United Kingdom · East of England · Local Authority
Tendring
Non-metropolitan district · East of England, England · population ~147k · 47 state-funded schools
Affordable to buy into, but with significant underlying challenges. Tendring’s median house price is 7.6 times median annual pay, well below the East of England average, and rent takes a manageable 33% of gross earnings. However, this affordability comes with the highest deprivation score in the region, and recorded crime is also well above the East of England median. While school performance is average for the region, this is a place that suits those prioritising lower property costs over economic opportunity or a lower crime rate.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Tendring ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£38,147/yr
Mid
Worse than 59% of UK LAs
House price
£288,975
Mid-range
Around UK average
Rent
£1,048/mo
Mid-range
Worse than 56% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,270/yr
Cheapest
Better than 85% of UK LAs
Crime
79.0/1k
Mid
Worse than 59% of UK LAs
Deprivation
30.5
Most deprived
Worse than 88% of UK LAs
Schools
91.5%
Weak
Worse than 62% 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
47 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
43 of 47 (91.5%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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47 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 47 schools, sortable and filterable.
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What we don't know yet
Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.