Tendring: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£368,027

Semi-detached

£253,724

Terraced

£201,923

Flat or maisonette

£131,125

First-time buyers

£220,993

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  125,940 in 1991 → 156,759 in 2024 (+24.5%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £159,801 in 2005 → £259,568 in 2026 (+62.4%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £370 in 2008 → £583 in 2025 (+57.7%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  72.9% in 2004 → 66.6% in 2023 (−8.6%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  2.3% in 2001 → 4.0% in 2025 (+73.9%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £8,878 in 1997 → £24,182 in 2024 (+172.4%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Tendring; 30 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• 4G coverage · Connectivity & access100.0% (January 2026) · 53rd highest of 361
• New homes · Housing11.0 per 1,000 (2024/25) · 68th highest of 296
• Home gas use · Environment9,424 kWh (2024/25) · 108th lowest of 347
• Greenhouse gas emissions · Environment4.0 t per person (2024) · 133rd lowest of 361

Where it ranks worst

• Economic inactivity · Economy & work32.9% (2023) · 345th lowest of 348
• GCSE English and maths · Education & skills61.6% (2024/25) · 307th highest of 313
• Qualified to A level or above · Education & skills49.3% (2023) · 335th highest of 348
• Adult obesity · Health & wellbeing36.4% (2024/25) · 283rd lowest of 296

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Essex, which includes Tendring.

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)80.5 years · England 80.0 · 49th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)84.3 years · England 83.8 · 56th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)62.7 years · England 60.9 · 44th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)62.4 years · England 61.3 · 52nd highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)290.4 per 100k · England 321.0 · 48th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)9.7% · England 10.4 · 62nd lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)67.5% · England 64.6 · 96th lowest of 153

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Essex, which includes Tendring.

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)70.7% · England 68.3 · 37th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)45.4 score · England 46.0 · 81st highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)6.2% · England 5.8 · 107th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)14.4% · England 19.8 · 38th lowest of 153