Mayland
Mayland is a village in Essex, England, with a population of around 3,724. It has 11 bus stops, 1 GP surgery, and 1 pharmacy, with Althorne railway station 4.1 km away. There were around 9 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 Mayland area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Maldon area is around the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 66,209 residents at roughly 185 people per km².
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 75th of 294 English council areas — better than 74% 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
11°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 12° / 10° · 65% rain
- Tomorrow: 13° / 10° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:52Sunset 16:28
9h 35m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
21US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 6.9 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.2% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
10 reported · August 2026▼ 37% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences5
- Anti-social behaviour3
- Drugs1
- Other theft1
1 stop & searches
Neighbourhood team: Southminster · Essex
Local policing priorities
- Concerns from residents about antisocial behaviour (ASB) in hotspot areas across Chelmsford and Maldon, including town centres, retail an…
- Concerns from residents regarding vehicle theft in higher-risk locations across Chelmsford and Maldon, including town centre car parks, r…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
87 reported road collisions (2025)
30 killed or seriously injured · 122 casualties · 13.1 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
30 food businesses within 2 miles
- 25 rated 4–5 ★ (21 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Althorne (3.8 km)
- 9 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Althorne (3.8 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£393,909 average▲ 1.3% YoY
Across Maldon · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,139 average monthly rent▲ 3.5% YoY
- 1 bed £796
- 2 bed £1,033
- 3 bed £1,245
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
11.1× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 11.1 times median annual pay (10.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
975 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 155.9p · Esso (11.2 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · Esso (11.2 km)
2 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
1 charging location within ~8 km
- 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Co-Op (6.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches10
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local news
- Maldon District Council Achieves a Consistent Gold Standard· 29 Oct 2026
- Maldon community invited to Armistice Day service at Hythe Quay· 26 Oct 2026
- Just a few days left to have your say on the future of housing in Maldon District· 20 Oct 2026
- Council welcomes support for new neighbourhood health centre in Maldon· 16 Oct 2026
- Free Christmas Parking Scheme Returns to Maldon This Winter· 15 Oct 2026
Source: Maldon Council
Population
66,209 residents in Maldon · 185/km²
- Under 16: 16%
- 16–64: 59%
- 65+: 25%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK4,584
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK3,094
- Net moves+1,490
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 171 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,328 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band C (28% of 30,520)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
23 schools · 7,382 pupils
19 primary · 2 secondary · 2 other
Ofsted: 7 of 8 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (88%)
22 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Plume SchoolGood
- Ormiston Rivers Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Maldon
Care & health services
1,574 CQC-registered services
- Care homes408
- GP practices229
- Dentists312
- Homecare agencies474
- Hospitals & hospices40
CQC ratings: 88% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 17 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Essex
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 8 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
147 applications decided
74.8% granted · 110 granted, 37 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Sir John Whittingdale
Conservative
Maldon
Recent votes:
- NoDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
- NoWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- NoDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
- NoDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Conservative (minority)
- Lab 1
- Con 10
- LD 6
- Ref 2
- Oth 12
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- GPs & clinics2
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens1
- Restaurants & cafés2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
3,765 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Local economy
£820 median full-time weekly pay
2.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£27,757 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
39% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 29,311 certificates
9.9% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
82% low-carbon electricity
Wind 53% · Nuclear 21% · Gas 18% · Biomass 8%
79 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 84.6 yrs women · 81.1 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Essex): 62.4 women · 62.7 men
64% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.4
- Feeling worthwhile7.8
- Happiness yesterday7.2
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2021-22
Health services
9 GP surgeries · 8 pharmacies in CM3
- Beacon Health Group-Danbury Medical Ctr
- Little Waltham & Gt Notley Surgery
- The Laurels Surgery
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Maldon:
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND287 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth266 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK196 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks183 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills180 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Mayland, Essex · 1.2 kmMayland is a village and civil parish on the Dengie Peninsula in the Maldon District of Essex, England. The northern part of the built up area is also known as Maylandsea, which faces onto a creek which forms part of…
- Maldon Rural District · 1.8 km
Maldon Rural District was a rural district in Essex, England, from 1894 to 1974. It covered a group of rural parishes around the town of Maldon, where the council was based, but did not include the town itself. It was…
Steeple, Essex · 2.5 kmSteeple is a village on the Dengie Peninsula in Essex, England. It is situated just east of Maylandsea and Mayland, on the southern side of the River Blackwater estuary. The parish also includes the small hamlet of St…
Althorne · 2.9 kmAlthorne is a village and civil parish in Essex, England. It is located 13 miles (21 km) east-southeast of the county town and city of Chelmsford. The village is in Maldon district and in the parliamentary constituenc…
Latchingdon · 3.0 kmLatchingdon is a village situated on the Dengie Peninsula in Essex, England, south of the city of Chelmsford. The parish was at one time called Latchingdon-cum-Snoreham, and Snoreham Hall still exists to the south of…
St Mary's Church, Mundon · 3.6 kmSt Mary's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Mundon, Essex, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Mayland?
- Mayland is a town in Essex, England, in the Maldon local authority.
- What is the population of Mayland?
- Mayland has an approximate settlement population of 3,724.
- How deprived is Mayland?
- The Maldon local authority, which includes Mayland, is around the average in England on the IoD2025.