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Population 451: a village in Rutland, East Midlands.
Essendine is below the 1,000 residents fair grades need, but every figure on this page is real. 8% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport.
The thing Essendine does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Essendine’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Essendine.
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.
In 2026, 0.8% of 16 to 64s were claiming unemployment benefits. The car took nine in ten commuters, above Rutland’s towns (75%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. The average household earns £66K a year before tax. About 4% of its commuters stay in Essendine for work.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Private renters make up 15% of households, below both Rutland’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (21%). 8% of households rent from a council or housing body. 15 standard sales inside Essendine’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 put the median at £285,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £350,000 | 9 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Police recorded 8 crimes inside Essendine’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Violence and sexual offences made up 63% of the total. There were 0.7 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), below both Rutland’s towns (2.5) and England’s towns (7.8).
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.
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.
A disability affects 14% of people in Essendine. There is no GP practice here: the nearest is 3.2 miles off. At the census, 85% of people in Essendine called their health good or very good, near Rutland’s towns (84%) and higher than England’s towns (82%).
| Census 2021 | Essendine | Rutland | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 84% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.8% | 3.6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
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.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
The pre-1919 share of homes is 17%. Per 10,000 residents, Essendine counts 44 listed buildings. One scheduled monument lies here.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Retirement age and beyond: 16% of residents are 65 or older. Essendine has a median age of 44.8 years. Under-15s account for 17% of the population.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Essendine | Rutland | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 22% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 16% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 8.7% | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.1% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 35% | 37% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Rutland and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendine | 451 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryhall | 1,444 | 1.5 | — | A | A | A |
| Stamford | 20,745 | 3.5 | A− | B+ | C+ | B |
| Thurlby | 2,139 | 4.1 | — | B+ | A | A |
| Baston | 1,576 | 4.2 | — | B | A+ | A |
| Langtoft | 2,010 | 4.7 | — | B | A+ | A |
| Barnack | 1,007 | 5.1 | — | C | C+ | A− |
| Bourne | 17,495 | 5.5 | A | A | B− | B− |
Ryhall, Thurlby, Baston, Langtoft and Barnack have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Band D council tax in Essendine is £2,764 for 2026–27, more than in 98% 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.
2 on Historic England’s list, 1 of them Grade II*. That is 1.8 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Village in Rutland, England
Essendine is a built-up area of 451 people, in the Rutland 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
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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