High Park Corner

10°COvercast

• Today: 11° / 9° · 21% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 7° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:56Sunset 16:23

9h 27m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

53US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Stanford-le-Hope Roadside, 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

33 reported · August 2026▲ 106% YoY

• Shoplifting15
• Anti-social behaviour6
• Violence & sexual offences5
• Other theft2

Neighbourhood team: Colchester Rural South · 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)

54 food businesses within 2 miles

• 52 rated 4–5 ★ (50 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Wivenhoe (1.1 km)
• 5 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 (8.4 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 147.8p · AppleGreen (8.4 km)

3 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

33 charging locations within ~8 km

• 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Sibbons (Alresford) LTD-Keelars Tye (3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools4
• Sports pitches11
• Playgrounds4

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

• Not in the Green Belt
• 103 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)

• Schools3
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens6
• Restaurants & cafés9

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

8,710 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

£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

63% low-carbon electricity

Wind 41% · Gas 36% · Nuclear 14% · Biomass 7%

152 gCO₂/kWh · moderate 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

4 GP surgeries · 6 pharmacies in CO5

• Kelvedon & Feering Health Centre
• West Mersea Surgery
• Tiptree Medical Centre

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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  East Donyland · 0.7 km

  East Donyland is a civil parish in the City of Colchester district of Essex, England. The main settlement in the parish is the village of Rowhedge. The parish also includes the country estate of East Donyland Hall. Th…

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  Roman River · 0.8 km

  The Roman River is a river that flows entirely through the English county of Essex. It is a tributary of the River Colne, flowing into its tidal estuary below Colchester. The lower end of the Roman River is also tidal…

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  Fingringhoe · 0.8 km

  Fingringhoe is a village and civil parish in the City of Colchester district of Essex, England. The centre of the village is classified as a conservation area, featuring a traditional village pond and red telephone bo…

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  Wivenhoe railway station · 1.1 km

  Wivenhoe railway station is on the Sunshine Coast Line, a branch of the Great Eastern Main Line, in the East of England, serving the town of Wivenhoe, Essex. It is 56 miles (90 km) down the line from London Liverpool…

• Rowhedge · 1.3 km

  Rowhedge is a village in the Colchester borough of Essex, England. It is located just over 3 miles (4.8 km) south-east of Colchester town centre and is part of the civil parish of East Donyland.

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  Rowhedge Ironworks · 1.3 km

  Rowhedge Ironworks was a shipyard situated on the River Colne, and in the village of Rowhedge, in the English county of Essex. It existed from 1904 to 1964, and built a number of coastal vessels, including VIC type Cl…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)