Wethersfield

16°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 22° / 15° · 57% rain
• Tomorrow: 24° / 13° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:24Sunset 19:24

13h 0m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

13US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Stanford-le-Hope Roadside, United Kingdom

7 reported · July 2026▼ 42% YoY

• Burglary2
• Violence & sexual offences2
• Anti-social behaviour1
• Drugs1

Neighbourhood team: Braintree Central · Essex

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

235 reported road collisions (2024)

67 killed or seriously injured · 294 casualties · 15.1 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

38 food businesses within 2 miles

• 35 rated 4–5 ★ (31 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Castle Hedingham (7.9 km)
• 5 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£330,637 average▲ 2% YoY

Across Braintree · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,217 average monthly rent▲ 2.8% YoY

• 1 bed £853
• 2 bed £1,103
• 3 bed £1,359

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

9.2× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 9.2 times median annual pay (10.0× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 167.9p · ESSO (9.9 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · ESSO (9.9 km)

2 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

1 charging location within ~8 km

• 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Bannatyne Health Club - Braintree (8 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches2
• Playgrounds3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• New community centre completed in Witham· 8 Sept 2026
• Man prosecuted for operating as a scrap metal dealer without a licence· 4 Sept 2026
• Leading refurbishment specialist installs new solar panels at Feering headquarters with rural grant support· 27 Aug 2026
• Residents thanked for their recycling efforts since new waste and recycling service was introduced· 11 Aug 2026
• Free family swimming session available throughout August at swimming pools in Braintree district· 6 Aug 2026

Source: Braintree Council

155,270 residents in Braintree · 254/km²

• Under 16: 18%
• 16–64: 61%
• 65+: 20%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 203 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,280 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (29% of 71,120)

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

68 schools · 21,326 pupils

52 primary · 8 secondary · 8 other

Ofsted: 30 of 33 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (91%)

63inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Braintree

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 (Wethersfield)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 66 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

215 applications decided

85.6% granted · 184 granted, 31 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Sir James Cleverly

Conservative

Braintree

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative majority

• Lab 9
• Con 25
• Grn 4
• Ref 1
• Oth 10

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

• Schools1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

7,490 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

4 jobs advertised · £43,812 avg

e.g. Cleaner, Head of Technology, Customer Care Associate

Source: Adzuna

£826 median full-time weekly pay

2.7% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£26,019 disposable income per head (2024)

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

48% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 68,719 certificates

10.1% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

81% low-carbon electricity

Wind 56% · Gas 19% · Nuclear 15% · Biomass 10%

86 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 83.9 yrs women · 80.5 yrs men

75% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.3
• Feeling worthwhile7.7
• Happiness yesterday7.6
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.1

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Braintree:

• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office462 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership441 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test428 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s329 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth295 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide

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

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  Duck End Mill, Finchingfield · 2.9 km

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  St John the Baptist Church, Finchingfield · 2.9 km

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