Mistley
Mistley is a village in Essex, England, with a population of around 1,696. There are around 1 restaurants and cafés, 15 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Mistley, 0.5 km away. There were around 28 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 Mistley 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
18°COvercast
- Today: 24° / 14° · 21% rain
- Tomorrow: 24° / 17° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:23Sunset 19:19
12h 56m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
17US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom
Crime
22 reported · July 2026▼ 12% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences8
- Anti-social behaviour4
- Public order3
- Shoplifting3
1 stop & searches
Neighbourhood team: Harwich and Manningtree · 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 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
69 food businesses within 2 miles
- 54 rated 4–5 ★ (46 top)
- 4 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Mistley (0.1 km)
- 18 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Mistley (0.2 km):
Loading live departures…
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 (8.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 147.8p · AppleGreen (8.3 km)
6 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
8 charging locations within ~8 km
- 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: East of England Co-Op Manningtree (1.5 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools2
- Sports pitches6
- Playgrounds4
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
- In a conservation area (Manningtree and Mistley)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 135 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
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets3
- Parks & greens2
- Restaurants & cafés15
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,505 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
1 jobs advertised · £27,976 avg
e.g. Receptionist - Part Time
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
85% low-carbon electricity
Wind 43% · Solar 19% · Nuclear 18% · Gas 15%
65 gCO₂/kWh · low 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 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
Mistley · 0.1 kmMistley is a village and civil parish in the Tendring district of northeast Essex, England. It is around 11 miles northeast of Colchester and is east of, and almost contiguous with, Manningtree. The parish consists of…
Mistley railway station · 0.1 kmMistley railway station is on the Mayflower Line, a branch of the Great Eastern Main Line in the East of England, serving the village of Mistley, Essex. It is 61 miles 14 chains (98.45 km) down the line from London Li…
Mistley Towers · 0.5 kmMistley Towers are the twin towers of the now demolished Church of St. Mary the Virgin at Mistley in Essex. The original Georgian parish church on the site had been built in classical style early in the 18th century f…
Corn Exchange, Manningtree · 1.4 kmThe Corn Exchange is a commercial building in the High Street in Manningtree, Essex, England. The structure, which is now used as a public library, is a Grade II listed building.
Manningtree · 1.5 kmManningtree is a town and civil parish in the Tendring district of Essex, England. It lies on the River Stour and forms part of the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. At the 2021 census the p…
- Manningtree High School · 2.0 km
Manningtree High School is a secondary school with academy status in Lawford, Manningtree, Essex, England. The school has specialist status in Science. The headteacher is Mr Benjamin Briggs. The school have recently a…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Mistley?
- Mistley is a town in Essex, England, in the Tendring local authority.
- What is the population of Mistley?
- Mistley has an approximate settlement population of 1,696.
- How deprived is Mistley?
- The Tendring local authority, which includes Mistley, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.