Harwich Town & Dovercourt
Tendring · East of England · population 6,449 · 4 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #6,469 of 6,856 in England
- #734 of 746 in East of England
- #15 of 18 in Tendring
- Most deprived 10% in England
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Caring & leisure 16% · Elementary 13% · Skilled trades 12%
All occupation groups
| Caring & leisure | 16% |
| Elementary | 13% |
| Skilled trades | 12% |
| Associate professional | 12% |
| Managers & directors | 11% |
| Process & plant | 11% |
| Professional | 10% |
| Sales & customer service | 8% |
| Administrative | 8% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
No religion 49% · Christian 42% · Other 1%
Born outside the UK: 6%
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 Town & Dovercourt is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,469 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #15 of 18 in Tendring. Its seven theme scores are unusually even, all clustered near 8 out of 100. Typical homes here, about £201,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 34% in five years (from 96 sales), 28% below the wider Tendring median of £280,000. Typical household take-home income is around £33,510 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 121 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £201,500 | 96 | +0.8% | +34.3% |
| Detached | £302,500 | 14 | -23.4% | — |
| Semi-detached | £255,000 | 17 | +9.7% | -0.4% |
| Terraced | £188,000 | 49 | -2.3% | +16.6% |
| Flat | £99,500 | 16 | -21.8% | -20.4% |
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Household income
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 ?
- #5,849 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #5,488 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 419 |
| Theft | 165 |
| Burglary | 15 |
| Vehicle crime | 21 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 79 |
| Public order & weapons | 56 |
| Drugs | 10 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Other | 16 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 77 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 →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Tendring
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Top Valley EastNottingham6£186,350
- Bushbury HillWolverhampton6£223,750
- KendrayBarnsley6£160,000
- AthersleyBarnsley6£150,000
- RibbletonPreston6£144,975
- AudleyBlackburn with Darwen6£135,000