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Mayland, Althorne & Cold Norton

Middle area

South west Maldon. 10,672 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 85 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Mayland, Althorne & Cold Norton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£465,000
Joint 1,228th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
10,388
Joint 886th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
87.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Mayland, Althorne & Cold Norton

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Mayland, Althorne & Cold Norton at a rate of 39.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 50.4 per 1,000 people across Maldon.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences217
Other crime68
Criminal damage and arson38
Vehicle crime29
Anti-social behaviour27
Drug offences26
Burglary12
Theft from the person1
Robbery0
Shoplifting0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Mayland, Althorne & Cold Norton compares

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Median sale price8 middle areas, Maldon · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Maldon8 areas from £305,000 to £520,250. The middle area is £374,000. Mayland, Althorne & Cold Norton is £465,000.
£465,0002nd most expensive
Population8 middle areas, Maldon · 2021
Population: every middle area in Maldon8 areas from 6,485 to 10,388. The middle area is 8,440. Mayland, Althorne & Cold Norton is 10,388.
10,388most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares8 middle areas, Maldon · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Maldon8 areas from 0.0% to 0.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Mayland, Althorne & Cold Norton is 0.0%.
0%
Gigabit broadband coverage8 middle areas, Maldon · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Maldon8 areas from 70.2% to 97.9%. The middle area is 77.7%. Mayland, Althorne & Cold Norton is 87.3%.
87.3%3rd highest

Is Mayland, Althorne & Cold Norton safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Mayland, Althorne & Cold Norton at a rate of 39.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 50.4 per 1,000 people across Maldon.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 39 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Mayland, Althorne & Cold Norton.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (217), other crime (68) and criminal damage and arson (38).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Maldon

These figures are published for the whole of Maldon, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Maldon and not Mayland, Althorne & Cold Norton alone. See Maldon

Average house price
£393,909
Up 1.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£43,385
80th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.1×
Joint 84th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
16.0
113th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Mayland, Althorne & Cold Norton in brief

The median price paid for a home in Mayland, Althorne & Cold Norton was £465,000 in 2025.

Mayland, Althorne & Cold Norton had 10,388 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Mayland, Althorne & Cold Norton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Mayland, Althorne & Cold Norton, 87.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.