Lamarsh’s story
13 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
Historic England lists them inside Lamarsh’s built-up area.
35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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LamarshEssex
A village of 189 in Essex, East of England.
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Photo: Geographer · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
189
Census 2021 · Braintree council
Median age
49.9
27% are 65+ · Essex 20%
Degree level
36%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
7%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Lamarsh a good place to live?
Lamarsh has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Lamarsh stand out
The 3 things Lamarsh does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
7% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
0% of commuters travel under 5 km.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 Grade I, including Parish Church of the Holy Innocents; 28.2 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
27% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lamarsh.
Who lives here
Older residents shape Lamarsh: 27% are 65 or over, above Essex’s towns and England’s towns
The median resident of Lamarsh is 49.9 years old. 15% are under 15, below Essex’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Aged 15 to 24: 13% of residents.
49.9median age
LamarshEssexEngland
Ages · share of residents
27%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications14%
Apprenticeship5%
A levels or similar21%
Degree level36%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Lamarsh | Essex | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 13% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 27% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.9% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 21% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 36% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Essex and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Lamarsh than in Essex’s towns or England’s towns: 7%
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 55% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The car carried 93% of commuters at the census. 55% of workers worked mainly from home, higher than both Essex’s towns (31%) and England’s towns (31%). In 2026, 1.7% of 16 to 64s were claiming unemployment benefits.
7%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving93%
On foot2%
Bus2%
Train2%
0%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
55%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£61K
mean household income, before tax
1.7%
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
Lamarsh is a town of owners: 83% of households own their home, above Essex’s towns and England’s towns
Social housing holds 5% of households, below Essex’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Private tenants account for just over one in ten households. That is the middle of 4 standard sales inside Lamarsh’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Lamarsh£0K
Typical UK town£277K
83%
of households own their home · England 61%
12%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,213
average private rent a month, Braintree council area
£2,242
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
Violence is recorded less often in Lamarsh than in Essex’s towns or across England’s towns: 1.8 per 1,000 residents a year
Over the year to August 2026, 1 offences were reported in Lamarsh. Homes saw 7.1 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, below both Essex’s towns (10.6) and England’s towns (9.4).
1.8violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Burglary1
Violence & sexual0
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Public order0
Other theft0
Drugs0
Vehicle crime0
Anti-social0
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.
1.8
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
7.1
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
0
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
1
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
Health
Disability is less common in Lamarsh, 11% of residents, than in Essex’s towns and England’s towns
0.5% of residents report bad or very bad health. At the census, 90% of people in Lamarsh called their health good or very good, higher than both Essex’s towns (83%) and England’s towns (82%). There is no GP practice locally: the nearest is 3.7 miles off.
90%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 90%Fair 9%Bad or very bad 1%
| Census 2021 | Lamarsh | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 90% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 0.5% | 4.8% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 11% | 17% | 17% |
84.4
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
86.8
life expectancy at birth, women
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.
History
Old homes shape Lamarsh: 35% were built before 1919, 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.
The top grade, Grade I, goes to 1 of them. Lamarsh’s listed buildings include the Parish Church of the Holy Innocents, Grade I. Relative to its size, Lamarsh keeps 688 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, above both Essex’s towns (52) and England’s towns (39). Historic England’s list names 13 listed buildings in the town: 1 Grade I.
13listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I1
Grade II*0
Grade II12
Among them · Grade I
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
35%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
688
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Lamarsh
13pages on Lamarsh
The big questions
Lamarsh’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
BuresSudburyEarls ColneGreat WaldingfieldActonHalsteadLong MelfordLamarsh
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamarsh | 189 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bures | 1,183 | 1.4 | — | B− | B− | B+ |
| Sudbury | 23,922 | 3.5 | B− | A | C− | C |
| Earls Colne | 3,360 | 4.8 | C+ | B | C+ | B− |
| Great Waldingfield | 1,377 | 4.9 | — | B+ | B+ | B+ |
| Acton | 1,666 | 5.6 | — | A− | A | B+ |
| Halstead | 13,902 | 5.8 | C+ | B | C+ | C+ |
| Long Melford | 3,895 | 6.4 | B+ | B | A− | B+ |
Bures, Great Waldingfield and Acton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Lamarsh
How many listed buildings are there in Lamarsh?
That is 28.2 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Parish Church of the Holy Innocents.
How much is council tax in Lamarsh?
Band D council tax in Lamarsh is £2,242 for 2026–27, less than in 80% 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 Lamarsh
Village in Essex, England
Lamarsh is a built-up area of 189 people, in the Braintree 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
- 189 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Braintree
- County
- Essex
- Region
- East of England
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- ONS code
- E63003918
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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