Frating Green’s story
4 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Frating Green’s built-up area.
11% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Frating GreenEssex
366 people call this village in Essex, East of England home.
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Photo: David Howard · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
366
Census 2021 · Tendring council
Median home
£360K
15 sales in 3 years
Median age
37.4
14% are 65+ · Essex 20%
Degree level
29%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
4%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Frating Green a good place to live?
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Frating Green is too small for fair grades, though the figures on this page are real. 4% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. It has 4 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I.
What makes Frating Green stand out
The 2 things Frating Green does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Frating Green.
Work & commute
Only 6% of Frating Green’s commuters work within 5 km, fewer than in both Essex’s towns and England’s towns
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.
The 2026 claimant rate among 16 to 64s was 1.9%. The car took 93% of commuters, above both Essex’s towns (74%) and England’s towns (70%). Also worth knowing: for every resident in work, Frating Green has 1.7 jobs.
4%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving93%
On foot3%
Bus1%
Train1%
6%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
29%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£57K
mean household income, before tax
1.9%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
Few households rent privately in Frating Green: 4%, fewer than in both Essex’s towns and England’s towns
Just over one in ten households rent from a council or housing body. Owners make up just over three quarters of households, higher than both Essex’s towns (67%) and England’s towns (61%). From September 2023 to August 2026, 15 homes sold inside Frating Green’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £360,000.
£360Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Frating Green£360K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £382,000 | 8 |
| Semi-detached | £330,000 | 7 |
76%
of households own their home · England 61%
4%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,053
average private rent a month, Tendring council area
£2,275
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Frating Green records more burglary and damage per resident than Essex’s towns or England’s towns, at 15.5 per 1,000 a year
Violent crime ran at 36.4 per 1,000 residents a year, above Essex’s towns (23) and England’s towns (22) alike. Police recorded 26 crimes inside Frating Green’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 5 reports of anti-social behaviour. Of all the crimes, 62% were violence and sexual offences.
36.4violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual16
Damage & arson2
Other theft2
Burglary2
Drugs2
Vehicle crime2
Shoplifting0
Public order0
Anti-social5
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.
36.4
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
15.5
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
5.5
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
26
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
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.
Health
Bad health is less common in Frating Green than in Essex’s towns or across England’s towns: 1.1% of residents
Self-reported good health: 87% of Frating Green’s residents. Seeing a GP means leaving Frating Green: the nearest practice is 1.6 miles away. The nearest A&E to Frating Green is Colchester General Hospital, 6.5 miles away.
87%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 87%Fair 12%Bad or very bad 1%
| Census 2021 | Frating Green | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 87% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.1% | 4.8% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 17% | 17% |
80.7
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
82.6
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Young towns look healthier on these answers, which aren’t adjusted for age; the Health Grade uses measures that are, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Frating Green is rich in listed buildings: 109 per 10,000 residents, more than in both Essex’s towns and England’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
4listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II4
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
11%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
109
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Who lives here
Children make up 23% of Frating Green, above Essex’s towns and England’s towns
Degrees are held by 29% of adults, close to Essex’s towns (27%) and below England’s towns (34%). 14% of residents have reached 65. At 37.4, the median resident of Frating Green sits in the middle of the age range.
37.4median age
Frating GreenEssexEngland
Ages · share of residents
12%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications10%
Apprenticeship9%
A levels or similar24%
Degree level29%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Frating Green | Essex | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 14% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 9.7% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 9.3% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 24% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 29% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Essex and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Beth Chatto Gardens and 2 more in and around Frating Green
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Frating Green. Best known first.
GardenBeth Chatto Gardens1.9 km outside town, to the westTheme parkTheme parkWyvernwood2.9 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionThorrington Tide Mill3.7 km outside town, to the southPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- Beth Chatto Gardens: Grahamec, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Frating Green
13pages on Frating Green
The big questions
Safety36.4 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £360K · rent £1,053 a monthHousing2 sold in 12 months · busiest street Mannings RoadSchoolsHealthLife expectancy 80.7 (men), 82.6 (women)Work & commute47% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Frating Green’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Great BentleyAlresfordElmstead MarketThorringtonWivenhoeWeeleyBrightlingseaFrating Green
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frating Green | 366 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Great Bentley | 1,746 | 1.6 | — | D− | C+ | B− |
| Alresford | 2,462 | 2 | — | D− | B+ | B− |
| Elmstead Market | 1,767 | 2 | — | D− | C | B |
| Thorrington | 1,427 | 2 | — | D− | A+ | B− |
| Wivenhoe | 7,354 | 3.3 | A | B+ | B+ | A |
| Weeley | 1,285 | 3.5 | — | D− | C+ | C |
| Brightlingsea | 8,678 | 3.9 | C− | D | B− | C+ |
Great Bentley, Alresford, Elmstead Market, Thorrington and Weeley have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Frating Green
How many listed buildings are there in Frating Green?
That is 4.5 times the typical UK town for its size.
Is Frating Green expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £360,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: semi-detached houses £330,000 and detached houses £382,000. Private rents in the Tendring council area averaged £1,053 a month in August 2026.
How much is council tax in Frating Green?
Band D council tax in Frating Green is £2,275 for 2026–27, less than in 78% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
About Frating Green
Village in Essex, England
Frating Green is a built-up area of 366 people, in the Tendring 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
- Population
- 366 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Tendring
- County
- Essex
- Region
- East of England
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km²)
- ONS code
- E63004132
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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