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Dovercourt Bay · Tendring

Dovercourt Bay: your neighbourhood

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

What stands out here?

Homes rented privately: 28% here, compared with 20% across Tendring (8.6 percentage points higher).

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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People aged 65 or over: 22.6% here, compared with 29.6% across Tendring (7 percentage points lower).

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

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 from a council or housing association: 13% here, compared with 8% across Tendring (4.4 percentage points higher).

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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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

22.6%

21 March 2021 · Dovercourt Bay

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

730 out of 3,237.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

7.1%

21 March 2021 · Dovercourt Bay

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

230 out of 3,238.

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People counted in the census

3,239

21 March 2021 · Dovercourt Bay

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

3,239 out of 3,239.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

20.5%

21 March 2021 · Dovercourt Bay

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

540 out of 2,636.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

58.3%

21 March 2021 · Dovercourt Bay

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

835 out of 1,433.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

23%

21 March 2021 · Dovercourt Bay

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

329 out of 1,433.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

44.1%

21 March 2021 · Dovercourt Bay

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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

1,159 out of 2,630.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

52.1%

21 March 2021 · Dovercourt Bay

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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

1,369 out of 2,630.

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

4.7%

21 March 2021 · Dovercourt Bay

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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

124 out of 2,630.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

22.5%

21 March 2021 · Dovercourt Bay

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

592 out of 2,636.

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Homes rented privately

28%

21 March 2021 · Dovercourt Bay

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

408 out of 1,434.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

26.9%

21 March 2021 · Dovercourt Bay

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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

707 out of 2,630.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

13%

21 March 2021 · Dovercourt Bay

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

180 out of 1,434.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

3.9%

21 March 2021 · Dovercourt Bay

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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. 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

102 out of 2,630.

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Crime and safety

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

329 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 283 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Dovercourt Bay 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: 24 mapped crimes in September 2024; 32 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 · Dovercourt Bay
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024241
October 2024212
November 2024231
December 2024170
January 2025203
February 2025250
March 2025170
April 2025182
May 2025215
June 2025114
July 2025391
August 2025470
September 2025373
October 2025240
November 2025352
December 2025211
January 2026164
February 2026190
March 2026190
April 2026202
May 2026354
June 2026243
July 2026474
August 2026324
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Dovercourt Bay
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime135
shoplifting98
criminal damage arson23
public order21
other theft15
vehicle crime10
drugs8
other crime6
burglary5
robbery3
bicycle theft2
possession of weapons2
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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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 Tendring →