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Little Clacton · Tendring

Little Clacton: your neighbourhood

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

What stands out here?

Homes rented privately: 10% here, compared with 20% across Tendring (10 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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Homes rented from a council or housing association: 1% here, compared with 8% across Tendring (6.7 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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People aged 65 or over: 34.6% here, compared with 29.6% across Tendring (5 percentage points higher).

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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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

34.6%

21 March 2021 · Little Clacton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,061 out of 3,066.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

6.4%

21 March 2021 · Little Clacton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

195 out of 3,065.

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People counted in the census

3,067

21 March 2021 · Little Clacton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

3,067 out of 3,067.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

16.5%

21 March 2021 · Little Clacton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

439 out of 2,660.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

64.1%

21 March 2021 · Little Clacton

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

899 out of 1,402.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

23.7%

21 March 2021 · Little Clacton

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

332 out of 1,402.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

52.3%

21 March 2021 · Little Clacton

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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

1,390 out of 2,659.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

45.3%

21 March 2021 · Little Clacton

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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

1,205 out of 2,659.

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

4.6%

21 March 2021 · Little Clacton

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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

121 out of 2,659.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

30.4%

21 March 2021 · Little Clacton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

808 out of 2,660.

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Homes rented privately

10%

21 March 2021 · Little Clacton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

138 out of 1,402.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

38.7%

21 March 2021 · Little Clacton

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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

1,030 out of 2,659.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

1%

21 March 2021 · Little Clacton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

20 out of 1,402.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.4%

21 March 2021 · Little Clacton

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

64 out of 2,659.

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Crime and safety

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

121 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 118 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Little Clacton 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: 4 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 · Little Clacton
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202440
October 2024101
November 202470
December 2024110
January 202551
February 202580
March 2025121
April 2025105
May 202572
June 2025191
July 2025160
August 202590
September 2025121
October 202591
November 202571
December 2025100
January 202641
February 202671
March 202691
April 202671
May 202681
June 2026162
July 2026203
August 2026123
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Little Clacton
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime74
criminal damage arson12
other theft10
vehicle crime10
other crime3
shoplifting3
public order3
possession of weapons2
burglary2
drugs2
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 →