Schools may need closer review
Kirby-le-Soken & Hamford at a glance
- House prices
- £310,000
- Middle54th percentile
- Schools
- 22nd percentile
- Weak
- Transport
- 74th percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 50.5 per 1,000 residents
- Middle68th percentile
- Flood risk
- 7.3% of the area in flood zones
- Middle61st percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Kirby-le-Soken & Hamford a good place to live?
Kirby-le-Soken & Hamford has a mixed public data profile, so whether it is a good fit depends on which factors matter most to you. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Tendring below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
The public data shows a mixed profile, so the right fit depends on your priorities.
No additional grounded may-suit bullets are available.
Watch out for
- School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Kirby-le-Soken & Hamford
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 50.5 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 68th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is relatively lower; higher percentiles indicate lower crime.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Kirby-le-Soken & Hamford
House prices
- Median sale price
- £310,000
- Percentile
- 54th percentile nationally
House prices are around the national middle range.
Median of 71 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Kirby-le-Soken & Hamford
Schools
22nd percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Kirby-le-Soken & Hamford
Flood risk
7.3% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 6.5% of the area. That is the 61st percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Kirby-le-Soken & Hamford
Transport
74th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Kirby-le-Soken & Hamford a good place to live?
Kirby-le-Soken & Hamford has a mixed public data profile, so whether it is a good fit depends on which factors matter most to you. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Kirby-le-Soken & Hamford safe?
Kirby-le-Soken & Hamford ranks in the 68th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Kirby-le-Soken & Hamford?
The median sale price was £310,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 54th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Kirby-le-Soken & Hamford?
Schools rank in the 22nd percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Kirby-le-Soken & Hamford?
Nearby public profiles include Little Clacton in Tendring and Eastcliff in Tendring.
