Great Notley is a suburban parish on the edge of Braintree in Essex, England, developed from former farmland into a substantial planned garden‑village style settlement from the late 20th century. It has a compact village centre with shops, a primary school and community facilities, and a mix of family housing clustered around green spaces and lakes.
One of the parish’s most notable features is Great Notley Country Park and its lakes, which offer walking, wildlife and informal recreation; there is also light industry and a business/retail presence that provides local employment. The population is largely commuter‑orientated, with good road and rail access to nearby towns such as Chelmsford and onwards to London, and an active parish council and community life that stage local events and services.
Postcode districts covering Great Notley
Most populated places nearby
- Southend-on-Sea 22.7 miles
- Basildon 20.4 miles
- Colchester 15.6 miles
- Chelmsford 8.9 miles
- Harlow 19 miles
- Braintree 2.1 miles
- Brentwood 18.8 miles
- Canvey Island 23.4 miles
- Bishop's Stortford 15.4 miles
- Billericay 16.7 miles
- Hoddesdon 24.3 miles
- Wickford 17.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Great Notley Built-up area 0.1 miles
- Great Notley & Black Notley Ward 0.7 miles
- Braintree West Ward 1 mile
- Little Common Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Rayne Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Braintree South Ward 1.6 miles
- Black Notley Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Bocking South Ward 1.9 miles
- Braintree Central & Beckers Green Ward 2 miles
- Braintree Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Great Leighs Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Bocking Blackwater Ward 2.4 miles
Example postcodes in Great Notley
CM77 7WG, CM77 7YB, CM77 7UQ, CM77 7UU, CM77 7ZR, CM77 7YZ, CM77 7XD, CM77 7QX, CM77 7QW … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 12.6 miles
- London Southend Airport 21.2 miles
- Braintree Railway Station 1.7 miles
- Braintree Freeport Railway Station 1.9 miles
Hotels near Great Notley Ad
- Holiday Inn Express Braintree 3 0.7 miles
- Channels Hotel 4 6.1 miles
- The Lion Inn 7 miles
- White Hart Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 1.8 miles
- White Hart Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 6.8 miles
- Ranfield's Brasserie Hotel Rooms 4 6.9 miles
- Farmhouse Inn 3 9.3 miles
- Essex Golf & Country Club 3 7.6 miles
- County Hotel Chelmsford 4 8.9 miles
- The Dorrington 7.4 miles
Schools in Great Notley
- Notley Green Primary School Primary
- White Court School Primary
Local points of interest
- Chelmsford City Racecourse Recreation 1.4 miles
- Dines Hall Country house 2.2 miles
- Cressing Road Stadium 2.3 miles
- Coggeshall Abbey Historic site 7.1 miles
- Marks Hall Estate 7.2 miles
- Tilty Abbey Historic site 9.4 miles
- East Anglian Railway Museum Museum 10.9 miles
- Hylands Estate 11.7 miles
- Furze Woods Forest 14.3 miles
- Roman Circus visitor centre Museum 15.9 miles
- Berechurch Hall Estate 16 miles
- Ongar Castle Historic site 16 miles