Area Info for Widdington (Essex)

Widdington (Essex, UK)

Widdington is a small village and civil parish located in the county of Essex, in the East of England. It is situated approximately 6 miles south of Saffron Walden and about 12 miles northwest of Chelmsford. The village is characterised by its rural setting, traditional English countryside landscape, and a close-knit community. Historically, Widdington has maintained its rural charm with a number of historic buildings and farms. The parish church, dedicated to St. Mary the Virgin, is a notable landmark within the village, reflecting the area's ecclesiastical heritage. The church dates back several centuries and features typical architectural elements of the region. The local economy has traditionally been based on agriculture, with many farms and rural businesses operating within and around the village. In recent years, Widdington has seen some development, but it remains largely a peaceful, rural area with limited commercial activity. Widdington is served by local roads connecting it to nearby towns and villages, but it does not have its own railway station. The nearest train stations are in Saffron Walden and Newport. The village offers a quiet, scenic environment ideal for those seeking rural living or a peaceful retreat. Community life in Widdington revolves around local events, the parish church, and village activities. The village also benefits from proximity to larger towns for shopping, education, and other amenities.
Education
School
Debden Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.60 miles
High Street, Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 3LE
Newport Primary School1.74 miles
Frambury Lane, Newport, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 3PU
Rickling Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School2.04 miles
Rickling Green, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 3YG
Joyce Frankland Academy, Newport2.19 miles
Bury Water Lane, Newport, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 3TR
Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery School2.26 miles
School Lane, Henham, Bishop`s Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM22 6BP
Elsenham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School3.29 miles
High Street, Elsenham, Bishop`s Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM22 6DD
Katherine Semar Junior School3.41 miles
Ross Close, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 4DU
Katherine Semar Infant School3.41 miles
Ross Close, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 4DU
Walden School3.77 miles
Mount Pleasant Road, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 3EB
Saffron Walden County High School3.83 miles
Audley End Road, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 4UH
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Saffron Walden3.97 miles
South Road, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 3DW
Clavering Primary School3.97 miles
Stortford Road, Clavering, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 4PE
Bentfield Primary School4.00 miles
Rainsford Road, Stansted Mountfitchet, Stansted, Essex, CM24 8DX
R A Butler Infant School4.07 miles
South Road, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 3DG
R A Butler Junior School4.07 miles
South Road, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 3DG
Wimbish Primary School4.08 miles
Tye Green, Wimbish, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB10 2XE
Health
Clinic
Western House4.34 miles
2 Cambridge Road, Stansted, Essex, CM24 8BZ
Skylark Centre4.35 miles
Radwinter Road, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 3HY
Stansted Clinic4.42 miles
72 Chapel Hill, Stansted, Essex, CM24 8AQ
Bishops Stortford Child & Family Clinic7.16 miles
Herts and Essex Hospital, Cavell Drive, Haymeads Lane, Bishop`s Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 5JH
Hertfordshire & Essex Hospital7.16 miles
Haymeads Lane, Bishop`s Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 5JH
Oxford House 7.60 miles
Oxford House, London Road, Bishops Stortford, CM23 3LB
Dunmow Clinic8.30 miles
58 New Street, Dunmow, Essex, CM6 1BH
The Old Mill8.37 miles
Haslers Lane, Dunmow, Essex, CM6 1XS
Freshwell Health Clinic9.26 miles
Wethersfield Road, Finchingfield, Braintree, Essex, CM7 4BQ
Specsavers Hearcare - Cambridgeshire (Mobile - Linton)9.60 miles
Linton Health Centre, Coles Lane, Linton, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB21 4JS
Specsavers Hearcare - Cambridgeshire (Sawston)10.99 miles
Sawston Medical Centre, London Road, Sawston, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB22 3HU
Sawston Health Centre10.99 miles
London Road, Sawston, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB22 3HU
Clements Surgery11.31 miles
Greenfields Way, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 8LU
The Health Centre (Haverhill)11.81 miles
Camps Road, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 8HF
Haverhill Health Centre11.81 miles
Camps Road, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 8HF
AHP Suffolk (Haverhill)11.81 miles
Haverhill Health Centre, Camps Road, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 8HF
GP
Newport Surgery1.89 miles
Frambury Lane, Newport, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 3PY
Elsenham Surgery3.20 miles
Elsenham Surgery, Station Road, Elsenham, Bishop`s Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM22 6LA
Borough Lane Surgery3.87 miles
2 Borough Lane, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 4AF
Gold Street Surgery4.15 miles
The Gold Street Surgery, Gold Street, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB10 1EJ
The Stansted Surgery4.19 miles
Redlands, 86 St. Johns Road, Stansted, Essex, CM24 8JS
The Rectory Practice4.40 miles
18 Castle Street, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB10 1BP
Thaxted Surgery4.54 miles
Margaret Street, Thaxted, Essex, CM6 2QN
Haymeads Health Centre7.16 miles
Cavell Drive, Bishop`s Stortford, Herts, Bishops Stortford, CM23 5JH
PARSONAGE SURGERY7.16 miles
Parsonage Surgery, Herts & Essex Community Hospital, Cavell Drive, Haymeads Lane, Bishop`s Stortford, Herts., CM23 5JH
Church Street Surgery7.16 miles
30a Church Street, Bishops Stortford, Herts, Bishops Stortford, CM23 2LY
Great Chesterford Branch7.21 miles
Great Chesterford Surgery, High Street, Great Chesterford, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB10 1PL
Great Chesterford Surgery (Branch)7.25 miles
School Street Surgery, School Street, Great Chesterford, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB10 1NN
South Street Surgery7.32 miles
83 South Street, Bishop`s Stortford, Herts, CM23 3AP
Bishop's Park Health Centre (branch of South Street Surgery)7.39 miles
Lancaster Way, Bishop`s Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 4DA
Thorley Health Centre8.15 miles
Villiers-Sur-Marne, Thorley Park, Bishops Stortford, Bishops Stortford, CM23 4EG
Angel Lane Surgery8.18 miles
Angel Lane Surgery, Angel Lane, Great Dunmow, Essex, CM6 1AQ
Hospital
Saffron Walden Community Hospital4.35 miles
Radwinter Road, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 3HY
Herts and Essex Community Hospital7.16 miles
Haymeads Lane, Bishop`s Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 5JH
Rivers Hospital11.62 miles
High Wych Road, Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, CM21 0HH
Royston Hospital12.35 miles
London Road, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 9EN
Kneesworth House Hospital13.95 miles
Kneesworth House, Old North Road, Bassingbourn, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 5JP
Braintree Community Hospital14.10 miles
Braintree Community Hospital, Chadwick Drive, Braintree, Essex, CM7 2AL
St Michael's Hospital14.14 miles
Rayne Road, Braintree, Essex, CM7 2QU
Princess Alexandra Hospital14.65 miles
Hamstel Road, Harlow, Essex, CM20 1QX
Addenbrooke's15.23 miles
Hills Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 0QQ
Rosie Hospital15.23 miles
Robinson Way, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 0QQ
Fulbourn Hospital15.58 miles
Fulbourn Hospital, Fulbourn, Cambridge, CB21 5EF
Broomfield Hospital16.21 miles
Court Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 7ET
Nuffield Health, Cambridge Hospital16.52 miles
Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital, 4 Trumpington Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 8AF
Brookfields Hospital16.67 miles
351 Mill Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 3DF
Ongar War Memorial16.92 miles
Fyfield Road, Ongar, Essex, CM5 0AL
Halstead Hospital17.08 miles
78 Hedingham Road, Halstead, Essex, CO9 2DL
Pharmacy
Newport Pharmacy1.85 miles
The Brown House, High Street, Newport, CB11 3QY
The Co-Operative Pharmacy4.24 miles
3 The Arches, Hill Street, Saffron Walden, CB10 1ED
Boots4.31 miles
Market Place, Saffron Walden, CB10 1HR
Boots4.34 miles
Unit 2, The Green Building, 4-8 Cambridge Road, Stansted, Essex, CM24 8BZ
Thaxted Pharmacy4.59 miles
Thaxted Pharmacy, 3 Town Street, Thaxted, Essex, CM6 2LD
J.E. Williamson Chemist6.44 miles
1 Snowley Parade, Manston Drive, Bishops Stortford, CM23 5EP
Boots7.13 miles
16-18 Potter Street, Bishop`s Stortford, CM23 3UL
Medicx Pharmacy7.16 miles
Herts and Essex Hospital, Cavell Drive, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 5JH
Lloydspharmacy7.24 miles
35 South Street, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 3AG
Trinity Pharmacy7.31 miles
87 South Street, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 3AL
Speed Service Appliance Contractors7.31 miles
91 South Street, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 3AL
Tesco Stores Limited7.40 miles
Bishops Park Centre, Lancaster Way, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 4DD
Yogi Pharmacies Ltd8.09 miles
7 Market Place, Great Dunmow, Essex, CM6 1AX
Lloydspharmacy8.15 miles
5 Thorley Centre, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 4EG
Ropers The Chemist Ltd8.19 miles
3-5 High Street, Great Dunmow, Essex, CM6 1AB
Village Pharmacy9.50 miles
49 High Street, Linton, Cambridge, CB21 4HS
Leisure
Park
QUENDON HALL (Grade II Listed)1.35 miles
SHORTGROVE HALL (Grade II Listed)2.40 miles
AUDLEY END (Grade I Listed)4.24 miles
THE MAZE, SAFFRON WALDEN (Grade II Listed)4.32 miles
BRIDGE END GARDENS (Grade II* Listed)4.49 miles
EASTON LODGE (Grade II Listed)5.81 miles
HALES WOOD5.86 miles
RED, WHITE & BLUE6.14 miles
HATFIELD FOREST7.26 miles
SOUTHERN PARKLAND8.60 miles
SPAINS HALL (Grade II* Listed)8.69 miles
COKENACH (Grade II Listed)9.28 miles
FLITCH WAY9.61 miles
PAMPISFORD HALL (Grade II* Listed)10.44 miles
SALING HALL (Grade II Listed)10.63 miles
SALING GROVE (Grade II Listed)10.95 miles
Shop
Groceries
Nisa Newport Stores Ltd1.85 miles
High St, Newport, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 3QY
Wimbish Shop 33 Engineers2.68 miles
Carver Barracks,Saffon Walden, Cambs, CB10 2YA
Tesco Saffron Walden (Express)3.44 miles
Pleasant Valley, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 4AW
Nisa Local3.51 miles
58-60 Cromwell Rd, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 4BE
ALDI Thaxted Road3.67 miles
Saffron Walden, CB10 2UQ
Nisa Local3.97 miles
Stortford Rd, Clavering, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 4PE
SPAR Mrh Stansted Mountfitchet4.05 miles
Spar Store, 82 Cambridge Road, CM24 8DB
Waitrose Saffron Walden4.24 miles
Hill Street, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB10 1EH
Tesco Saffron Walden (Superstore)4.25 miles
Radwinter Rd, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB10 2JP
Tesco Stansted Mountfitchet (Express)4.34 miles
16-18 Cambridge Rd, Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, CM24 8BZ
Londis, Chapel Hill4.45 miles
13 Chapel Hill, Essex, CM24 8AB
Co-op Stansted Mountfitchet4.45 miles
Church Road, Stansted Mountfitchet, CM24 8BE
Nisa Local4.58 miles
34 Town St, Thaxted, Dunmow, Essex, CM6 2LA
Saracens Filling Station4.67 miles
Mill End, Thaxted, Essex CM6 2LT
M&S Stansted Airport5.16 miles
Bassingbourn Road, Stansted, CM24 1QW
M&S Stansted Bp5.61 miles
Southgate London Stansted, Stansted Airport, CM24 1AA
Transport
Airport
London Stansted Airport5.01 miles
Cambridge City Airport17.34 miles
London Luton Airport26.69 miles
London City Airport32.60 miles
London Southend Airport33.65 miles
Biggin Hill Airport44.33 miles
Bus Stop
Fleur-de-Lys (N)0.03 miles
Fleur-de-Lys (S)0.04 miles
High Street (NW)0.34 miles
High Street (SE)0.34 miles
North Hall Road (N)0.91 miles
North Hall Road (SW)0.92 miles
Widdington Turn (N)1.05 miles
Widdington Turn (S)1.09 miles
Quendon Park (NE)1.28 miles
Quendon Park (SW)1.31 miles
The Spinney (S)1.48 miles
The Spinney (N)1.48 miles
Providence Cottage (NE)1.55 miles
Primary School (W)1.55 miles
Primary School (E)1.56 miles
Providence Cottage (SW)1.56 miles
Ferry Port
Woolwich Ferry North Pier32.94 miles
Woolwich Arsenal Pier33.02 miles
East India Pier33.04 miles
Woolwich Ferry South Pier33.10 miles
North Greenwich Pier33.23 miles
Barrier Gardens Pier33.29 miles
Camden Lock Waterbus33.40 miles
Wallasea Island Ferry Landing33.40 miles
Canary Wharf Pier33.50 miles
Hilton Docklands Nelson Dock Pier33.64 miles
London Zoo Waterbus Stop34.04 miles
Burnham on Crouch Ferry Landing34.07 miles
Tower Pier34.16 miles
St Katharine's Pier34.18 miles
Greenland Pier for Surrey Quays34.28 miles
London Bridge City Pier34.33 miles
Railway Station
Newport (Essex) Rail Station1.57 miles
Elsenham Rail Station2.87 miles
Audley End Rail Station3.22 miles
Stansted Mountfitchet Rail Station4.46 miles
Stansted Airport Rail Station5.15 miles
Great Chesterford Rail Station7.03 miles
Bishops Stortford Rail Station7.26 miles
Whittlesford Parkway Rail Station10.26 miles
Sawbridgeworth Rail Station10.70 miles
Harlow Mill Rail Station12.66 miles
Royston Rail Station12.89 miles
Meldreth Rail Station13.18 miles
Foxton Rail Station13.33 miles
Shelford (Cambs) Rail Station13.57 miles
Shepreth Rail Station13.70 miles
Harlow Town Rail Station13.88 miles
Crime
Flood Data
Flood Risk Per Year (CB11 3S*)
Number of Properties in Catchment294
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
MARTINS FARM, HIGH STREET
WIDDINGTON
SAFFRON WALDEN
ESSEX
CB11 3SG
£920,000
2025-01-15
detached
freehold
HOLLY COTTAGE (1), HOLLOW ROAD
WIDDINGTON
SAFFRON WALDEN
ESSEX
CB11 3SL
£556,000
2024-08-23
terraced
freehold
POND MEAD
WIDDINGTON
SAFFRON WALDEN
ESSEX
CB11 3SB
£360,000
2023-09-19
otherPropertyType
freehold
THE SHAMBLES, WOOD END
WIDDINGTON
SAFFRON WALDEN
ESSEX
CB11 3SN
£1,315,000
2023-08-10
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2018-04-19   £1,375,000
2, FLINT COTTAGES
WIDDINGTON
SAFFRON WALDEN
ESSEX
CB11 3SH
£650,000
2023-08-10
semidetached
freehold
CORNELLS, CORNELLS LANE
WIDDINGTON
SAFFRON WALDEN
ESSEX
CB11 3SP
£1,400,000
2023-07-20
otherPropertyType
freehold
MAY HOUSE, THE GREEN
WIDDINGTON
SAFFRON WALDEN
ESSEX
CB11 3SD
£925,000
2023-04-21
detached
freehold
KETTERIDGES, WOOD END
WIDDINGTON
SAFFRON WALDEN
ESSEX
CB11 3SN
£1,450,000
2022-12-13
detached
freehold
FOUR WINDS, SPRINGHILL
WIDDINGTON
SAFFRON WALDEN
ESSEX
CB11 3SA
£480,000
2022-09-26
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2019-10-07   £395,000
THE OLD PIGGERY, CORNELLS LANE
WIDDINGTON
SAFFRON WALDEN
ESSEX
CB11 3SP
£1,000,000
2022-06-10
otherPropertyType
freehold
OLD POST OFFICE, HIGH STREET
WIDDINGTON
SAFFRON WALDEN
ESSEX
CB11 3SG
£927,500
2022-06-09
detached
freehold
1, CHURCH VIEW
WIDDINGTON
SAFFRON WALDEN
ESSEX
CB11 3GU
£1,125,000
2022-03-28
detached
freehold
SAFFRONS
WIDDINGTON
SAFFRON WALDEN
ESSEX
CB11 3SB
£1,200,000
2022-03-11
detached
freehold
ROSE COTTAGE, THE GREEN
WIDDINGTON
SAFFRON WALDEN
ESSEX
CB11 3SD
£1,050,000
2022-03-11
detached
freehold
3, SOUTH GREEN
WIDDINGTON
SAFFRON WALDEN
ESSEX
CB11 3SE
£595,000
2022-02-28
terraced
freehold
30, HAMEL WAY
WIDDINGTON
SAFFRON WALDEN
ESSEX
CB11 3SJ
£405,000
2022-01-13
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2017-12-21   £300,000
32, HAMEL WAY
WIDDINGTON
SAFFRON WALDEN
ESSEX
CB11 3SJ
£435,000
2021-11-16
semidetached
freehold
LILAC COTTAGE, HIGH STREET
WIDDINGTON
SAFFRON WALDEN
ESSEX
CB11 3SG
£540,000
2021-11-16
semidetached
freehold
HIGH RIDGE HOUSE
WIDDINGTON
SAFFRON WALDEN
ESSEX
CB11 3SB
£955,000
2021-11-12
detached
freehold
THREE PINES
WIDDINGTON
SAFFRON WALDEN
ESSEX
CB11 3SB
£1,500,000
2021-11-12
detached
freehold
Sold 2019-12-19   £250,000
BELMONT COTTAGE, SPRINGHILL
WIDDINGTON
SAFFRON WALDEN
ESSEX
CB11 3SA
£530,000
2021-03-31
semidetached
freehold
ARKWELL HOUSE, WOOD END
WIDDINGTON
SAFFRON WALDEN
ESSEX
CB11 3SN
£1,280,000
2021-03-25
detached
freehold
THE WEFT HOUSE, CORNELLS LANE
WIDDINGTON
SAFFRON WALDEN
ESSEX
CB11 3SP
£1,900,000
2021-03-23
detached
freehold
RAY COTTAGE, HIGH STREET
WIDDINGTON
SAFFRON WALDEN
ESSEX
CB11 3SG
£425,000
2021-02-23
semidetached
freehold
BISHOPS END, WOOD END
WIDDINGTON
SAFFRON WALDEN
ESSEX
CB11 3SN
£555,000
2020-12-04
detached
freehold
ELMSTEAD, SPRINGHILL
WIDDINGTON
SAFFRON WALDEN
ESSEX
CB11 3SA
£715,000
2020-07-22
detached
freehold
WHITE COTTAGE
LITTLE HENHAM
SAFFRON WALDEN
ESSEX
CB11 3XR
£345,000
2020-07-03
detached
freehold
LAURELS, CHURCH LANE
WIDDINGTON
SAFFRON WALDEN
ESSEX
CB11 3SF
£730,000
2020-04-30
detached
freehold
MIDSUMMER HOUSE
WIDDINGTON
SAFFRON WALDEN
ESSEX
CB11 3SB
£895,000
2020-04-28
detached
freehold
34, HAMEL WAY
WIDDINGTON
SAFFRON WALDEN
ESSEX
CB11 3SJ
£276,000
2020-02-14
terraced
freehold
MULBERRY HOUSE
WIDDINGTON
SAFFRON WALDEN
ESSEX
CB11 3SB
£500,000
2019-12-19
detached
freehold
POND MEAD (PLOT 1)
WIDDINGTON
SAFFRON WALDEN
ESSEX
CB11 3SB
£300,000
2019-12-19
otherPropertyType
freehold
THE OLD RECTORY, CHURCH LANE
WIDDINGTON
SAFFRON WALDEN
ESSEX
CB11 3SF
£2,550,000
2019-11-29
detached
freehold
18, HAMEL WAY
WIDDINGTON
SAFFRON WALDEN
ESSEX
CB11 3SJ
£355,000
2019-10-18
terraced
freehold
REDWOOD, CHURCH LANE
WIDDINGTON
SAFFRON WALDEN
ESSEX
CB11 3SF
£825,000
2019-08-28
detached
freehold
MEADOWCROFT, CHURCH LANE
WIDDINGTON
SAFFRON WALDEN
ESSEX
CB11 3SF
£370,000
2019-08-12
detached
freehold
LEAFHURST, HIGH STREET
WIDDINGTON
SAFFRON WALDEN
ESSEX
CB11 3SQ
£946,000
2019-06-27
detached
freehold
CHAMPFLOWER, WOOD END
WIDDINGTON
SAFFRON WALDEN
ESSEX
CB11 3SN
£1,005,000
2019-04-12
detached
freehold
DAWN COTTAGE, HIGH STREET
WIDDINGTON
SAFFRON WALDEN
ESSEX
CB11 3SG
£390,000
2018-12-17
semidetached
freehold
THE OLD FORGE, WOOD END
WIDDINGTON
SAFFRON WALDEN
ESSEX
CB11 3SN
£960,000
2018-12-17
detached
freehold
38, HAMEL WAY
WIDDINGTON
SAFFRON WALDEN
ESSEX
CB11 3SJ
£426,000
2018-04-19
terraced
freehold
HOLLY CROFT, HAMEL WAY
WIDDINGTON
SAFFRON WALDEN
ESSEX
CB11 3SJ
£570,000
2018-04-19
detached
freehold
CARR u0026 BIRCHER, HOLLOW ROAD
WIDDINGTON
SAFFRON WALDEN
ESSEX
CB11 3SL
£30,000
2018-01-19
otherPropertyType
freehold
OAK HOUSE, 1A, CHURCH VIEW
WIDDINGTON
SAFFRON WALDEN
ESSEX
CB11 3GU
£1,100,000
2017-10-20
detached
freehold
NUT WOOD COTTAGE, CORNELLS LANE
WIDDINGTON
SAFFRON WALDEN
ESSEX
CB11 3SP
£485,000
2017-10-20
semidetached
freehold
THE HAVEN, SPRINGHILL
WIDDINGTON
SAFFRON WALDEN
ESSEX
CB11 3SA
£492,500
2017-07-31
semidetached
freehold
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