Tendring: local statistics
Tendring is a district council area in the East of England, home to an estimated 159,060 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 Tendring, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
A girl born in Tendring in 2022 to 2024 could expect to live 82.2 years and a boy 78.1 years, on the ONS's period measure (England: 83.3 and 79.5). Since 2012 to 2014 it has changed by +0.2 years for women and -0.5 for men. It is the 3rd lowest for women of all 45 council areas in the East of England.
A typical home in Tendring cost £259,568 in July 2026, on the UK House Price Index, a fall of 1.4% in twelve months. It ranks as 40th 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 33%; the July high in the series was £271,310 in 2023. The average price is 6.5 times the median annual pay of full-time employees who live in Tendring. That ratio is the 42nd highest ratio of 45 in the East of England.
A Band D home in Tendring pays an average of £2,269.63 in council tax in 2026-27, up £91.17 on 2025-26. That makes it the 42nd highest of all 45 council areas in the East of England. In 2016-17 the figure was £1,534.60, so it has risen 48%.
An estimated 67.0% of people aged 16 to 64 living in Tendring were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, according to the ONS Annual Population Survey, with a margin of error of 8.3 points either way; the figure for the East of England was 78.3%. Its lowest reading in the series was 62.8% and its highest 76.1%.
Tendring had an estimated 159,060 residents in mid-2025, a change of +1.7% in a year. That is 17,529 more people than in mid-2015, a rise of 12.4%, against +8.5% for the East of England as a whole. That is the 7th fastest growth of all 45 council areas in the East of England. The mid-2025 estimate is the highest in the series.
4.1% of Tendring residents aged 16 to 64 (3,485 people) were on the claimant count in August 2026 (the East of England: 3.3%). A year earlier the rate was 3.8%. Since August 2021 the rate has ranged between 3.7% (May 2024) and 5.9% (August 2021).
The median full-time employee living in Tendring was paid £733.60 a week before tax in April 2025, or £39,799 over a year. It is 32nd of 45 in the East of England, counting from the highest, and 8.9% less than across the East of England. For full-time jobs located in Tendring the median is £681.10 a week (−£52.50 on the residents' figure). Ten years earlier, in 2015, it was £490.60: a change of +50% before inflation.
In the year to March 2026, 12,498 offences were recorded by police in Tendring: 78.6 per 1,000 people, the 14th highest rate of all 42 council areas in the East of England. A year earlier it was 81.9. In the year to March 2016 it was 70.1 per 1,000. Fraud is not included.
5,600 businesses were registered for VAT or PAYE in Tendring in March 2026, 11% more than in 2016. That is 35 for every 1,000 residents, the 2nd lowest of all 45 council areas in the East of England.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 141,531 |
| 2016 | 143,023 |
| 2017 | 144,323 |
| 2018 | 145,128 |
| 2019 | 145,696 |
| 2020 | 146,255 |
| 2021 | 148,925 |
| 2022 | 151,587 |
| 2023 | 154,332 |
| 2024 | 156,408 |
| 2025 | 159,060 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £194,526 |
| July 2017 | £220,847 |
| July 2018 | £222,686 |
| July 2019 | £224,349 |
| July 2020 | £222,820 |
| July 2021 | £242,921 |
| July 2022 | £270,700 |
| July 2023 | £271,310 |
| July 2024 | £266,397 |
| July 2025 | £263,185 |
| July 2026 | £259,568 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £490.60 a week |
| 2016 | £498.10 a week |
| 2017 | £511.60 a week |
| 2018 | £542.20 a week |
| 2019 | £556.30 a week |
| 2020 | £561.50 a week |
| 2021 | £573.70 a week |
| 2022 | £604.10 a week |
| 2023 | £617.00 a week |
| 2024 | £715.20 a week |
| 2025 | £733.60 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,534.60 |
| 2017-18 | £1,582.30 |
| 2018-19 | £1,660.11 |
| 2019-20 | £1,742.98 |
| 2020-21 | £1,808.54 |
| 2021-22 | £1,844.34 |
| 2022-23 | £1,923.17 |
| 2023-24 | £1,998.60 |
| 2024-25 | £2,094.28 |
| 2025-26 | £2,178.46 |
| 2026-27 | £2,269.63 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 70.1 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 78.7 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 86.0 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 96.3 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 98.3 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 90.0 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 95.2 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 90.1 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 80.4 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 81.9 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 78.6 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 65.9% |
| 2016/17 | 68.5% |
| 2017/18 | 70.2% |
| 2018/19 | 76.1% |
| 2019/20 | 64.8% |
| 2020/21 | 66.5% |
| 2021/22 | 62.8% |
| 2022/23 | 68.0% |
| 2023/24 | 69.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73.9% |
| 2025/26 | 67.0% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 82.0 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 81.8 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 81.8 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 81.5 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 81.6 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 81.7 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 82.1 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 81.8 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 81.9 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 81.6 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 82.2 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 5,030 |
| 2017 | 5,150 |
| 2018 | 5,110 |
| 2019 | 5,150 |
| 2020 | 5,245 |
| 2021 | 5,360 |
| 2022 | 5,415 |
| 2023 | 5,470 |
| 2024 | 5,500 |
| 2025 | 5,505 |
| 2026 | 5,600 |
Questions about Tendring
What is life expectancy in Tendring?
82.2 years for women and 78.1 for men (2022 to 2024, ONS).
What is the average house price in Tendring?
HM Land Registry's figure for July 2026 is £259,568.
How much is Band D council tax in Tendring?
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government gives an average Band D bill of £2,269.63 for 2026-27.
What is the population of Tendring?
159,060 in mid-2025, the latest ONS mid-year estimate.
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Tendring?
3,485 in August 2026 (4.1% of residents aged 16 to 64), on the ONS claimant count, which is not the unemployment rate.
What is the average salary in Tendring?
Median pay for full-time employees living in Tendring was £733.60 a week in April 2025 (£39,799 a year), from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
What is the crime rate in Tendring?
Home Office figures show 12,498 offences in the year to March 2026, or 78.6 per 1,000 people, not counting fraud.
Who has power over Tendring
Every body that makes decisions for Tendring, 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
- Tendring council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Tendring in official figures this page
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
- Clacton: Nigel Farage (Reform UK) MP
- Harwich and North Essex: Sir Bernard Jenkin (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: Life expectancy at birth (UK) · UK average house price · UK employment rate
- Other council areas in the East of England: Braintree · Dacorum · East Hertfordshire · King's Lynn and West Norfolk · South Norfolk · St Albans
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