Local servicesHospitalRochford Community Hospital1.3 miGP surgeryAshingdon Medical Centre12 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyNutan Pharmacy9 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistWhite Hart Lane (Dental Surgery)1.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools8 primary, 2 secondary, 1 otherSecondaryThe King Edmund Schoolages 11-19, 1,318 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHolt Farm Infant Schoolages 4-7, 211 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHolt Farm Junior Schoolages 7-11, 296 pupilsunder a mileCollegeSouth Essex College of Further and Higher Education4.4 miUniversityAnglia Ruskin University13.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN2.2 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN28 miRailway stationRochford1.5 miBus stationBus StationBasildon Town Centre10 miFerryWallasea Island Ferry LandingCanewdon4.6 miBus stops31 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SS4 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SS4 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 40 min4:39 am – 9:18 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 49 min8:00 am – 3:49 pm
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People7,915 residentsin the Ashingdon census areaMedian age 49.43,244 households89% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright3% social rented, 8% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,815 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, construction 13%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 57% go by car, 5% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle68% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages22% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C532 mm of rain a year, 11 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October34 days of air frost, 20 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBridgemarsh Islandisland · 3.1 miShepherd's Grovewoodland · under a mileBeacon Hillhill · 2.3 miButts Hillhill · 2.4 miFleethall Creektidal water · 2.2 miHyde Woodwoodland · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCherry Orchard Jubilee Country Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 80 haGlencroft Open Spacepark · 1.0 miKing George's Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 7 haHawkwell Commonpark · 1.4 miRochford Hundred Golf Clubgolf course · 1.4 mi · 41 haRochford Hundred Rugby Clubplaying field · under a mile · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes11 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 201538 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202647 mi away, Southern North SeaSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 8.9 · PM2.5 7.3 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband97% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,452 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation21 m69 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 9 to 54 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
