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CM9 8

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8,959 people · median £455,500 · Maldon

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Maldon District Council · Non-partisan (independent members) 11/31 seats · 35% · OCD 2026

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Who lives here? This postcode sector

Population8,959

0–14

16%

15–24

25–44

19%

45–64

30%

65+

26%

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Median age49.1

ONS Census 2021 (Nomis)

Employment rate56%

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

Unemployed · of economically active residents4.1%

Self-employed · of people in work21.3%

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Retired28.4%

ONS Census 2021

Degree-level qualified27%

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

No formal qualifications16.9%

Residents aged 16+ · ONS Census 2021

Good or very good health82%

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

Average life-satisfaction rating 7.43/10

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Happiness7.21/10

Feels worthwhile7.76/10

Anxiety (lower = better)3.39/10

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

Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 7/10 · little changed since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 65% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.

Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains

DEPRIVATION

IMD decile 7/10

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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 7/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — around the national average (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 65% 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 7 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

7.7/10

Employment

7.6/10

Education & skills

5.4/10

Health & disability

8.1/10

Crime

8.5/10

Housing & services

2.5/10

Living environment

3.7/10

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

80%

own their home

98%

White
largest ethnic group · next: Mixed 1%

ONS Census 2021

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