Kelvedon Hatch’s story
11 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Historic England lists them inside Kelvedon Hatch’s built-up area.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Kelvedon HatchEssex
A village in Essex, East of England, home to 2,493 people.
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Photo: John Salmon · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
2,493
Census 2021 · Brentwood council
Median home
£520K
101 sales in 3 years
Median age
46.7
24% are 65+ · Essex 20%
Degree level
26%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
11%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Kelvedon Hatch a good place to live?
Health is where it shines — life expectancy 81.3 for men, 84.9 for women. Homes are dear: a typical home costs £520,000 and rent runs £1,620 a month. The rest of its grades are middling: B for safety, B for schools and B− for jobs & income. Hazard risk is lower than in most UK towns (A).
Figures: life expectancy and income, ONS · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · claimants, DWP · flood risk, Environment Agency. Kelvedon Hatch is graded on each subject, but towns under 2,500 get no overall grade.
What makes Kelvedon Hatch stand out
The 3 things Kelvedon Hatch does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
11% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
1.9 times the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
24% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
How Kelvedon Hatch grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Kelvedon Hatch is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Kelvedon Hatch is graded on each subject, but towns under 2,500 get no overall grade.
Hazard risk0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaAOpen →HealthGraded on how healthy residents areA−Open →Cost of livingMedian sale £520,000, 7.1 years of area incomeCOpen →WalkabilityMost errands need a carCOpen →SafetyAhead of most towns comparedBOpen →SchoolsPrimary results beat 55% of towns in EnglandBOpen →Jobs & incomeMean household income £70,165B−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
HistoryClose to the middle of the towns comparedB−Open →Outdoors77% live within 400 m of a park; 7.3 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsB−Open →Civic life2.4 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryCOpen →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Kelvedon Hatch.
Health
86% of people in Kelvedon Hatch say their health is good or very good, more than in Essex’s towns or across England’s towns
Disability touches 15% of Kelvedon Hatch’s population. At the census, 4.3% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, below both Essex’s towns (4.8%) and England’s towns (5.2%). There is no GP practice in the town: the nearest is 0.8 miles off.
86%good or very good healthA−Health Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 86%Fair 10%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Kelvedon Hatch | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 86% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.3% | 4.8% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 17% | 17% |
81.3
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
84.9
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · The census answers take no account of age, so a young town looks healthier; the Health Grade relies on age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
SchoolsB
Kelvedon Hatch’s schools outperform 56% of towns in England on results
Below is its only school. At the 4 primary schools within 3 km, 62% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its one primary school teaches 147 pupils.
BSchool Grade
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 147 | C |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Who lives here
Older residents shape Kelvedon Hatch: 24% are 65 or over, above Essex’s towns and England’s towns
Children under 15 make up 17%, lower than Essex’s towns (18%) and near England’s towns (18%). The middle age in Kelvedon Hatch is 46.7. Among adults, 26% have a degree.
46.7median age
Kelvedon HatchEssexEngland
Ages · share of residents
24%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications18%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar19%
Degree level26%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 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.
| Kelvedon Hatch | Essex | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 24% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.7% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 26% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Essex and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
HousingCost of living grade C
Few households rent privately in Kelvedon Hatch: 9%, fewer than in Essex’s towns and England’s towns
Home ownership stands at 82% of households. The median sale, £520,000, comes from 101 standard sales inside Kelvedon Hatch’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026.
£520Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Kelvedon Hatch£520K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £555,000 | 47 |
| Semi-detached | £575,000 | 21 |
| Terraced | £442,500 | 30 |
82%
of households own their home · England 61%
9%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,620
average private rent a month, Brentwood council area
£2,386
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B−
Work tends to be further away for Kelvedon Hatch: 16% commute under 5 km, below Essex’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 35% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
At the census, 11% of commuters got to work without a car. Unemployment benefit claims came to 3.3% of 16 to 64s in 2026, higher than both Essex’s towns (2.5%) and England’s towns (2.3%). The car carried 85% of commuters at the census. Of the commuters living in Kelvedon Hatch, 3% work in the town itself.
11%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving85%
Train6%
On foot4%
Bus1%
Underground, tram1%
16%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
35%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£70K
mean household income, before tax
3.3%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
C
Walkability: more walkable than 35% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Safety
Violent crime runs low in Kelvedon Hatch: 16.3 per 1,000 residents a year, under Essex’s towns and England’s towns
Homes saw 12.2 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, above Essex’s towns (10.6) and England’s towns (9.4) alike. Reported offences in Kelvedon Hatch came to 95 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 23. Violence and sexual offences accounted for 46% of recorded crime.
16.3violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearBSafety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 38% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: about the middle for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual44
Vehicle crime14
Public order11
Damage & arson10
Other theft7
Burglary4
Weapons2
Other crime2
Anti-social23
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.
16.3
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
12.2
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
7.5
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
95
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.
History
Listed buildings in Kelvedon Hatch: 11
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Homes from before 1919 make up 17% of the total, higher than both Essex’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (16%). Grade II* covers 1 of them.
11listed buildingsB−History Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*1
Grade II10
Among them · Grade II*
- Hatch Farmhouse Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
17%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
44
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Kelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker and 2 more in and around Kelvedon Hatch
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Kelvedon Hatch. Best known first.
FortKelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker700 m outside town, to the northwestZooZooOld Macdonald Farm4.6 km outside town, to the southwestFortFortIron Age Fort3.8 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)
- Kelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker: Genesisman26 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Kelvedon Hatch
14pages on Kelvedon Hatch
The big questions
SafetyB16.3 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingCMedian home £520K · rent £1,620 a monthHousing29 sold in 12 months · busiest street Glovers FieldSchoolsB1 state schoolHealthA−Life expectancy 81.3 (men), 84.9 (women)Work & commuteB−57% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsA0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Kelvedon Hatch’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
DoddinghurstBlackmoreChipping OngarBrentwoodShelleyIngatestoneIngrave and HerongateKelvedon Hatch
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelvedon Hatch | 2,493 | — | — | C | B | A− |
| Doddinghurst | 4,067 | 1 | A− | C | A | A |
| Blackmore | 1,167 | 2.6 | — | C | A− | A |
| Chipping Ongar | 3,922 | 2.9 | C+ | C− | C+ | B+ |
| Brentwood | 55,339 | 3.3 | A− | C+ | C | B |
| Shelley | 2,405 | 3.8 | — | C | C | B− |
| Ingatestone | 5,411 | 4.3 | A | C | B− | A |
| Ingrave and Herongate | 1,856 | 5.3 | — | C− | A− | A |
Blackmore, Shelley and Ingrave and Herongate have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Kelvedon Hatch
Is Kelvedon Hatch expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £520,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £442,500, semi-detached houses £575,000 and detached houses £555,000.
Does Kelvedon Hatch flood?
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
About Kelvedon Hatch
Village in Essex, England
Kelvedon Hatch is a built-up area of 2,493 people, in the Brentwood 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
- 2,493 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Brentwood
- County
- Essex
- Region
- East of England
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km²)
- ONS code
- E63004631
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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