# Dovercourt Vines & Parkeston North east Tendring. About 3,165 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.2 square kilometres. Dovercourt Vines & Parkeston had 3,026 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Ward. Code E05011942. In: [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/east-of-england) › [Tendring](https://openindex.co.uk/tendring) ## Key figures - **Population: 3,026** (2021). Dovercourt Vines & Parkeston had 3,026 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,123rd least populated of 8,397. 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/ward/dovercourt-vines-and-parkeston#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Dovercourt Vines & Parkeston 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/ward/dovercourt-vines-and-parkeston#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.5%** (January 2026). In Dovercourt Vines & Parkeston, 97.5% 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/ward/dovercourt-vines-and-parkeston#f-gigabit-coverage - **Claimant rate: 3.0%** (August 2026). In Dovercourt Vines & Parkeston, 3.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/tendring/ward/dovercourt-vines-and-parkeston#f-claimant-rate ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by ward](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=E05011942) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Dovercourt Vines & Parkeston live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. - [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices#place=E05011942) (UK House Price Index · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Tendring. The outline is Dovercourt Vines & Parkeston. - [Crime and ASB by ward](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=E05011942) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Police recorded 6 crimes and anti-social behaviour incidents in Dovercourt Vines & Parkeston in August 2026. - [Population by ward](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=E05011942) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Dovercourt Vines & Parkeston had 3,026 usual residents at the census. ## How Dovercourt Vines & Parkeston compares Each ward against every other ward the measure covers. | Measure | Dovercourt Vines & Parkeston | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Population | 3,026 | 7th least populated | 32 wards, Tendring · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 32 wards, Tendring · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 97.5% | 5th highest | 32 wards, Tendring · Jan 2026 | | Claimant rate | 3.0% | 15th lowest | 32 wards, Tendring · Aug 2026 | ## Is Dovercourt Vines & Parkeston safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Dovercourt Vines & Parkeston at a rate of 52.6 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, 6 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Dovercourt Vines & Parkeston. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (41), criminal damage and arson (11) and other crime (9). 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 ward, so they describe all of Tendring and not Dovercourt Vines & Parkeston 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. ## Dovercourt Vines & Parkeston in brief Dovercourt Vines & Parkeston had 3,026 usual residents at the census. About 0% of people in Dovercourt Vines & Parkeston live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Dovercourt Vines & Parkeston, 97.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. In Dovercourt Vines & Parkeston, 3.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026. ## About - Type: Ward - Code: E05011942 - Constituency: [Harwich and North Essex †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/harwich-and-north-essex) - 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: 2.23 km² - People, mid-2024: 3,165* - Neighbourhoods: 1 - Output areas: 9 * People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact. † Best fit: the constituency this ward mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow it. ## Next door [Dovercourt All Saints](https://openindex.co.uk/tendring/ward/dovercourt-all-saints), [Dovercourt Bay](https://openindex.co.uk/tendring/ward/dovercourt-bay), [Stour Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/tendring/ward/stour-valley), [Dovercourt Tollgate](https://openindex.co.uk/tendring/ward/dovercourt-tollgate) ## Latest updates for Dovercourt Vines & Parkeston - 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/E05011942 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/tendring/ward/dovercourt-vines-and-parkeston, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/tendring/ward/dovercourt-vines-and-parkeston#f-population. 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