Local servicesHospitalMaldon - St Peters Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryBlackwater Medical Centre5 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBlackwater Pharma5 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistCarmelite Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools6 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independent, 1 otherPrimaryWentworth Primary Schoolages 4-11, 437 pupilsunder a milePrimaryLimebrook Primary School and Nurseryages 2-11, 137 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryPlume Schoolages 11-18, 1,789 pupilsunder a mileCollegeChelmsford College8.8 miUniversityAnglia Ruskin University8.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN10 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN22 miRailway stationNorth Fambridge4.9 miBus stationBeaulieu Park Railway Station7.1 miFerryBurnham Yacht Harbour (Landing)Burnham-on-Crouch8.4 miBus stops88 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the RM15 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the RM15 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:38 am – 9:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:01 am – 3:49 pm
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People8,030 residentsin the Maldon South census areaMedian age 48.73,372 households80% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright10% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,856 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, construction 13%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 57% go by car, 2% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 6% 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°C564 mm of rain a year, 12 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October36 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 landmarksMarine Lakelake · under a mileLime Brook (South Arm)river · under a mileChigborough Merelake · 2.2 miMill Beachbeach · 2.5 miNorthey Islandisland · 2.1 miLoddart's Hillhill · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesPromenade Parkpark · under a mile · 21 haThe Downspark · 1.0 miElms Farm Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 14 haMaldon Golf Clubgolf course · 1.3 mi · 18 haMadison Heightssports ground · under a mile · 5 haKing George's Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.8 miSource: 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 201544 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202644 mi away, Southern North SeaSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 8.1 · PM2.5 7.0 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband98% 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)3,933 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation10 m33 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 3 to 40 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
