Southminster, Bradwell & Dengie Peninsula

Maldon · East of England · population 9,318 · 5 LSOAs

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

39Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,166 of 6,856 in England
  • #574 of 746 in East of England
  • #8 of 8 in Maldon
  • More deprived (bottom 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,084
Median age (est.)47
Density88per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above21%
No car or van10%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 21%45–64 29%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 41%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 41%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 11%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 25%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 9%Other: 19%
One person 25%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 9%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Managers & directors 16% · Skilled trades 15% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Managers & directors16%
Skilled trades15%
Associate professional13%
Administrative12%
Professional12%
Caring & leisure9%
Elementary9%
Process & plant7%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 98%Asian: 1%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 98%Asian 1%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 45% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 3%

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

Southminster, Bradwell & Dengie Peninsula is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,166 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #8 of 8 in Maldon. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (60) and lowest on Housing & access (8). Typical homes here sold for about £352,500 over the past year, up 19% across five years (from 129 sales), 8% below the wider Maldon median of £385,000. Typical household take-home income is around £40,119 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 44 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 56 · #3,049
Employment 51 · #3,336
Education 18 · #5,612
Health 60 · #2,713
Crime 53 · #3,247
Housing & access 8 · #6,270
Living environment 33 · #4,591

House prices ?

£352,500median (12m) · +6.8% yr · n=129
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£352,500129+6.8%+19.1%
Detached£435,00071-0.8%+10.1%
Semi-detached£320,00037+4.0%+14.3%
Terraced£278,00013-5.8%+6.1%
Flat£139,3758+12.9%
This area£352,500
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)£40,119±£5,669 · #3,395 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,098
Price-to-income ?8.8×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 ?

42Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

44 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 409 offences
Maldon46
East of England70
England83

Rank #1,586 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences249
Theft35
Burglary5
Vehicle crime15
Criminal damage & arson44
Public order & weapons41
Drugs10
Robbery1
Other9

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 32 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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