Burnham-on-Crouch

Maldon · East of England · population 9,187 · 6 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

62Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,576 of 6,856 in England
  • #351 of 746 in East of England
  • #3 of 8 in Maldon
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,851
Median age (est.)49
Density412per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above25%
No car or van15%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 9%25–44 21%45–64 29%65+ 26%

Tenure

Own outright: 42%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 42%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 13%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 9%Other: 18%
One person 30%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 9%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Managers & directors 16% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Managers & directors16%
Associate professional14%
Skilled trades13%
Administrative11%
Elementary9%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 44% · Other 0%

Born outside the UK: 4%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Burnham-on-Crouch is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,576 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #3 of 8 in Maldon. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (68) and lowest on Education (46). Typical homes here sold for about £355,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+6%) (from 137 sales), 8% below the wider Maldon median of £385,000. Typical household take-home income is around £39,184 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 55 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 56 · #3,021
Employment 53 · #3,234
Education 46 · #3,700
Health 68 · #2,171
Crime 53 · #3,234
Housing & access 49 · #3,522
Living environment 66 · #2,349

House prices ?

£355,000median (12m) · -1.4% yr · n=137
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£355,000137-1.4%+6.0%
Detached£487,00055-3.6%+15.1%
Semi-detached£320,00043-4.5%+13.5%
Terraced£282,75032+1.8%+20.3%
Flat£220,0007-2.2%+26.6%
This area£355,000
Maldon£385,000
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£39,184±£5,515 · #3,664 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,986
Price-to-income ?9.1×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

62Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

55 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 505 offences
Maldon46
East of England70
England83

Rank #2,486 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences266
Theft79
Burglary11
Vehicle crime30
Criminal damage & arson40
Public order & weapons47
Drugs15
Robbery3
Other14

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 47 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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