Dedham

11°CMist

• Today: 15° / 10° · 17% rain
• Tomorrow: 15° / 8° · Cloudy

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:47Sunset 16:32

9h 45m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

52US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

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

• 7.1 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.3% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

3 reported · August 2026▼ 73% YoY

• Criminal damage & arson1
• Public order1
• Shoplifting1

Neighbourhood team: Colchester Rural North · Essex

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

321 reported road collisions (2025)

90 killed or seriously injured · 403 casualties · 16.7 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

31 food businesses within 2 miles

• 27 rated 4–5 ★ (24 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Manningtree (3.7 km)
• 6 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£294,210 average▼ 1.4% YoY

Across Colchester · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,197 average monthly rent▲ 2.1% YoY

• 1 bed £820
• 2 bed £1,063
• 3 bed £1,301

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

8.4× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 8.4 times median annual pay (9.0× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

2,652 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 (11.5 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 147.8p · AppleGreen (11.5 km)

2 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

20 charging locations within ~8 km

• 10 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 300 kW
• Nearest: MILSOMHOTELS STATION M (0.8 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Swimming pools6
• Sports pitches7
• Playgrounds2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

192,716 residents in Colchester · 587/km²

• Under 16: 19%
• 16–64: 63%
• 65+: 18%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK13,676
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK14,062
• Net moves−386

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

Around the average in England

Ranked 168 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

2% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,283 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band B (27% of 86,510)

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

89 schools · 31,964 pupils

63 primary · 12 secondary · 14 other

Ofsted: 28 of 32 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (88%)

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

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Colchester

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

• In a conservation area (DEDHAM)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 146 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

234 applications decided

84.2% granted · 197 granted, 37 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Sir Bernard Jenkin

Conservative

Harwich and North Essex

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative / Liberal Democrat coalition

• Lab 9
• Con 18
• LD 12
• Grn 3
• Ref 5
• Oth 4

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

• Schools1
• Pharmacies1
• Parks & greens2
• Restaurants & cafés8

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

8,710 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

1 jobs advertised

e.g. Workshop Assistant

Source: Adzuna

£767 median full-time weekly pay

3.2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£24,738 disposable income per head (2024)

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

53% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 96,867 certificates

9.1% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

46% low-carbon electricity

Gas 52% · Nuclear 22% · Biomass 13% · Wind 11%

219 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 83.8 yrs women · 80.4 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Essex): 62.4 women · 62.7 men

64% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.8
• Feeling worthwhile7.7
• Happiness yesterday7.6
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.2

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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  Dedham, Essex · 0.0 km

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  Castle House, Dedham · 1.0 km

  Castle House in Dedham, Essex, England, was the home of Sir Alfred Munnings from 1919 till his death in 1959. Architecturally the building contains a mixture of Tudor and Georgian elements.

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  Maison Talbooth, Dedham · 1.3 km

  Maison Talbooth, Dedham in Essex is a building of historical significance. The construction was started in 1846 and completed by 1850. The architect was John Brown from Norwich who has been described as the most succe…

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  Bridge Cottage · 1.7 km

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  Flatford · 1.7 km

  Flatford is a small hamlet in the civil parish of East Bergholt, in the Babergh district, in the county of Suffolk, England. It is most famous for Flatford Mill, Willy Lott's Cottage and Bridge Cottage, immortalised i…

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  Dedham Heath · 1.8 km

  Dedham Heath, known locally as The Heath, is a hamlet in the civil parish of Dedham, in the Colchester district, in the county of Essex, England. In 2021 it had a population of 601.

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