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North Fambridge

North Fambridge is a village in Essex, England, with a population of around 835. It has 6 bus stops, with the nearest railway station being North Fambridge, 0.8 km away. There were around 2 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Criminal damage & arson. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the North Fambridge area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Maldon area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 66,209 residents at roughly 185 people per km².

Council
Maldon
County
Essex
Constituency
Maldon
Police force
Essex
61/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 70th of 294 English council areas — better than 76% of them.

Low crime92
Home affordability17
Affordable rents36
Good schools45
Life expectancy67
Low deprivation66
Employment68
Low council tax76

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

19°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 20° / 18° · 81% rain
  • Tomorrow: 23° / 18° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:27Sunset 19:18

12h 52m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

17US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

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

Crime

4 reported · July 2026 300% YoY

  • Vehicle crime2
  • Theft from the person1
  • Violence & sexual offences1

1 stop & searches

Neighbourhood team: Purleigh · 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

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)

Food hygiene

12 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 10 rated 4–5 ★ (9 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: North Fambridge (0.8 km)
  • 6 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from North Fambridge (0.8 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£384,348 average 0.4% YoY

Across Maldon · to 2026-06

Detached£563,125
Semi-detached£347,354
Terraced£273,936
Flat£170,356

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£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

Affordability

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 155.9p · Esso (4.3 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 188.7p · Asda (4 km)

12 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

6 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 120 kW
  • Nearest: ASDA (4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches2
  • Playgrounds3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local news

Population

66,209 residents in Maldon · 185/km²

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Less deprived than the average in England

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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,328 a year · Band D, 2026-27

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

A £1,552
B £1,811
C £2,070
D £2,328
E £2,846
F £3,363
G £3,881
H £4,657

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

Schools

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)

Secondary schools:

  • Plume SchoolGood
  • Ormiston Rivers Academy

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Maldon

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
  • 4 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

134 applications decided

86.6% granted · 116 granted, 18 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

Conservative (minority)

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

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

Amenities nearby

  • Parks & greens1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

3,710 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

5 jobs advertised

e.g. Online Biology Tutor - Part Time, Online Maths Tutoring Job in North Fambridge – Flexible Schedule, Become a Maths Tutor in North Fambridge – Flexible & Remote

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£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

Energy efficiency

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

Grid electricity

69% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 37% · Wind 31% · Gas 24% · Imports 8%

100 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 84.6 yrs women · 81.1 yrs men

64% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Maldon:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • North Fambridge · 0.0 km

    North Fambridge is a village and civil parish on the Dengie peninsula in the English county of Essex. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 867.

  • 7th Cruiser Squadron · 0.4 km

    The 7th Cruiser Squadron was a blockading force of the Royal Navy during the First World War used to close the English Channel to German traffic. It was employed patrolling an area of the North Sea known as the Broad…

  • Blue House Farm · 0.4 km

    Blue House Farm is a 242.8-hectare (600-acre) nature reserve and farm in North Fambridge, on the north bank of the River Crouch between Burnham-on-Crouch and South Woodham Ferrers in Essex. It is managed by the Essex…

  • North Fambridge railway station · 0.9 km

    North Fambridge railway station is on the Crouch Valley Line in the East of England, serving the village of North Fambridge, Essex. It is 37 miles 27 chains (60.09 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is…

  • South Fambridge · 1.3 km

    South Fambridge is a village in the civil parish of Ashingdon, in the Rochford district of Essex, England. It lies close to the south bank of the River Crouch, opposite North Fambridge on the north bank. Despite the n…

  • Crouch and Roach Estuaries · 1.7 km

    The Crouch and Roach Estuaries are a 1729 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) at the mouth of the Crouch and Roach rivers in Essex. The Crouch part of the SSSI stretches from near Battlesbrid…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is North Fambridge?
North Fambridge is a town in Essex, England, in the Maldon local authority.
What is the population of North Fambridge?
North Fambridge has an approximate settlement population of 835.
How deprived is North Fambridge?
The Maldon local authority, which includes North Fambridge, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.