Clacton Central

Tendring · East of England · population 7,320 · 4 LSOAs

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

0Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,846 of 6,856 in England
  • #745 of 746 in East of England
  • #18 of 18 in Tendring
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,208
Median age (est.)42
Density6,972per km²
No qualifications32%
Degree or above15%
No car or van47%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 11%25–44 23%45–64 26%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 25%Mortgage/shared: 15%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 49%
Own outright 25%Mortgage/shared 15%Social rent 11%Private rent 49%

Households

One person: 51%Couple, no children: 10%Couple with children: 14%Lone parent: 14%Other: 11%
One person 51%Couple, no children 10%Couple with children 14%Lone parent 14%Other 11%

Work (top occupations)

Caring & leisure 19% · Elementary 15% · Sales & customer service 12%

All occupation groups
Caring & leisure19%
Elementary15%
Sales & customer service12%
Skilled trades12%
Professional10%
Process & plant9%
Managers & directors9%
Associate professional8%
Administrative6%

Ethnic group

White: 91%Asian: 3%Black: 2%Mixed: 4%Other: 1%
White 91%Asian 3%Black 2%Mixed 4%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 49% · Christian 41% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 9%

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

Clacton Central is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,846 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #18 of 18 in Tendring. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (26) and lowest on Employment (0). Typical homes here, about £169,998 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 32% in five years (from 76 sales), 39% below the wider Tendring median of £280,000. Typical household take-home income is around £27,745 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 277 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 2 · #6,709
Employment 0 · #6,846
Education 0 · #6,826
Health 0 · #6,839
Crime 0 · #6,839
Housing & access 26 · #5,064
Living environment 5 · #6,510

House prices ?

£169,998median (12m) · +5.4% yr · n=76
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£169,99876+5.4%+32.3%
Detached£342,0007-7.6%+20.2%
Semi-detached£215,00019+1.4%-4.4%
Terraced£203,25016+8.4%+20.3%
Flat£115,00034-11.5%+9.5%
This area£169,998
Tendring£280,000
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)£27,745±£4,126 · #6,705 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£23,401
Price-to-income ?6.1×typical home ÷ net income — less 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 →

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Recorded crime ?

277 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 2,030 offences
Tendring84
East of England70
England83

Rank #6,334 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences979
Theft354
Burglary67
Vehicle crime71
Criminal damage & arson214
Public order & weapons203
Drugs58
Robbery38
Other46

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 241 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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