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With 3,740 residents, it is a town in Essex, East of England.
The weak point is schools — primary results beat 4% of towns in England. It is hard to get around without a car: nearly one in ten commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Homes sell for a median £410,000, about 6.9 years of what households in the Maldon council area earn. Households here earn well: the mean household earns £64,102 a year. Overall, that makes a C+, better than 37% of UK towns. Its place in the ranking is #57 of 81 in Essex. Its other grades sit near the middle: B for safety and B for health.
Figures: income and life expectancy, ONS · claimants, DWP · commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026.
The 3 things Mayland does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Mayland is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 1 building inside Mayland’s built-up area.
4% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mayland.
People 65 and over make up 24% of the town, above Essex’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Under 15: 15% of residents. The median resident of Mayland is 48.4 years old.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Mayland | Essex | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 24% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.5% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 20% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Essex and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Its one school is below. Key Stage 2 results at the 2 primary schools within 3 km: 47% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). 217 pupils attend Mayland’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maylandsea Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 217 | C+ |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Relative to its size, Mayland keeps 3 listed buildings per 10,000 residents. 4% of its homes were built before 1919, lower than both Essex’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (16%).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 28% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The car took nearly nine in ten commuters, higher than both Essex’s towns (74%) and England’s towns (70%). Among 16 to 64s, 1.5% claimed unemployment benefits in 2026. There are 0.3 jobs in Mayland for each resident in work.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 2.4 reports per 1,000, lower than both Essex’s towns (4.6) and England’s towns (7.8). A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 126 offences in Mayland and 9 cases of nuisance behaviour. Also worth knowing: of all the crimes, 71% were violence and sexual offences.
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.
The nearest A&E to Mayland is Southend University Hospital, 9.6 miles away. One GP practice serves the town; nearly four in five patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. Life expectancy here is 84 for women and 81.3 for men (2019–23).
| Census 2021 | Mayland | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.8% | 4.8% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 17% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Because the census answers ignore age, a younger population lifts them; that is why the Health Grade is built on age-adjusted measures like life expectancy and early deaths.
The private rented sector houses nearly one in ten households. 5% live in social housing, lower than both Essex’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (18%). Half of the 138 standard sales inside Mayland’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 went for more than £410,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £472,000 | 97 |
| Semi-detached | £339,000 | 35 |
| Flat or maisonette | £151,000 | 6 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayland | 3,740 | — | C+ | C+ | B | B |
| Latchingdon | 1,140 | 1.8 | — | B− | C− | B− |
| Southminster | 4,548 | 3.3 | C− | B+ | C+ | C |
| Ramsey Island | 1,139 | 3.6 | — | B− | A− | C+ |
| Cold Norton | 1,161 | 3.9 | — | C | A | B+ |
| Burnham-on-Crouch | 7,806 | 4.4 | B | B | C | B |
| Maldon | 23,389 | 4.6 | C+ | B | C | B− |
| Canewdon | 1,216 | 4.7 | — | B− | A− | C− |
Latchingdon, Ramsey Island, Cold Norton and Canewdon have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Essex council.
At the 2021 Census, 11% of Mayland’s 3,740 residents were 15 to 24 and 24% were 65 or over, against 12% and 18% across England’s towns.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £410,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £151,000, semi-detached houses £339,000 and detached houses £472,000.
Town in Essex, England
Mayland is a built-up area of 3,740 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
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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