Creeksea
Creeksea is a town in Essex, England. It has 1 restaurant and café, 2 bus stops, the nearest railway station is Burnham-on-Crouch, 2 km away, and there were around 17 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 Creeksea 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.
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 90th of 294 English council areas — better than 69% of them.
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
20°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 21° / 18° · 85% rain
- Tomorrow: 23° / 19° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:27Sunset 19:18
12h 51m 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
9 reported · July 2026▼ 53% YoY
- Anti-social behaviour4
- Other theft3
- Violence & sexual offences2
2 stop & searches
Neighbourhood team: Southminster · 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
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
84 food businesses within 2 miles
- 72 rated 4–5 ★ (64 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Burnham-on-Crouch (1.5 km)
- 2 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Burnham-On-Crouch (1.5 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£415,574 average▲ 6.2% YoY
Across Rochford · to 2026-06
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 (9.5 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · Esso (9.5 km)
5 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
2 charging locations within ~8 km
- 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Co-Op (1.5 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres3
- Swimming pools21
- Sports pitches17
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds7
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)
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
- 9 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
Council control
Reform UK (minority)
- Con 8
- LD 6
- Ref 12
- Oth 13
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies2
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens15
- Restaurants & cafés8
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
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 Maldon:
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office495 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test457 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership381 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s293 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth265 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Creeksea Place · 0.3 kmCreeksea Place is located near to the town of Burnham-on-Crouch in the Essex countryside of eastern England. Originally built in 1569, the estate retains many original internal and external features, with an original…
Creeksea · 0.6 kmCreeksea is a village in the civil parish of Burnham-on-Crouch, in the Maldon district of Essex, England. It is on the Dengie peninsula on the north side of the River Crouch, one mile west of Burnham-on-Crouch.
Burnham Ramblers F.C. · 0.8 kmBurnham Ramblers Football Club is a football club based in Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex, England. They are currently members of the Eastern Counties League Division One South and play at Leslie Field.
Burnham-on-Crouch Lifeboat Station · 0.9 kmBurnham-on-Crouch Lifeboat Station is located at the end of Foundry Lane at Burnham Yacht harbour, in Burnham-on-Crouch, a town sitting on the north bank of the River Crouch, 20 miles (32 km) south east of Chelmsford,…
- Ostend, Essex · 1.1 km
Ostend is a hamlet in the civil parish of Burnham-on-Crouch, in the Maldon district, in the county of Essex, England.
The Cliff, Burnham-on-Crouch · 1.2 kmThe Cliff, Burnham-on-Crouch is a 4 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) on the bank of the River Crouch between Burnham-on-Crouch and North Fambridge in Essex. It is also part of the biologic…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Compare Rochford with nearby areas
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Creeksea?
- Creeksea is a town in Essex, England, in the Rochford local authority.
- How deprived is Creeksea?
- The Rochford local authority, which includes Creeksea, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.