Alresford
Alresford is a village in Essex, England, with a population of around 2,009. It has around one restaurant and café, ten bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Alresford, 0.1 km away. The average sold house price is around £638,662, and there were around 20 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence and sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Alresford area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Tendring area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 148,291 residents at roughly 441 people per km².
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 215th of 294 English council areas — better than 27% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
14°COvercast
- Today: 24° / 14° · 14% rain
- Tomorrow: 23° / 16° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:24Sunset 19:20
12h 56m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
15US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom
Crime
16 reported · July 2026▼ 20% YoY
- Anti-social behaviour5
- Public order4
- Other theft2
- Violence & sexual offences2
Neighbourhood team: Brightlingsea and St Osyth · Essex
Local policing priorities
- Concerns from residents about Anti-Social behaviour in key hotspot locations including Clacton town centre retail areas and seafront (Pie…
- Concerns about vehicle offending across hotspots including Brightlingsea, Clacton, Jaywick, Harwich, Walton and Frinton seafront areas, a…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
199 reported road collisions (2024)
54 killed or seriously injured · 270 casualties · 13.4 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
64 food businesses within 2 miles
- 55 rated 4–5 ★ (52 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Alresford (0.1 km)
- 10 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Alresford (0.1 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£261,717 average▲ 2.6% YoY
Across Tendring · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,051 average monthly rent▲ 4.6% YoY
- 1 bed £757
- 2 bed £972
- 3 bed £1,182
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
8.0× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 8.0 times median annual pay (8.1× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 139.8p · AppleGreen (5.5 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 147.8p · AppleGreen (5.5 km)
7 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
21 charging locations within ~8 km
- 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Sibbons (Alresford) LTD-Keelars Tye (2.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches5
- Playgrounds8
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
148,291 residents in Tendring · 441/km²
- Under 16: 16%
- 16–64: 55%
- 65+: 30%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Among the most deprived areas in England
Ranked 32 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
18% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,270 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band C (29% of 75,690)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
51 schools · 19,335 pupils
39 primary · 6 secondary · 6 other
Ofsted: 24 of 28 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (86%)
47inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Colne Community SchoolGood
- Harwich and Dovercourt High SchoolGood
- Lift ClactonGood
- Lift TendringGood
- Clacton County High School
- Manningtree High School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Tendring
Care & health services
1,571 CQC-registered services
- Care homes407
- GP practices230
- Dentists309
- Homecare agencies475
- Hospitals & hospices39
CQC ratings: 87% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 17 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Essex
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 21 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
199 applications decided
83.9% granted · 167 granted, 32 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Sir Bernard Jenkin
Conservative
Harwich and North Essex
Recent votes:
- AyeSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Independent / Labour / Liberal Democrat coalition
- Lab 7
- Con 13
- LD 4
- Ref 7
- Oth 17
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- GPs & clinics1
- Parks & greens2
- Restaurants & cafés5
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,505 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
447 jobs advertised · £31,355 avg
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Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£734 median full-time weekly pay
4.1% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£24,182 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
36% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 77,907 certificates
12.6% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
58% low-carbon electricity
Gas 41% · Nuclear 27% · Wind 19% · Biomass 13%
176 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 82.7 yrs women · 78.7 yrs men
71% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.3
- Feeling worthwhile7.5
- Happiness yesterday7.1
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.5
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
6 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in CO7
- Constable Country Rural Medical Practice
- Great Bentley Surgery
- Wivenhoe Surgery
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Harwich and North Essex:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership387 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office374 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test356 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership323 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s256 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Alresford railway station (Essex) · 0.1 kmAlresford railway station is on the Sunshine Coast Line, a branch of the Great Eastern Main Line, in the East of England, serving the village of Alresford, Essex. It is 57 miles 63 chains (93.0 km) down the line from…
Alresford, Essex · 0.6 kmAlresford is a village and civil parish in the Tendring district of Essex, England. It is centred 9 km (5.6 mi) southeast of Colchester and is 39 km (24 mi) northeast from the county town of Chelmsford. It has a prima…
Cockaynes Wood · 1.2 kmCockaynes Wood is a 20.2-hectare (50-acre) nature reserve between Wivenhoe and Alresford in Essex, United Kingdom. It is managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust and the Cockaynes Wood Trust.
Frating · 1.8 kmFrating is a village and civil parish in the Tendring district of Essex, England. It is about 5 miles (8 km) east of Colchester and 9 miles (15 km) northwest of Clacton-on-Sea. The parish includes the settlements of F…
Beth Chatto Gardens · 2.4 kmThe Beth Chatto Gardens are an informal collection of historically significant gardens in Essex, England, with National Heritage Grade II listing. The ecological gardens were created by plantswoman Beth Chatto in 1960…
- Wivenhoe Gravel Pit · 2.5 km
Wivenhoe Gravel Pit is a 2.1-hectare (5.2-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Wivenhoe in Essex. It is a Geological Conservation Review site.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Alresford?
- Alresford is a town in Essex, England, in the Tendring local authority.
- What is the population of Alresford?
- Alresford has an approximate settlement population of 2,009.
- How deprived is Alresford?
- The Tendring local authority, which includes Alresford, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.