Brightlingsea

11°COvercast

• Today: 11° / 9° · 19% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 7° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:55Sunset 16:23

9h 28m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

26US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

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

• 6.8 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.1% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

43 reported · August 2026▼ 32% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences23
• Anti-social behaviour9
• Criminal damage & arson3
• Burglary2

Neighbourhood team: Brightlingsea and St Osyth · Essex

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

236 reported road collisions (2025)

77 killed or seriously injured · 301 casualties · 15.9 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

71 food businesses within 2 miles

• 60 rated 4–5 ★ (51 top)
• 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Alresford (5.0 km)
• 29 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£260,636 average▼ 1.2% YoY

Across Tendring · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,053 average monthly rent▲ 4.1% YoY

• 1 bed £758
• 2 bed £975
• 3 bed £1,186

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

8.0× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 8.0 times median annual pay (8.1× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

2,468 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 139.8p · AppleGreen (7.2 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 147.8p · AppleGreen (7.2 km)

2 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

3 charging locations within ~8 km

• Fastest nearby: 22 kW
• Nearest: Haven The Orchards Holiday Park (1.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres4
• Gyms1
• Swimming pools6
• Sports pitches18
• Playgrounds4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

148,291 residents in Tendring · 441/km²

• Under 16: 16%
• 16–64: 55%
• 65+: 30%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK9,125
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK5,604
• Net moves+3,521

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 28 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

20% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,270 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (29% of 75,690)

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

52 schools · 19,335 pupils

39 primary · 6 secondary · 7 other

Ofsted: 24 of 28 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (86%)

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

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Tendring

1,574 CQC-registered services

• Care homes408
• GP practices229
• Dentists312
• Homecare agencies474
• Hospitals & hospices40

CQC ratings: 88% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 17 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Essex

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

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

247 applications decided

83% granted · 205 granted, 42 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Sir Bernard Jenkin

Conservative

Harwich and North Essex

Source: UK Parliament

Independent / Labour / Liberal Democrat coalition

• Lab 7
• Con 12
• LD 4
• Ref 6
• Oth 19

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

• Schools2
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets3
• Parks & greens4
• Restaurants & cafés17

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,600 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

6 jobs advertised · £27,137 avg

e.g. Care Deputy Manager, Customer Service Assistant, Apprenticeship Coordinator

Source: Adzuna

£734 median full-time weekly pay

4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£24,182 disposable income per head (2024)

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

36% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 77,907 certificates

12.6% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

56% low-carbon electricity

Gas 43% · Wind 38% · Nuclear 13% · Biomass 6%

176 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 82.7 yrs women · 78.7 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Essex): 62.4 women · 62.7 men

71% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.3
• Feeling worthwhile7.5
• Happiness yesterday7.1
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.5

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

6 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in CO7

• Constable Country Rural Medical Practice
• Great Bentley Surgery
• Wivenhoe Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Harwich and North Essex:

• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks283 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth201 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND183 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK149 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills148 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Brightlingsea railway station · 0.3 km

  Brightlingsea railway station was located in Brightlingsea, Essex. It was on the single track branch line of the Wivenhoe and Brightlingsea Railway which opened in 1866 and closed in 1964.

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  Brightlingsea · 0.5 km

  Brightlingsea is a coastal town and civil parish in the Tendring district of Essex, England. It is situated between Colchester and Clacton-on-Sea, at the mouth of the River Colne, on Brightlingsea Creek. The town is a…

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  Battle of Brightlingsea · 0.5 km

  The Battle of Brightlingsea refers to a series of protests by animal rights supporters held in Brightlingsea, England, between 16 January and 30 October 1995, to prevent the export of livestock through the town. Durin…

• Brightlingsea Station · 0.5 km

  Brighlingsea Naval Base was an installation of the British Royal Navy located at Brightlingsea, Essex, on the East Coast of England. In both wars it was part of the Nore Command, which had its HQ at Chatham, and in th…

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  Brightlingsea Regent F.C. · 0.5 km

  Brightlingsea Regent Football Club is an English football club based in Brightlingsea, Essex. Formed by a merger of Brightlingsea United and Regent Park Rangers in 2005, they are currently members of the Isthmian Leag…

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  Cindery Island · 1.1 km

  Cindery Island is at the mouth of Brightlingsea Creek on the east coast of England in the county of Essex.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)