Is Tendring a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Tendring, from official data · 8 postcode districts · 4,782 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Tendring, from official data · 8 postcode districts · 4,782 postcodes
The average home in Tendring sold for £259,568 in the latest House Price Index, down 1.4% on a year earlier. Across Tendring, police record 97 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, close to the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Tendring, the nearest primary school is Rolph Church of England Primary School and Nursery, 0.9 mi away, about a 18 minute walk (Ofsted: good); the nearest GP surgery is Thorpe Surgery, 0.9 mi away, about a 18 minute walk.
Thorpe-le-Soken station is 0.7 mi away, about a 15 minute walk.
Across Tendring, police record 97 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, close to the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Tendring sold for £259,568 in the latest House Price Index, down 1.4% on a year earlier. By type: detached £368,027, semi-detached £253,724, terraced £201,923, flats £131,125. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Rolph Church of England Primary School and Nursery, 0.9 mi away, about a 18 minute walk (Ofsted: good). Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Thorpe-le-Soken is 0.7 mi away, about a 15 minute walk.
The ONS estimates average household income of £45,458 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).