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Heybridge

Middle area

West Maldon. 9,135 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 6.9 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Heybridge live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£368,000
Joint 2,365th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,908
Joint 2,223rd most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
73.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Heybridge

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Heybridge at a rate of 51.3 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 50.4 per 1,000 people across Maldon.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences227
Other crime86
Anti-social behaviour56
Criminal damage and arson41
Drug offences27
Burglary18
Vehicle crime8
Shoplifting5
Robbery1
Theft from the person0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Heybridge compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

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Median sale price8 middle areas, Maldon · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Maldon8 areas from £305,000 to £520,250. The middle area is £374,000. Heybridge is £368,000.
£368,0003rd cheapest
Population8 middle areas, Maldon · 2021
Population: every middle area in Maldon8 areas from 6,485 to 10,388. The middle area is 8,440. Heybridge is 8,908.
8,9083rd most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares8 middle areas, Maldon · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Maldon8 areas from 0.0% to 0.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Heybridge is 0.0%.
0%
Gigabit broadband coverage8 middle areas, Maldon · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Maldon8 areas from 70.2% to 97.9%. The middle area is 77.7%. Heybridge is 73.8%.
73.8%2nd lowest

Is Heybridge safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Heybridge at a rate of 51.3 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 50.4 per 1,000 people across Maldon.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 51 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Heybridge.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (227), other crime (86) and anti-social behaviour (56).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Maldon

These figures are published for the whole of Maldon, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Maldon and not Heybridge alone. See Maldon

Average house price
£389,529
Up 0.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£43,385
80th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.0×
Joint 87th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
16.0
113th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Heybridge in brief

The median price paid for a home in Heybridge was £368,000 in 2025.

Heybridge had 8,908 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Heybridge live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Heybridge, 73.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.