Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 40 min4:38 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°C541 mm of rain a year, 11 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October29 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 landmarksSilver Lakelake · under a mileAsheldham Gorsewoodland · under a mileSt Lawrence Baybay · 3.0 miDengie Marsheswetland · 1.5 miOldmoor Woodwoodland · 1.1 miPewet Islandisland · 3.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSilver Lakesports ground · under a mile · 14 haSeasons Woodpark · 2.6 miRiverside Parkpark · 4.3 mi · 27 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 202637 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 6.2 · PM2.5 6.7 · 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
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
Elevation17 m56 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 2 to 24 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMaldon - St Peters Hospital9.2 miGP surgeryThe Dengie Medical Partnership1.0 miPharmacyReliance Pharmacy2.2 miDentistDental Surgery4.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimarySt Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Tillinghamages 4-11, 87 pupils1.2 miSecondaryOrmiston Rivers Academyages 11-18, 1,103 pupils3.9 miCollegeSouth Essex College of Further and Higher Education11.9 miUniversityUniversity of Essex13.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN11 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN31 miRailway stationSouthminster2.1 miFerryBurnham on Crouch Ferry LandingBurnham-on-Crouch4.5 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CM0 postcode district.
