Steeple’s story
17 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Steeple’s built-up area.
9% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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SteepleEssex
In Essex, East of England, this village has 486 residents.
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Photo: Robert Edwards · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
486
Census 2021 · Maldon council
Median home
£391K
16 sales in 3 years
Median age
48.9
22% are 65+ · Essex 20%
Degree level
23%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
5%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Steeple a good place to live?
Towns under 1,000 residents aren’t graded, so Steeple has no grades; its figures are still real. 5% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. It has 17 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I. Nearly a quarter of adults are qualified to degree level.
What makes Steeple stand out
The 3 things Steeple 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%)
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
0 Grade II*; 14.4 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Degree level, 16+
Education
Degree-level qualifications, residents 16+ (England’s towns 34%)
Essex 27%.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Steeple.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Steeple than in Essex’s towns or England’s towns: 14% are under 15
People aged 15 to 24 make up 9.1% of the town, below Essex’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%) alike. Over-65s are 22% of the population. Ages in Steeple split evenly at 48.9: half are older, half younger.
48.9median age
SteepleEssexEngland
Ages · share of residents
22%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications22%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar20%
Degree level23%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Steeple | Essex | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.6% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 23% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Essex and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Commuters in Steeple travel far: only 9% go under 5 km, fewer than in Essex’s towns or England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 33% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
By car: that was how 90% of commuters travelled at the census. Household income came to £55K a year before tax, lower than Essex’s towns (£63K) and near England’s towns (£55K). For every resident in work, Steeple has 0.3 jobs.
5%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving90%
Train3%
On foot1%
Bus1%
9%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
33%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£55K
mean household income, before tax
2.6%
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
Private renting is less common in Steeple than in Essex’s towns or across England’s towns: 10%
Homes sold for a median £391K, near Essex’s towns (£400K) and higher than England’s towns (£308K). Home ownership stands at 73% of households. Private rents average £1,139 a month across the Maldon council area.
£391Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Steeple£391K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £547,000 | 8 |
| Semi-detached | £372,500 | 7 |
73%
of households own their home · England 61%
10%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,139
average private rent a month, Maldon council area
£2,325
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
Steeple records less burglary and damage per resident than Essex’s towns or England’s towns, at 6.2 per 1,000 a year
Violent crime ran at 16.5 per 1,000 residents a year, below Essex’s towns (23) and England’s towns (22) alike. In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 24 crimes and 2 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Steeple’s built-up area. Violence and sexual offences were two thirds of the crimes.
16.5violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual16
Other theft4
Damage & arson2
Public order1
Burglary1
Shoplifting0
Drugs0
Vehicle crime0
Anti-social2
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.
16.5
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
6.2
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
1.4
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
24
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
Fewer people in Steeple say their health is good than in Essex’s towns or across England’s towns: 78%
Nearly a fifth of residents have a disability, above Essex’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (17%) alike. Seeing a GP means leaving Steeple: the nearest practice is 1.8 miles away. The nearest A&E to Steeple is Southend University Hospital, 10.7 miles away.
78%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 78%Fair 16%Bad or very bad 6%
| Census 2021 | Steeple | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 78% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.5% | 4.8% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 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.
History
More buildings in Steeple are listed than in Essex’s towns or England’s towns: 350 per 10,000 residents
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
9% of its homes were built before 1919, below Essex’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (16%) alike.
17listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II17
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
9%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
350
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 Steeple
12pages on Steeple
The big questions
Safety16.5 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £391K · rent £1,139 a monthHousing4 sold in 12 months · busiest street The StreetSchoolsHealthLife expectancy 78.4 (men), 82.1 (women)Work & commute52% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards3% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Steeple’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
MaylandRamsey IslandSouthminsterLatchingdonBurnham-on-CrouchTollesburyMaldonSteeple
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steeple | 486 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mayland | 3,740 | 1.8 | C+ | C+ | B | B |
| Ramsey Island | 1,139 | 2 | — | B− | A− | C+ |
| Southminster | 4,548 | 2.3 | C− | B+ | C+ | C |
| Latchingdon | 1,140 | 3.6 | — | B− | C− | B− |
| Burnham-on-Crouch | 7,806 | 4.3 | B | B | C | B |
| Tollesbury | 2,811 | 4.9 | A− | B | A | A− |
| Maldon | 23,389 | 5.7 | C+ | B | C | B− |
Ramsey Island and Latchingdon have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Steeple
How many listed buildings are there in Steeple?
That is 14.4 times the typical UK town for its size.
Is Steeple expensive to live in?
By type: semi-detached houses £372,500 and detached houses £547,000.
About Steeple
Village in Essex, England
Steeple is a built-up area of 486 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
- 486 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Maldon
- County
- Essex
- Region
- East of England
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- ONS code
- E63004536
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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