Maldon: local statistics
Maldon is a district council area in the East of England, home to an estimated 70,196 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over Maldon, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
3,765 businesses were registered for VAT or PAYE in Maldon in March 2026, 8% more than in 2016. There are 54 per 1,000 residents, the 10th highest of all 45 council areas in the East of England.
In the year to March 2026, 3,096 offences were recorded by police in Maldon: 44.1 per 1,000 people, 38th of 42 in the East of England, counting from the highest rate. The rate was 44.9 in the year to March 2025. In the year to March 2016 it was 37.3 per 1,000. Fraud is not included.
The Annual Population Survey estimates that 71.4% of Maldon residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026 (give or take 12.2 points); the figure for the East of England was 78.3%. Over the 11 years shown it ranged from 67.2% to 92.2%.
The ONS estimates that 70,196 people lived in Maldon in mid-2025, up 1.7% on a year earlier. The ten-year change since mid-2015 is +11.8% (the East of England: +8.5%). That is the 11th fastest growth of all 45 council areas in the East of England. The mid-2025 estimate is the highest in the series.
Homes in Maldon sold for an average of £389,529 in July 2026, up 0.3% on July 2025. That is 16th of 45 in the East of England, counting from the highest; the average for the East of England was £337,518. Since July 2016 prices have risen 34%; the July high in the series was £392,071 in 2023. Dividing the average price by the median annual pay of full-time employees living in Maldon (£43,385) gives a ratio of 9.0. That ratio is the 15th highest ratio of all 45 council areas in the East of England.
A Band D home in Maldon pays an average of £2,328.37 in council tax in 2026-27, 4.3% more than in 2025-26. It is 31st of 45 in the East of England, counting from the highest. Ten years earlier, in 2016-17, it was £1,586.04.
A girl born in Maldon in 2022 to 2024 could expect to live 83.6 years and a boy 80.6 years, on the ONS's period measure, compared with 83.3 and 79.5 years across England. For women that is 0.3 years less than in 2012 to 2014; for men, 0.8 less. It is the 31st highest for women of 45 in the East of England.
In August 2026, 1,035 people in Maldon were on the claimant count, 2.6% of residents aged 16 to 64; the rate for the East of England was 3.3%. A year earlier the rate was 2.4%. Over the last five years it peaked at 3.5% in August 2021 and was lowest at 2.0% in February 2023.
In April 2025 the middle full-time earner living in Maldon took home £820.40 a week before tax (£43,385 a year). It is mid-table in the East of England, 21st of 45, and 1.9% more than across the East of England. Jobs based in Maldon paid a median £672.80 a week, £147.60 less than the figure for people who live there. In 2015 the residents' median was £609.70, so it has risen 35% before inflation.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 62,796 |
| 2016 | 63,319 |
| 2017 | 63,743 |
| 2018 | 64,015 |
| 2019 | 64,481 |
| 2020 | 65,090 |
| 2021 | 66,611 |
| 2022 | 67,595 |
| 2023 | 68,370 |
| 2024 | 69,039 |
| 2025 | 70,196 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £290,969 |
| July 2017 | £319,628 |
| July 2018 | £337,958 |
| July 2019 | £337,295 |
| July 2020 | £331,995 |
| July 2021 | £346,675 |
| July 2022 | £377,543 |
| July 2023 | £392,071 |
| July 2024 | £357,718 |
| July 2025 | £388,353 |
| July 2026 | £389,529 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £609.70 a week |
| 2016 | £680.70 a week |
| 2017 | £608.40 a week |
| 2018 | £623.60 a week |
| 2019 | £672.10 a week |
| 2020 | £658.50 a week |
| 2021 | £726.10 a week |
| 2022 | £708.60 a week |
| 2023 | £638.70 a week |
| 2024 | £726.90 a week |
| 2025 | £820.40 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,586.04 |
| 2017-18 | £1,635.11 |
| 2018-19 | £1,713.46 |
| 2019-20 | £1,792.88 |
| 2020-21 | £1,858.29 |
| 2021-22 | £1,893.67 |
| 2022-23 | £1,970.19 |
| 2023-24 | £2,046.51 |
| 2024-25 | £2,144.73 |
| 2025-26 | £2,232.83 |
| 2026-27 | £2,328.37 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 37.3 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 38.3 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 40.1 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 51.6 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 57.4 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 54.7 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 55.1 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 53.5 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 49.0 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 44.9 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 44.1 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 74.1% |
| 2016/17 | 67.3% |
| 2017/18 | 74.2% |
| 2018/19 | 84.6% |
| 2019/20 | 82.7% |
| 2020/21 | 67.2% |
| 2021/22 | 84.0% |
| 2022/23 | 71.7% |
| 2023/24 | 92.2% |
| 2024/25 | 82.4% |
| 2025/26 | 71.4% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 83.9 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 83.6 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 83.4 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 83.4 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 83.2 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 83.6 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 83.8 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 84.4 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 84.3 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 84.0 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 83.6 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 3,495 |
| 2017 | 3,610 |
| 2018 | 3,630 |
| 2019 | 3,680 |
| 2020 | 3,680 |
| 2021 | 3,675 |
| 2022 | 3,745 |
| 2023 | 3,690 |
| 2024 | 3,700 |
| 2025 | 3,710 |
| 2026 | 3,765 |
Questions about Maldon
What is the crime rate in Maldon?
Home Office figures show 3,096 offences in the year to March 2026, or 44.1 per 1,000 people, not counting fraud.
What is the population of Maldon?
70,196 in mid-2025, the latest ONS mid-year estimate.
What is the average house price in Maldon?
HM Land Registry's figure for July 2026 is £389,529.
How much is Band D council tax in Maldon?
£2,328.37 on average for 2026-27, including police, fire and parish precepts (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government).
What is life expectancy in Maldon?
For 2022 to 2024 the ONS gives 80.6 years for men and 83.6 for women.
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Maldon?
The ONS claimant count was 1,035 in August 2026, 2.6% of 16 to 64-year-olds. It counts benefit claims, not unemployment.
What is the average salary in Maldon?
Median pay for full-time employees living in Maldon was £820.40 a week in April 2025 (£43,385 a year), from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
Who has power over Maldon
Every body that makes decisions for Maldon, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- Maldon council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Maldon in official figures this page
Level 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors
- Essex County Council county council
- Essex Police police force
- NHS Essex Integrated Care Board NHS
- East of England in official figures
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Maldon: Sir John Whittingdale (Conservative) MP
- Witham: Priti Patel (Conservative) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for the whole region: the East of England
- UK figures: Crime Survey for England and Wales: headline crime · UK employment rate · UK population
- Other council areas in the East of England: Brentwood · Castle Point · East Cambridgeshire · Rochford · Stevenage · Three Rivers
Related questions
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Figures checked 14 October 2026. Link moved or figure out of date? Tell us.