Tolleshunt Knights’s story
3 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Tolleshunt Knights’ built-up area.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Tolleshunt KnightsEssex
It skews older: 31% of residents are 65 or over. In Essex, East of England, this village has 1,059 residents.
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Photo: Robert Edwards · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
1,059
Census 2021 · Maldon council
Median home
£460K
35 sales in 3 years
Median age
53.6
31% are 65+ · Essex 20%
Degree level
27%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
9%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Tolleshunt Knights a good place to live?
Tolleshunt Knights’s best grade is for safety: police record 5.4 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, and 3.5 home and vehicle crimes. It is hard to get around without a car: 9% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Cost of living is weaker too: a typical home costs £460,000 and rent runs £1,139 a month. Hazard risk is weaker too: 0.9% of homes face a high or medium risk of river or sea flooding.
Figures: crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · flood risk, Environment Agency. An overall grade needs 2,500 residents, so Tolleshunt Knights is graded subject by subject only.
What makes Tolleshunt Knights stand out
The 3 things Tolleshunt Knights does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
9% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
98%of UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people
Safety
of UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people
Per resident, police.uk, 3 years.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
31% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
How Tolleshunt Knights grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Tolleshunt Knights is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
SafetyAmong the best of the towns comparedA+Open →WalkabilityGraded on how easily people get around without a carC−Open →HealthLife expectancy 82.1 for men, 84.8 for womenA−Open →Jobs & incomeMean household income £59,225A−Open →SchoolsPrimary results beat 77% of towns in England; secondary results beat 64% of towns in EnglandA−Open →Hazard riskMore exposed to natural hazards than mostCOpen →Cost of livingMedian sale £460,000, 7.7 years of area incomeC+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
History3 listed buildingsCOpen →Outdoors41% live within 400 m of a park; 3.4 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsC−Open →Civic life4.7 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryB+Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Tolleshunt Knights.
Who lives here
Children make up only 10% of Tolleshunt Knights, fewer than in Essex’s towns and England’s towns
Among adults, 27% have a degree. People 65 and over make up 31% of the town, above both Essex’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (18%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 9.6% of the town. The age that splits Tolleshunt Knights in two is 53.6.
53.6median age
Tolleshunt KnightsEssexEngland
Ages · share of residents
31%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications17%
Apprenticeship8%
A levels or similar18%
Degree level27%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Tolleshunt Knights | Essex | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.6% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 31% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.9% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 27% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Essex and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Safety
Tolleshunt Knights records less crime per resident than 99% of UK towns
Police recorded 14 crimes inside Tolleshunt Knights’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 1 reports of anti-social behaviour. Among the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people, Tolleshunt Knights has less crime per resident than 98% of them. Of all the crimes, 57% were violence and sexual offences. There were 0.6 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), below Essex’s towns (4.6) and England’s towns (7.8) alike.
5.4violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearA+Safety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 98% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: less crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual8
Public order2
Damage & arson1
Other theft1
Burglary1
Drugs1
Shoplifting0
Vehicle crime0
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.
5.4
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
3.5
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
0.6
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
14
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.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A−
Long commutes are the norm in Tolleshunt Knights: just 15% travel under 5 km, below Essex’s towns and England’s towns
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.
By car: that was how nine in ten commuters travelled at the census. 1.4% of 16 to 64s claimed unemployment benefits in 2026, below both Essex’s towns (2.5%) and England’s towns (2.3%). Home was the main workplace for 42% of workers at the census.
9%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving90%
On foot3%
Train3%
Bicycle2%
Bus1%
15%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
42%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£59K
mean household income, before tax
1.4%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
C−
Walkability: more walkable than 19% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Health
People in Tolleshunt Knights live longer lives than in 73% of UK towns
Seeing a GP means leaving Tolleshunt Knights: the nearest practice is 1 miles away. At the census, 4.1% of people here described their health as bad or very bad. The nearest A&E to Tolleshunt Knights is Colchester General Hospital, 9.4 miles away.
82%good or very good healthA−Health Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 82%Fair 14%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Tolleshunt Knights | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.1% | 4.8% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 17% | 17% |
82.1
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
84.8
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Census health answers are raw, so younger towns score better on them; for the Health Grade we use age-adjusted figures like life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Tolleshunt Knights’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.
Homes built before 1919 account for 15% of the housing. Relative to its size, Tolleshunt Knights keeps 28 listed buildings per 10,000 residents.
3listed buildingsCHistory Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II3
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
15%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
28
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
HousingCost of living grade C+
Tolleshunt Knights is a town of owners: 86% of households own their home, above Essex’s towns and England’s towns
7% rent privately, below Essex’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (21%) alike. The median sale, £460,000, comes from 35 standard sales inside Tolleshunt Knights’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026.
£460Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Tolleshunt Knights£460K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £555,000 | 20 |
| Semi-detached | £330,000 | 12 |
86%
of households own their home · England 61%
7%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,139
average private rent a month, Maldon council area
£2,301
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Layer Marney Tower and 2 more in and around Tolleshunt Knights
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Tolleshunt Knights. Best known first.
Historic houseLayer Marney Tower2.4 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumTiptree Jam Museum400 m outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionAbbots Hall Farm3.8 km outside town, to the eastPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Layer Marney Tower: Poliphilo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tiptree Jam Museum: Angela Tuff, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Tolleshunt Knights
14pages on Tolleshunt Knights
The big questions
SafetyA+5.4 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingC+Median home £460K · rent £1,139 a monthHousing11 sold in 12 months · busiest street Hawthorn RoadSchoolsA−HealthA−Life expectancy 82.1 (men), 84.8 (women)Work & commuteA−63% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsC0.9% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Tolleshunt Knights’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
TiptreeGreat TothamKelvedon and FeeringTollesburyWickham BishopsLayer-de-la-HayeMarks TeyTolleshunt Knights
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tolleshunt Knights | 1,059 | — | — | C+ | A+ | A− |
| Tiptree | 9,302 | 1.3 | B+ | B | B− | B+ |
| Great Totham | 2,773 | 3.8 | A+ | C+ | A+ | A |
| Kelvedon and Feering | 4,771 | 3.8 | A− | C | C+ | B |
| Tollesbury | 2,811 | 4 | A− | B | A | A− |
| Wickham Bishops | 1,923 | 4.3 | — | C | A | A |
| Layer-de-la-Haye | 1,338 | 5 | — | C+ | A− | A |
| Marks Tey | 1,817 | 5.3 | — | B+ | B+ | A− |
Wickham Bishops, Layer-de-la-Haye and Marks Tey have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Tolleshunt Knights
Is Tolleshunt Knights expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £460,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: semi-detached houses £330,000 and detached houses £555,000.
Are schools in Tolleshunt Knights good?
Primary schools stand out: Key Stage 2 results beat 77% of towns in England. Secondary results are closer to the middle, beating 64%. Places are handled by Essex council.
About Tolleshunt Knights
Village in Essex, England
Tolleshunt Knights is a built-up area of 1,059 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
- 1,059 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Maldon
- County
- Essex
- Region
- East of England
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km²)
- ONS code
- E63004318
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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