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Purleigh · Maldon

Purleigh: your neighbourhood

Purleigh electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented from a council or housing association: 7% here, compared with 11% across Maldon (4.4 percentage points lower).

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.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 11.5% here, compared with 15.7% across Maldon (4.1 percentage points lower).

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

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Homes rented privately: 8% here, compared with 12% across Maldon (3.3 percentage points lower).

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.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

24.8%

21 March 2021 · Purleigh

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

875 out of 3,523.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3.3%

21 March 2021 · Purleigh

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

118 out of 3,524.

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People counted in the census

3,524

21 March 2021 · Purleigh

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

3,524 out of 3,524.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

28.7%

21 March 2021 · Purleigh

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

870 out of 3,029.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

44.2%

21 March 2021 · Purleigh

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

609 out of 1,378.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

11.5%

21 March 2021 · Purleigh

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

159 out of 1,378.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

41.1%

21 March 2021 · Purleigh

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,245 out of 3,031.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

57.3%

21 March 2021 · Purleigh

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,736 out of 3,031.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

1.5%

21 March 2021 · Purleigh

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

45 out of 3,031.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

16.3%

21 March 2021 · Purleigh

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

494 out of 3,029.

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Homes rented privately

8%

21 March 2021 · Purleigh

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

116 out of 1,377.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

28.9%

21 March 2021 · Purleigh

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

876 out of 3,031.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

7%

21 March 2021 · Purleigh

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

94 out of 1,377.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.6%

21 March 2021 · Purleigh

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

50 out of 3,031.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Purleigh ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

110 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 91 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Purleigh ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 11 mapped crimes in September 2024; 12 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Purleigh
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024110
October 202441
November 2024110
December 202480
January 2025101
February 202551
March 202542
April 202570
May 2025120
June 2025110
July 202550
August 202530
September 2025120
October 2025160
November 202580
December 2025120
January 202680
February 202690
March 202670
April 202671
May 202670
June 202631
July 202692
August 2026120
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Purleigh
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime51
criminal damage arson15
other theft11
vehicle crime10
drugs9
burglary6
public order4
possession of weapons2
other crime1
theft from the person1
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

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What could improve local safety →

Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across Maldon →