Heckfordbridge

20°CLight rain shower

• Today: 23° / 14° · 36% rain
• Tomorrow: 22° / 17° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:25Sunset 19:20

12h 56m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

26US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

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

322 reported road collisions (2024)

82 killed or seriously injured · 420 casualties · 16.7 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

133 food businesses within 2 miles

• 106 rated 4–5 ★ (100 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Marks Tey (3.9 km)
• 5 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£298,003 average▼ 0.3% YoY

Across Colchester · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,196 average monthly rent▲ 2.3% YoY

• 1 bed £819
• 2 bed £1,062
• 3 bed £1,299

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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 169.9p · Asda (6.5 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 191.7p · Asda (6.5 km)

6 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

31 charging locations within ~8 km

• 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: The Bannatyne Spa (2.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools2
• Sports pitches1
• Playgrounds5

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)

Around the average in England

Ranked 181 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

1% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£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

88 schools · 31,964 pupils

63 primary · 12 secondary · 13 other

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

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

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Colchester

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

• Not in the Green Belt
• 17 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

264 applications decided

87.9% granted · 232 granted, 32 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Conservative / Liberal Democrat coalition

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

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

• Parks & greens3
• Restaurants & cafés5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

8,590 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

1 jobs advertised · £29,952 avg

e.g. Transport Planner - Colchester

Source: Adzuna

£767 median full-time weekly pay

3.1% 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

Life expectancy: 83.8 yrs women · 80.4 yrs 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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Witham:

• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test471 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Pause housebuilding targets imposed on councils, review and identify local need458 local signatures · 16,962 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office432 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership424 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s335 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide

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

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  Colchester Zoo · 0.1 km

  Colchester Zoo is a zoological garden situated near Colchester, England. Open since June 1963, the zoo is home to many rare and endangered species, including big cats, primates and birds as well as many invertebrates…

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  Heckfordbridge · 0.5 km

  Heckfordbridge or Heckford is a hamlet in the civil parish of Birch, in the Colchester district, in the county of Essex, England.

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  St Michael and All Angels Church, Copford · 1.7 km

  The Church of St Michael and All Angels, Copford is a 12th-century parish church located near the small village of Copford, Essex. It most likely served as a chapel to nearby Copford Hall, once owned by the bishops of…

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  Copford Hall · 1.7 km

  Copford Hall is a manorial seat and Grade II listed country house, with gardens by Capability Brown, in the village of Copford, Essex, England, 46 miles (74 km) from London. The building was at one time owned by the b…

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  Birch, Essex · 1.9 km

  Birch is a village and civil parish in the City of Colchester district of Essex, England. It is located approximately 5 miles (8 km) south-west of Colchester and 17 miles (27 km) north-east of the county town of Chelm…

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  Copford Green · 2.2 km

  Copford Green is a hamlet within the civil parish of Copford and the district of Colchester in Essex, England. It is near the A12 and A120 roads, and is 3 kilometres (2 mi) south west of Colchester.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)