Ramsey Island’s story
No listed buildings inside Ramsey Island’s built-up area
9% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Ramsey IslandEssex
Mortgage-free owners make up 57% of households. A village of 1,139 in Essex, East of England.
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Photo: Roger Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
1,139
Census 2021 · Maldon council
Median home
£379K
66 sales in 3 years
Median age
51.6
29% are 65+ · Essex 20%
Degree level
19%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
5%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Ramsey Island a good place to live?
Ramsey Island does especially well on safety — 16.4 violent and sexual offences and 5 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year. Most journeys need a car (D−): 5% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Homes sell for a median £378,750, about 6.3 years of what households in the Maldon council area earn. Natural hazards weigh less here than in most UK towns (A).
Figures: crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · incomes, ONS · flood risk, Environment Agency. Ramsey Island has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
No state school with published KS2 or GCSE results is in or within 3 km of this town, so it has no School Grade.
How Ramsey Island grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Ramsey Island is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Ramsey Island has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
WalkabilityAmong the hardest places to get around without a carD−Open →Hazard risk0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaAOpen →SafetyBetter than most of the towns comparedA−Open →Jobs & incomeGraded on incomes, poverty and employmentC−Open →HealthLife expectancy 78.4 for men, 82.1 for womenC+Open →Cost of livingRent £1,139 a monthB−Open →
SchoolsNot graded yet–
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
History0 listed buildingsD−Open →Outdoors39% live within 400 m of a park; 1.4 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsDOpen →Civic life0.9 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryDOpen →
How TownRatings grades towns →
What makes Ramsey Island stand out
The 3 things Ramsey Island does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
5% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Degree level, 16+
Education
Degree-level qualifications, residents 16+ (England’s towns 34%)
Essex 27%.
Own outright
Housing
57% 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 Ramsey Island.
Who lives here
An older town: 29% of people in Ramsey Island are 65 or over, more than in both Essex’s towns and England’s towns
51.6median age
Among adults, 19% have a degree. Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, below both Essex’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%). Ramsey Island has a median age of 51.6 years.
Ramsey IslandEssexEngland
Ages · share of residents
29%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications20%
Apprenticeship10%
A levels or similar20%
Degree level19%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Ramsey Island | Essex | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 29% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 9.6% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 19% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Essex and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C−
Under 5 km to work: 6% in Ramsey Island, fewer than in both Essex’s towns and England’s towns
5%walk, cycle or ride
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 came to £55K a year before tax, lower than Essex’s towns (£63K) and near England’s towns (£55K). 94% of commuters took the car to work at the census. Among 16 to 64s, 3% claimed unemployment benefits in 2026.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving94%
Train2%
On foot2%
Underground, tram1%
6%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
29%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£55K
mean household income, before tax
3%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
D−
Walkability: behind almost every UK town
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
History
Most of Ramsey Island is newer: only 9% of homes were built before 1919, below Essex’s towns and England’s towns
0listed buildingsD−History Grade
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Historic England’s list has no building inside Ramsey Island’s built-up area.
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II0
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
9%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
0
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Safety
Per resident, Ramsey Island sees less crime than 79% of UK towns
16.4violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearA−Safety Grade
In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 25 crimes and 7 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Ramsey Island’s built-up area. Violence and sexual offences made up 72% of the total. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 2.6 reports per 1,000, lower than both Essex’s towns (4.6) and England’s towns (7.8).
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 63% 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 & sexual18
Damage & arson3
Other theft2
Drugs2
Shoplifting0
Public order0
Burglary0
Vehicle crime0
Anti-social7
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.
16.4
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
5
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
2.6
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
25
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
Ramsey Island’s life expectancy trails 76% of UK towns
81%good or very good healthC+Health Grade
The nearest A&E to Ramsey Island is Southend University Hospital, 12.8 miles away. There is no GP practice locally: the nearest is 2.9 miles off. Asked at the census, 81% of residents of Ramsey Island said they were in good or very good health.
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 81%Fair 14%Bad or very bad 5%
| Census 2021 | Ramsey Island | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.2% | 4.8% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 17% | 17% |
78.4
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
82.1
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.
HousingCost of living grade B−
Private renting is less common in Ramsey Island than in Essex’s towns or across England’s towns: 7%
£379Kmedian sale
Council and housing-body homes hold 1% of households. Owners make up 92% of households, higher than both Essex’s towns (67%) and England’s towns (61%). The median sale, £378,750, comes from 66 standard sales inside Ramsey Island’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026.
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Ramsey Island£379K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £400,000 | 57 |
| Semi-detached | £309,250 | 6 |
92%
of households own their home · England 61%
7%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,139
average private rent a month, Maldon council area
£2,309
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Ramsey Island
13pages on Ramsey Island
The big questions
SafetyA−16.4 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingB−Median home £379K · rent £1,139 a monthHousing22 sold in 12 months · busiest street Mountview CrescentSchoolsHealthC+Life expectancy 78.4 (men), 82.1 (women)Work & commuteC−53% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsA0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
About Ramsey Island
Village in Essex, England
Ramsey Island is a built-up area of 1,139 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
- 1,139 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Maldon
- County
- Essex
- Region
- East of England
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi (0.6 km²)
- ONS code
- E63004473
Ramsey Island’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
TollesburyMaylandSouthminsterLatchingdonWest MerseaBurnham-on-CrouchMaldonRamsey Island
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsey Island | 1,139 | — | — | B− | A− | C+ |
| Tollesbury | 2,811 | 3 | A− | B | A | A− |
| Mayland | 3,740 | 3.6 | C+ | C+ | B | B |
| Southminster | 4,548 | 3.7 | C− | B+ | C+ | C |
| Latchingdon | 1,140 | 5.4 | — | B− | C− | B− |
| West Mersea | 7,071 | 5.9 | B | C+ | B+ | B+ |
| Burnham-on-Crouch | 7,806 | 6 | B | B | C | B |
| Maldon | 23,389 | 6.2 | C+ | B | C | B− |
Latchingdon has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Ramsey Island
Is Ramsey Island safe?
Against all UK towns, it grades A−.
Is Ramsey Island expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £378,750, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: semi-detached houses £309,250 and detached houses £400,000.
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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