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Brightlingsea & Point Clear: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Brightlingsea & Point Clear neighbourhood of Tendring, England (ONS area Tendring 011). Headline figures assembled 2 November 2026. Postcodes CO16, CO7. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near CO7 0AL.

A middle-income neighbourhood, showing some signs of gentrification

Brightlingsea & Point Clear is a middle-income neighbourhood; it shows some signs of gentrification against Tendring (2 of 15 signals rising, 2 falling). Houses here typically resell for £278,750 and flats for £152,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Tendring (0.6 times the borough's rate) and the nearest railway station, Great Bentley, is 5.4 km from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 2 November 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£278,750

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +24% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£152,000

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +22% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Middle income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Some signs

Weighted balance +0.11; 2 of 15 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 4 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 2 to 6.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£47,900

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.6 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Where Brightlingsea & Point Clear sits in Tendring

Typical house price: 9th lowest of 18 neighbourhoods in Tendring
Typical flat price: 4th highest of the 11 neighbourhoods in Tendring with enough flat sales for one
Average household income: 5th highest of 18 neighbourhoods in Tendring

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 2 November 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Brightlingsea & Point Clear

Median resale price of houses each year here and across Tendring, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Median resale price of flats each year here and across Tendring, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 2 November 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

2 of 15 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Tendring, 2 the other way and 11 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

Solar and heat pumps
Benefit claims (DWP)

Falling behind the borough

Air quality
Homes selling

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

Great Bentley Railway station, 5.4 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 2.3 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Greater Anglia to Walton-on-the-Naze (about 30 min) and Colchester (18 to 27 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

Nearest state primary school Brightlingsea Primary School and Nursery 580 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Feb 2024).
Nearest state secondary school Colne Community School 1.4 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jun 2023).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Brightlingsea & Point Clear

What is the typical house price in Brightlingsea & Point Clear?

£278,750. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +24% against 2017-2019.

How does Brightlingsea & Point Clear compare with the rest of Tendring?

Typical house price: 9th lowest of 18 neighbourhoods in Tendring. Typical flat price: 4th highest of the 11 neighbourhoods in Tendring with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 5th highest of 18 neighbourhoods in Tendring.

Is Brightlingsea & Point Clear an affluent area?

Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Brightlingsea & Point Clear gentrifying?

Some signs. Weighted balance +0.11; 2 of 15 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Brightlingsea & Point Clear?

Great Bentley. Railway station, 5.4 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 2.3 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Greater Anglia to Walton-on-the-Naze (about 30 min) and Colchester (18 to 27 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Brightlingsea & Point Clear?

Nearest state primary school. Brightlingsea Primary School and Nursery. 580 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Feb 2024). Nearest state secondary school. Colne Community School. 1.4 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jun 2023).

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.