[2] The parish council is South Hanningfield, the local authority is the City of Chelmsford and it is sited within the parliamentary constituency of Maldon.

There are three pubs in the village: the White Horse, the Nags Head and the Fox & Hounds.

The local primary school is called Downham Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School because it was once located within Downham and not Ramsden Heath.

Ramsden Heath is located close to the following trunk roads: There are several bus services, operated by First Essex and NIBS Buses, which link the village with Billericay, Chelmsford, the Hanningfields and Wickford.

[3] The nearest railway stations are at Billericay and Wickford, both of which are on the Shenfield-Southend line which connects to the Great Eastern Main Line for services London Liverpool Street and East Anglia.