Tolleshunt D'Arcy
Tolleshunt D'Arcy is a town or village in Essex, England, with 14 bus stops and around 1 restaurant and café. There were around 1 recorded street crime in June 2026, most commonly Other theft. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Tolleshunt D'Arcy 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.
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 70th of 294 English council areas — better than 76% of them.
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
18°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 22° / 18° · 79% rain
- Tomorrow: 25° / 16° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:26Sunset 19:18
12h 52m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
25US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom
Crime
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
18 food businesses within 2 miles
- 15 rated 4–5 ★ (14 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- 14 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Kelvedon (10.1 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£384,348 average▲ 0.4% YoY
Across Maldon · to 2026-06
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: 166.9p · Morrisons (10.9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Morrisons (10.9 km)
4 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
5 charging locations within ~8 km
- 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Crowne Plaza Resort, Colchester Five Lakes (1.6 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools3
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local news
- 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
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)
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
- In a conservation area (Tolleshunt D'arcy)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 34 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
Priti Patel
Conservative
Witham
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
- Schools1
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
3,710 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
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
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
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 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
Notable places nearby
Tolleshunt D'Arcy · 0.1 kmTolleshunt D'Arcy is a village situated on the Blackwater estuary in the Maldon District of Essex, England. The village is 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Colchester, 19 miles (31 km) east of Chelmsford and 30 miles (48…
Queen's Head, Tolleshunt D'Arcy · 0.2 kmThe Queen's Head is a public house at The Square, Tolleshunt D'Arcy, Essex. It has been there since at least 1899.
- Tolleshunt d'Arcy railway station · 0.6 km
Tolleshunt D'Arcy railway station was on the Kelvedon and Tollesbury Light Railway, serving the village of Tolleshunt D'Arcy, Essex. The station was 6 miles 52 chains (10.70 km) from Kelvedon Low Level railway station.
White House Farm murders · 1.6 kmThe White House Farm murders took place near the village of Tolleshunt D'Arcy, Essex, England, during the night of 6–7 August 1985. Nevill and June Bamber were shot and killed inside their farmhouse at White House Far…
Salcott · 2.6 kmSalcott is a village and civil parish in the City of Colchester district of Essex, England. Salcott closely adjoins the neighbouring village of Virley of the opposite side of Virley Brook; they are sometimes described…
Virley · 2.7 kmVirley is a small village and civil parish in the City of Colchester district of Essex, England. It lies 7 miles (11 km) south of Colchester. Virley closely adjoins the neighbouring village of Salcott, from which it i…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Tolleshunt D'Arcy?
- Tolleshunt D'Arcy is a town in Essex, England, in the Maldon local authority.
- How deprived is Tolleshunt D'Arcy?
- The Maldon local authority, which includes Tolleshunt D'Arcy, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.