North Fambridge
Village · 688 residents
68Good
Good · better than 7 in 10 villages
Check Local Score out of 100 · 60 is typical for the country
Each arc is a topic, coloured by its score
What’s good
- Less recorded crime than is typical: 32 per 1,000 people a year against 100
- 1 rail or tube station within a short walk
Check before you view
- Flood risk: 27% of the area is in the highest flood zone, so check the street
- Health scores 39, below the typical 60
The essentials
Everyday life
The area
Around North Fambridge
Map outline: Official built-up area
Is North Fambridge a good place to live?
North Fambridge scores 68/100 overall, which the scorecard rates as good — 60 is typical for the country.
It stands out for safety (88) and transport (72).
It scores lowest on health (39).
Scores come from official data on safety, schools, transport, prices, health, food & drink and the local environment, for North Fambridge in East of England, each measured against the national average.
Summary of North Fambridge
North Fambridge announces itself with detached houses behind hedges, a working relationship with the River Crouch, and very little passing traffic — this is a village of 78 people where a raised voice would carry. The kind of place that draws people who've already done the commuter years elsewhere and want the water and the quiet instead, or who still commute but are willing to trade convenience for space. The median age here sits well above the national average, and the property market backs that reading up entirely: this is not a starter-home village.
That property market is worth sitting with. Detached houses dominate the sales here almost completely, bought freehold, at a median price that lands in the top five percent of the country nationally — meaningfully above even the wider Maldon district it sits within. A For Sale board on this street is announcing a family-sized or retirement-sized freehold house, not a flat or a rental flip; leasehold and new-build barely feature. Against that, the place still counts as only moderately well-off on the broader deprivation measure, decile 8 — better off than most of England, but the income and housing figures suggest a village of comfortable, established owners rather than a nationally exceptional enclave. On schools, the sample here is thin — Cold Norton Primary, rated Good, is the nearest named option, which is solid without being exceptional, and it's the one grade in the set that doesn't quite match the rest of the picture. Transport is a genuine asset: North Fambridge has its own rail station, a rarity for a village this size, which makes a car-optional commuter life plausible even from somewhere this rural.