Thorrington
Thorrington is a village in Essex, England. It has 10 bus stops, the nearest railway station is Great Bentley, 2.2 km away, and there were around 5 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 Thorrington 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
16US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom
Crime
11 reported · July 2026▲ 1000% YoY
- Vehicle crime4
- Anti-social behaviour3
- Violence & sexual offences2
- Burglary1
1 stop & searches
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
40 food businesses within 2 miles
- 35 rated 4–5 ★ (27 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
2 active warnings & alerts
- Flood alert: The Suffolk and Essex coast from Felixstowe to Clacton including Orwell and Stour estuaries
- Flood alert: The Essex coast from Clacton to and including, St Peters Flat and the Colne and Blackwater estuaries
Source: Environment Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Great Bentley (2.2 km)
- 10 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Great Bentley (2.2 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 (3.9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 147.8p · AppleGreen (3.9 km)
6 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
10 charging locations within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 22 kW
- Nearest: Haven The Orchards Holiday Park (4.9 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Sports pitches1
- Playgrounds3
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
- 13 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
- Parks & greens2
- Restaurants & cafés1
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 · £17,347 avg
e.g. Care 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
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
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
Thorrington · 0.4 kmThorrington is a village and civil parish in the Tendring district of Essex, England. It lies 3 miles (5 km) east of Wivenhoe and 1.9 miles (3 km) north of Brightlingsea. The striking medieval flint church is dedicate…
- Frating Abbey · 0.9 km
Frating Abbey was reputedly an abbey in the village of Frating, in Essex, England. There is no evidence however that there was more than a farm here belonging to either St Botolph's Priory, Colchester, founded c. 109…
- Thorington railway station · 0.9 km
Thorington railway station was a station in Thorrington, Essex on the line from Colchester to Walton on the Naze and Clacton, opened in 1866 and closed in 1957. The station was situated in between Alresford and Great…
Great Bentley · 2.1 kmGreat Bentley is a village and civil parish in the Tendring district of north east Essex, England, located seven miles east of Colchester. The village is scattered round an extensive level or common, of 43 acres (17 h…
Great Bentley railway station · 2.2 kmGreat Bentley 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 Great Bentley as well as the nearby settlements of Brightlingsea, Fr…
Frating · 2.4 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…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Thorrington?
- Thorrington is a town in Essex, England, in the Tendring local authority.
- How deprived is Thorrington?
- The Tendring local authority, which includes Thorrington, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.