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Canewdon

Canewdon is a village in Essex, England, with a population of around 1,072. It has 11 bus stops and Althorne railway station is 3.4 km away. There were around 4 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Canewdon area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Rochford area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 85,661 residents at roughly 513 people per km².

Council
Rochford
County
Essex
Constituency
Rayleigh and Wickford
Police force
Essex
59/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 90th of 294 English council areas — better than 69% of them.

Low crime90
Home affordability17
Affordable rents27
Good schools19
Life expectancy67
Low deprivation90
Employment82
Low council tax68

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

17°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 20° / 14° · 17% rain
  • Tomorrow: 22° / 17° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:22Sunset 19:25

13h 3m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

26US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

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

Crime

1 reported · July 2026 67% YoY

  • Vehicle crime1

Neighbourhood team: Rochford, Ashingdon and Canewdon · Essex

Local policing priorities

  • We are increasing our presence during the night-time economy in and around Rayleigh High Street, Rayleigh and West Street, South Street a…

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

Road safety

88 reported road collisions (2024)

30 killed or seriously injured · 108 casualties · 10.3 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

17 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 14 rated 4–5 ★ (13 top)
  • 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Althorne (3.4 km)
  • 11 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Althorne (3.4 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£415,574 average 6.2% YoY

Across Rochford · to 2026-06

Detached£643,134
Semi-detached£392,120
Terraced£341,325
Flat£182,532

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,298 average monthly rent 5% YoY

  • 1 bed £888
  • 2 bed £1,167
  • 3 bed £1,425

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

Affordability

11.1× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 11.1 times median annual pay (13.1× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 155.9p · Esso (5.8 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 185.7p · Asda (9.1 km)

10 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

8 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 150 kW
  • Nearest: Golden Cross Parade (3.9 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools3
  • Sports pitches12
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

85,661 residents in Rochford · 513/km²

  • Under 16: 17%
  • 16–64: 59%
  • 65+: 23%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 286 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,363 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (32% of 38,350)

A £1,576
B £1,838
C £2,101
D £2,363
E £2,889
F £3,414
G £3,939
H £4,727

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

Schools

28 schools · 12,854 pupils

22 primary · 4 secondary · 2 other

Ofsted: 8 of 10 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (80%)

27inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • The FitzWimarc SchoolGood
  • The King Edmund SchoolGood
  • Lift Greensward
  • The Sweyne Park School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Rochford

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
  • 17 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

106 applications decided

85.8% granted · 91 granted, 15 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Mr Bayo Alaba

Independent

Southend East and Rochford

Recent votes:

  • AyeDraft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots
  • AyeDraft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026
  • AyeImmigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading
  • NoImmigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Reform UK (minority)

  • Con 8
  • LD 6
  • Ref 12
  • Oth 13

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • Parks & greens1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,035 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Local economy

£865 median full-time weekly pay

2.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£27,085 disposable income per head (2024)

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

Energy efficiency

42% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 33,909 certificates

7.5% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

Grid electricity

74% low-carbon electricity

Wind 49% · Gas 25% · Nuclear 15% · Biomass 10%

109 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 86.1 yrs women · 79.8 yrs men

71% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.4
  • Feeling worthwhile7.5
  • Happiness yesterday7.3
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3

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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Southend East and Rochford:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Canewdon · 0.2 km

    Canewdon is a village and civil parish in the Rochford district of Essex, England. The village is located approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) northeast of the town of Rochford, while the parish extends for several miles on…

  • Lion Creek and Lower Raypits · 2.3 km

    Lion Creek and Lower Raypits is a 65.2-hectare (161-acre) nature reserve east of Canewdon in Essex. It is part of the Crouch and Roach Estuaries Site of Special Scientific Interest, and is owned and managed by the Ess…

  • Bridgemarsh Island · 2.4 km

    Bridgemarsh Island is in the tidal part of the River Crouch in the English county of Essex, three miles upstream from Burnham-on-Crouch. The main river channel runs to the south between the island and Canewdon, and it…

  • Great Stambridge · 2.6 km

    Great Stambridge is a village in the civil parish of Stambridge, in the Rochford District of Essex, England. The village lies 1.5 miles (2 km) east of Rochford, its post town, and 15 miles (24 km) south east of Chelms…

  • Little Stambridge · 2.8 km

    Little Stambridge was a parish in Essex, England. It was merged with neighbouring Great Stambridge for ecclesiastical purposes in 1889 and for civil purposes in 1934. The civil parish of Stambridge now forms part of R…

  • Stambridge · 2.9 km

    Stambridge is a civil parish in the Rochford district in Essex, England. It is located north of the River Roach between Rochford and Paglesham. The parish includes the village of Great Stambridge, also known as Stambr…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Canewdon?
Canewdon is a town in Essex, England, in the Rochford local authority.
What is the population of Canewdon?
Canewdon has an approximate settlement population of 1,072.
How deprived is Canewdon?
The Rochford local authority, which includes Canewdon, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.