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Burnham-on-Crouch South

Ward

South Maldon. About 4,258 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.3 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Burnham-on-Crouch South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
4,169
Joint 2,025th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
78.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Burnham-on-Crouch South compares

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

Burnham-on-Crouch SouthMiddle
Population17 wards, Maldon · 2021
Population: every ward in Maldon17 areas from 2,088 to 4,831. The middle area is 4,169. Burnham-on-Crouch South is 4,169.
4,1699th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares17 wards, Maldon · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Maldon17 areas from 0.0% to 0.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Burnham-on-Crouch South is 0.0%.
0%
Gigabit broadband coverage17 wards, Maldon · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Maldon17 areas from 43.9% to 99.4%. The middle area is 82.9%. Burnham-on-Crouch South is 78.8%.
78.8%8th lowest
Claimant rate17 wards, Maldon · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Maldon17 areas from 1.7% to 4.1%. The middle area is 2.3%. Burnham-on-Crouch South is 3.7%.
3.7%2nd highest

Is Burnham-on-Crouch South safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Burnham-on-Crouch South at a rate of 75.6 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, 37 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Burnham-on-Crouch South.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (153), anti-social behaviour (50) and other crime (36).

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 ward, so they describe all of Maldon and not Burnham-on-Crouch South alone. See Maldon

Average house price
£393,909
Up 1.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£43,385
80th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.1×
Joint 84th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
16.0
113th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Burnham-on-Crouch South in brief

Burnham-on-Crouch South had 4,169 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Burnham-on-Crouch South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Burnham-on-Crouch South, 78.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Burnham-on-Crouch South, 3.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.