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Dovercourt

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5,282 people · median £215,000 · Tendring

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More affordable than most

Tendring Council · Independent / Labour / Liberal Democrat coalition 28/48 seats · 58% · OCD 2026

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Who lives here? This neighbourhood

Population5,282

0–14

17%

15–24

12%

25–44

23%

45–64

26%

65+

22%

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Median age43.3

ONS Census 2021 (Nomis)

Employment rate47%

Residents aged 16 or over who were in work when the census was taken.

Unemployed · of economically active residents6.2%

Self-employed · of people in work19.3%

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Retired34.2%

ONS Census 2021

Degree-level qualified19%

Residents aged 16 or over with a Level 4 qualification or higher, such as a degree or HNC.

No formal qualifications23.2%

Residents aged 16+ · ONS Census 2021

Good or very good health75%

Residents who described their general health as good or very good.

Average life-satisfaction rating 7.34/10

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Happiness7.06/10

Feels worthwhile7.51/10

Anxiety (lower = better)3.45/10

Health: ONS Census 2021 · wellbeing ratings: ONS Annual Population Survey

Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 3/10 · little changed since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 25% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.

Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains

DEPRIVATION

IMD decile 3/10

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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 3/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — more deprived than most (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 25% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).

SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 3 in 2019 — little changed since.

The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.

Income

3.3/10

Employment

3.0/10

Education & skills

2.0/10

Health & disability

3.0/10

Crime

3.7/10

Housing & services

2.7/10

Living environment

3.3/10

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025

59%

own their home

95%

White
largest ethnic group · next: Mixed 2%

ONS Census 2021

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