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Bicknacre

Bicknacre is a village in Essex, England, with a population of around 2,889. It has around 1 restaurant and café, 9 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is South Woodham Ferrers, 5 km away. There were around 9 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Bicknacre area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Chelmsford area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 181,523 residents at roughly 536 people per km².

Council
Chelmsford
County
Essex
Constituency
Maldon
Police force
Essex
53/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 129th of 294 English council areas — better than 56% of them.

Low crime38
Home affordability23
Affordable rents21
Good schools43
Life expectancy80
Low deprivation82
Employment65
Low council tax81

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

19°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 21° / 17° · 83% rain
  • Tomorrow: 25° / 16° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:27Sunset 19:19

12h 52m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

14US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

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

Crime

12 reported · July 2026 20% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences6
  • Other theft3
  • Anti-social behaviour1
  • Criminal damage & arson1

Neighbourhood team: Chelmsford South · Essex

Local policing priorities

  • Concerns from residents about antisocial behaviour (ASB) in hotspot areas across Chelmsford and Maldon, including town centres, retail an…
  • Concerns from residents regarding vehicle theft in higher-risk locations across Chelmsford and Maldon, including town centre car parks, r…

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

Road safety

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)

Food hygiene

52 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 48 rated 4–5 ★ (43 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

Flood data temporarily unavailable.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: South Woodham Ferrers (5.0 km)
  • 9 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from South Woodham Ferrers (5.0 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£383,103 average 1.2% YoY

Across Chelmsford · to 2026-06

Detached£690,495
Semi-detached£429,216
Terraced£342,756
Flat£211,852

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£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

Affordability

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 155.9p · Esso (11.2 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 146.8p · AppleGreen (10.5 km)

13 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

10 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Sainsbury's Chelmsford (4.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches1
  • Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

181,523 residents in Chelmsford · 536/km²

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in England

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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,300 a year · Band D, 2026-27

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

A £1,533
B £1,789
C £2,045
D £2,300
E £2,811
F £3,322
G £3,834
H £4,600

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

Schools

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)

Secondary schools:

  • Chelmsford County High School for GirlsOutstanding
  • King Edward VI Grammar School, ChelmsfordOutstanding
  • Chelmer Valley High SchoolGood
  • Moulsham High SchoolGood
  • Hylands SchoolRequires improvement
  • The Sandon SchoolRequires improvement
  • Great Baddow High School
  • St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford
  • The Boswells School
  • William de Ferrers School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Chelmsford

Care & health services

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

Heritage & planning

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

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

Planning decisions

307 applications decided

83.1% granted · 255 granted, 52 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Sir John Whittingdale

Conservative

Maldon

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure motion
  • AyeSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Liberal Democrat majority

  • Con 19
  • LD 31
  • Ref 2
  • Oth 5

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

9,385 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

5 jobs advertised

e.g. Become a Spanish Tutor in Bicknacre – Flexible & Remote, Online Primary school Tutor - Part Time, Online Primary school Tutoring Job in Bicknacre – Flexible Schedule

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£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

Energy efficiency

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

Grid electricity

39% low-carbon electricity

Gas 58% · Nuclear 26% · Biomass 10% · Imports 4%

241 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 85.2 yrs women · 81.5 yrs men

60% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • 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

Health services

9 GP surgeries · 8 pharmacies in CM3

  • Beacon Health Group-Danbury Medical Ctr
  • Little Waltham & Gt Notley Surgery
  • The Laurels Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Maldon:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Bicknacre · 0.6 km

    Bicknacre is a village in the civil parish of Woodham Ferrers and Bicknacre, in the county of Essex, England. It is approximately 4.0 mi (6.5 km) north of South Woodham Ferrers and 5.7 mi (9.2 km) southeast of the cit…

  • Woodham Ferrers and Bicknacre · 1.5 km

    Woodham Ferrers and Bicknacre is a civil parish in the Chelmsford district in Essex, England. The parish includes the villages of Bicknacre and Woodham Ferrers. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 2,922.…

  • East Hanningfield · 1.7 km

    East Hanningfield is a village and civil parish in the Chelmsford district of Essex, England. It is situated to the south-east of Chelmsford and to the north-west of South Woodham Ferrers. It is surrounded by the vill…

  • Danbury Common · 2.4 km

    Danbury Common is a 70.2-hectare (173-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Danbury in Essex, England. Most of it is common land owned by the National Trust, and two areas, the Backwarden and Hitchco…

  • Danbury, Essex · 2.6 km

    Danbury is a village and civil parish in the Chelmsford district of Essex, England. It is located 33.5 miles (53.9 km) northeast of Charing Cross, London. It is situated on a hill 367 feet (112 m) above sea level. At…

  • Woodham Ferrers · 2.6 km

    Woodham Ferrers is a village in the civil parish of Woodham Ferrers and Bicknacre in the City of Chelmsford district of Essex, England. It lies 8 miles (13 km) south-east of Chelmsford, between South Woodham Ferrers a…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Bicknacre?
Bicknacre is a town in Essex, England, in the Chelmsford local authority.
What is the population of Bicknacre?
Bicknacre has an approximate settlement population of 2,889.
How deprived is Bicknacre?
The Chelmsford local authority, which includes Bicknacre, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.