Bromley Cross

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• Today: 11° / 7° · 17% rain
• Tomorrow: 12° / 6° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:57Sunset 16:21

9h 23m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

21US 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

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)

22 food businesses within 2 miles

• 20 rated 4–5 ★ (17 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Manningtree (5.5 km)
• 1 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 (6.5 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 147.8p · AppleGreen (6.5 km)

3 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

40 charging locations within ~8 km

• 11 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 300 kW
• Nearest: Haddocks Colchester-Hyundai (3.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools2
• Sports pitches3

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
• 12 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

Independent / Labour / Liberal Democrat coalition

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

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

• Parks & greens1
• Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,600 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

20 jobs advertised · £34,229 avg

e.g. Payroll Administrator, Cleaner, Business Development Manager

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

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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  Ardleigh Gravel Pit · 1.4 km

  Ardleigh Gravel Pit is a 1.2-hectare (3.0-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Ardleigh in Essex. It is a Geological Conservation Review site.

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  Harwich and North Essex · 1.9 km

  Harwich and North Essex is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Bernard Jenkin of the Conservative Party since its creation in 2010. Jenkin had previously been MP for the predeces…

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  Great Bromley · 2.0 km

  Great Bromley is a village and civil parish in the Tendring district of Essex, England. It lies 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of Manningtree and 9 kilometres (6 mi) east of Colchester and includes the hamlets of Balls Gre…

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  Ardleigh railway station · 2.1 km

  Ardleigh railway station served the village of Ardleigh in Essex, England. The station was situated on the Great Eastern Main Line.

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  St Mary the Virgin's Church, Little Bromley · 2.5 km

  St Mary the Virgin's Church is a former Anglican church near the village of Little Bromley, Essex, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is un…

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  Ardleigh · 2.6 km

  Ardleigh is a village and civil parish in the Tendring district of Essex, England. It is situated approximately 4 miles (6 km) northeast from the centre of Colchester and 26 miles (42 km) northeast from the county tow…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)