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It was reported as 107,237 in the 2011 Census.
Official and ONS-based sources put Clacton-on-Sea's 2011 population at about 50,548, not 107,237.
Full reasoning
Government and ONS-based sources contradict this figure.
- A UK government Clacton-on-Sea local data profile says the town's 2011 population was 50,548 and its 2021 population was 53,190.
- An ONS-based population compilation for the Clacton-on-Sea built-up area gives 50,548 in 2011 and 53,208 in 2021.
That means 107,237 is not the 2011 Census population of Clacton-on-Sea as a town/built-up area. It appears to be a mix-up with a larger geography or a non-comparable dataset, because it is more than double the official 2011 town figure and inconsistent with the nearby 2001 and 2021 counts.
2 sources
- Clacton-on-Sea - local data profile
Clacton-on-Sea 50,548 ... Source: DLUHC analysis based on Census 2011 data. The same profile also says: 'Clacton-on-Sea (town) has a population of 53,190 (2021).'
- Clacton-on-Sea (Built-up Area) - City Population
Clacton-on-Sea | Essex | 51,284 | 50,548 | 53,208 | 55,568. Source: UK Office for National Statistics.
Clacton has a Blue Flag beach at Martello Bay; there are two more locally at Dovercourt Bay and Brightlingsea.
Martello Bay in Clacton is not currently a Blue Flag beach; it holds a Seaside Award. Dovercourt Bay and Brightlingsea do still have Blue Flag status.
Full reasoning
Current official beach-award listings do not show Martello Bay as a Blue Flag beach.
- Keep Britain Tidy's 2026 awards list names the East of England beaches with Blue Flag status. In Tendring, those include Brightlingsea and Dovercourt Bay (as well as Frinton and Albion Walton on the Naze) — but not Martello Bay.
- The same official list places Martello Bay under the Seaside Award category instead.
- Tendring District Council's own 2026 announcement says the same: Brightlingsea and Dovercourt Bay retained Blue Flags, while Martello Bay in Clacton received a Seaside Award.
So the sentence is misleading in its current tense form: Martello Bay is an award-winning beach, but not a Blue Flag beach at present.
2 sources
- Award-winning beaches and marinas | Keep Britain Tidy
For 2026 in the East of England, the Blue Flag list includes Brightlingsea and Dovercourt Bay, while the Seaside Award list includes Martello Bay - Tendring District Council.
- Seven beaches on Essex Sunshine Coast to once again proudly hoist Blue Flags and Seaside Awards this summer
Tendring beaches ... awarded the Blue Flag, meaning Brightlingsea, Dovercourt Bay, Frinton and Walton-on-the-Naze’s Albion Beach ... Additionally ... Martello Bay in Clacton ... have all been given Seaside Awards.