Holland-on-Sea

Tendring · East of England · population 6,540 · 4 LSOAs

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

41Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,029 of 6,856 in England
  • #550 of 746 in East of England
  • #5 of 18 in Tendring
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,585
Median age (est.)63
Density2,334per km²
No qualifications32%
Degree or above17%
No car or van18%

Age

0–14 9%15–24 6%25–44 13%45–64 25%65+ 47%

Tenure

Own outright: 67%Mortgage/shared: 19%Social rent: 2%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 67%Mortgage/shared 19%Social rent 2%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 14%Lone parent: 7%Other: 28%
One person 35%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 14%Lone parent 7%Other 28%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 14% · Caring & leisure 13% · Professional 12%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades14%
Caring & leisure13%
Professional12%
Administrative11%
Associate professional11%
Managers & directors11%
Elementary10%
Sales & customer service10%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 58% · No religion 34% · Muslim 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

Holland-on-Sea is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #4,029 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #5 of 18 in Tendring. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Crime (78) but weak on Education (21). Typical homes here sold for about £313,750 over the past year, up 21% across five years (from 122 sales), 12% above the wider Tendring median of £280,000. Typical household take-home income is around £32,189 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 50 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 61 · #2,658
Employment 34 · #4,488
Education 21 · #5,414
Health 26 · #5,036
Crime 78 · #1,499
Housing & access 24 · #5,187
Living environment 62 · #2,576

House prices ?

£313,750median (12m) · +8.2% yr · n=122
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£313,750122+8.2%+20.7%
Detached£325,00072+4.8%+15.2%
Semi-detached£267,50035-4.5%+15.8%
TerracedToo few sales to report (n=4)
Flat£152,50011-6.4%-4.7%
This area£313,750
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)£32,189±£5,415 · #5,909 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£37,187
Price-to-income ?9.7×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 ?

53Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

50 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 324 offences
Tendring84
East of England70
England83

Rank #2,073 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences144
Theft56
Burglary16
Vehicle crime45
Criminal damage & arson17
Public order & weapons26
Drugs8
Robbery3
Other9

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 29 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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