The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is the official measure of relative deprivation in England. It is part of the Indices of Deprivation (IoD), which look at different aspects of disadvantage. IMD uses a well-established method to define deprivation broadly, covering many areas of life such as income, employment, health, education, housing, and living environment. The IMD 2025 initial report highlights...
Greater Essex Trends has been developed to describe and communicate some of the key challenges and drivers of change that are shaping the lives of people across our diverse communities. It describes some of the strengths of Greater Essex and the opportunities we will have to grow, learn, and prosper in the years ahead. By bringing these different threads together,...
This draft Joint Municipal Waste Management Strategy (JMWMS) has been developed by the thirteen waste authorities of Essex, comprising Essex County Council, as the Waste Disposal Authority (WDA), and the twelve District and Borough Councils, as the Waste Collection Authorities (WCAs), in Essex. It constitutes a 25 year plan for the future of recycling and waste management in Essex.
The tobacco epidemic is one of the biggest threats the world has ever faced, and it kills 8 million people a year worldwide. In 2019, a national ambition was set for England to become smokefree by 2030. Essex has also matched this ambition by signing the Local Government Declaration on Tobacco Control on October 2023. To support Essex going smoke free,...
The dashboard below provides the latest available data for local authorities in Essex*. This is drawn from official sources such as Government statistics, the Office for National Statistics and Nomis. Data is summarised into the following topics: Business, Economy and Industry Climate, Environment and Land Community Safety Education, Skills and Learning Community Information and Demographics ...
What is the Essex Renewal Project The Essex Renewal Project brought together an independent panel of expert commissioners to examine the long-term -impacts of COVID-19, and to make recommendations on the steps required to improve outcomes and exploit future opportunities. The project was sponsored by the University of Essex and Essex County Council on behalf of Essex Partners. The ERP recognised the importance...
This map highlights how many residential addresses are at risk of surface water flooding using three probabilities: 1 in 30 per year risk (3.3% risk each year), 1 in 100 per year risk (1% risk each year) and 1 in 1,000 per year risk (0.1% risk each year). ‘1 in 30' being the most at risk, and '1 in 1000'...
This spreadsheet contains a data table providing historic daily maximum temperature at 1.5m (°C) in Essex. The date starts from January 17th 1960 and continue daily until January 23rd 2022.
This spreadsheet contains a data table providing historic daily minimum temperature at 1.5m (°C) in Essex. The date starts from January 17th 1960 and continue daily until January 23rd 2022.
This spreadsheet contains a data table providing historic daily rainfall (mm/day) in Essex. The date starts from January 17th 1960 and continue daily until December 21st 2021