Tillingham
Tillingham is a village in Essex, England, with a population of around 902. It has 4 bus stops, the nearest railway station is Southminster, 5 km away, and 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 Tillingham 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
10°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 13° / 9° · 55% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 8° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:54Sunset 16:25
9h 32m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
20US 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
3 reported · August 2026▲ 200% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences3
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
8 food businesses within 2 miles
- 6 rated 4–5 ★ (6 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Southminster (5.0 km)
- 4 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Southminster (5.0 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
EV charging
1 charging location within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 22 kW
- Nearest: Woodrolfe Road CP (7.6 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools4
- Sports pitches4
- Playgrounds2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local news
- Major changes coming to Maldon District Council car parks this November· 2 Nov 2026
- 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
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
- In a conservation area (Tillingham)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 49 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 & clinics1
- Parks & greens1
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
87% low-carbon electricity
Wind 54% · Nuclear 20% · Biomass 12% · Gas 12%
61 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
5 GP surgeries · 3 pharmacies in CM0
- Burnham Surgery
- William Fisher Med.Ctr.
- The Dengie Medical Partnership
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
Tillingham · 0.3 kmTillingham is a small village and civil parish with 1,015 inhabitants in 2001, increasing to 1,058 at the 2011 Census. Located 8 miles (13 km) from Burnham-on-Crouch and 3 miles (4.8 km) from Bradwell-on-Sea, on the D…
Dengie · 2.0 kmDengie is a scattered village and civil parish in the Maldon district of Essex, England. It is about 2+1⁄2 miles (4.0 km) of the nearest town, Southminster, on the slightly higher ground to the north of Dengie Marshes…
St Lawrence, Essex · 2.6 kmSt Lawrence is a parish in the Maldon district of Essex in the East of England on the Dengie peninsula. The village of St Lawrence Bay, which takes its name from the parish, is situated on the south shore of the Black…
Sandbeach Meadows · 3.2 kmSandbeach Meadows are a 30.3-hectare (75-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the Dengie Peninsula, south-east of Bradwell-on-Sea in Essex. The local planning authority is Maldon District Council.
Bradwell-on-Sea · 3.2 kmBradwell-on-Sea is a village and civil parish in Essex, England; it is on the Dengie peninsula. It is located 5.6 mi (9.0 km) north-north-east of Southminster and is 19 mi (31 km) east of the county town of Chelmsford…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Tillingham?
- Tillingham is a town in Essex, England, in the Maldon local authority.
- What is the population of Tillingham?
- Tillingham has an approximate settlement population of 902.
- How deprived is Tillingham?
- The Maldon local authority, which includes Tillingham, is around the average in England on the IoD2025.