United Kingdom · East of England · Local Authority
Maldon
Non-metropolitan district · East of England, England · population ~65k · 22 state-funded schools
Expensive to live in, but with low crime. Maldon’s median house price is 9 times median annual pay, and rent takes 32.4% of gross median earnings, both higher than the regional median. However, recorded crime is notably low, with 43.5 incidents per 1,000 people, well below the East of England average. Council tax is also below the regional median at £2,328. School quality is average for the East of England, with 92.1% of pupils in Good or Outstanding places. This suits those prioritising safety and a below-average council tax, but who can absorb a higher proportion of their income on housing costs.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Maldon ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£42,661/yr
High
Better than 72% of UK LAs
House price
£385,000
Expensive
Worse than 77% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,151/mo
Expensive
Worse than 61% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,328/yr
Cheap
Better than 74% of UK LAs
Crime
43.5/1k
Safest
Better than 95% of UK LAs
Deprivation
14.2
Low
Better than 72% of UK LAs
Schools
95.2%
Strong
Better than 69% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
21 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
20 of 21 (95.2%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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22 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 22 schools, sortable and filterable.
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