Age Distribution in EssexWards Ranked

All 276 wards in Essex, ranked by median age. Data: Office for National Statistics (2022), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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RankWardMedian ageUnder 1865 and over
1St Bartholomew'sTendring64.0 years10.0%47.8%
2FrintonTendring63.7 years12.3%47.4%
3HomelandsTendring63.0 years12.0%47.5%
4EastcliffTendring60.9 years13.3%43.0%
5West Clacton & Jaywick SandsTendring57.6 years12.9%36.6%
6Kirby-le-Soken & HamfordTendring57.5 years13.7%38.2%
7Little ClactonTendring56.4 years15.6%34.7%
8Mersea and PyefleetColchester56.4 years13.9%35.8%
9St OsythTendring55.8 years14.1%34.1%
10BurrsvilleTendring55.5 years15.1%35.1%
11St Paul'sTendring55.1 years15.3%34.6%
12Canvey Island NorthCastle Point54.4 years15.0%35.7%
13Stour Valley NorthBraintree54.2 years16.2%29.4%
14Gosfield & Greenstead GreenBraintree53.6 years16.8%30.4%
15HullbridgeRochford53.3 years16.4%32.3%
16Three FieldsBraintree52.9 years15.9%28.0%
17Stour Valley SouthBraintree52.9 years16.0%28.7%
18Wickham Bishops and WoodhamMaldon52.8 years18.2%30.1%
19Weeley & TendringTendring52.5 years15.5%28.1%
20Stour ValleyTendring52.3 years17.5%30.1%
21TillinghamMaldon52.2 years17.3%26.5%
22Maldon NorthMaldon52.2 years15.8%31.9%
23PurleighMaldon52.0 years16.1%25.9%
24Tipps CrossBrentwood51.9 years17.1%27.3%
25Thorpe, Beaumont & Great HollandTendring51.9 years16.9%28.9%
26Moreton and FyfieldEpping Forest51.6 years16.1%25.5%
27AlthorneMaldon51.3 years16.5%26.5%
28The SampfordsUttlesford51.2 years18.0%24.4%
29Tolleshunt D'ArcyMaldon51.2 years16.5%27.0%
30Kirby CrossTendring51.1 years19.3%30.0%
31ThorpeSouthend-on-Sea51.0 years17.1%29.7%
32WaltonTendring50.9 years18.8%29.7%
33BrightlingseaTendring50.8 years17.4%28.4%
34Little Baddow, Danbury and SandonChelmsford50.7 years19.5%28.0%
35Burnham-on-Crouch SouthMaldon50.7 years16.1%27.9%
36South Hanningfield, Stock and MargarettingChelmsford50.6 years18.5%25.6%
37St JamesTendring50.6 years17.8%28.7%
38ClaveringUttlesford50.6 years18.7%25.8%
39AshdonUttlesford50.5 years19.5%25.1%
40Canvey Island SouthCastle Point50.5 years17.4%28.9%
41Hockley and AshingdonRochford50.4 years17.4%26.7%
42BumpsteadBraintree50.3 years18.3%23.7%
43The Oakleys & WixTendring50.1 years17.9%26.0%
44CoggeshallBraintree50.0 years18.3%27.0%
45TollesburyMaldon49.8 years19.8%27.2%
46RoydonEpping Forest49.6 years16.9%25.1%
47BelfairsSouthend-on-Sea49.5 years18.2%29.1%
48Bicknacre and East and West HanningfieldChelmsford49.4 years16.1%25.4%
49Rural NorthColchester49.4 years19.0%26.1%
50Hatfield Peverel & TerlingBraintree49.3 years18.4%26.9%
51Stort ValleyUttlesford49.3 years21.4%21.6%
52Chipping Ongar, Greensted and Marden AshEpping Forest49.2 years20.0%27.9%
53Eastwood ParkSouthend-on-Sea49.1 years18.4%28.2%
54Waltham Abbey North EastEpping Forest49.1 years18.5%25.0%
55Dovercourt All SaintsTendring49.0 years19.8%28.0%
56Alresford & ElmsteadTendring49.0 years17.7%26.2%
57Lower NazeingEpping Forest49.0 years17.6%25.7%
58MaylandMaldon48.9 years19.2%25.2%
59Saffron Walden AudleyUttlesford48.9 years18.9%25.9%
60Great TothamMaldon48.8 years20.2%26.5%
61Brizes and DoddinghurstBrentwood48.8 years19.1%25.9%
62Maldon SouthMaldon48.8 years18.6%24.8%
63High Easter & the RodingsUttlesford48.7 years19.7%20.1%
64YeldhamBraintree48.6 years19.1%23.2%
65Hatfield HeathUttlesford48.6 years20.3%26.3%
66Felsted & StebbingUttlesford48.5 years21.7%24.5%
67WheatleyRochford48.4 years18.9%27.5%
68WrittleChelmsford48.4 years17.4%27.7%
69St JamesCastle Point48.4 years17.3%27.3%
70TiptreeColchester48.4 years18.8%26.6%
71The ColnesBraintree48.3 years19.9%23.6%
72TrinityRochford48.3 years19.6%27.5%
73Broad Oak & the HallingburysUttlesford48.3 years20.5%22.3%
74The Bentleys & FratingTendring48.2 years19.3%23.5%
75Theydon BoisEpping Forest48.1 years19.2%25.7%
76Thaxted & the EastonsUttlesford48.1 years19.9%25.2%
77Rettendon and RunwellChelmsford48.0 years18.3%26.8%
78RayneBraintree48.0 years18.0%23.4%
79Chigwell RowEpping Forest47.9 years18.6%26.2%
80VictoriaCastle Point47.9 years18.2%26.9%
81Canvey Island WestCastle Point47.9 years18.9%25.5%
82Canvey Island EastCastle Point47.6 years18.4%26.7%
83Hastingwood, Matching and Sheering VillageEpping Forest47.6 years19.1%22.5%
84Heybridge EastMaldon47.5 years18.4%23.8%
85St John'sTendring47.5 years20.0%27.5%
86Corringham and FobbingThurrock47.5 years19.0%26.1%
87Lexden and BraiswickColchester47.4 years20.2%23.9%
88Littlebury, Chesterford & Wenden LoftsUttlesford47.3 years19.9%22.8%
89Burnham-on-Crouch NorthMaldon47.3 years20.0%25.6%
90Dovercourt TollgateTendring47.2 years19.8%26.2%
91BoyceCastle Point47.1 years18.7%23.5%
92Bocking NorthBraintree47.1 years19.4%27.4%
93LodgeRochford47.1 years20.3%24.4%
94Cedar HallCastle Point47.0 years18.7%26.1%
95Great Dunmow South & BarnstonUttlesford46.9 years17.9%25.0%
96North Weald BassettEpping Forest46.7 years19.2%24.8%
97St Peter'sCastle Point46.7 years19.3%24.5%
98St Mary'sCastle Point46.7 years18.5%25.5%
99BursteadBasildon46.5 years20.7%25.0%
100OrsettThurrock46.5 years19.5%22.3%
101LambourneEpping Forest46.4 years19.4%24.3%
102NewportUttlesford46.4 years21.6%23.9%
103Ingatestone, Fryerning and MountnessingBrentwood46.4 years20.3%24.9%
104Wickford CastledonBasildon46.3 years19.0%25.6%
105Maldon WestMaldon46.3 years19.0%25.7%
106Hutton SouthBrentwood46.3 years22.3%22.0%
107PassingfordEpping Forest46.3 years19.7%22.0%
108GalleywoodChelmsford46.2 years21.0%25.1%
109PrettygateColchester46.2 years20.7%25.3%
110AppletonCastle Point46.2 years20.2%23.6%
111Great Baddow EastChelmsford46.2 years19.4%25.7%
112Lawford, Manningtree & MistleyTendring46.2 years18.8%24.2%
113Hawkwell EastRochford46.2 years18.5%24.1%
114Broadley Common, Epping Upland and NazeingEpping Forest46.2 years18.8%21.5%
115Hawkwell WestRochford46.1 years20.1%22.4%
116Dovercourt BayTendring46.1 years20.7%24.7%
117Kelvedon & FeeringBraintree46.0 years19.8%22.7%
118High Ongar, Willingale and The RodingsEpping Forest45.9 years20.2%20.8%
119Loughton St John'sEpping Forest45.8 years18.9%21.6%
120HockleyRochford45.8 years19.0%23.6%
121Herongate, Ingrave and West HorndonBrentwood45.8 years19.7%22.6%
122Waltham Abbey High BeachEpping Forest45.7 years20.1%24.1%
123The LawnsChelmsford45.6 years20.7%24.6%
124West LeighSouthend-on-Sea45.6 years21.6%22.1%
125ShenfieldBrentwood45.6 years22.0%22.6%
126Chelmsford Rural WestChelmsford45.6 years21.7%22.3%
127PierTendring45.5 years18.2%22.5%
128Braintree WestBraintree45.1 years19.6%23.9%
129ChalkwellSouthend-on-Sea44.9 years18.4%21.8%
130Loughton ForestEpping Forest44.8 years19.9%20.2%
131Billericay WestBasildon44.7 years21.1%21.7%
132HedinghamBraintree44.7 years21.1%23.2%
133SouthchurchSouthend-on-Sea44.5 years22.4%23.0%
134St Anne's and St John'sColchester44.5 years20.0%24.3%
135Stansted NorthUttlesford44.5 years19.3%23.0%
136Cann HallTendring44.4 years20.6%24.5%
137Hutton CentralBrentwood44.4 years22.6%22.0%
138Canvey Island CentralCastle Point44.4 years20.3%25.2%
139Goat HallChelmsford44.2 years20.8%22.2%
140Halstead St Andrew'sBraintree44.1 years19.5%22.3%
141St George'sCastle Point44.0 years20.8%24.0%
142CrouchBasildon44.0 years18.7%20.0%
143Patching HallChelmsford43.9 years20.5%21.2%
144Billericay EastBasildon43.8 years22.0%21.3%
145Wickford NorthBasildon43.7 years20.3%22.1%
146Hutton EastBrentwood43.7 years20.7%19.8%
147Buckhurst Hill WestEpping Forest43.6 years21.0%21.0%
148SouthminsterMaldon43.4 years20.4%20.6%
149Lower SheeringEpping Forest43.3 years16.3%18.1%
150Epping HemnallEpping Forest43.2 years19.7%22.0%
151South Woodham-Elmwood and WoodvilleChelmsford43.1 years21.6%22.0%
152Epping Lindsey and Thornwood CommonEpping Forest43.1 years22.1%20.6%
153Saffron Walden ShireUttlesford43.0 years22.5%20.2%
154Great ParndonHarlow43.0 years20.5%21.7%
155West ShoeburySouthend-on-Sea42.9 years22.3%20.8%
156St LaurenceSouthend-on-Sea42.9 years21.4%21.4%
157Moulsham LodgeChelmsford42.8 years21.2%20.3%
158The HomesteadsThurrock42.8 years21.3%21.7%
159Ardleigh & Little BromleyTendring42.7 years21.9%18.8%
160Halstead TrinityBraintree42.6 years21.5%19.5%
161Foulness and The WakeringsRochford42.6 years21.4%20.2%
162Chigwell VillageEpping Forest42.5 years21.0%18.2%
163ShoeburynessSouthend-on-Sea42.4 years21.1%19.3%
164Downhall and RawrethRochford42.3 years22.2%18.0%
165South Woodham-Chetwood and CollingwoodChelmsford42.3 years20.4%19.7%
166LeighSouthend-on-Sea42.3 years19.3%18.0%
167Stifford ClaysThurrock42.3 years23.3%20.3%
168Blenheim ParkSouthend-on-Sea42.2 years22.2%19.9%
169PrittlewellSouthend-on-Sea42.2 years22.6%19.9%
170South WealdBrentwood42.2 years22.8%19.3%
171Pilgrims HatchBrentwood42.2 years22.4%22.1%
172Marks Tey and LayerColchester42.0 years22.2%19.7%
173BluehouseTendring42.0 years22.7%21.6%
174StanwayColchester42.0 years21.9%21.7%
175WivenhoeColchester41.9 years16.6%22.1%
176Saffron Walden CastleUttlesford41.8 years22.9%20.3%
177Sweyne Park and GrangeRochford41.8 years20.4%18.3%
178Stanford East and Corringham TownThurrock41.7 years22.0%22.5%
179Roche North and RuralRochford41.6 years21.7%19.1%
180Langdon HillsBasildon41.6 years20.9%17.6%
181Elsenham & HenhamUttlesford41.4 years22.7%18.2%
182Buckhurst Hill EastEpping Forest41.4 years21.1%18.4%
183Great Notley & Black NotleyBraintree41.4 years23.8%15.2%
184Witham WestBraintree41.3 years22.3%19.9%
185Loughton St Mary'sEpping Forest41.3 years21.0%18.8%
186Hutton NorthBrentwood41.1 years23.1%19.6%
187Great Baddow WestChelmsford41.1 years22.7%18.5%
188Roche SouthRochford41.1 years21.3%20.5%
189Pitsea South EastBasildon41.1 years21.5%19.5%
190Bocking BlackwaterBraintree40.9 years22.8%16.9%
191Maldon EastMaldon40.9 years20.4%17.4%
192WarleyBrentwood40.8 years20.2%17.7%
193Great Dunmow NorthUttlesford40.8 years24.1%17.5%
194Little Thurrock RectoryThurrock40.8 years21.8%18.0%
195Loughton RodingEpping Forest40.7 years21.3%15.7%
196Chelmer Village and Beaulieu ParkChelmsford40.7 years22.8%12.8%
197Little Thurrock BlackshotsThurrock40.6 years23.5%20.0%
198Harwich & KingswayTendring40.4 years20.6%17.8%
199St AndrewsChelmsford40.1 years24.0%18.6%
200CoppinsTendring39.9 years23.5%20.8%
201Waltham Abbey PaternosterEpping Forest39.9 years22.8%17.5%
202TrinityChelmsford39.9 years20.9%15.7%
203TakeleyUttlesford39.8 years25.5%14.1%
204Heybridge WestMaldon39.7 years22.6%18.3%
205Loughton FairmeadEpping Forest39.4 years23.1%13.0%
206Broomfield and The WalthamsChelmsford39.3 years24.8%18.1%
207St. Luke'sSouthend-on-Sea39.3 years23.5%14.0%
208MiltonSouthend-on-Sea39.3 years18.4%16.0%
209Silver End & CressingBraintree39.2 years21.8%18.1%
210Stansted South & BirchangerUttlesford39.2 years24.8%13.4%
211Boreham and The LeighsChelmsford39.1 years24.6%16.7%
212Harlow CommonHarlow39.0 years24.2%17.3%
213Sumners and KingsmoorHarlow38.8 years23.5%16.3%
214Witham CentralBraintree38.8 years21.0%19.9%
215Brentwood NorthBrentwood38.8 years22.9%16.4%
216Bocking SouthBraintree38.7 years23.0%17.2%
217Waltham Abbey South WestEpping Forest38.7 years21.5%14.3%
218Waltham Abbey Honey LaneEpping Forest38.6 years23.6%16.6%
219Brentwood SouthBrentwood38.4 years20.4%17.3%
220Springfield NorthChelmsford38.4 years23.8%14.2%
221Loughton AldertonEpping Forest38.4 years23.3%13.3%
222Grays ThurrockThurrock38.4 years23.2%15.6%
223Laindon ParkBasildon38.3 years23.4%17.1%
224Grange HillEpping Forest38.2 years23.7%16.8%
225Church LangleyHarlow38.1 years23.7%11.8%
226Witham NorthBraintree38.0 years22.7%15.4%
227Wickford ParkBasildon37.9 years23.4%12.1%
228Bush FairHarlow37.9 years25.1%15.7%
229Braintree SouthBraintree37.8 years22.4%15.5%
230CastleColchester37.8 years17.9%16.8%
231HighwoodsColchester37.7 years23.6%11.4%
232Waterhouse FarmChelmsford37.6 years22.6%14.1%
233Chadwell St MaryThurrock37.6 years26.3%17.3%
234Braintree Central & Beckers GreenBraintree37.6 years21.0%14.9%
235Mark HallHarlow37.5 years24.8%15.7%
236Dovercourt Vines & ParkestonTendring37.4 years25.4%16.9%
237Chafford and North StiffordThurrock37.4 years25.9%9.0%
238NetteswellHarlow37.3 years22.7%14.6%
239Pitsea North WestBasildon37.2 years24.5%15.4%
240Debden & WimbishUttlesford37.2 years21.6%16.1%
241ShelleyEpping Forest37.0 years28.4%15.6%
242BerechurchColchester36.9 years25.5%14.1%
243Loughton BroadwayEpping Forest36.9 years22.9%12.3%
244Witham SouthBraintree36.8 years24.4%13.9%
245WestboroughSouthend-on-Sea36.7 years24.3%10.3%
246Brentwood WestBrentwood36.7 years20.9%12.6%
247NethermayneBasildon36.6 years22.3%14.2%
248Stanford-le-Hope WestThurrock36.5 years23.7%14.2%
249ToddbrookHarlow36.4 years25.0%14.4%
250BelhusThurrock36.4 years26.3%11.5%
251Canvey Island Winter GardensCastle Point36.2 years26.5%14.2%
252Old Heath and The HytheColchester36.1 years21.3%14.3%
253Aveley and UplandsThurrock35.9 years26.0%11.6%
254KursaalSouthend-on-Sea35.9 years23.7%11.6%
255Old HarlowHarlow35.7 years24.9%13.1%
256OckendonThurrock35.7 years26.5%12.0%
257Little Parndon and Hare StreetHarlow35.4 years25.6%11.3%
258New Town and Christ ChurchColchester35.4 years22.8%10.2%
259Moulsham and CentralChelmsford35.4 years18.7%13.6%
260East TilburyThurrock35.3 years27.1%13.0%
261Staple TyeHarlow35.2 years26.6%12.6%
262FryernsBasildon35.2 years27.0%12.7%
263VictoriaSouthend-on-Sea34.8 years23.0%11.6%
264VangeBasildon34.8 years27.9%12.5%
265South ChaffordThurrock34.5 years28.1%3.9%
266St Martin'sBasildon34.4 years26.3%11.2%
267Mile EndColchester34.0 years26.1%7.2%
268Flitch Green & Little DunmowUttlesford34.0 years31.1%7.4%
269Grays RiversideThurrock33.9 years27.1%6.6%
270Lee Chapel NorthBasildon33.8 years29.2%10.3%
271Tilbury St ChadsThurrock33.8 years29.7%9.4%
272West Thurrock and South StiffordThurrock33.0 years28.1%5.2%
273MarconiChelmsford32.6 years20.7%8.9%
274Shrub EndColchester32.6 years28.7%9.0%
275Tilbury Riverside and Thurrock ParkThurrock31.5 years31.9%9.6%
276GreensteadColchester28.9 years18.5%12.2%