferry Landing30.20 miles
Woolwich Arsenal Pier32.01 miles
Woolwich Ferry North Pier32.23 miles
Woolwich Ferry South Pier32.30 miles
Barrier Gardens Pier32.99 miles
North Greenwich Pier33.88 miles
Railway Station
Witham (Essex) Rail Station2.27 miles
Hatfield Peverel Rail Station3.05 miles
Kelvedon Rail Station4.73 miles
White Notley Rail Station5.17 miles
Cressing Rail Station6.37 miles
Braintree Freeport Rail Station7.58 miles
Braintree Rail Station8.20 miles
Chelmsford Rail Station8.78 miles
Marks Tey Rail Station8.84 miles
North Fambridge Rail Station8.89 miles
South Woodham Ferrers Rail Station9.12 miles
Althorne Rail Station9.69 miles
Southminster Rail Station10.89 miles
Chappel & Wakes Colne Rail Station11.08 miles
Battlesbridge Rail Station11.30 miles
Burnham-on-Crouch Rail Station11.81 miles
Crime
Flood Data
Flood Risk Per Year (CM8 3L*)
Number of Properties in Catchment381
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
TIGH NA LOCHA, WITHAM ROAD
WICKHAM BISHOPS
WITHAM
ESSEX
CM8 3LQ		£750,000
2025-08-26
detached
freehold
28, CHURCH ROAD
WICKHAM BISHOPS
WITHAM
ESSEX
CM8 3JZ		£174,390
2025-08-12
detached
freehold
27, HOLT DRIVE
WICKHAM BISHOPS
WITHAM
ESSEX
CM8 3JR		£550,000
2024-12-05
detached
freehold
3, CHURCH CLOSE
WICKHAM BISHOPS
WITHAM
ESSEX
CM8 3LN		£680,000
2024-12-19
detached
freehold
6, WELLANDS
WICKHAM BISHOPS
WITHAM
ESSEX
CM8 3NF		£580,000
2024-08-28
semidetached
freehold
32, WITHAM ROAD
WICKHAM BISHOPS
WITHAM
ESSEX
CM8 3NQ		£985,000
2024-07-26
detached
freehold
2, GRANGE ROAD
WICKHAM BISHOPS
WITHAM
ESSEX
CM8 3LT		£360,000
2024-06-21
otherPropertyType
freehold
SPRINGBROOKS, GRANGE ROAD
WICKHAM BISHOPS
WITHAM
ESSEX
CM8 3LT		£1,060,000
2024-06-17
detached
freehold
20, WELLANDS CLOSE
WICKHAM BISHOPS
WITHAM
ESSEX
CM8 3NE		£440,000
2024-04-30
detached
freehold
20, WELLANDS
WICKHAM BISHOPS
WITHAM
ESSEX
CM8 3NF		£436,000
2023-12-20
detached
freehold
Sold 2023-05-31   £391,000
15, HOLT DRIVE
WICKHAM BISHOPS
WITHAM
ESSEX
CM8 3JR		£675,000
2023-12-14
detached
freehold
5, BUCKLEYS CLOSE
WICKHAM BISHOPS
WITHAM
ESSEX
CM8 3PA		£525,000
2023-12-07
detached
freehold
26, WELLANDS
WICKHAM BISHOPS
WITHAM
ESSEX
CM8 3NF		£480,000
2023-11-10
detached
freehold
Sold 2023-02-28   £467,000
25, CHURCH ROAD
WICKHAM BISHOPS
WITHAM
ESSEX
CM8 3LA		£580,000
2023-11-09
semidetached
freehold
18, CHURCH GREEN
WICKHAM BISHOPS
WITHAM
ESSEX
CM8 3JX		£340,000
2023-10-27
semidetached
freehold
37, CHURCH ROAD
WICKHAM BISHOPS
WITHAM
ESSEX
CM8 3JZ		£725,000
2023-10-27
detached
freehold
GRANGEWOOD HOUSE, GRANGE ROAD
WICKHAM BISHOPS
WITHAM
ESSEX
CM8 3LT		£850,000
2023-10-13
detached
freehold
11, WELLANDS CLOSE
WICKHAM BISHOPS
WITHAM
ESSEX
CM8 3NE		£880,000
2023-09-08
detached
freehold
CHURCH COTTAGES (1), CHURCH ROAD
WICKHAM BISHOPS
WITHAM
ESSEX
CM8 3TL		£290,000
2023-08-25
terraced
freehold
22, HOLT DRIVE
WICKHAM BISHOPS
WITHAM
ESSEX
CM8 3JR		£530,000
2023-08-03
semidetached
freehold
53, CHURCH ROAD
WICKHAM BISHOPS
WITHAM
ESSEX
CM8 3JZ		£1,190,000
2023-06-26
detached
freehold
23, WELLANDS
WICKHAM BISHOPS
WITHAM
ESSEX
CM8 3NF		£700,001
2023-06-22
detached
freehold
BRYDEN HOUSE, WITHAM ROAD
WICKHAM BISHOPS
WITHAM
ESSEX
CM8 3LQ		£1,250,000
2023-06-13
detached
freehold
22, CHURCH GREEN
WICKHAM BISHOPS
WITHAM
ESSEX
CM8 3JX		£435,000
2023-04-11
semidetached
freehold
25, WELLANDS
WICKHAM BISHOPS
WITHAM
ESSEX
CM8 3NF		£555,000
2023-02-21
detached
freehold
2, CHURCH CLOSE
WICKHAM BISHOPS
WITHAM
ESSEX
CM8 3LN		£595,000
2023-01-16
detached
freehold
2, WELLANDS
WICKHAM BISHOPS
WITHAM
ESSEX
CM8 3NF		£1,235,000
2022-12-21
detached
freehold
41, BYRON DRIVE
WICKHAM BISHOPS
WITHAM
ESSEX
CM8 3ND		£430,000
2022-12-20
detached
freehold
THE GRANGE, 16A, GRANGE ROAD
WICKHAM BISHOPS
WITHAM
ESSEX
CM8 3LT		£2,050,000
2022-11-18
detached
freehold
24, GRANGE ROAD
WICKHAM BISHOPS
WITHAM
ESSEX
CM8 3LT		£700,000
2022-11-11
detached
freehold
9, BUCKLEYS CLOSE
WICKHAM BISHOPS
WITHAM
ESSEX
CM8 3PA		£600,000
2022-10-31
detached
freehold
5, HEATHGATE
WICKHAM BISHOPS
WITHAM
ESSEX
CM8 3NZ		£800,000
2022-10-26
detached
freehold
44, WELLANDS
WICKHAM BISHOPS
WITHAM
ESSEX
CM8 3NF		£625,500
2022-10-03
detached
freehold
8, BUCKLEYS CLOSE
WICKHAM BISHOPS
WITHAM
ESSEX
CM8 3PA		£515,000
2022-08-19
detached
freehold
BLUE MILLS COTTAGES (1), BLUE MILLS HILL
WICKHAM BISHOPS
WITHAM
ESSEX
CM8 3FB		£306,000
2022-07-27
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2021-11-12   £250,000
16, WITHAM ROAD
WICKHAM BISHOPS
WITHAM
ESSEX
CM8 3NQ		£550,000
2022-06-22
detached
freehold
11, CHURCH GREEN
WICKHAM BISHOPS
WITHAM
ESSEX
CM8 3JX		£412,000
2022-06-15
semidetached
freehold
2, WELLANDS CLOSE
WICKHAM BISHOPS
WITHAM
ESSEX
CM8 3NE		£650,000
2022-06-14
detached
freehold
BRAMBLES, CHURCH ROAD
WICKHAM BISHOPS
WITHAM
ESSEX
CM8 3LA		£1,010,000
2022-05-16
detached
freehold
20, CHURCH GREEN
WICKHAM BISHOPS
WITHAM
ESSEX
CM8 3JX		£410,000
2022-05-04
semidetached
freehold
14, LEIGH DRIVE
WICKHAM BISHOPS
WITHAM
ESSEX
CM8 3JS		£550,000
2022-04-19
semidetached
freehold
19, BYRON DRIVE
WICKHAM BISHOPS
WITHAM
ESSEX
CM8 3ND		£547,000
2022-04-04
detached
freehold
34, CHURCH ROAD
WICKHAM BISHOPS
WITHAM
ESSEX
CM8 3JZ		£640,000
2022-03-25
detached
freehold
10, LEIGH DRIVE
WICKHAM BISHOPS
WITHAM
ESSEX
CM8 3JS		£665,000
2022-01-05
detached
freehold
SPRINGS, MOPE LANE
WICKHAM BISHOPS
WITHAM
ESSEX
CM8 3JP		£4,600,000
2021-12-01
otherPropertyType
freehold
23, CHURCH GREEN
WICKHAM BISHOPS
WITHAM
ESSEX
CM8 3JX		£415,000
2021-11-15
semidetached
freehold
8, WELLANDS
WICKHAM BISHOPS
WITHAM
ESSEX
CM8 3NF		£700,000
2021-10-25
detached
freehold
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