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Woodham Mortimer

Woodham Mortimer is a village in Essex, England, with a population of around 641. The area has around 1 restaurant and café, 10 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is South Woodham Ferrers, 7 km away. There were around 1 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Woodham Mortimer area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Maldon area is around the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 66,209 residents at roughly 185 people per km².

Council
Maldon
County
Essex
Constituency
Witham
Police force
Essex
60/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 75th of 294 English council areas — better than 74% of them.

Low crime92
Home affordability17
Affordable rents37
Good schools45
Life expectancy65
Low deprivation58
Employment69
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

11°COvercast

  • Today: 11° / 9° · 16% rain
  • Tomorrow: 11° / 7° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:57Sunset 16:25

9h 28m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

26US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

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

Air pollution (PM2.5)

  • 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

Crime

3 reported · August 2026▲ 50% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences2
  • Anti-social behaviour1

2 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

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)

Food hygiene

49 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 40 rated 4–5 ★ (37 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: South Woodham Ferrers (7.0 km)
  • 10 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from South Woodham Ferrers (7.0 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£393,909 average▲ 1.3% YoY

Across Maldon · to 2026-08

Detached£576,820
Semi-detached£353,892
Terraced£283,726
Flat£175,875

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£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

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

Property sales

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 159.9p · Esso (11.7 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 146.8p · AppleGreen (11.5 km)

6 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

10 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Maldon District Council (4.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools5
  • Sports pitches5
  • Golf courses2

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)

Internal migration

  • 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

Deprivation

Around the average in England

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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

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%)

22 inspected 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

1,574 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

Heritage & planning

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 37 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

147 applications decided

74.8% granted · 110 granted, 37 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Your MP

Priti Patel

Conservative

Witham

Recent votes:

  • NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading
  • AyeNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12
  • AyeNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7
  • AyeNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32

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

  • Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

3,765 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

4 jobs advertised · £28,999 avg

e.g. Delivery Rider - Scooter, Aviation Technician – Emergency Slides & Life Rafts, Delivery Rider - Car

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

65% low-carbon electricity

Wind 36% · Gas 34% · Nuclear 15% · Solar 8%

141 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

Health

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

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

Health services

5 GP surgeries · 7 pharmacies in CM9

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

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Witham:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Woodham Mortimer · 0.4 km

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  • Hazeleigh · 1.2 km

    Hazeleigh is a village and civil parish on the Dengie peninsula in the English county of Essex. It lies 2.6 miles south-west of Maldon. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 121. Hazeleigh shares a grouped…

  • Woodham Walter · 2.3 km

    Woodham Walter is a village and civil parish in the Maldon District of Essex, England. It lies about three miles west of the town of Maldon. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 583.

  • Danbury Ridge Nature Reserves · 2.7 km

    Danbury Ridge Nature Reserves are a group of nature reserves totalling 101 hectares near Danbury in Essex, England. They are managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust, and most of them are in Sites of Special Scientific Int…

  • Woodham Walter Common SSSI · 2.7 km

    Woodham Walter Common SSSI is an 80-hectare (200-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Danbury in Essex. The site includes six nature reserves within the Danbury Ridge Nature Reserves, managed…

  • Danbury, Essex · 2.8 km

    Danbury is a village and civil parish in the Chelmsford district of Essex, England. It is located 33.5 miles (53.9 km) northeast of Charing Cross, London. It is situated on a hill 367 feet (112 m) above sea level. At…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Woodham Mortimer?
Woodham Mortimer is a town in Essex, England, in the Maldon local authority.
What is the population of Woodham Mortimer?
Woodham Mortimer has an approximate settlement population of 641.
How deprived is Woodham Mortimer?
The Maldon local authority, which includes Woodham Mortimer, is around the average in England on the IoD2025.