The Most Deprived Town in England, Jaywick, Essex

[@museonfilm8919]

Okay, some parts are truly shocking, but (for instance) take a look at Stoke on Trent, the decay is pretty much consistent everywhere. Jaywick actually has some nice bits, and there's been some recent building of new apartments and a small retail centre. (as you pointed out) At least it's by the sea!

[@FranzBieberkopf]

it is simplicity itself to make films like this. Go to the crappiest parts of a town (every town will have a shitty part), only film there and pretend there's nothing else. A variation is to compare it to a much better area.

[@JanetHill-ft7rk]

Such a beautiful location. I'm surprised the town hadnt been redeveloped with affordable housing ...seeing there is a chronic shortage of housing. A beautiful beach nearby too.

[@aminyamumsminge]

It's an absolute shithole just like the rest of clacton

[@ojbeez5260]

What is interesting about Jaywick is it is the only place in the UK that has widespread negative land value (as opposed to depreciated). i.e. a dilapidated property is worth between MINUS £10,000 and £20,000 because of the amount of money you will have to invest to make it liveable and get a ROI either through living there and being employed (even if you have a remote job - you can do much better financially elsewhere! - e.g. Blackpool) or renting it.

[@martinpiper-ku3vi]

beach looks really nice shame that they don't do the area up

[@margin606]

Great video - thank you

[@ruthince2752]

I went there for a beach party 40 years ago. I heard that bungalow is a Indian word and you are right about it that they gave up building it and stuck a roof on it.

[@GloriaHoulihan]

There was a huge flood along this part of the Coast in 1953. People died.

[@aminyamumsminge]

My mum lives up here and i lived with her til i was about 19 or 20,its been a shithole for years and ive nearly been stabbed up there multiple times,also jaywick is a part of Clacton-on-Sea,you actually walked past mums house.

[@johnnyhall7065]

Rented a chalet there, in 2014, no problems, but decay is everywhere in the UK. Governments have allowed this to happen by haemorraging jobs. No jobs, no earnings, no balance in society, negatives fill the void and things spiral down.

[@johnnyhall7065]

Community matters more than indices!

[@None_06_13]

Name and shame them all via social media!!

[@glenwood5718]

they get the same amount of money as every one else . pension and doll. you mean there is no work there .

[@DaveFlight-n2f]

All this chat about housing shortages and all this decay is allowed to happen. All this could be built back up, housing people and families needing places to live. It’s by the sea, factories and shipping yards could be developed there and millions of jobs could be created. Such a shame.

[@dartskipper3170]

Understand one thing. Jay wick was built without any planning permissions as a holiday resort. The council refused to build any sea defences. It should not be there.

[@iftikharhumayunandmariahus3413]

Save jaywick.....

[@stevelee2787]

What a load of cobblers😂😂

[@dissyduster]

It has been done up a bit,ok folk are a bit broken down on their luck.

[@williamlane7160]

It's costing the British government £8million a day to accommodate illegal asylum seekers, that money could easily rejuvenate jaywick,

[@homeoffice3524]

And 70k-90k is not bargain. For 90k I get really lovely property with swimming pool in nice area in Spain 😅

[@winksplayle]

Clacton is no better.