Howe Green
Howe Green is a village in Essex, England. It has one restaurant or café, 11 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Chelmsford, 6.1 km away. There were around 7 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Howe Green 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
- Maldon
- Police force
- Essex
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 129th of 294 English council areas — better than 56% of them.
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
20°CSunny
- Today: 23° / 14° · 48% rain
- Tomorrow: 23° / 17° · Light rain shower
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:26Sunset 19:21
12h 56m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
9US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Stanford-le-Hope Roadside, United Kingdom
Crime
5 reported · July 2026▲ 150% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences4
- Public order1
1 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
59 food businesses within 2 miles
- 52 rated 4–5 ★ (46 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Chelmsford (6.1 km)
- 11 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Chelmsford (6.1 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£383,103 average▼ 1.2% YoY
Across Chelmsford · to 2026-06
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: 159.9p · Esso (6.5 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 146.8p · AppleGreen (7.7 km)
11 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
29 charging locations within ~8 km
- 9 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Pontlands Park (2.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches2
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)
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
- 10 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
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
9,385 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
4 jobs advertised
e.g. Online Yoga Tutor - Part Time, Online Maths Tutor - Part Time, Become a Maths Tutor in Howe Green – Flexible & Remote
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
95% low-carbon electricity
Wind 48% · Solar 28% · Nuclear 17% · Gas 5%
23 gCO₂/kWh · very 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:
- 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
Notable places nearby
Howe Green, Chelmsford · 0.2 kmHowe Green is a village in the civil parish of Sandon, in the Chelmsford district, in the county, Essex, England. In 2011 it had a population of 666.
A130 road · 1.0 kmThe A130 is a major road in England linking Howe Green, near Chelmsford, the county town of Essex, with Canvey Island in the south of that county. It is a primary route for some of its length, only losing that status…
Sandon, Essex · 1.9 kmSandon is a village and civil parish in the Chelmsford district of Essex, England. It lies 2.5 miles (4 km) south-east of the centre of Chelmsford, close to junction 17 of the A12 and adjacent to Great Baddow. At the…
- The Sandon School · 2.2 km
The Sandon School is an 11-18 mixed comprehensive academy school of approximately 1250 students. It serves a rural area on the outskirts of Chelmsford, Essex, England, and previously specialised in Maths and Computing.
Marconi Research Centre · 2.3 kmMarconi 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…
Danbury Place · 2.5 kmDanbury Place was an English country house, first built by Sir Walter Mildmay in the time of Elizabeth I, dated to 1589. It is situated on one of the highest points of the county of Essex.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Howe Green?
- Howe Green is a town in Essex, England, in the Chelmsford local authority.
- How deprived is Howe Green?
- The Chelmsford local authority, which includes Howe Green, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.