Little Totham’s story
3 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Little Totham’s built-up area.
20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Little TothamEssex
In Essex, East of England, this village has 423 residents.
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Photo: Peter Stack · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
423
Census 2021 · Maldon council
Median age
48.4
22% are 65+ · Essex 20%
Degree level
25%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
7%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Little Totham a good place to live?
Little Totham is below the 1,000 residents fair grades need, but every figure on this page is real. 7% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Its listed buildings number 3, with 0 at Grade I. 54% of households own their home with no mortgage.
What makes Little Totham stand out
The 3 things Little Totham 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%)
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
3 listed buildings
0 Grade II*; 2.9 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Own outright
Housing
54% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (England’s towns 32%)
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Little Totham.
Work & commute
Long commutes are the norm in Little Totham: just 19% travel under 5 km, below Essex’s towns and England’s towns
7%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 40% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
87% of commuters drove, above both Essex’s towns (74%) and England’s towns (70%). Working from home was the norm for two in five workers at the census. Household income averages £69K a year before tax.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving87%
On foot5%
Train2%
19%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
40%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£69K
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
Most households in Little Totham own their home: 87%, more than in Essex’s towns or across England’s towns
£0Kmedian sale
Private renters make up one in ten households, below Essex’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (21%) alike. 3% of households rent from a council or housing body. That is the middle of 9 standard sales inside Little Totham’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Little Totham£0K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £612,500 | 8 |
87%
of households own their home · England 61%
10%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,139
average private rent a month, Maldon council area
£2,301
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
Little Totham records less violent crime per resident than Essex’s towns or England’s towns, at 11.8 per 1,000 a year
11.8violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Homes saw 4.7 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, below Essex’s towns (10.6) and England’s towns (9.4) alike. In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 10 crimes inside Little Totham’s built-up area. Also worth knowing: of all the crimes, 30% were violence and sexual offences.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual3
Other theft3
Burglary2
Damage & arson1
Public order1
Shoplifting0
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.
11.8
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
4.7
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)
10
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 Little Totham than in Essex’s towns or across England’s towns: 1.9% of residents
87%good or very good health
87% of Little Totham’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, above Essex’s towns (83%) and England’s towns (82%) alike. Disability touches 13% of the town’s population. Seeing a GP means leaving Little Totham: the nearest practice is 2.7 miles away.
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 87%Fair 12%Bad or very bad 2%
| Census 2021 | Little Totham | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 87% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.9% | 4.8% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 13% | 17% | 17% |
83.5
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
85.1
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Self-reported health favours young towns, since these answers ignore age; the Health Grade leans on age-adjusted measures such as life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Old homes shape Little Totham: 20% were built before 1919, more than in Essex’s towns or England’s towns
3listed buildings
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Its heritage register entries (3 listed buildings) are all Grade II. For its size, Little Totham has 71 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, above Essex’s towns (52) and England’s towns (39) alike.
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II3
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
20%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
71
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
Fewer children live in Little Totham than in Essex’s towns or England’s towns: 15% are under 15
48.4median age
Graduates make up a quarter of adults. Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over, above both Essex’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (18%). The age that splits Little Totham in two is 48.4.
Little TothamEssexEngland
Ages · share of residents
22%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications18%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar20%
Degree level25%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Little Totham | Essex | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 25% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Essex and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Little Totham
11pages on Little Totham
The big questions
About Little Totham
Village in Essex, England
Little Totham is a built-up area of 423 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
- Population
- 423 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Maldon
- County
- Essex
- Region
- East of England
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- ONS code
- E63004372
Little Totham’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Great TothamTolleshunt KnightsWickham BishopsTiptreeMaldonTollesburyKelvedon and FeeringLittle Totham
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Totham | 423 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Great Totham | 2,773 | 2 | A+ | C+ | A+ | A |
| Tolleshunt Knights | 1,059 | 2.4 | — | C+ | A+ | A− |
| Wickham Bishops | 1,923 | 2.8 | — | C | A | A |
| Tiptree | 9,302 | 3 | B+ | B | B− | B+ |
| Maldon | 23,389 | 3.7 | C+ | B | C | B− |
| Tollesbury | 2,811 | 4.3 | A− | B | A | A− |
| Kelvedon and Feering | 4,771 | 4.8 | A− | C | C+ | B |
Tolleshunt Knights and Wickham Bishops have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Little Totham
How many listed buildings are there in Little Totham?
3 on Historic England’s list. That is 2.9 times the typical UK town for its size.
How much is council tax in Little Totham?
Band D council tax in Little Totham is £2,301 for 2026–27, less than in 75% 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.
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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