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Maldon local authority area. Every figure carries its own date.

Neighbourhood differences

Homes rented privately

7.1% to 22.3%

Homes rented privately ranged from 7.1% in Burnham-on-Crouch North to 22.3% in Maldon North — a gap of 15.3 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 17 of 17 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Burnham-on-Crouch North7.1%1391,971
Wickham Bishops and Woodham7.4%1111,499
Maldon West8%1451,811
Heybridge West8.3%1621,941
Purleigh8.4%1161,377
Great Totham8.9%1381,542
Mayland9.8%1771,798
Maldon South9.9%1551,561
Althorne10%1821,828
Tolleshunt D'Arcy10.2%1801,763
Tollesbury12.2%107875
Heybridge East12.5%2181,743
Tillingham13.1%123937
Southminster13.3%2571,937
Maldon East14.7%1581,076
Burnham-on-Crouch South20.5%4091,995
Maldon North22.3%5012,242
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People reporting bad or very bad health

3.1% to 6%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 3.1% in Tollesbury to 6% in Maldon East — a gap of 2.9 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 17 of 17 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Tollesbury3.1%642,087
Purleigh3.3%1183,524
Great Totham3.9%1513,862
Wickham Bishops and Woodham3.9%1453,688
Tolleshunt D'Arcy4.2%1834,399
Maldon West4.4%1834,191
Burnham-on-Crouch North4.5%2124,682
Heybridge East4.6%1874,098
Maldon South4.7%1803,836
Heybridge West4.7%2264,810
Mayland5%2214,450
Southminster5.5%2674,828
Maldon North5.5%2444,409
Tillingham5.7%1332,332
Althorne5.7%2484,338
Burnham-on-Crouch South5.9%2474,168
Maldon East6%1492,503
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People aged 65 or over

18% to 31.6%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 18% in Maldon East to 31.6% in Maldon North — a gap of 13.6 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 17 of 17 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Maldon East18%4502,500
Heybridge West18.3%8814,811
Southminster20.5%9884,829
Heybridge East22.7%9324,098
Maldon South23.5%9033,841
Mayland24.6%1,0964,449
Purleigh24.8%8753,523
Burnham-on-Crouch North25.1%1,1754,684
Tillingham25.3%5902,334
Tollesbury26%5422,087
Great Totham26.3%1,0153,862
Tolleshunt D'Arcy26.8%1,1814,401
Maldon West26.9%1,1264,191
Burnham-on-Crouch South27%1,1234,166
Althorne27.2%1,1824,342
Wickham Bishops and Woodham30%1,1053,689
Maldon North31.6%1,3914,408
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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

13.9% to 23.9%

People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 13.9% in Wickham Bishops and Woodham to 23.9% in Althorne — a gap of 10 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 17 of 17 current wards with comparable figures.

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People aged 16+ with no qualifications · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Wickham Bishops and Woodham13.9%4353,124
Tollesbury14.8%2551,726
Purleigh16.3%4943,029
Heybridge East17.5%6033,442
Maldon West17.6%6243,553
Great Totham17.6%5593,179
Tolleshunt D'Arcy17.9%6733,760
Maldon South18.2%5863,211
Burnham-on-Crouch North19.3%7423,841
Heybridge West19.7%7563,840
Burnham-on-Crouch South20.3%7243,560
Tillingham21%4091,946
Mayland21.1%7793,699
Southminster21.5%8533,961
Maldon North22%8283,765
Maldon East22.3%4582,051
Althorne23.9%8953,738
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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

19.9% to 33.9%

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent ranged from 19.9% in Althorne to 33.9% in Wickham Bishops and Woodham — a gap of 14 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 17 of 17 current wards with comparable figures.

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Althorne19.9%7453,738
Mayland20.1%7453,699
Southminster20.3%8043,961
Heybridge West23%8833,840
Maldon East23.5%4812,051
Tillingham24.9%4841,946
Heybridge East25%8623,442
Burnham-on-Crouch South25.1%8943,560
Burnham-on-Crouch North25.7%9883,841
Maldon South25.9%8333,211
Tolleshunt D'Arcy26%9763,760
Tollesbury27%4661,726
Maldon West27.6%9823,553
Maldon North28.6%1,0773,765
Purleigh28.7%8703,029
Great Totham29.3%9303,179
Wickham Bishops and Woodham33.9%1,0593,124
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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

10.3% to 20.6%

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 10.3% in Tollesbury to 20.6% in Maldon East — a gap of 10.3 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 17 of 17 current wards with comparable figures.

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Tollesbury10.3%90871
Wickham Bishops and Woodham11.1%1671,500
Great Totham11.2%1721,542
Purleigh11.5%1591,378
Heybridge East13.2%2301,743
Tolleshunt D'Arcy13.4%2371,765
Maldon West14.2%2571,811
Mayland14.3%2571,798
Burnham-on-Crouch North15.9%3141,972
Maldon South16.3%2551,561
Tillingham17.2%161938
Althorne17.4%3181,831
Heybridge West18.2%3531,938
Maldon North18.5%4152,243
Burnham-on-Crouch South18.7%3731,996
Southminster20.3%3921,935
Maldon East20.6%2231,080
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Homes rented from a council or housing association

3.8% to 29.3%

Homes rented from a council or housing association ranged from 3.8% in Tollesbury to 29.3% in Maldon East — a gap of 25.5 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 17 of 17 current wards with comparable figures.

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented from a council or housing association · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Tollesbury3.8%33875
Heybridge East4.4%771,743
Mayland5.5%991,798
Great Totham6.5%1011,542
Purleigh6.8%941,377
Wickham Bishops and Woodham6.9%1031,499
Althorne7%1281,828
Maldon South9.2%1441,561
Tillingham9.4%88937
Maldon West10.7%1941,811
Burnham-on-Crouch South11.5%2301,995
Tolleshunt D'Arcy12.5%2201,763
Burnham-on-Crouch North13.4%2651,971
Southminster13.8%2681,937
Maldon North15.2%3412,242
Heybridge West22.4%4351,941
Maldon East29.3%3151,076
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AlthorneBurnham-on-Crouch NorthBurnham-on-Crouch SouthGreat TothamHeybridge EastHeybridge WestMaldon EastMaldon NorthMaldon SouthMaldon WestMaylandPurleighSouthminsterTillinghamTollesburyTolleshunt D'ArcyWickham Bishops and Woodham
17 mapped electoral wards · May 2026. The same wards are available in the named list below. These are council boundaries, not police neighbourhoods.

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Althorne →4,337 people · census date in profileBurnham-on-Crouch North →4,682 people · census date in profileBurnham-on-Crouch South →4,168 people · census date in profileGreat Totham →3,862 people · census date in profileHeybridge East →4,098 people · census date in profileHeybridge West →4,810 people · census date in profileMaldon East →2,500 people · census date in profileMaldon North →4,409 people · census date in profileMaldon South →3,839 people · census date in profileMaldon West →4,191 people · census date in profileMayland →4,450 people · census date in profilePurleigh →3,524 people · census date in profileSouthminster →4,828 people · census date in profileTillingham →2,332 people · census date in profileTollesbury →2,087 people · census date in profileTolleshunt D'Arcy →4,398 people · census date in profileWickham Bishops and Woodham →3,690 people · census date in profile