Woodham Mortimer’s story
14 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Historic England lists them inside Woodham Mortimer’s built-up area.
26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Woodham MortimerEssex
The village, home to 316 people, lies in Essex, East of England.
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Photo: Lynda Poulter · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
316
Census 2021 · Maldon council
Median home
£720K
14 sales in 3 years
Median age
53
32% are 65+ · Essex 20%
Degree level
36%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
7%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Woodham Mortimer a good place to live?
Towns under 1,000 residents aren’t graded, so Woodham Mortimer has no grades; its figures are still real. 7% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. The median home sold for £720,000. It has 14 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I.
What makes Woodham Mortimer stand out
The 3 things Woodham Mortimer does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
7% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
2.6 times the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 Grade II*, including Nursery Farmhouse; 18.2 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Woodham Mortimer.
Work & commute
Work tends to be further away for Woodham Mortimer: 18% commute under 5 km, below Essex’s towns and England’s towns
7%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 49% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
92% of commuters drove to work at the census. Households had £69K a year before tax, higher than both Essex’s towns (£63K) and England’s towns (£55K). Home was the main workplace for 49% of workers at the census. Work in town: 2% of resident commuters.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving92%
On foot3%
Bus1%
Train1%
Bicycle1%
18%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
49%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£69K
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
More households own their home in Woodham Mortimer than in Essex’s towns or across England’s towns: 89%
£720Kmedian sale
4% of households rent privately. Social housing holds 7% of households, below Essex’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Private rents average £1,139 a month across the Maldon council area.
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Woodham Mortimer£720K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £740,000 | 13 |
89%
of households own their home · England 61%
4%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,139
average private rent a month, Maldon council area
£2,267
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
Violent crime runs low in Woodham Mortimer: 11.6 per 1,000 residents a year, under Essex’s towns and England’s towns
11.6violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
62% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences. In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 13 crimes inside Woodham Mortimer’s built-up area. Homes saw 8.4 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, below Essex’s towns (10.6) and England’s towns (9.4) alike.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual8
Damage & arson1
Public order1
Other theft1
Burglary1
Other crime1
Shoplifting0
Drugs0
Anti-social0
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.
11.6
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
8.4
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
5.3
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
13
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
Just 3.2% of people in Woodham Mortimer say their health is bad or very bad, fewer than in Essex’s towns and England’s towns
86%good or very good health
The nearest A&E to Woodham Mortimer is Broomfield Hospital, 8 miles away. 86% of the town’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, above Essex’s towns (83%) and England’s towns (82%) alike. There is no GP practice in the town: the nearest is 1.5 miles off.
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 86%Fair 10%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2021 | Woodham Mortimer | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 86% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.2% | 4.8% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 17% | 17% |
83.5
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
85.1
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Because the census answers ignore age, a younger population lifts them; that is why the Health Grade is built on age-adjusted measures like life expectancy and early deaths.
History
More buildings in Woodham Mortimer are listed than in Essex’s towns or England’s towns: 443 per 10,000 residents
14listed buildings
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II* covers 1 of them. Homes from before 1919 make up 26% of the total, higher than both Essex’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (16%).
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*1
Grade II13
Among them · Grade II*
- Nursery Farmhouse Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
26%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
443
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Who lives here
An older town: 32% of people in Woodham Mortimer are 65 or over, more than in Essex’s towns or England’s towns
53median age
The middle age in Woodham Mortimer is 53. Children under 15 make up 11%, below Essex’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Degrees are held by 36% of adults.
Woodham MortimerEssexEngland
Ages · share of residents
32%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications12%
Apprenticeship4%
A levels or similar17%
Degree level36%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Woodham Mortimer | Essex | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 32% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.4% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 36% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Essex and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Woodham Mortimer
13pages on Woodham Mortimer
The big questions
Safety11.6 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £720K · rent £1,139 a monthHousing6 sold in 12 months · busiest street Post Office RoadSchoolsHealthLife expectancy 83.5 (men), 85.1 (women)Work & commute66% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Blakes Wood and 10 more in and around Woodham Mortimer
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Woodham Mortimer. Best known first.
Park or estate · National TrustBlakes Wood3.6 km outside town, to the northwest
CastleThe Moot Hall3.8 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumThe Museum of Power4.5 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumMaeldune Heritage Centre3.9 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumMuseum in the Park4.2 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumCombined Military Services Museum4.3 km outside town, to the northeastPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- Blakes Wood: Malcolm Reid, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Moot Hall: Basher Eyre, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Museum of Power: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maeldune Heritage Centre: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum in the Park: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Woodham Mortimer
Village in Essex, England
Woodham Mortimer is a built-up area of 316 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
- 316 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Maldon
- County
- Essex
- Region
- East of England
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²)
- ONS code
- E63004487
Woodham Mortimer’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
DanburyBicknacreMaldonCold NortonHatfield PeverelSouth Woodham FerrersBorehamWoodham Mortimer
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodham Mortimer | 316 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Danbury | 6,196 | 1.8 | A | C | B+ | A |
| Bicknacre | 2,277 | 2.2 | — | B− | B+ | A |
| Maldon | 23,389 | 2.9 | C+ | B | C | B− |
| Cold Norton | 1,161 | 3.5 | — | C | A | B+ |
| Hatfield Peverel | 3,622 | 4.4 | C+ | C− | C | B− |
| South Woodham Ferrers | 16,029 | 4.7 | A | B | B+ | A− |
| Boreham | 3,561 | 4.8 | A− | B− | C+ | A− |
Bicknacre and Cold Norton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Woodham Mortimer
How many listed buildings are there in Woodham Mortimer?
That is 18.2 times the typical UK town for its size.
How much is council tax in Woodham Mortimer?
Band D council tax in Woodham Mortimer is £2,267 for 2026–27, less than in 79% 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.
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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