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Weeley & Thorpe-le-Soken

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About

Weeley and Thorpe-le-Soken lie within Tendring in Essex, set amid farmland, hedgerow-lined lanes and village streets. Thorpe-le-Soken has a station on the Sunshine Coast Line that links the parish to the local rail network. Both settlements contain parish churches and buildings with roots in medieval records. In 1971 a large rock festival took place on farmland at Weeley, an episode often noted in local histories and remembered in oral accounts and archives.

The local economy mixes arable fields, market gardening and small businesses clustered around the village centres. Community facilities include a primary school, a village hall, playing fields and sports clubs that use a cricket pitch and pavilion. The "Soken" in Thorpe-le-Soken refers to an old jurisdiction tied to this part of Essex and appears in local place-names and land boundaries. Residential streets, small commercial premises and footpaths give the area its pattern of development while remaining within the administrative area of Tendring.

Area overview

On average Weeley & Thorpe-le-Soken has high deprivation and moderate crime levels, with around 59 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. Approximately 4.0% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Weeley & Thorpe-le-Soken is £45,458 per year. There are 4 schools in Weeley & Thorpe-le-Soken: 3 primary (0 Outstanding and 3 Good) and 0 secondary (0 Outstanding and 0 Good). Weeley & Thorpe-le-Soken is home to around 7,913 people, with a population density of about 163.4 per km2.

Crime rate
5/10
Crimes per 1k residents
59
Deprivation level
7/10
Income level
2/10
Social housing
4%
Connectivity
N/A

Area Profile

Weeley & Thorpe-le-Soken Population
7,913
Population density
163.4 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

Violence and sexual offences
36.52(+17%)
Criminal damage and arson
4.93(-23%)
Other theft
4.8(-14%)
Vehicle crime
3.54(-22%)
Anti-social behaviour
3.41(-70%)
East of England average

Demographics

Ethnic groups

British
7,585
95.88%
Other White
99
1.25%
Irish
39
0.49%
White and Black Caribbean (mixed)
29
0.37%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups
25
0.32%
Total population: 7,911

Economics

Education (age 16+)

No qualifications
1,679
24.84%
Level 4+ (Degree)
1,423
21.06%
Level 3 (A level)
1,085
16.06%
Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)
1,021
15.11%
Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)
809
11.97%
Total 16+ residents: 6,758

Housing

Housing tenure

Owns outright
1,878
54.11%
Owns with a mortgage
1,081
31.14%
Private landlord or letting agency
264
7.61%
Social rents from council
115
3.31%
Other forms of private rent
84
2.42%
Total households: 3,471

Property prices in Weeley & Thorpe-le-Soken

Based on 122 recent sales, the median property price is £330,000 in Weeley & Thorpe-le-Soken area, with individual transactions ranging from £165,000 up to £870,000.

Price distribution per property type (last year)

Price distribution by property type for Weeley & Thorpe-le-Soken in the last year.

Median sale price and percentiles per property type (last year)

Median sale price, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Weeley & Thorpe-le-Soken over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian
Detached71£414,000
Semi-Detached42£288,250
Terraced9£248,000

10 years median price trend in Weeley & Thorpe-le-Soken

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Weeley & Thorpe-le-Soken.

All postcodes in Weeley & Thorpe-le-Soken

CO160JN

Abbey Street

CO160NT

Beldams Close

CO169NW

St Osyth Road

CO169PZ

Harwich Road

CO160AS

Coronation Villas

CO160AZ

Church Lane

CO160JA

Byng Crescent

CO160LA

Colchester Road

CO160NG

Landermere Road

CO169AJ

Thorpe Road

CO169HW

Thornberry Avenue

CO169LU

Homing Road

CO169RJ

Christopher Drive

CO125BG

Beaumont Road

CO160EZ

High Street

CO160LN

Landermere Road

CO169JZ

Alexandra Road

CO169RH

Alan Drive

CO169RT

Holland Road

CO160HB

The Square

CO160HZ

Frinton Road

CO160LZ

Spencer Road

CO160NR

The Spennells

CO169EF

Clacton Road

CO160ED

Mill Lane

CO169JG

The Street

CO169LZ

Feverills Road

CO169QD

Lodge Road

CO169RG

Bertram Avenue

CO169TF

Weeley & Tendring

CO160JE

Frinton Road

CO160JP

Byng Close

CO169JL

Thorpe Road

CO160LL

Landermere Road

CO169HH

The Street

CO169QA

Harwich Road

CO169QB

Harwich Road

CO169ST

Weeley & Tendring

CO160JF

Frinton Road

CO160JJ

Abbey Street

CO169DS

Fields Close

CO160ER

New Town Road

CO160ET

Cross Way

CO169DH

Clacton Road

CO169DP

Bentley Road

CO160AH

Whitehall Lane

CO160ND

Landermere Road

CO169JQ

The Street

CO169LW

Weeley & Tendring

CO169RE

Leys Drive

CO160EW

Viscount Way

CO160NA

Landermere Road

CO169AX

Rectory Road

CO169ER

Homing Road

CO169HU

Second Avenue

CO169LR

Elm Road

CO169NZ

St Osyth Road East

CO160NH

Landermere

CO169EG

Botany Lane

CO169LS

The Street

CO169PN

Barrington Close

CO169RX

Holland Road

CO160HU

Oak Close

CO169AS

Gutteridge Hall Lane

CO169DN

Clacton Road

CO169DZ

Clacton Road

CO169PL

Peartree Way

CO125BH

Beaumont Road

CO160HA

High Street

CO160JD

Frinton Road

CO160LF

Lonsdale Road

CO169GY

Littlebury Gardens

CO169JW

Festival Close

CO169PS

Tan Lane

CO160HT

White Lodge Crescent

CO169EZ

Weeley Road

CO169HN

Thornberry Avenue

CO160EP

The Crescent

CO169AL

Thorpe Road

CO169LG

The Street

CO169NU

St Osyth Road East

CO160AR

Chapel Road

CO160BA

Harwich Road

CO169DA

Little Clacton

CO169JR

Colchester Road

CO160DQ

Digby Way

CO169BB

Mill Lane

CO169EJ

Kempton Park Bungalows

CO169HF

Hilltop Crescent

CO169NA

Feverills Road

CO169QG

Holland Road

CO160NF

Landermere Road

CO160AU

Harwich Road

CO160EG

High Street

CO160EY

Chaplin Drive

CO160JG

Hall Lane

CO169HY

Willow Walk

CO169LE

The Street

CO169PH

St Osyth Road East

CO125BQ

Beaumont Road

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/01/2026.