Station Details

North Fambridge

Station NameNorth Fambridge
Station CodeNFA
Station OwnerGreater Anglia
Developable Area38.58ha
Development Capacity1,157 homes (at 30dph)
Local Planning AuthorityMaldon
2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Required791
2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Delivered1,217
2021 Housing Delivery Test - Score154%
2021 Housing Delivery Test - ConsequenceNone
Network Rail RegionEast of England
Network Rail Sub-RegionEssex
Passengers, 2020 - 20219,096
Passengers, 2019 - 202081,124
UK Station Passenger Rank (Use)2,057

Development Potential

England's busiest station (apart from those serving airports) had 4,170,558 passenger movements in the period 2019-2020. The station with the least was 68. North Fambridge station had 81,124 passengers enter or exit it during this period. That's roughly 223 people per day.

For a station with this number of passengers passing through it each year a density of 30 homes per hectare is reasonable, based on its proximity to major population centres and existing infrastructure.

North Fambridge is located within the East of England railway region. The potential area for development around the station (excluding existing buildings, national parks, flood zones, public green space, protected habitats, areas of outstanding natural beauty, world heritage sites and surface water) is approximately 38.58ha.

Assuming an appropriate (but not prevailing) development density of 30 dwellings per hectare, this area has a development capacity of around 1,157 homes.

The station sits within Maldon planning authority, which in 2021 achieved a Housing Delivery Test Score of 154%, having delivered 1,217 homes from a target of 791. There are no consequences for the planning authority as a result.

The total capacity of all Maldon's stations is 6,642 homes. That's 840% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.

Taking green belt into account, the capacity of Maldon's stations is 6,642 homes without building on protected land. That's 840% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.