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Galleywood

Galleywood is a village in Essex, England, with a population of around 100. There were around 56 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Violence & sexual offences. There are 22 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Chelmsford, 4.1 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Galleywood area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Chelmsford area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 181,523 residents at roughly 536 people per km².

Council
Chelmsford
County
Essex
Constituency
Chelmsford
Police force
Essex
53/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 129th of 294 English council areas — better than 56% of them.

Low crime38
Home affordability23
Affordable rents21
Good schools43
Life expectancy80
Low deprivation82
Employment65
Low council tax81

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

18°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 21° / 17° · 78% rain
  • Tomorrow: 25° / 16° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:28Sunset 19:19

12h 52m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

42US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

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

Crime

45 reported · July 2026 41% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences19
  • Anti-social behaviour8
  • Criminal damage & arson4
  • Other theft4

4 stop & searches

Neighbourhood team: Chelmsford South · 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

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)

Food hygiene

194 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 173 rated 4–5 ★ (163 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Chelmsford (4.1 km)
  • 22 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Chelmsford (4.2 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£383,103 average 1.2% YoY

Across Chelmsford · to 2026-06

Detached£690,495
Semi-detached£429,216
Terraced£342,756
Flat£211,852

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£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

Affordability

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 135.8p · AppleGreen (11.9 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (11.9 km)

10 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

28 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 10 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 150 kW
  • Nearest: Tesco Superstore-Chelmsford Princes Road (2.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches9
  • Playgrounds6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

181,523 residents in Chelmsford · 536/km²

  • Under 16: 19%
  • 16–64: 62%
  • 65+: 19%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in England

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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,300 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (29% of 81,730)

A £1,533
B £1,789
C £2,045
D £2,300
E £2,811
F £3,322
G £3,834
H £4,600

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

Schools

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)

Secondary schools:

  • Chelmsford County High School for GirlsOutstanding
  • King Edward VI Grammar School, ChelmsfordOutstanding
  • Chelmer Valley High SchoolGood
  • Moulsham High SchoolGood
  • Hylands SchoolRequires improvement
  • The Sandon SchoolRequires improvement
  • Great Baddow High School
  • St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford
  • The Boswells School
  • William de Ferrers School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Chelmsford

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

307 applications decided

83.1% granted · 255 granted, 52 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Sir John Whittingdale

Conservative

Maldon

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure motion
  • AyeSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Liberal Democrat majority

  • Con 19
  • LD 31
  • Ref 2
  • Oth 5

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools6
  • Pharmacies1
  • Parks & greens73
  • Restaurants & cafés5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

9,385 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

41 jobs advertised · £31,233 avg

e.g. Become a Chemistry Tutor in Galleywood – Flexible & Remote, Online Psychology Tutor - Part Time, Online Music Tutor - Part Time

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£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

Energy efficiency

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

Grid electricity

79% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 40% · Wind 39% · Gas 21% · Imports 1%

82 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 85.2 yrs women · 81.5 yrs men

60% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Maldon:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Galleywood · 0.5 km

    Galleywood is a village and civil parish in the Chelmsford district of Essex, England. It is situated on the south-western outskirts of the city of Chelmsford, about 30 miles (48 km) from London. The A12 trunk road pa…

  • Galleywood Common · 1.0 km

    Galleywood Common is a 44.6 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Chelmsford in Essex, near the village of Galleywood. It is owned and managed by Chelmsford City Council.

  • Great Baddow High School · 1.8 km

    Great Baddow High School is a comprehensive secondary school in Chelmsford, Essex, England. It is a sports college with academy status and with science as a second specialism. It draws its students from primary school…

  • Moulsham High School · 2.1 km

    Moulsham High School is a co-educational academy secondary school and sixth form for 11 to 18 year olds in Chelmsford, Essex.

  • Marconi Research Centre · 2.3 km

    Marconi Research Centre is the former name of the current BAE Systems Applied Intelligence Laboratories facility at Great Baddow in Essex, United Kingdom. Under its earlier name, research at this site spanned military…

  • Chelmsford and Essex Hospital · 2.4 km

    Chelmsford and Essex Health Centre, formerly Chelmsford and Essex Hospital, is a health facility in New London Road, Chelmsford, Essex. It is managed by Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Galleywood?
Galleywood is a town in Essex, England, in the Chelmsford local authority.
How deprived is Galleywood?
The Chelmsford local authority, which includes Galleywood, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.