A MAN has passed away in Burnham.

Police and ambulance services were called to The Leas on Friday following reports of a sudden death.

A man in his 30s was sadly declared dead at the scene.

A spokesman for Essex Police said: "We were contacted just after 7am on Friday, September 16, with a report of the sudden death of a man aged in his 30s at a property in The Leas, Burnham.

"Officers attended and a man was declared dead at the scene.

"His death is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be prepared for the coroner."