Downham

17°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 19° / 11° · 8% rain
• Tomorrow: 20° / 11° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:21Sunset 19:28

13h 7m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

25US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

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

25 reported · July 2026▲ 56% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour12
• Violence & sexual offences6
• Criminal damage & arson3
• Public order3

1 stop & searches

Neighbourhood team: Chelmsford South · Essex

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

300 reported road collisions (2024)

77 killed or seriously injured · 393 casualties · 16.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

29 food businesses within 2 miles

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

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Wickford (3.6 km)
• 17 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£383,103 average▼ 1.2% YoY

Across Chelmsford · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,442 average monthly rent▲ 3.3% YoY

• 1 bed £1,061
• 2 bed £1,294
• 3 bed £1,545

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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 135.8p · AppleGreen (5.1 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (5.1 km)

15 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

9 charging locations within ~8 km

• 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 300 kW
• Nearest: Wickford Railway Station (3.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools5
• Sports pitches1

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)

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 260 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£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

86 schools · 31,575 pupils

55 primary · 10 secondary · 21 other

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

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

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Chelmsford

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

• Within the Green Belt
• 14 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

307 applications decided

83.1% granted · 255 granted, 52 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Sir John Whittingdale

Conservative

Maldon

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat majority

• Con 19
• LD 31
• Ref 2
• Oth 5

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

• Schools1
• Parks & greens1
• Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

9,385 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

9 jobs advertised

e.g. Online Physics Tutor - Part Time, Online Chemistry Tutor - Part Time, Become a Spanish Tutor in Downham – Flexible & Remote

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

82% low-carbon electricity

Wind 33% · Solar 25% · Nuclear 19% · Gas 17%

75 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85.2 yrs women · 81.5 yrs 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

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

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  Downham, Essex · 0.5 km

  Downham is a small village in the civil parish of South Hanningfield, in the Chelmsford district of Essex, England. It is located approximately 7 miles (11 km) south of the county town of Chelmsford. The nearest towns…

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  Ramsden Heath · 0.8 km

  Ramsden Heath is a village in Essex in the east of England. It is located approximately 8 mi (13 km) south of the county town of Chelmsford; the closest towns are Billericay, approximately 3 mi (4.8 km) west-south-wes…

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  Crowsheath Wood · 0.9 km

  Crowsheath Wood is an 8.1-hectare (20-acre) nature reserve in Downham, between Billericay and South Woodham Ferrers in Essex. It is managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust.

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  Ramsden Bellhouse · 1.7 km

  Ramsden Bellhouse is a village and civil parish in the Basildon borough of Essex, England. It lies 3 miles (5 km) east of Billericay, its post town, and 2 miles (3 km) west of the centre of Wickford. At the 2021 censu…

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  Hanningfield Reservoir · 2.7 km

  Hanningfield Reservoir is a large 25,500-million-litre (900,000,000 ft3) pumped storage reservoir located between Billericay and Chelmsford in Essex. It has a surface area of 352 hectares and is owned and operated by…

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  South Hanningfield · 2.8 km

  South Hanningfield is a village and civil parish in the Chelmsford district of Essex, England. The village is located on the south bank of the Hanningfield Reservoir, around 6 miles (10 km) south-southeast of the city…

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