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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 less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 66,209 residents at roughly 185 people per km².

Council
Maldon
County
Essex
Constituency
Maldon
Police force
Essex
61/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 70th of 294 English council areas — better than 76% of them.

Low crime92
Home affordability17
Affordable rents36
Good schools45
Life expectancy67
Low deprivation66
Employment68
Low council tax76

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

20°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 23° / 17° · 45% rain
  • Tomorrow: 22° / 16° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:28Sunset 19:16

12h 48m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

25US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

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

Crime

18 reported · July 2026 13% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences10
  • Criminal damage & arson2
  • Public order2
  • Burglary1

4 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

90 reported road collisions (2024)

25 killed or seriously injured · 121 casualties · 13.6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

27 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 24 rated 4–5 ★ (20 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

Flood data temporarily unavailable.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Althorne (3.8 km)
  • 9 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Althorne (3.8 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£384,348 average 0.4% YoY

Across Maldon · to 2026-06

Detached£563,125
Semi-detached£347,354
Terraced£273,936
Flat£170,356

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,143 average monthly rent 4.4% YoY

  • 1 bed £800
  • 2 bed £1,037
  • 3 bed £1,250

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 155.9p · Esso (11.2 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 188.7p · Asda (11.1 km)

4 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

Population

66,209 residents in Maldon · 185/km²

  • Under 16: 16%
  • 16–64: 59%
  • 65+: 25%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 211 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,328 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (28% of 30,520)

A £1,552
B £1,811
C £2,070
D £2,328
E £2,846
F £3,363
G £3,881
H £4,657

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%)

22inspected 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

1,571 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
  • 8 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

134 applications decided

86.6% granted · 116 granted, 18 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Sir John Whittingdale

Conservative

Maldon

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure motion
  • AyeSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) 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

3,710 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

21 jobs advertised

e.g. Become a French Tutor in Mayland – Flexible & Remote, Become a Biology Tutor in Mayland – Flexible & Remote, Online Arabic Tutor - Part Time

Source: Adzuna

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

49% low-carbon electricity

Gas 50% · Nuclear 20% · Wind 18% · Biomass 10%

207 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 84.6 yrs women · 81.1 yrs 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Maldon:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Mayland, Essex · 1.2 km

    Mayland 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 km

    Steeple 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 km

    Althorne 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 km

    Latchingdon 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 km

    St 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 less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.