Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
500 people call this village in Essex, East of England home.
Towns under 1,000 residents aren’t graded, so Great Holland has no grades; its figures are still real. 6% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. 46% of residents are 65 or over. Mortgage-free owners make up 71% of households.
The 3 things Great Holland does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 3 buildings inside Great Holland’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade II*.
10% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
The archive holds 1 old photo or postcard going back to 1926.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Great Holland.
People aged 15 to 24 are 7.2% of the population. Residents of Great Holland have a median age of 62.1.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 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.
| Great Holland | Essex | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7.2% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 9.8% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 46% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 8.6% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 18% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Essex and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 18% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
18% of workers worked mainly from home at the census. Short trips to work, under 5 km: 39%, lower than both Essex’s towns (41%) and England’s towns (45%). Household income averages £43K a year before tax.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
7% rent privately, below both Essex’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (21%). Social housing holds 2% of households. Private rents average £1,053 a month across the Tendring council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £365,000 | 29 |
| Semi-detached | £300,000 | 12 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Violence and sexual offences accounted for just over a third of recorded crime. Police recorded 20 crimes inside Great Holland’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 2 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violent crime ran at 18 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Essex’s towns (23) and England’s towns (22).
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.
Disability touches 23% of Great Holland’s population. 6.2% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, higher than both Essex’s towns (4.8%) and England’s towns (5.2%). There is no GP practice locally: the nearest is 1.6 miles off.
| Census 2021 | Great Holland | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 73% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.2% | 4.8% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 23% | 17% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Read these answers with age in mind: they aren’t adjusted, so younger places do better. The Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
One in ten homes date from before 1919. Conservation areas cover nearly a fifth of Great Holland’s land, higher than both Essex’s towns (3%) and England’s towns (7%). Relative to its size, Great Holland keeps 60 listed buildings per 10,000 residents.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Great Holland. Best known first.
PierWalton Pier3.9 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumWalton Maritime Museum4.7 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumTrevor Bright Railway Museum1.8 km outside town, to the northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Holland | 500 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kirby Cross | 6,036 | 1.4 | C | D− | A− | C+ |
| Frinton-on-Sea | 4,865 | 1.7 | D | D− | B | C |
| Kirby-le-Soken | 1,207 | 1.8 | — | D− | C | C+ |
| Thorpe-le-Soken | 1,590 | 2.7 | — | D− | C | C+ |
| Walton-on-the-Naze | 6,980 | 2.8 | D− | D | C− | C− |
| Little Clacton | 2,458 | 3 | — | D− | B | C+ |
| Clacton-on-Sea | 53,190 | 3.1 | D− | D | D− | D |
Kirby-le-Soken, Thorpe-le-Soken and Little Clacton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Band D council tax in Great Holland is £2,312 for 2026–27, less than in 73% 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.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £320,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: semi-detached houses £300,000 and detached houses £365,000.
Village in Essex, England
Great Holland is a built-up area of 500 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
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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