Nevendon’s story
1 listed building
Historic England lists them inside Nevendon’s built-up area.
2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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NevendonEssex
It is a village of 490 residents in Essex, East of England.
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Photo: Robert Edwards · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
490
Census 2021 · Basildon council
Median age
47.6
22% are 65+ · Essex 20%
Degree level
15%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
13%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Nevendon a good place to live?
Grades need 1,000 residents, so Nevendon has none; the figures on this page are still real. 15% of adults are qualified to degree level. On the way to work, 13% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. Mortgage-free owners make up 51% of households.
What makes Nevendon stand out
The 3 things Nevendon does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Nevendon.
Who lives here
Nevendon has fewer young adults than Essex’s towns or England’s towns: 8.7% are 15 to 24
The median resident of Nevendon is 47.6 years old. People 65 and over make up 22% of the town, higher than both Essex’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (18%). Under-15s account for 16% of the population.
47.6median age
NevendonEssexEngland
Ages · share of residents
22%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications41%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar12%
Degree level15%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Nevendon | Essex | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.7% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 41% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.4% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 12% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 15% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Essex and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
More people aged 16 to 64 in Nevendon claim unemployment benefits than in Essex’s towns or England’s towns: 5.6%
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 29% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Household income averages £62K a year before tax. About 4% of its commuters stay in Nevendon for work. Jobs per working resident: 1.4. Short trips to work, under 5 km: 36%, below both Essex’s towns (41%) and England’s towns (45%).
13%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving83%
On foot5%
Train3%
Bicycle3%
Bus1%
36%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
29%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£62K
mean household income, before tax
5.6%
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
More households own their home in Nevendon than in Essex’s towns or across England’s towns: 74%
22% rent privately, higher than both Essex’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (21%). Social housing holds 2% of households. Private rents average £1,424 a month across the Basildon council area.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Nevendon£0K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £585,000 | 6 |
74%
of households own their home · England 61%
22%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,424
average private rent a month, Basildon council area
£2,339
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
Homes in Nevendon see more burglary and damage than in Essex’s towns or England’s towns: 54.4 per 1,000 a year
Just over a third of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences. Violence came to 98.6 per 1,000 residents a year, above Essex’s towns (23) and England’s towns (22) alike. Over the year to August 2026, 105 offences were reported in Nevendon, along with 10 incidents of anti-social behaviour.
98.6violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual36
Other theft22
Damage & arson17
Vehicle crime10
Weapons7
Drugs6
Public order3
Other crime3
Anti-social10
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.
98.6
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
54.4
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
19.7
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
105
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
More people in Nevendon say their health is bad than in Essex’s towns or across England’s towns: 7%
78% of people in Nevendon rate their own health good or very good. At the census, 20% of people here had a disability, above Essex’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (17%) alike. Seeing a GP means leaving Nevendon: the nearest practice is 0.7 miles away.
78%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 78%Fair 15%Bad or very bad 7%
| Census 2021 | Nevendon | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 78% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 7% | 4.8% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 20% | 17% | 17% |
80.2
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
84.6
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · A young population flatters these answers, which are not age-adjusted; the Health Grade instead uses measures that allow for age, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Nevendon’s one listed building is Grade II
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Historic England’s list puts 1 listed building inside Nevendon’s built-up area.
1listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II1
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
2%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
20
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 →Rayleigh Castle and 5 more in and around Nevendon
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Nevendon. Best known first.
Castle · National TrustRayleigh Castle4.9 km outside town, to the east
MuseumRayleigh Town Museum5 km outside town, to the east
MuseumBarleylands Farm Museum4.8 km outside town, to the westGardenGarden · National TrustRayleigh Mount4.9 km outside town, to the eastWildlife parkWildlife parkBarleylands Farm Park4.7 km outside town, to the westZooZooImperial Birds of Prey Academy4.7 km outside town, to the westPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (3)
- Rayleigh Castle: John Myers, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rayleigh Town Museum: Terryjoyce, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barleylands Farm Museum: John Winfield, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Nevendon
12pages on Nevendon
The big questions
Nevendon’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
WickfordNorth BenfleetRunwellCrays HillThundersley and South BenfleetBasildonRayleighNevendon
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nevendon | 490 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wickford | 27,533 | 1 | B | C− | B− | B |
| North Benfleet | 1,765 | 1.6 | — | D | C− | D |
| Runwell | 8,086 | 2 | C+ | B− | C− | C+ |
| Crays Hill | 1,218 | 2.4 | — | D | C+ | B+ |
| Thundersley and South Benfleet | 49,886 | 3 | B | D | B− | B |
| Basildon | 115,935 | 3.1 | D | C+ | D− | D |
| Rayleigh | 32,383 | 3.5 | B+ | C | B− | B+ |
North Benfleet and Crays Hill have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Nevendon
Who lives in Nevendon?
At the 2021 Census, 8.7% of Nevendon’s 490 residents were 15 to 24 and 22% were 65 or over, against 12% and 18% across England’s towns.
How much is council tax in Nevendon?
Band D council tax in Nevendon is £2,339 for 2026–27, less than in 68% 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.
How many listed buildings are there in Nevendon?
1 on Historic England’s list.
About Nevendon
Village in Essex, England
Nevendon is a built-up area of 490 people, in the Basildon 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
- 490 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Basildon
- County
- Essex
- Region
- East of England
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km²)
- ONS code
- E63004758
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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