Little Totham

18°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 22° / 18° · 76% rain
• Tomorrow: 25° / 15° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:27Sunset 19:18

12h 52m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

25US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

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

4 reported · July 2026▲ 300% YoY

• Criminal damage & arson2
• Drugs1
• Violence & sexual offences1

Neighbourhood team: Maldon · Essex

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

90 reported road collisions (2024)

25 killed or seriously injured · 121 casualties · 13.6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

15 food businesses within 2 miles

• 15 rated 4–5 ★ (15 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Kelvedon (7.8 km)
• 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£384,348 average▲ 0.4% YoY

Across Maldon · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,143 average monthly rent▲ 4.4% YoY

• 1 bed £800
• 2 bed £1,037
• 3 bed £1,250

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

11.1× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 11.1 times median annual pay (10.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 166.9p · Morrisons (8.2 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Morrisons (8.2 km)

6 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

12 charging locations within ~8 km

• 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Potters Lakes (2.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools3
• Sports pitches1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Saltmarsh Coast Walking Festival Returns for 2026· 11 Sept 2026
• Local Government Reorganisation - Statement from the Leader of the Council· 8 Sept 2026
• Maldon District Council partners with Loci to launch free community app· 21 Aug 2026
• Young People Invited to Help Create New Riverside Park Art Installations· 20 Aug 2026
• Smoke and Fire Festival, Promenade Park - CANCELLED· 14 Aug 2026

Source: Maldon Council

66,209 residents in Maldon · 185/km²

• Under 16: 16%
• 16–64: 59%
• 65+: 25%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 211 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,328 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (28% of 30,520)

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

23 schools · 7,382 pupils

19 primary · 2 secondary · 2 other

Ofsted: 7 of 8 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (88%)

22inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Maldon

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
• 18 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

134 applications decided

86.6% granted · 116 granted, 18 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Priti Patel

Conservative

Witham

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative (minority)

• Lab 1
• Con 10
• LD 6
• Ref 2
• Oth 12

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

• Parks & greens1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

3,710 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

£820 median full-time weekly pay

2.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£27,757 disposable income per head (2024)

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

39% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 29,311 certificates

9.9% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

86% low-carbon electricity

Wind 59% · Nuclear 20% · Gas 13% · Biomass 7%

60 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 84.6 yrs women · 81.1 yrs men

64% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.4
• Feeling worthwhile7.8
• Happiness yesterday7.2
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2021-22

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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  Little Totham · 0.2 km

  Little Totham is a village in the Maldon District of Essex, England. The parish extends from the extensive common and heath-land of Tiptree down to the River Blackwater. The village lies about 6 miles 10 km) from Mald…

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  The Swan, Little Totham · 0.4 km

  The Swan is a Grade II listed pub in Little Totham, Essex, England. The building has a whitewashed plaster exterior and a red tiled roof, with a large garden.

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  Tolleshunt Major · 1.1 km

  Tolleshunt Major is a village and civil parish in the Maldon District of Essex, England. It lies 5 miles (8 km) north-east of the town of Maldon on the northern bank of the River Blackwater. At the 2021 census the par…

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  Tiptree Heath · 2.8 km

  Tiptree Heath is a 25 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-west of Tiptree in Essex, England. It is managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust together with the Friends of Tiptree Heath.

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  Great Totham · 2.8 km

  Great Totham is a village and civil parish in Maldon district, Essex, England, and midway between Chelmsford and Colchester. The village includes the Island of Osea in the Blackwater estuary and is separated into two…

• Oxley Green · 3.0 km

  Oxley Green is a hamlet on the B1023 road, in between the villages of Tiptree and Tolleshunt D'Arcy, in the Maldon District of Essex.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)