Clacton Rush Green
Tendring 015 · 5 sub-areas · 7,921 residents
Tendring 015 is a residential area within Tendring, Essex, home to around 7,900 people. A typical two-bedroom let runs about £969 a month — noticeably below the UK median for a 2-bed — though rents rose around 7% last year. Nearly a quarter of residents are over 65, making this one of the older-demographic corners of an already mature district.
Clacton Rush Green is a settled residential pocket of Tendring. The bigger gravitational centre is London, around 108 minutes away by direct train, but most days don't require leaving — local life is what people are here for.
Overview
What's it like to live in Clacton Rush Green?
Greenspace is on the doorstep — a park or playing field is within walking distance of most homes; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; rents are roughly in line with the national norm, at around £1,048 a month for a typical home.
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Figures are aggregated across 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Clacton Rush Green in Tendring
Living in Clacton Rush Green
Tendring 015 has the feel of a settled, largely owner-occupied community on the Essex coast, the kind of area where families and older residents outnumber young professionals by a significant margin. Over half of households own their home, and with a median property price of around £222,000, buying is more realistic here than in most of the South East. That said, affordability still bites — renters are spending around 56% of take-home pay on rent, which is a heavy load at any income.
On the rent ladder, this is one of the cheaper parts of Essex. A one-bedroom lets for roughly £754 a month, a two-bedroom for around £969, and a three-bedroom for about £1,178. Those figures are estimates scaled from district-level data using local sale prices rather than a large sample of individual lets, so treat them as a guide rather than a guarantee. Council tax at Band D runs to about £2,270 a year, which is in line with many Essex districts.
The age profile here is striking. Around one in five residents is 65 or over, and a similar share is under 18 — so the 18-to-34 cohort is relatively thin on the ground at just under 20%. Social housing accounts for nearly a quarter of all tenures, which is above the national average and gives the area a more mixed tenure profile than much of the surrounding coastal belt. Degree-level qualifications are relatively rare: only about 14% of residents hold one, well below the national share.
For practical purposes, the nearest rail station is about 1.8 km away, and the public transport commute to London runs to around 108 minutes, so this is not a commuter suburb in any conventional sense. Most people drive: nearly two in three residents commute by car. See the streets and sub-areas below for more detail on specific pockets of the neighbourhood.
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Frequently asked
- Is Tendring 015 a nice place to live?
- It depends on what you're looking for. It's a settled, largely owner-occupied community with relatively affordable housing — median property prices around £222,000 and two-bed rents roughly £969 a month. The trade-off is limited public transport, a below-average school rating picture, and high deprivation scores. It suits older residents and families more than young professionals.
- What is the rent in Tendring 015?
- A one-bedroom runs roughly £754 a month, a two-bedroom around £969, and a three-bedroom about £1,178. These are estimates based on local sale prices scaled from district-level data. Rents rose around 7% last year, so expect those figures to edge upward.
- Is Tendring 015 safe?
- The recorded crime rate is around 87 per 1,000 residents annually, slightly above the UK average of roughly 80. The area sits in the most deprived national decile, which tends to correlate with higher crime rates. It's not dramatically unsafe, but it's not notably low-crime either.
- What's the commute from Tendring 015 to London?
- By public transport it's around 108 minutes to London — too long for most daily commuters. The nearest rail station is about 1.8 km away. The vast majority of residents drive rather than use public transport, and working from home is relatively common at around 13% of residents.
- Who lives in Tendring 015?
- Mostly older and younger residents — around 23% are 65-plus and another 23% are under 18. Over half own their home, nearly a quarter are in social housing, and only about 14% hold a degree. It's one of the least ethnically diverse areas in England, with 95% of residents UK-born.
- What schools are near Tendring 015?
- There are around 44 schools within typical catchment distance, but only about 44% are rated Good or Outstanding — well below the national average of roughly 89%. The nearest Outstanding school is approximately 18 km away. Check the Ofsted school-finder for current ratings and exact locations relative to your address.
- How affordable is buying a home in Tendring 015?
- More achievable than much of the South East — the median property price is around £222,000 and a typical buyer would save a deposit in roughly 3.8 years. That said, renters are already spending over half their take-home pay on rent, so saving while renting is still a stretch for many households.