Socio-economic statistics for Totham Plains, Essex

Is Totham Plains in Maldon a nice place to live or is it a bit rough? We have collated a series of socio-economic statistics and demographics from UK government sources such as the 2021 Census and the Index of Multiple Deprivation. They should give you a broad snapshot of the area and the surrounding locations. Are the residents of Totham Plains older than the national average or younger? What is the population of Totham Plains and Maldon? What is the claimant count in Totham Plains and how many residents are unemployed? This page should provide you with the answers.

Totham Plains Unemployment Statistics

Since the introduction of Universal Credit, The Department for Work & Pensions have not issued any statistics (in our view) that can be used to ascertain the levels of unemployment or under employment in the UK, just meaningless geographic counts. However, the Office of National Statistics does publish claimant counts of people receiving out of work benefits, be that legacy Jobseeker’s Allowance or Universal Credit as a proportion of people over 16. These figures are usually updated once a month and are for Local Authority Districts and Unitary Authority Districts. So below are the figures of Maldon.

Area	Unemployed	Yearly Change
Maldon	2.1%	-0.5%
East of England	3%	-0.3%
England	3.8%	-0.3%
UK	3.7%	-0.3%

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Last Retrieved: March 2023

The 2021 census had data on people who were economically active (seeking work) yet unemployed on Census day (Sunday March 21st 2021). These statitics do cover Totham Plains on a ward level. However, it has to be noted that the Census day was during the height of the Covid19 pandemic and therefore are not reflective of normal levels of unemployment. For example, between March 2020 and June 2020 people claiming Universal Credit doubled in most areas of the United Kingdom and then steadily declined up to the day of the Census and beyond. This data also contains the proportion of people in part-time work (working between 1-35 hours per week), which maybe an indicator of under employment in Totham Plains.

Economic Status	Proportion
In Employment	54.84%
In Part-Time Work	29.69%
Unemployed	2.3%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

70.31% of the people in work, are in full-time employment in Totham Plains

Totham Plains Health Statistics

Great Totham has more residents (very_good_pc-$country_health->very_good_pc, 2)%) describing their health as very good than the national average for England.

Area	VG	G	F	B	VB
Great Totham	51.35%	33.25%	11.5%	3.06%	0.85%
Maldon	46.68%	35.45%	13.11%	3.76%	1.01%
East	48.28%	34.64%	12.5%	3.58%	1%
England	48.49%	33.71%	12.65%	3.98%	1.17%

VG = Very Good, G = Good, F = Fair, B = Bad & VB = Very Bad

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

How has the health of residents in Maldon changed since 2011?

Maldon residents who describe their health as either good or very good has increased by 0.3% between the 2011 and 2021 census.

Year	VG	G	F	B	VB
2011	46.2%	35.63%	13.42%	3.67%	1.08%
2021	46.68%	35.45%	13.11%	3.76%	1.01%

VG = Very Good, G = Good, F = Fair, B = Bad & VB = Very Bad

Source: Census 2011/2021 (Nomis/ONS)

What are the occupations of the residents of Totham Plains?

The largest employment sector in Totham Plains is Managers, Directors & Senior Officials. The smallest employment sector is Process Plant & Machine Operatives.

Sector	Proportion
Managers, Directors & Senior Officials	20.39%
Professional Occupations	19.15%
Associate Professional & Technical	15.49%
Skilled Trades	12.39%
Administrative & Secretarial	12%
Caring, leisure & Other Services	6.03%
Elementary Occupations	5.35%
Process Plant & Machine Operatives	3.94%

Source: Office for National Statistics (30 June 2020)

Totham Plains & Maldon Immigration Statistics

We have analysed the Census 2021 raw data on country of birth and compiled immigration statistics as percentages of the population. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. Below are the figures for Totham Plains in the Maldon local area district.

Totham Plains has a lower rate of immigrants than Maldon, the East of England region and England as a whole.

Area	Born in UK	Born outside UK
Great Totham	95.96%	4.04%
Maldon	95.54%	4.46%
East	85.09%	14.91%
England	82.65%	17.35%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Totham Plains compared to other wards in Maldon

#	Ward	Born in UK	Born outside UK
1	Maldon North	92.47%	7.53%
2	Maldon East	93.96%	6.04%
3	Maldon South	94.47%	5.53%
4	Tolleshunt D'Arcy	94.94%	5.06%
5	Burnham-on-Crouch South	95.11%	4.89%
6	Wickham Bishops and Woodham	95.34%	4.66%
7	Maldon West	95.56%	4.44%
8	Heybridge East	95.56%	4.44%
9	Heybridge West	95.67%	4.33%
10	Purleigh	95.94%	4.06%
11	Burnham-on-Crouch North	95.96%	4.04%
12	Great Totham	95.96%	4.04%
13	Althorne	96.26%	3.74%
14	Southminster	96.56%	3.44%
15	Mayland	96.74%	3.26%
16	Tollesbury	96.84%	3.16%
17	Tillingham	97.64%	2.36%

';Totham Plains is ranked 12 out of 17 wards in Maldon for the number of residents born outside of the UK.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

How many residents own or rent their home in Totham Plains and Maldon

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census and calculated what proportion of people in Totham Plains either own or rent their home. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. 84.37 of residents own their home either outright or mortgaged. 15.63 of Totham Plains residents rent their home either privately or through a social landlord.

Area	Owned	Rented
Great Totham	84.37%	15.63%
Maldon	76.19%	23.81%
East	65.23%	34.77%
England	61.31%	38.69%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Totham Plains has a significantly higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is indicative or an economically wealthy area.

Totham Plains compared to other wards in Maldon

#	Ward	Owned	Rented
1	Wickham Bishops and Woodham	85.26%	14.74%
2	Purleigh	84.53%	15.47%
3	Mayland	84.48%	15.52%
4	Great Totham	84.37%	15.63%
5	Tollesbury	83.77%	16.23%
6	Althorne	82.55%	17.45%
7	Heybridge East	82.33%	17.67%
8	Maldon South	80.78%	19.22%
9	Maldon West	79.13%	20.87%
10	Burnham-on-Crouch North	77.22%	22.78%
11	Tillingham	76.95%	23.05%
12	Tolleshunt D'Arcy	76.69%	23.31%
13	Southminster	72.33%	27.67%
14	Burnham-on-Crouch South	67.77%	32.23%
15	Heybridge West	67.23%	32.77%
16	Maldon North	62.09%	37.91%
17	Maldon East	53.81%	46.19%

Totham Plains is ranked 4 out of 17 wards in Maldon for the percentage of home owners.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Totham Plains Education Statistics

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census to found of the level of education Totham Plains residents have in terms of formal qualifications as a percentage. The UK government breaks qualifications down into 7 levels. A detailed explanation of these levels can be found here. However, the Census groups these into just 4 \'levels\'. Here are some examples of the qualifications each census level represents when not stated;

Level 1 - GCSE grades D, E, F, or G & below
Level 2 - GCSE A*, A, B, C or O Level grades A, B or C
Level 3 - A or AS qualification at any grade
Level 4 - HNC, Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree or Phd

In this first table we have compared Totham Plains to the national average for England.

Level	Great Totham	England
No Qualifications	17.58%	18.08%
Level 1	11.04%	9.69%
Level 2	16.99%	13.32%
Apprenticeship	5.88%	5.32%
Level 3	16.8%	16.92%
Level 4	29.25%	33.92%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Totham Plains Age Distribution Statistics

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 Census and the calculated the proportion of age groups in Great Totham.

Age Band	Proportion
4 & under
5 - 9 years
10 - 15 years
16 - 19 years
20 - 24 years
25 - 34 years
35 - 49 years
50 - 64 years
65 - 74 years
75 - 84 years
85 years & over

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

What is the population of Totham Plains and Maldon?

The table below contains the populations figures for each ward in Maldon including Totham Plains. These population ONS figures are estimated are dated Mid 2020.

Ward	Population
Althorne	4413
Burnham-on-Crouch North	4124
Burnham-on-Crouch South	4097
Great Totham	3981
Heybridge East	4061
Heybridge West	4530
Maldon East	2481
Maldon North	4438
Maldon South	3916
Maldon West	3831
Mayland	4896
Purleigh	3510
Southminster	4713
Tillingham	2390
Tollesbury	2129
Tolleshunt D'Arcy	4368
Wickham Bishops and Woodham	3523
Maldon Total	65401

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Last updated: 20/02/2024, Additional Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.

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