# Clacton West

South Tendring. 7,522 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.5 square kilometres.

Clacton West, Tendring: 7,522 people (mid-2024); police recorded crime and anti-social behaviour at 127.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026; median sale price £230,000 (2025).

Middle area. Code E02004589. In: [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/east-of-england) › [Tendring](https://openindex.co.uk/tendring)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £230,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Clacton West was £230,000 in 2025. Joint 2,193rd cheapest of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/tendring/clacton-west#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 7,413** (2021). Clacton West had 7,413 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,553rd most populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/tendring/clacton-west#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Clacton West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/tendring/clacton-west#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.8%** (January 2026). In Clacton West, 98.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/tendring/clacton-west#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02004589) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Clacton West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E02004589) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 112 homes were sold in Clacton West in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E02004589) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Clacton West.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02004589) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Clacton West had 7,413 usual residents at the census.

## Recorded crime in Clacton West

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Clacton West at a rate of 127.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 94.0 per 1,000 people across Tendring.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

| Kind of crime, 12 months to August 2026 | Count |
| --- | --- |
| Violence and sexual offences | 442 |
| Other crime | 168 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 86 |
| Shoplifting | 85 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 52 |
| Vehicle crime | 50 |
| Drug offences | 47 |
| Burglary | 17 |
| Robbery | 6 |
| Theft from the person | 6 |

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026.

## How Clacton West compares

Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | Clacton West | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £230,000 | 5th cheapest | 18 middle areas, Tendring · 2025 |
| Population | 7,413 | 6th least populated | 18 middle areas, Tendring · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 18 middle areas, Tendring · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 98.8% | highest | 18 middle areas, Tendring · Jan 2026 |

## Is Clacton West safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Clacton West at a rate of 127.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 94.0 per 1,000 people across Tendring.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 103 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Clacton West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (442), other crime (168) and criminal damage and arson (86).
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 Tendring

These figures are published for the whole of Tendring, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Tendring and not Clacton West alone. [See Tendring](https://openindex.co.uk/tendring)

- **Average house price: £260,636** (August 2026). Tendring’s average house price was £260,636 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 1.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £39,799** (2025). Full-time workers living in Tendring earned a median of £39,799 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 142nd highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.5×** (2025). A home in Tendring costs 6.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 129th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 32.1** (2025). Tendring has a deprivation score of 32.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 25th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Clacton West in brief

The median price paid for a home in Clacton West was £230,000 in 2025.
Clacton West had 7,413 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Clacton West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Clacton West, 98.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02004589
- Ward: [St James †](https://openindex.co.uk/tendring/ward/st-james)
- Constituency: [Clacton †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/clacton)
- Council: [Tendring](https://openindex.co.uk/tendring)
- Region: [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/east-of-england)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 2.50 km²
- People, mid-2024: 7,522*
- Neighbourhoods: 5
- Output areas: 26

* People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area.
† Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Clacton Rush Green](https://openindex.co.uk/tendring/clacton-rush-green), [Clacton Central](https://openindex.co.uk/tendring/clacton-central), [Jaywick & St Osyth](https://openindex.co.uk/tendring/jaywick-and-st-osyth), [Clacton Bocking's Elm](https://openindex.co.uk/tendring/clacton-bockings-elm)

## Latest updates for Clacton West

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02004589

## How to cite

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