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Clacton-on-Sea

Clacton-on-Sea is a town in Essex, England, with a population of around 50,548. It has 1 GP & clinic, 1 park & greens, and 16 restaurants & cafés, with 43 bus stops and Clacton-on-Sea railway station 0.8 km away. The average sold house price is around £267,791, and there were around 437 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Clacton-on-Sea 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.

Council
Tendring
County
Essex
Constituency
Clacton
Police force
Essex
42/ 100

My Area Score

Mixed

Ranked 215th of 294 English council areas — better than 27% of them.

Low crime43
Home affordability54
Affordable rents53
Good schools38
Life expectancy27
Low deprivation10
Employment29
Low council tax87

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

19°CCloudy

  • Today: 22° / 18° · 32% rain
  • Tomorrow: 21° / 16° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:27Sunset 19:14

12h 48m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom

Crime

406 reported · July 2026 4% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences185
  • Anti-social behaviour60
  • Public order33
  • Other theft31

13 stop & searches

Neighbourhood team: Clacton · Essex

Local policing priorities

  • Concerns from residents about antisocial behaviour in key hotspot locations including Clacton town centre retail areas and seafront (Pier…
  • Concerns about vehicle offending across hotspots including Clacton, Jaywick, Harwich, Walton and Frinton seafront areas, and key road net…

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

392 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 301 rated 4–5 ★ (219 top)
  • 27 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Clacton-on-Sea (0.6 km)
  • 39 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Clacton-On-Sea (0.5 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£261,717 average 2.6% YoY

Across Tendring · to 2026-06

Detached£371,783
Semi-detached£255,595
Terraced£203,073
Flat£131,855

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 (10.4 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 147.8p · AppleGreen (10.4 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

14 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 300 kW
  • Nearest: High Street Car Park (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres5
  • Gyms1
  • Swimming pools5
  • Sports pitches20
  • Playgrounds5

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)

A £1,513
B £1,765
C £2,017
D £2,270
E £2,774
F £3,278
G £3,783
H £4,539

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

  • In a conservation area (Clacton Seafront)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 12 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

Nigel Farage

Reform UK

Clacton

Recent votes:

  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6
  • NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading
  • NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88

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

  • Schools9
  • GPs & clinics8
  • Pharmacies5
  • Supermarkets5
  • Parks & greens25
  • Restaurants & cafés124

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

5,505 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

266 jobs advertised · £38,415 avg

e.g. Assistant Manager, Junior Sous Chef - Clacton-on-Sea, Customer Service and Sales Assistant

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

56% low-carbon electricity

Gas 42% · Nuclear 21% · Solar 16% · Wind 14%

173 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Clacton:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Clacton Town Hall · 0.3 km

    Clacton Town Hall is a municipal building in Station Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, England. The town hall, which is the headquarters of Tendring District Council, is a Grade II listed building.

  • Clacton-on-Sea railway station · 0.5 km

    Clacton-on-Sea railway station is one of the two eastern termini of the Sunshine Coast Line in the East of England, serving the town of Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. The line is a branch that diverges from the Great Eastern…

  • Clacton Pier · 0.5 km

    Clacton Pier is a pier located in the seaside resort town of Clacton-on-Sea in England. It was named Pier of the Year in 2020 by the National Piers Society. The pier hosts rides, ten-pin bowling, arcades, 4D dinosaur…

  • West Cliff Theatre · 0.6 km

    The West Cliff Theatre in Clacton-on-Sea, England, dates back to 1894 when Bert Graham, a 21-year-old civil servant, set up a concert party on a patch of waste ground in Agate Road. In 1899, along with Bernard Russell…

  • Clacton Servicing Depot · 0.6 km

    Clacton Carriage Servicing Depot is a stabling point located in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, England. The depot is situated on the western side of the Great Eastern Main Line and is adjacent to Clacton-on-Sea station.

  • Clacton-on-Sea · 0.7 km

    Clacton-on-Sea, often simply called Clacton, is a coastal town in Essex, England. It lies on the Tendring Peninsula and is the largest settlement in the Tendring District, with a population of 53,200 in 2021. The town…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Clacton-on-Sea?
Clacton-on-Sea is a town in Essex, England, in the Tendring local authority.
What is the population of Clacton-on-Sea?
Clacton-on-Sea has an approximate settlement population of 50,548.
How deprived is Clacton-on-Sea?
The Tendring local authority, which includes Clacton-on-Sea, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.