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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 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

23°COvercast

  • Today: 23° / 14° · 57% rain
  • Tomorrow: 23° / 18° · 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

30US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

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

Crime

9 reported · July 2026 125% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences4
  • Anti-social behaviour3
  • Other theft1
  • Other crime1

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

9 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 6 rated 4–5 ★ (6 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

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

£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: 169.9p · BP (11.7 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 193.9p · BP (11.7 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

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

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

  • 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

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 & clinics1
  • Parks & greens1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

3,710 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

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

92% low-carbon electricity

Wind 46% · Solar 28% · Nuclear 16% · Gas 8%

33 gCO₂/kWh · low 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

  • Tillingham · 0.3 km

    Tillingham is a village and civil parish on the Dengie Peninsula in the Maldon District of Essex, England. It is located 8 miles (13 km) from Burnham-on-Crouch and 3 miles (4.8 km) south-west of Bradwell-on-Sea. At th…

  • Dengie Hundred · 1.3 km

    Dengie is a hundred in the county of Essex, England.

  • Dengie · 2.0 km

    Dengie 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 km

    St 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 km

    Sandbeach 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 km

    Bradwell-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 less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.