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Primary school results beat 99% of towns in England. 7,806 people call this town in Essex, East of England home.
Real strengths, and real weak spots. Burnham-on-Crouch’s overall B puts it #45 of 81 in Essex. It comes out better than 55% of UK towns. Walking, cycling and public transport work well here (A−): on the way to work, 21% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. Work and incomes lag: mean household income £54,237; 2.9% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. Safety is weaker too — police record 31.4 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, and 9.2 home and vehicle crimes. Among UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, it has less crime per resident than 32%. Natural hazards weigh more here (C−): 1.6% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. Homes sell for a median £345,000, about 5.8 years of what households in the Maldon council area earn.
Figures: commuting, Census 2021 · income, ONS · claimants, DWP · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · flood risk, Environment Agency · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Burnham-on-Crouch is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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The 3 things Burnham-on-Crouch does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 41 buildings inside Burnham-on-Crouch’s built-up area, 3 of them Grade II*.
18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
The archive holds 2 old photos and postcards going back to 1906.
41 listed buildings in Burnham-on-Crouch.
Royal Corinthian Yacht Club: Photo: oneblackline · CC BY 3.0 · Church of St Mary the Virgin: Photo: Robert Edwards · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Creeksea Place: Photo: Clint Mann · CC BY-SA 2.0 · The Star Hotel: Photo: Robert Eva · CC BY-SA 2.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Burnham-on-Crouch.
24% of adults hold a degree, below both Essex’s towns (27%) and England’s towns (34%). Children under 15 make up 15% of residents. The median resident of Burnham-on-Crouch is 48.7 years old. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.8% of the population.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Burnham-on-Crouch | Essex | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 26% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.1% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 24% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Essex and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Its two schools are below. Key Stage 2 results at the town’s 2 primary schools: four in five pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Attainment 8 at the one secondary school within 3 km averages 36.7, and 28% of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burnham-on-Crouch Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 421 | A |
| St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Burnham-on-CrouchTop results in townPrimary | Primary | 246 | A+ |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 29% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Driving is how 77% of commuters got to work at the census. Work in town: just over a fifth of resident commuters. Burnham-on-Crouch counts 0.6 jobs per working resident.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Before 1919: that is when 18% of homes were built. Grade II* covers 3 of them. Conservation areas cover 8% of Burnham-on-Crouch’s land, higher than both Essex’s towns (3%) and England’s towns (7%).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Reported offences in Burnham-on-Crouch came to 451 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 77. Violence and sexual offences were 55% of the crimes. For its size, Burnham-on-Crouch records more crime per resident than 68% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people.
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
70% of households own their home, above Essex’s towns (67%) and England’s towns (61%) alike. Behind the median of £345,000: 376 standard sales inside Burnham-on-Crouch’s built-up area, September 2023 to August 2026. Private rents average £1,139 a month across the Maldon council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £443,750 | 144 |
| Semi-detached | £328,750 | 112 |
| Terraced | £280,000 | 95 |
| Flat or maisonette | £222,500 | 25 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The nearest A&E to Burnham-on-Crouch is Southend University Hospital, 7.6 miles away. One GP practice serves the town; 82% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. At the census, 5.5% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, higher than both Essex’s towns (4.8%) and England’s towns (5.2%).
| Census 2021 | Burnham-on-Crouch | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 80% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.5% | 4.8% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 17% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Census health answers are raw, so younger towns score better on them; for the Health Grade we use age-adjusted figures like life expectancy and early deaths.
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Burnham-on-Crouch. Best known first.
Historic houseCreeksea Placein town
MuseumMangapp's Farm600 m outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumBurnham-on-Crouch and District Museumin townPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
4 notable people were born in Burnham-on-Crouch.
Kate Walsh: Jimbo Wales, CC BY 2.5
Town in Essex, England
Burnham-on-Crouch is a built-up area of 7,806 people, in the Maldon council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnham-on-Crouch | 7,806 | — | B | B | C | B |
| Southminster | 4,548 | 2.3 | C− | B+ | C+ | C |
| Canewdon | 1,216 | 3.3 | — | B− | A− | C− |
| Mayland | 3,740 | 4.4 | C+ | C+ | B | B |
| Latchingdon | 1,140 | 4.7 | — | B− | C− | B− |
| Great Wakering | 6,774 | 5.4 | C− | C+ | C+ | C |
| Ashingdon | 6,490 | 5.7 | A | C+ | A | B+ |
| Rochford | 12,617 | 5.8 | C− | C+ | D | C |
Canewdon and Latchingdon have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 2.2 times the typical UK town for its size.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Burglary was rare, with 7 reports in the year.
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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