Stoneyhills’s story
3 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Stoneyhills’ built-up area.
4% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →StoneyhillsEssex
918 residents make their home in this village in Essex, East of England.
Population
918
Census 2021 · Maldon council
Median home
£520K
57 sales in 3 years
Median age
50.7
26% are 65+ · Essex 20%
Degree level
32%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
10%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Stoneyhills a good place to live?
Stoneyhills is below the 1,000 residents fair grades need, but every figure on this page is real. 10% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. The median home sold for £520,000. People aged 65 and over make up just over a quarter of residents.
What makes Stoneyhills stand out
The 3 things Stoneyhills does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
10% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
1.9 times the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
26% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Stoneyhills.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Stoneyhills than in Essex’s towns or England’s towns: 15% are under 15
Degrees are held by nearly a third of adults, higher than Essex’s towns (27%) yet lower than England’s towns (34%). Ages in Stoneyhills split evenly at 50.7: half are older, half younger.
50.7median age
StoneyhillsEssexEngland
Ages · share of residents
26%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications12%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar17%
Degree level32%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Stoneyhills | Essex | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 26% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.2% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 32% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Essex and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Schools
The schools around Stoneyhills
The town has one school, shown below. GCSE results at the one secondary school within 3 km: 28% of pupils get a strong pass (grade 5+) in English and maths, and the Attainment 8 average is 36.7. At the 3 primary schools within 3 km, 63% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ormiston Rivers AcademyLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,103 | D |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Work & commute
More commuters in Stoneyhills drive than in Essex’s towns or England’s towns: 89%
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 42% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Stoneyhills counts 0.7 jobs per working resident. Short trips to work, under 5 km: 28%, below both Essex’s towns (41%) and England’s towns (45%). Working from home was the norm for 42% of workers at the census. Also worth knowing: about 7% of its commuters stay in Stoneyhills for work.
10%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving89%
On foot6%
Train2%
Bicycle1%
28%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
42%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£54K
mean household income, before tax
2.7%
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 Stoneyhills than in Essex’s towns or across England’s towns: 5%
95% of households own their home, above both Essex’s towns (67%) and England’s towns (61%). Private rents average £1,139 a month across the Maldon council area. That is the middle of 57 standard sales inside Stoneyhills’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
£520Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Stoneyhills£520K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £535,000 | 49 |
| Semi-detached | £367,500 | 8 |
95%
of households own their home · England 61%
5%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,139
average private rent a month, Maldon council area
£2,319
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
Stoneyhills records less burglary and damage per resident than Essex’s towns or England’s towns, at 2.2 per 1,000 a year
Violence and sexual offences were 84% of the crimes. Violent crime ran at 15.3 per 1,000 residents a year, below both Essex’s towns (23) and England’s towns (22). 31 crimes and 1 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Stoneyhills’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026.
15.3violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual26
Other theft2
Other crime2
Damage & arson1
Shoplifting0
Public order0
Burglary0
Drugs0
Anti-social1
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.
15.3
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
2.2
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
0.7
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
31
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
Disability is less common in Stoneyhills, 13% of residents, than in Essex’s towns and England’s towns
86% of Stoneyhills’ residents described their health as good or very good at the census, above Essex’s towns (83%) and England’s towns (82%) alike. At the census, 3.4% of people here described their health as bad or very bad. There is no GP practice in the town: the nearest is 0.7 miles off.
86%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 86%Fair 11%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2021 | Stoneyhills | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 86% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.4% | 4.8% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 13% | 17% | 17% |
81
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
85.2
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · No age adjustment applies to these census answers, which flatter younger towns; the Health Grade’s measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them, do allow for age.
History
Stoneyhills’s listed buildings: 3, all Grade II
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Before 1919: that is when 4% of homes were built. Stoneyhills has 33 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents, below Essex’s towns (52) and England’s towns (39) alike.
3listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II3
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
4%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
33
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 →Mangapp's Farm and 2 more in and around Stoneyhills
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Stoneyhills. Best known first.
MuseumMangapp's Farm100 m outside town, to the northwest
Historic houseCreeksea Place1.3 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumBurnham-on-Crouch and District Museum1.6 km outside town, to the southPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Mangapp's Farm: Justin Foulger from UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Creeksea Place: Clint Mann, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Stoneyhills
13pages on Stoneyhills
The big questions
Safety15.3 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £520K · rent £1,139 a monthHousing13 sold in 12 months · busiest street Drewry StreetSchools1 state schoolHealthLife expectancy 81 (men), 85.2 (women)Work & commute60% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards4.2% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Stoneyhills’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Burnham-on-CrouchSouthminsterCanewdonMaylandLatchingdonRamsey IslandAshingdonStoneyhills
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stoneyhills | 918 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Burnham-on-Crouch | 7,806 | 0.7 | B | B | C | B |
| Southminster | 4,548 | 1.6 | C− | B+ | C+ | C |
| Canewdon | 1,216 | 3.6 | — | B− | A− | C− |
| Mayland | 3,740 | 3.9 | C+ | C+ | B | B |
| Latchingdon | 1,140 | 4.4 | — | B− | C− | B− |
| Ramsey Island | 1,139 | 5.2 | — | B− | A− | C+ |
| Ashingdon | 6,490 | 6.1 | A | C+ | A | B+ |
Canewdon, Latchingdon and Ramsey Island have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Stoneyhills
Is Stoneyhills expensive to live in?
By type: semi-detached houses £367,500 and detached houses £535,000.
How much is council tax in Stoneyhills?
Band D council tax in Stoneyhills is £2,319 for 2026–27, less than in 72% 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.
About Stoneyhills
Village in Essex, England
Stoneyhills is a built-up area of 918 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
- 918 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Maldon
- County
- Essex
- Region
- East of England
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km²)
- ONS code
- E63004652
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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