Harwich Parkeston

Tendring · East of England · population 8,018 · 4 LSOAs

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

14Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,921 of 6,856 in England
  • #704 of 746 in East of England
  • #12 of 18 in Tendring
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,861
Median age (est.)41
Density2,001per km²
No qualifications25%
Degree or above15%
No car or van24%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 11%25–44 23%45–64 24%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 33%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 18%Private rent: 21%
Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 18%Private rent 21%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 14%Other: 15%
One person 33%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 14%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Caring & leisure 16% · Elementary 15% · Skilled trades 13%

All occupation groups
Caring & leisure16%
Elementary15%
Skilled trades13%
Associate professional12%
Process & plant11%
Sales & customer service10%
Professional8%
Administrative8%
Managers & directors8%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 96%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

No religion 50% · Christian 43% · 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

Harwich Parkeston is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,921 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #12 of 18 in Tendring. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (69) but weak on Education (6). Typical homes here sold for about £223,500 over the past year, up 19% across five years (from 82 sales), 20% below the wider Tendring median of £280,000. Typical household take-home income is around £36,660 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 94 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 18 · #5,647
Employment 16 · #5,791
Education 6 · #6,421
Health 17 · #5,688
Crime 18 · #5,647
Housing & access 14 · #5,928
Living environment 69 · #2,096

House prices ?

£223,500median (12m) · +11.8% yr · n=82
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£223,50082+11.8%+19.4%
Detached£292,50011+8.3%+14.7%
Semi-detached£240,00039+6.8%+23.7%
Terraced£182,50027-4.9%+24.1%
Flat£122,5005-14.0%-1.2%
This area£223,500
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)£36,660±£5,243 · #4,478 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£29,558
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 →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

30Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

94 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 752 offences
Tendring84
East of England70
England83

Rank #4,698 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences369
Theft131
Burglary16
Vehicle crime20
Criminal damage & arson100
Public order & weapons85
Drugs15
Robbery5
Other11

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 87 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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