According to the 2001 Census, the parish of Gestingthorpe had a population of 421.

The 2011 Braintree District Council Rural Services Survey shows that the key services in the parish are:

<>   1 Hall
<>   1 Public House
<>   0 Primary School
<>   0  Post Office
<>   0  Grocery Store
<>   0  Doctors Surgery
<>   0 Cash Point