Battlesbridge

17°COvercast

• Today: 21° / 11° · 15% rain
• Tomorrow: 23° / 15° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:23Sunset 19:26

13h 3m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

29US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

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

13 reported · July 2026▼ 28% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences10
• Criminal damage & arson2
• Other theft1

Neighbourhood team: Chelmsford South · Essex

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

300 reported road collisions (2024)

77 killed or seriously injured · 393 casualties · 16.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

122 food businesses within 2 miles

• 100 rated 4–5 ★ (89 top)
• 3 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Battlesbridge (0.3 km)
• 11 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£383,103 average▼ 1.2% YoY

Across Chelmsford · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,442 average monthly rent▲ 3.3% YoY

• 1 bed £1,061
• 2 bed £1,294
• 3 bed £1,545

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

10.7× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 10.7 times median annual pay (11.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 135.8p · AppleGreen (7.1 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (7.1 km)

18 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

11 charging locations within ~8 km

• 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 175 kW
• Nearest: Wickford Railway Station (3.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

181,523 residents in Chelmsford · 536/km²

• Under 16: 19%
• 16–64: 62%
• 65+: 19%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 260 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,300 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (29% of 81,730)

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

86 schools · 31,575 pupils

55 primary · 10 secondary · 21 other

Ofsted: 27 of 31 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (87%)

72inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Chelmsford

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

• In a conservation area (Battlesbridge CA)
• Within the Green Belt
• 16 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

307 applications decided

83.1% granted · 255 granted, 52 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Sir John Whittingdale

Conservative

Maldon

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat majority

• Con 19
• LD 31
• Ref 2
• Oth 5

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

• Parks & greens1
• Restaurants & cafés3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

9,385 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

12 jobs advertised · £52,500 avg

e.g. Online Piano Tutor - Part Time, Become a Primary school Tutor in Battlesbridge – Flexible & Remote, Online Spanish Tutor - Part Time

Source: Adzuna

£878 median full-time weekly pay

2.7% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£28,603 disposable income per head (2024)

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

49% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 82,010 certificates

7.5% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

61% low-carbon electricity

Gas 38% · Wind 36% · Nuclear 15% · Biomass 10%

160 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85.2 yrs women · 81.5 yrs men

60% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.5
• Feeling worthwhile7.7
• Happiness yesterday7.8
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.8

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

0 GP surgeries · 1 pharmacy in SS11

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Maldon:

• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office495 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test457 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership381 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s293 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth265 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide

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

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  Battlesbridge · 0.1 km

  Battlesbridge is a village in Essex, England. It straddles the River Crouch which is tidal and navigable up to this point. It is approximately 14 miles (23 km) south-southeast of Chelmsford and 4 miles (6.4 km) north…

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  Battlesbridge railway station · 0.3 km

  Battlesbridge railway station is a stop on the Crouch Valley Line in the East of England, serving the village of Battlesbridge, Essex. It is 31 miles 40 chains (50.7 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and…

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  Shotgate Thickets · 1.2 km

  Shotgate Thickets is a 3.2-hectare (7.9-acre) nature reserve east of Wickford in Essex. It is managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust.

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  Rawreth · 1.4 km

  Rawreth is a village and civil parish in the District of Rochford, Essex, England. It is situated between Wickford and Rayleigh.

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  Runwell · 2.0 km

  Runwell is a village and civil parish in the Chelmsford district of Essex, England. The village immediately adjoins the northern edge of the town of Wickford. The parish also includes rural areas, particularly to the…

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  Shotgate · 2.1 km

  Shotgate is a suburb of the town of Wickford and a civil parish in the Basildon borough of Essex, England. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 3,632.

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