Local servicesHospitalMaldon - St Peters Hospital1.1 miGP surgeryGoldring House Surgery6 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyHeybridge Pharmacy5 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Surgeryright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools5 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independent, 1 otherPrimaryHeybridge Primary Schoolages 2-11, 428 pupilsunder a mileIndependentMaldon Court Preparatory Schoolages 1-11, 142 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryPlume Schoolages 11-18, 1,789 pupils1.0 miCollegeChelmsford College9.6 miUniversityAnglia Ruskin University9.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN12 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN22 miRailway stationHatfield Peverel4.9 miBus stationBeaulieu Park Railway Station7.4 miFerryBurnham Yacht Harbour (Landing)Burnham-on-Crouch9.2 miBus stops55 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CM9 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CM9 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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People8,908 residentsin the Heybridge census areaMedian age 43.73,682 households74% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright14% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 4,369 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, construction 14%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 62% go by car, 2% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle51% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 7% 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°C563 mm of rain a year, 11 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October35 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 landmarksChigborough Merelake · under a mileMain Lakelake · under a mileMill Beachbeach · 1.7 miNorthey Islandisland · 1.7 miLime Brook (South Arm)river · 2.1 miWare Pondpond · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesElms Farm Parkpark · under a mile · 14 haChigborough Lakespark · under a mile · 19 haOak Tree Meadowpark · under a mile · 4 haKing George's Playing Fieldsplaying field · within reachMaldon Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 18 haMadison Heightssports ground · 1.4 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes13 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 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 202642 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 8.3 · PM2.5 7.1 · 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
Broadband74% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,883 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation5 m16 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 26 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
