Broomfield

10°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 12° / 7° · 57% rain
• Tomorrow: 13° / 9° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:54Sunset 16:29

9h 35m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

17US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Stanford-le-Hope Roadside, United Kingdom

• 7.3 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.4% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

105 reported · August 2026▲ 3% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences58
• Anti-social behaviour12
• Public order7
• Criminal damage & arson6

6 stop & searches

Neighbourhood team: North Chelmsford · Essex

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

307 reported road collisions (2025)

86 killed or seriously injured · 378 casualties · 16.9 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

263 food businesses within 2 miles

• 234 rated 4–5 ★ (221 top)
• 6 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Chelmsford (3.2 km)
• 22 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£376,682 average▼ 2.4% YoY

Across Chelmsford · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,439 average monthly rent▲ 2.4% YoY

• 1 bed £1,059
• 2 bed £1,291
• 3 bed £1,543

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

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

2,400 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: 159.9p · Esso (3.8 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 146.8p · AppleGreen (0.8 km)

5 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

29 charging locations within ~8 km

• 10 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Broomfield Village Hall (0.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Swimming pools2
• Sports pitches23
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds12

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)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK12,861
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK11,516
• Net moves+1,345

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

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 233 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£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

87 schools · 31,575 pupils

55 primary · 10 secondary · 22 other

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

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

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Chelmsford

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
• 38 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

291 applications decided

83.8% granted · 244 granted, 47 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Mrs Kemi Badenoch

Conservative

North West Essex

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat majority

• Con 18
• LD 30
• Ref 2
• Oth 7

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

• Schools6
• GPs & clinics4
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens237
• Restaurants & cafés11

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

9,495 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

33 jobs advertised · £31,154 avg

e.g. Care Assistant - Herne Bay (R5B242), IT Projects & Infrastructure Engineer, Hotel - Duty Manager

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

71% low-carbon electricity

Wind 37% · Gas 27% · Nuclear 21% · Biomass 13%

124 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85.2 yrs women · 81.5 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Essex): 62.4 women · 62.7 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

16 GP surgeries · 8 pharmacies in CM1

• Whitley House Surgery
• Rivermead Gate Med.Ctr.
• The Writtle Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in North West Essex:

• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth309 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND249 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills246 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks214 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK164 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide

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

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  Broomfield Hospital · 1.1 km

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