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 (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 85,661 residents at roughly 513 people per km².
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 92nd 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
11°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 11° / 10° · 26% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 9° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:57Sunset 16:22
9h 25m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
21US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Chatham Roadside, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 7.3 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.5% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
18 reported · August 2026▼ 31% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences7
- Anti-social behaviour5
- Public order4
- Criminal damage & arson2
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
80 reported road collisions (2025)
21 killed or seriously injured · 94 casualties · 9.3 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
83 food businesses within 2 miles
- 72 rated 4–5 ★ (65 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):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£405,340 average▲ 0.5% YoY
Across Rochford · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,300 average monthly rent▲ 5% YoY
- 1 bed £890
- 2 bed £1,169
- 3 bed £1,428
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
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
Property sales
1,263 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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 155.9p · Esso (9.5 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · Esso (9.5 km)
3 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)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK5,668
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK4,418
- Net moves+1,250
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 260 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
2% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
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%)
27 inspected 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
1,574 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
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 9 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
131 applications decided
81.7% granted · 107 granted, 24 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
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
- Parks & greens15
- Restaurants & cafés8
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,125 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
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
Healthy life expectancy (Essex): 62.4 women · 62.7 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
Health services
5 GP surgeries · 3 pharmacies in CM0
- Burnham Surgery
- William Fisher Med.Ctr.
- The Dengie Medical Partnership
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Maldon:
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND287 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth266 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK196 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks183 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills180 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
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
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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 IoD2025.