Ashingdon

17°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 22° / 17° · 36% rain
• Tomorrow: 23° / 16° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:24Sunset 19:23

12h 59m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

24US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom

28 reported · July 2026▼ 18% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences14
• Anti-social behaviour6
• Other theft3
• Public order2

4 stop & searches

Neighbourhood team: Rochford, Ashingdon and Canewdon · Essex

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

88 reported road collisions (2024)

30 killed or seriously injured · 108 casualties · 10.3 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

139 food businesses within 2 miles

• 118 rated 4–5 ★ (100 top)
• 5 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Hockley (2.3 km)
• 12 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£415,574 average▲ 6.2% YoY

Across Rochford · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,298 average monthly rent▲ 5% YoY

• 1 bed £888
• 2 bed £1,167
• 3 bed £1,425

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

11.1× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 11.1 times median annual pay (13.1× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 155.9p · Esso (2.1 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 185.7p · Asda (6.5 km)

13 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

21 charging locations within ~8 km

• 9 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 300 kW
• Nearest: Golden Cross Parade (1.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools5
• Sports pitches1
• Playgrounds2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

85,661 residents in Rochford · 513/km²

• Under 16: 17%
• 16–64: 59%
• 65+: 23%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 286 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,363 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (32% of 38,350)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

28 schools · 12,854 pupils

22 primary · 4 secondary · 2 other

Ofsted: 8 of 10 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (80%)

27inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Rochford

1,571 CQC-registered services

• Care homes407
• GP practices230
• Dentists309
• Homecare agencies475
• Hospitals & hospices39

CQC ratings: 87% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 17 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Essex

• Not in the Green Belt
• 6 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

106 applications decided

85.8% granted · 91 granted, 15 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Mr Mark Francois

Conservative

Rayleigh and Wickford

Source: UK Parliament

Reform UK (minority)

• Con 8
• LD 6
• Ref 12
• Oth 13

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools2
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies1
• Parks & greens5
• Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

4,035 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

£865 median full-time weekly pay

2.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£27,085 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

42% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 33,909 certificates

7.5% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

74% low-carbon electricity

Wind 49% · Gas 25% · Nuclear 15% · Biomass 10%

109 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 86.1 yrs women · 79.8 yrs men

71% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.4
• Feeling worthwhile7.5
• Happiness yesterday7.3
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

9 GP surgeries · 4 pharmacies in SS4

• Dr Puzey,Dr Kothari And Dr Nanda
• The Practice Leecon Way
• Ashingdon Medical Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Rayleigh and Wickford:

• Pass house building reforms for construction of 1.4 million approved houses1,938 local signatures · 7,452 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test623 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office485 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership346 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth308 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  Ashingdon · 0.6 km

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  Magnolia Fields · 1.0 km

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  King Edmund School · 1.4 km

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  Greensward Academy · 1.9 km

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  Hawkwell · 2.1 km

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  Hockley railway station (Essex) · 2.3 km

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