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County or areaEssex
Postcode districtSS4
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
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
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,654 residentsin the Rochford Town & Canewdon census areaMedian age 40.72,417 households54% of homes owner-occupied25% owned outright29% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.5% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 2,590 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, construction 14%, retail and wholesale 14%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 59% go by car, 6% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle67% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages20% of adults hold a degree or higher23% 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°C531 mm of rain a year, 11 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October36 days of air frost, 20 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 4 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 11 to 20°CJJuly: 13 to 23°CJAugust: 13 to 23°CASeptember: 11 to 20°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 3 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksButts Hillhill · 1.3 miBeacon Hillhill · 1.4 miStannetts Creekwater · 1.5 miBridgemarsh Islandisland · 2.7 miThe Cliffcliffs · 2.7 miBartonhall Grovewoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBallards Gore Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 47 haVillage Greenpark · 1.2 miRiverside Parkpark · 2.9 mi · 27 haCanewdon Allotmentsallotments · 1.1 miRankins Cricket Clubplaying field · 1.7 mi · 3 haCherry Orchard Jubilee Country Parkpark · 3.9 mi · 80 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 201536 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202645 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 7.4 · 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
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)2,493 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation13 m43 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 1 to 19 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRochford Community Hospital2.4 miGP surgeryDr Puzey,Dr Kothari And Dr Nanda2.4 miPharmacyWell2.4 miDentistWest Street (Dental Surgery)2.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryCanewdon Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 90 pupils1.2 miPrimaryStambridge Primary Schoolages 3-11, 82 pupils1.4 miSecondaryThe King Edmund Schoolages 11-19, 1,318 pupils2.3 miCollegeSouth Essex College of Further and Higher Education4.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN3.3 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN30 miRailway stationRochford2.5 miBus stationBus StationBasildon Town Centre13 miFerryWallasea Island Ferry LandingCanewdon2.3 miBus stops15 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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