# Burnham-on-Crouch Town in Maldon, East of England. Burnham-on-Crouch is a town in Maldon, East of England. Median sale price £350,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 59.5 per 1,000 people. About 8,528 people. Town. Code E63004673. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Maldon](https://openindex.co.uk/maldon) Burnham-on-Crouch is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Burnham-on-Crouch add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own. ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £350,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Burnham-on-Crouch was £350,000 in 2025. Joint 267th most expensive of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/burnham-on-crouch#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 7,806** (2021). Burnham-on-Crouch had 7,806 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 43rd least populated of 1,209. 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/town/burnham-on-crouch#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Burnham-on-Crouch 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/town/burnham-on-crouch#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 74.1%** (January 2026). In Burnham-on-Crouch, 74.1% 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/town/burnham-on-crouch#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63004673) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Burnham-on-Crouch live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. - [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E63004673) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 150 homes were sold in Burnham-on-Crouch in 2025. - [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63004673) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Burnham-on-Crouch. - [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63004673) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Burnham-on-Crouch had 7,806 usual residents at the census. ## How Burnham-on-Crouch compares Each town against every other town the measure covers. | Measure | Burnham-on-Crouch | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £350,000 | joint 61st most expensive | 130 towns, East of England · 2025 | | Population | 7,806 | 7th least populated | 130 towns, East of England · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 130 towns, East of England · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 74.1% | 6th lowest | 130 towns, East of England · Jan 2026 | ## Is Burnham-on-Crouch safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Burnham-on-Crouch at a rate of 59.5 per 1,000 people. That compares with 80.2 per 1,000 people across East of England. Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people. In August 2026 alone, 57 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Burnham-on-Crouch. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (239), anti-social behaviour (77) and other crime (73). A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Burnham-on-Crouch was 50.1 per 1,000 people. 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. ## Deprivation in Burnham-on-Crouch, neighbourhood by neighbourhood - Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Burnham-on-Crouch has no single figure. Of its 6 neighbourhoods with a rank: - Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods - Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England. ## Neighbourhoods in Burnham-on-Crouch | Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Maldon 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/maldon/neighbourhood/e01021878) | 1,366 | 40.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 49.2% | | [Maldon 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/maldon/neighbourhood/e01021879) | 1,441 | 70.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 75.5% | | [Maldon 008E](https://openindex.co.uk/maldon/neighbourhood/e01021880) | 1,589 | 95.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 74.2% | | [Maldon 008F](https://openindex.co.uk/maldon/neighbourhood/e01021881) | 1,138 | 54.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 90.2% | | [Maldon 008H](https://openindex.co.uk/maldon/neighbourhood/e01034093) | 1,713 | 37.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 88.3% | | [Maldon 008I](https://openindex.co.uk/maldon/neighbourhood/e01034094) | 1,603 | 57.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 79.8% | ## Your MP - [Maldon](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/maldon): Sir John Whittingdale (Conservative), MP since July 2024. As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API. ## Council [Maldon](https://openindex.co.uk/maldon) ## Postcode districts covering Burnham-on-Crouch [CM0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm0) ## Middle areas in Burnham-on-Crouch [Burnham-on-Crouch](https://openindex.co.uk/maldon/burnham-on-crouch) ## Towns near Burnham-on-Crouch [Rochford](https://openindex.co.uk/town/rochford), [Hockley and Hawkwell](https://openindex.co.uk/town/hockley-and-hawkwell), [Southend-on-Sea](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea), [Maldon](https://openindex.co.uk/town/maldon), [South Woodham Ferrers](https://openindex.co.uk/town/south-woodham-ferrers), [Rayleigh](https://openindex.co.uk/town/rayleigh) ## Burnham-on-Crouch in brief Burnham-on-Crouch is a town in Maldon, East of England. About 8,528 people lived in Burnham-on-Crouch in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £350,000 in 2025 across 150 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 59.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk). The median price paid for a home in Burnham-on-Crouch was £350,000 in 2025. Burnham-on-Crouch had 7,806 usual residents at the census. About 0% of people in Burnham-on-Crouch live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Burnham-on-Crouch, 74.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Town - Code: E63004673 - Constituency: [Maldon †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/maldon) - Council: [Maldon †](https://openindex.co.uk/maldon) - Region: [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/east-of-england) - Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england) - Area: 2.55 km² - People, mid-2024: 8,528* - Neighbourhoods: 6 - Output areas: 25 * 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 and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs. ## Next door [Rochford](https://openindex.co.uk/town/rochford), [Hockley and Hawkwell](https://openindex.co.uk/town/hockley-and-hawkwell), [Southend-on-Sea](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea), [Maldon](https://openindex.co.uk/town/maldon), [South Woodham Ferrers](https://openindex.co.uk/town/south-woodham-ferrers), [Rayleigh](https://openindex.co.uk/town/rayleigh) ## Latest updates for Burnham-on-Crouch - Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026. - GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026. The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E63004673 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/burnham-on-crouch, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/burnham-on-crouch#f-house-sales-median-price. 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