Maldon

18°CLight rain shower

• Today: 22° / 18° · 79% rain
• Tomorrow: 25° / 16° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:27Sunset 19:19

12h 52m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

19US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

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

118 reported · July 2026▲ 4% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences53
• Anti-social behaviour19
• Criminal damage & arson12
• Shoplifting7

9 stop & searches

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)

200 food businesses within 2 miles

• 170 rated 4–5 ★ (162 top)
• 3 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Hatfield Peverel (7.9 km)
• 49 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: 163.7p · Asda (10.5 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 188.7p · Asda (10.5 km)

8 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

5 charging locations within ~8 km

• 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Maldon District Council (0.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres2
• Gyms2
• Swimming pools2
• Sports pitches12
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds8

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

• In a conservation area (Maldon)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 243 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

Sir John Whittingdale

Conservative

Maldon

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative (minority)

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

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

• Schools8
• GPs & clinics4
• Pharmacies3
• Supermarkets8
• Parks & greens13
• Restaurants & cafés63

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

3,710 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

177 jobs advertised · £37,083 avg

e.g. Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*, Senior Staff Nurse - Oncology/ SACT, Part Time General Theatre Technician

Source: Adzuna

£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

79% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 40% · Wind 39% · Gas 21% · Imports 1%

82 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 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

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  St Peter's Hospital, Maldon · 0.2 km

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  Maeldune Centre · 0.3 km

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  The Leper Hospital of St Giles · 0.7 km

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