Local servicesHospitalRunwell Hospital3.1 miGP surgeryConner & Partners4 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyFerry Pharmacy5 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistUnit 211.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools8 primary, 2 secondaryPrimaryRiverside Primary Schoolages 4-11, 422 pupilsunder a milePrimaryCollingwood Primary Schoolages 4-11, 208 pupils1.4 miSecondaryWilliam de Ferrers Schoolages 11-18, 1,237 pupils1.6 miCollegeUSP College4.3 miUniversityAnglia Ruskin University10.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN5.0 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN24 miRailway stationSouth Woodham Ferrers1.9 miBus stationBus StationBasildon Town Centre7.5 miFerryWallasea Island Ferry LandingCanewdon7.8 miBus stops18 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 40 min4:39 am – 9:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 49 min8:01 am – 3:49 pm
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People6,593 residentsin the Hullbridge census areaMedian age 53.82,909 households89% of homes owner-occupied58% owned outright3% social rented, 8% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 2,875 in work, 37% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, construction 15%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 59% go by car, 5% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle56% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages18% of adults hold a degree or higher26% have no qualifications, 8% 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°C578 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October37 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 landmarksShort Reachtidal water · under a mileLong Reachtidal water · 1.0 miBushy Hillhill · 2.4 miMill Hillhill · 2.6 miBlounts Woodwoodland · 1.3 miHockleyhall Woodwoodland · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMarsh Farm Country Parkpark · under a mile · 176 haThe Rayleigh Clubgolf course · under a mile · 92 haSweyne Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 23 haCompass Gardenspark · 1.7 mi · 14 haSaltcoats Park Sports Groundplaying field · 1.8 mi · 6 haRayleigh Leisure Centresports ground · 1.5 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes18 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 201542 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202649 mi away, Southern North SeaSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Low risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 1,000 and a 1 in 100 chance in any yearSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 9.0 · PM2.5 7.2 · 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
Broadband91% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,253 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation19 m62 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 30 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
