Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:37 am – 9:18 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:00 am – 3:48 pm
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People9,084 residentsin the Southminster, Bradwell & Dengie Peninsula census areaMedian age 47.33,678 households77% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright11% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.6% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 4,260 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, construction 16%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 62% go by car, 4% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle30% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages21% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 100%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C514 mm of rain a year, 11 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October28 days of air frost, 14 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 landmarksRAF Bradwell Bay War Memorialhistoric site · under a milePewet Islandisland · under a mileGreat Cob Islandisland · 2.1 miWest Mersea Prioryhistoric site · 3.2 miSt Lawrence Baybay · 2.4 miWest Mersea Beachbeach · 3.2 miSilver Lakelake · 3.9 miCurds Grovewoodland · 1.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
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 201538 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202635 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 6.0 · PM2.5 6.6 · 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
Broadband71% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,804 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation2 m7 ft below sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 13 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMaldon - St Peters Hospital9.1 miGP surgeryThe Dengie Medical Partnership2.7 miPharmacyTollesbury Pharmacy2.8 miDentistWest Mersea Dental Practice3.5 miPolice stationEssex Police - Southminster Police Station5.2 miCash machineMorrisons Daily - Tollesbury High Street, Tollesbury2.9 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimarySt Cedd's Church of England Primary Schoolages 5-11, 120 pupilsunder a mileCollegeColchester Institute11.1 miUniversityUniversity of Essex10.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN14 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN30 miRailway stationSouthminster5.4 miBus stationColchester North Park-and-RideMile End13 miFerryEast Mersea Ferry Landing6.9 miBus stops10 within a mileEV chargingRoam Charging StationColchester3.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CM0 postcode district.
