Crap Towns / Great Wakering / Sewage
How much sewage spills near Great Wakering?
Storm overflows within 1 km of Great Wakering spilled for 0.5 hours per 10,000 people a year from 2023 to 2025, far lower than the typical town's 275. In 2025 it was 0.7, up from 0.3 in 2023.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.3 | 315 |
| 2024 | 0.6 | 307 |
| 2025 | 0.7 | 148 |
| Town | Distance | Spill hours per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Hullbridge | 14.8 km | 502 |
| Thundersley and South Benfleet | 15.8 km | 302 |
| Burnham-on-Crouch | 8.9 km | 125 |
| Rayleigh | 14.7 km | 69.6 |
| Sheerness | 13.5 km | 54.4 |
| Southend-on-Sea | 7.2 km | 54.2 |
| Rochford | 7.7 km | 41.1 |
| Minster | 14.8 km | 16.8 |
| Great Wakering | – | 0.5 |
| Ashingdon | 9.9 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 275 |