Maldon

11°COvercast

• Today: 12° / 9° · 57% rain
• Tomorrow: 12° / 9° · Partly Cloudy

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:55Sunset 16:26

9h 32m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

14US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

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

• 6.9 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.2% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

123 reported · August 2026▲ 27% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences46
• Anti-social behaviour32
• Criminal damage & arson8
• Public order8

4 stop & searches

Neighbourhood team: Maldon · Essex

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

87 reported road collisions (2025)

30 killed or seriously injured · 122 casualties · 13.1 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

197 food businesses within 2 miles

• 172 rated 4–5 ★ (163 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

£393,909 average▲ 1.3% YoY

Across Maldon · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,139 average monthly rent▲ 3.5% YoY

• 1 bed £796
• 2 bed £1,033
• 3 bed £1,245

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

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

975 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: 168.9p · Asda (7.1 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 195.7p · Asda (10.5 km)

5 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

6 charging locations within ~8 km

• 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: The Limes (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

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

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Major changes coming to Maldon District Council car parks this November· 2 Nov 2026
• Maldon District Council Achieves a Consistent Gold Standard· 29 Oct 2026
• Maldon community invited to Armistice Day service at Hythe Quay· 26 Oct 2026
• Just a few days left to have your say on the future of housing in Maldon District· 20 Oct 2026
• Council welcomes support for new neighbourhood health centre in Maldon· 16 Oct 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)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK4,584
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK3,094
• Net moves+1,490

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

Around the average in England

Ranked 171 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£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%)

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

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Maldon

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

• In a conservation area (Maldon)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 243 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

147 applications decided

74.8% granted · 110 granted, 37 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

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)

3,765 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

170 jobs advertised · £36,999 avg

e.g. Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*, Delivery Rider - Car, Senior Staff Nurse - Oncology/ SACT

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

66% low-carbon electricity

Wind 42% · Gas 33% · Nuclear 16% · Biomass 8%

140 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 84.6 yrs women · 81.1 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Essex): 62.4 women · 62.7 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

5 GP surgeries · 7 pharmacies in CM9

• Longfield Medical Centre
• The Tollesbury Practice
• Blackwater Medical Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Maldon:

• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND287 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth266 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK196 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks183 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills180 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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