Walton & Frinton Coastal

Tendring · East of England · population 7,710 · 5 LSOAs

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

19Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,544 of 6,856 in England
  • #681 of 746 in East of England
  • #11 of 18 in Tendring
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,629
Median age (est.)58
Density1,160per km²
No qualifications26%
Degree or above23%
No car or van23%

Age

0–14 13%15–24 7%25–44 16%45–64 25%65+ 39%

Tenure

Own outright: 49%Mortgage/shared: 19%Social rent: 8%Private rent: 24%
Own outright 49%Mortgage/shared 19%Social rent 8%Private rent 24%

Households

One person: 39%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 14%Lone parent: 9%Other: 22%
One person 39%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 14%Lone parent 9%Other 22%

Work (top occupations)

Managers & directors 15% · Caring & leisure 15% · Skilled trades 13%

All occupation groups
Managers & directors15%
Caring & leisure15%
Skilled trades13%
Professional13%
Associate professional11%
Elementary10%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 54% · No religion 39% · Buddhist 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

Walton & Frinton Coastal is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,544 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #11 of 18 in Tendring. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (42) and lowest on Education (7). Typical homes here sold for about £273,750 over the past year, up 12% across five years (from 172 sales), in line with the wider Tendring median of £280,000. Typical household take-home income is around £34,535 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 89 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 33 · #4,611
Employment 21 · #5,427
Education 7 · #6,360
Health 20 · #5,496
Crime 42 · #4,008
Housing & access 20 · #5,468
Living environment 40 · #4,077

House prices ?

£273,750median (12m) · -4.3% yr · n=172
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£273,750172-4.3%+11.7%
Detached£449,95049+21.9%+36.3%
Semi-detached£275,50042-5.7%+17.2%
Terraced£222,00027+13.8%+6.7%
Flat£218,00054-12.8%-2.2%
This area£273,750
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)£34,535±£4,985 · #5,181 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£33,432
Price-to-income ?7.9×typical home ÷ net income — similar to 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 ?

33Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

89 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 685 offences
Tendring84
East of England70
England83

Rank #4,498 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences310
Theft161
Burglary14
Vehicle crime38
Criminal damage & arson74
Public order & weapons66
Drugs8
Robbery3
Other11

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 78 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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