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5,557 people · median £195,000 · Tendring
More affordable than mostFast broadband
Tendring Council · Independent / Labour / Liberal Democrat coalition 28/48 seats · 58% · OCD 2026
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Who lives here? This postcode sector
Population5,557
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Median age54.2
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 qualified20%
Residents aged 16 or over with a Level 4 qualification or higher, such as a degree or HNC.
No formal qualifications27.6%
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 · improved 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 2 in 2019 — has improved 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
3.6/10
Employment
2.4/10
Education & skills
2.1/10
Health & disability
2.0/10
Crime
3.3/10
Housing & services
3.6/10
Living environment
3.7/10
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025
69%
own their home
95%
White
largest ethnic group · next: Mixed 2%
largest ethnic group · next: Mixed 2%
ONS Census 2021
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