Lawford

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

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:56Sunset 16:22

9h 27m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

42US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

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

• 6.8 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.1% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

6 reported · August 2026▼ 25% YoY

• Other theft2
• Violence & sexual offences2
• Anti-social behaviour1
• Shoplifting1

Neighbourhood team: Harwich and Manningtree · Essex

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

236 reported road collisions (2025)

77 killed or seriously injured · 301 casualties · 15.9 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

59 food businesses within 2 miles

• 47 rated 4–5 ★ (38 top)
• 4 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Manningtree (1.9 km)
• 10 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£260,636 average▼ 1.2% YoY

Across Tendring · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,053 average monthly rent▲ 4.1% YoY

• 1 bed £758
• 2 bed £975
• 3 bed £1,186

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

8.0× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 8.0 times median annual pay (8.1× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

2,468 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 (7.8 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 147.8p · AppleGreen (7.8 km)

2 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

15 charging locations within ~8 km

• 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: East of England Co-Op Manningtree (2.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Gyms1
• Swimming pools2
• Sports pitches9
• Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

148,291 residents in Tendring · 441/km²

• Under 16: 16%
• 16–64: 55%
• 65+: 30%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK9,125
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK5,604
• Net moves+3,521

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 28 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

20% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,270 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (29% of 75,690)

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

52 schools · 19,335 pupils

39 primary · 6 secondary · 7 other

Ofsted: 24 of 28 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (86%)

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

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Tendring

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
• 26 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

247 applications decided

83% granted · 205 granted, 42 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Independent / Labour / Liberal Democrat coalition

• Lab 7
• Con 12
• LD 4
• Ref 6
• Oth 19

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

• Schools2
• GPs & clinics1
• Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,600 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

£734 median full-time weekly pay

4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£24,182 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

36% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 77,907 certificates

12.6% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Life expectancy: 82.7 yrs women · 78.7 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Essex): 62.4 women · 62.7 men

71% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.3
• Feeling worthwhile7.5
• Happiness yesterday7.1
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.5

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

2 GP surgeries · 1 pharmacy in CO11

• Lawford Surgery
• The Riverside Health Ctr

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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  Manningtree railway station · 1.9 km

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