Amenity availability
Convenience score 100/100
Basis: nearest matching geography. Area local-business counts use postcode tags first and nearest-postcode fallback when the OSM record has no usable postcode tag.
AREA DECISION REPORT
Tendring area decision report
Balanced shortlist area
Median affordability sits at 7.3x in 2025, which reads as stretch. Gigabit availability is 72.7% with median download at Unavailable. 4G strong coverage reaches 98.6% and 5G reaches 38.7% in the current area summary. Nearby planning activity is quiet in the current area radius. 3 featured postcodes are ready for deeper due-diligence follow-up.
Affordability: Stretch at 7.3xSchools: 7 nearby school rowsBroadband: Gigabit 72.7%Mobile: 4G 98.6% · 5G 38.7%Planning: No nearby planning
- Median sold price, last 5 years £275,000Based on 16,565 sales · Latest sale in data: 24 Feb 2026
- Affordability StretchMedian ratio 7.3x in 2025
- Gigabit availability 72.7%Ofcom source year 2024
- 4G strong coverage 98.6%Area-level mobile source year 2025
- Nearby planning QuietCurrent applications plus recent decisions linked to the area radius
Area summary
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Affordability and price
Stretch at 7.3xMedian house-price-to-earnings ratio is 7.3x in 2025, with a median house price of £288,975 and residence earnings of £39,799.
Broadband
Gigabit 72.7%Gigabit availability is 72.7%, with median download at Unavailable and below-USO share at 0.1%.
Mobile
4G 98.6% · 5G 38.7%4G strong-coverage share is 98.6%, with 5G at 38.7% in the current area-level summary.
Planning watch
No nearby matchesNo nearby planning rows matched Tendring in the current live coverage yet.
Schools
7 nearby school rows7 nearby school rows matched postcode area CO13 0GL for Tendring. Use the schools flow to compare them in more detail.
Transport
1,045 mapped stopsTendring currently links 1,045 mapped transport stops, including 1,004 local bus or tram access points and 30 rail or metro stops. Where NaPTAN status is present, 921 stops are marked active and 124 inactive. Top localities include Clacton (144), Upper Dovercourt (74), Bockings Elm (54).
Local business
Score 100/100Tendring currently links 976 mapped local businesses across 8 tracked categories. Top amenity groups include 363 food and drink, 165 personal services, 153 grocery. The current amenity availability signal scores 100/100.
Postcode follow-up
3 featured postcodes3 featured postcodes are ready for deeper due-diligence follow-up under Tendring.
Crime
Latest month 931Tendring recorded 931 crimes in Feb 2026. Rolling twelve month context shows 12,605, with no comparable prior twelve month baseline yet and violence and sexual offences as the top recorded type. Essex Police contributes the largest matched force share in the latest month.
Local business
This area-level OSM snapshot shows the amenity mix currently mapped around Tendring, so you can judge everyday convenience before you spend more time on postcode-level checks.
Amenity group
Food and drink
363 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by fast food (157), cafe (129), restaurant (77).
Amenity group
Personal services
165 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by hairdresser (118), beauty (47).
Amenity group
Grocery
153 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by convenience (99), supermarket (27), bakery (12).
Amenity group
Nightlife
110 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by pub (90), bar (20).
Compare against another area
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Birmingham has 64,699 recorded sales with a median sold price of £220,000.
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Leeds has 62,603 recorded sales with a median sold price of £222,000.
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North Yorkshire has 62,345 recorded sales with a median sold price of £260,000.
Open area researchPostcodes worth checking next
These are the best current postcode follow-up routes from the live area brief, so use them to move from early shortlist thinking into deeper due diligence.
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CO13 0GL
CO13 0GL has 69 recorded sales with a median sold price of £295,000.
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CO16 8GW
CO16 8GW has 61 recorded sales with a median sold price of £390,000.
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CO7 8NQ
CO7 8NQ has 54 recorded sales with a median sold price of £469,950.
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