3,492
Households
White Brit. · 92%
Ethnicity
Christian · 52%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
15 · 1.8 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£591,666
Median property price
352
Postcodes
Overview of Rural East
Coordinates51.7614, 0.2324
Postcodes
352
Population (Census)
8,383
Households (Census)
3,492
Recorded crime · May '26
15 · 1.8 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Rural East
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 5.80 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 5.80 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Rural East
Property sales · Rural East
HM Land Registry · Rural East
Average price
£649,441
YoY: +9.3%
Median price: £561,667
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
May '24 – May '26May '26: 2 sales · avg £255,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£1.1m£667k£255k
May '24Nov '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Transactions are hidden by default.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in Rural East
Crime trends · Rural East
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
20124
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
6
YoY -45%
ASB
1160
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -50%
Vehicle Crime
951
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY +100%
Burglary
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -75%
Criminal damage
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -33%
Demographics in Rural East
Ethnicity
White Brit.91.7%
Other White2.9%
White Irish1.0%
+ other · 4.4%
Religion
Christian51.9%
No religion39.4%
Not answered5.8%
Jewish1.1%
+ other · 1.8%
Age groups
50–6425.3%
35–4917.2%
65–7411.6%
25–3411.1%
75–847.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.7%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.3%
Other14.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.5%
All members 66+12.3%
Any member 66+11.6%
+ 7 other households · 33.7%
Schools in Rural East
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Matching Green Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Essex · CM17 0QB
Good
1.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Moreton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Essex · CM5 0JD
Good
1.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Essex · CM22 7LU
Requires improvement
3.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Dr Walker's CofE Primary School
Essex · CM5 0RG
2.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Rural East
Postcodes in Rural East
CM15 0ESCM15 0ETCM16 6ATCM16 6AUCM16 6AXCM16 6RZCM17 0FBCM17 0JPCM17 0LJCM17 0LPCM17 0NBCM17 0NECM17 0NGCM17 0NNCM17 0NPCM17 0NSCM17 0NTCM17 0NUCM17 0NXCM17 0NYCM17 0PACM17 0PBCM17 0PDCM17 0PECM17 0PGCM17 0PHCM17 0PPCM17 0PRCM17 0PSCM17 0PTCM17 0PUCM17 0PXCM17 0PYCM17 0PZCM17 0QACM17 0QBCM17 0QDCM17 0QECM17 0QFCM17 0QLCM17 0QNCM17 0QPCM17 0QRCM17 0QSCM17 0QTCM17 0QUCM17 0QWCM17 0QXCM17 0QYCM17 0QZCM17 0RACM17 0RBCM17 0RDCM17 0RECM17 0RFCM17 0RHCM17 0RJCM17 0RLCM17 0RNCM17 0RQCM17 0RRCM17 0SXCM21 1BBCM21 1BSCM21 1BTCM21 1BUCM21 1BYCM21 1DBCM21 1DDCM21 1DECM21 1DGCM21 9FHCM21 9FNCM21 9FPCM21 9FQCM21 9FRCM21 9HXCM21 9HYCM21 9JBCM21 9JXCM21 9LDCM21 9LECM21 9LFCM21 9LGCM21 9LHCM21 9LJCM21 9LLCM21 9LNCM21 9LPCM21 9LQCM21 9LRCM21 9LWCM21 9PECM21 9PFCM21 9PNCM21 9PPCM21 9PRCM21 9PSCM21 9PTCM21 9PUCM21 9PWCM21 9PYCM21 9PZCM21 9RACM21 9RBCM21 9RDCM21 9RFCM21 9RGCM22 7DRCM22 7FGCM22 7GXCM22 7LDCM22 7LHCM22 7LNCM22 7LPCM22 7LRCM22 7LSCM22 7LTCM22 7LUCM22 7LW