Property market | £357,299 for a semi-detached property | |
Airport access | Closest airport is London Stansted (14.8 miles) | |
Broadband | 50.6mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK) | |
Ethnic diversity | White: 94.7% residents (vs 81.7% England & Wales) Other: 5.3% residents (vs 18.3% England & Wales) | |
Socio-economic status | Ranked 195 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 437 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Witham level) | |
Community | Median age is 43.6 | Population of 147,084 | Happiness is Above Average for Essex, High for UK | |
Crime | 3.0 burglaries per 1k people (Braintree) | |
Commute (approx) | - Stratford (London) (33 mins) - London Liverpool Street (41 mins) - Highbury & Islington (61 mins) | |
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£357,299 for a semi-detached property | |
Closest airport is London Stansted (14.8 miles) | |
50.6mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK) | |
Median age is 43.6 | 147,084 | Happiness is Above Average for Essex, High for UK | |
Ranked 195 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 437 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Witham level) | |
3.0 burglaries per 1k people (Braintree) | |
- Stratford (London) (33 mins) - London Liverpool Street (41 mins) - Highbury & Islington (61 mins) | |
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The property market in Braintree has had a steep increase over the last few years but slowing growth. Based on data published on 15 November 2023, on average a detached house costs £598,693, which is up 1.8% on last year. A semi-detached house on average costs £357,299 (down -0.7% on last year) , a terraced house £290,524 (down -2.4% on last year) and a flat £176,634. Renting a two bedroom flat will cost you approximately £775 per month. Property prices in Braintree are slightly lower than the average property prices across Essex and are a little higher compared to other locations with a similar density in England. When looking at the annual change in property prices in Braintree, prices have had a greater decrease than the annual average price decrease seen across the Essex region.
Property data is based on Braintree level pricing data and is as at September 2023 (publicised 15 November 2023)
Detached and Semi-detached House Trend (£) to September 2023
County | Avg Detached Price | Annual Change | Avg Semi-Detached Price | Annual Change |
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Rutland | £557,774 | +11.3% | £341,529 | +11.7% |
Northumberland | £333,743 | +7.3% | £183,403 | +6.1% |
Lancashire | £326,887 | +4.3% | £195,848 | +3.4% |
Leicestershire | £432,076 | +3.9% | £262,308 | +3.0% |
Derbyshire | £340,545 | +3.7% | £209,276 | +2.9% |
Oxfordshire | £706,629 | +3.5% | £450,305 | +3.5% |
Merseyside | £340,051 | +3.4% | £214,398 | +2.4% |
Gloucestershire | £536,963 | +3.4% | £330,457 | +3.4% |
Nottinghamshire | £334,429 | +2.8% | £206,257 | +2.8% |
Wiltshire | £521,688 | +2.7% | £328,877 | +3.0% |
Greater Manchester | £396,806 | +2.7% | £254,125 | +2.3% |
West Yorkshire | £351,673 | +2.5% | £210,889 | +2.0% |
West Midlands | £407,684 | +2.2% | £245,250 | +2.4% |
East Riding of Yorkshire | £326,098 | +2.2% | £203,163 | +2.1% |
Staffordshire | £364,884 | +2.1% | £221,783 | +2.1% |
Herefordshire | £434,518 | +2.1% | £276,148 | +2.2% |
South Yorkshire | £284,409 | +2.0% | £182,869 | +1.9% |
West Sussex | £686,980 | +1.9% | £441,716 | +2.3% |
Kent | £619,795 | +1.8% | £386,201 | +1.4% |
Shropshire | £404,408 | +1.8% | £252,891 | +1.8% |
Warwickshire | £515,326 | +1.8% | £299,238 | +1.3% |
Devon | £503,963 | +1.6% | £337,624 | +2.3% |
North Yorkshire | £422,027 | +1.5% | £265,231 | +1.2% |
Norfolk | £406,137 | +1.4% | £267,820 | +1.2% |
North Northamptonshire | £426,370 | +1.3% | £254,947 | +1.2% |
Buckinghamshire | £853,940 | +1.2% | £460,891 | +1.2% |
West Northamptonshire | £478,844 | +0.9% | £279,006 | +0.7% |
Hampshire | £628,455 | +0.6% | £386,140 | +1.0% |
Lincolnshire | £307,354 | +0.6% | £205,466 | +1.4% |
Worcestershire | £455,558 | +0.6% | £276,201 | +0.9% |
Essex | £586,972 | +0.4% | £379,804 | 0.0% |
Somerset | £465,131 | +0.3% | £296,160 | +0.7% |
Suffolk | £454,636 | +0.2% | £283,920 | +0.6% |
East Sussex | £595,763 | +0.1% | £385,074 | +0.4% |
Cambridgeshire | £486,349 | 0.0% | £330,028 | +0.2% |
Surrey | £957,680 | -0.2% | £546,201 | +0.7% |
Isle of Wight | £435,441 | -0.4% | £298,787 | 0.0% |
Hertfordshire | £939,983 | -0.7% | £542,021 | -0.2% |
Cornwall | £453,159 | -1.1% | £300,170 | -0.6% |
Dorset | £528,863 | -1.3% | £348,080 | -0.8% |
Recent property transactions in the area
Listed below are some recent property purchases in the area, to give you an idea of the market. Click on a postcode if you would like to see data on that specific area of Braintree, or click here to browse the longer list of Braintree property transactions from 2023.
Braintree has one school nearby: Terling Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (Maintained school) which is a primary school based in New Road, Chelmsford. Example schools in the area are listed below, with some information on their rating and access criteria.
School | Type | Latest Rating | Parent View Reviews (if available) | Ofsted Report (if available) | Address |
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Terling Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | 3: Requires Improvement (3/13/2019) | Ofsted Report Link | Chelmsford |
School | Type |
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Terling Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 3: Requires Improvement (3/13/2019) |
Station | Distance from Braintree | Commute options |
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Braintree A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +0% from the previous year. | Nearby |
- Stratford (London) (1 change(s) - 55 mins - Greater Anglia - £454 monthly fare) View details - London Liverpool Street (1 change(s) - 63 mins - Greater Anglia - £458 monthly fare) View details - Highbury & Islington (1 change(s) - 83 mins - London Overground - £458 monthly fare) View details - Cambridge (1 change(s) - 142 mins - Greater Anglia) View details |
Braintree Freeport A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +19% from the previous year. | 2 miles |
- Stratford (London) (1 change(s) - 53 mins - Greater Anglia - £454 monthly fare) View details - London Liverpool Street (1 change(s) - 61 mins - Greater Anglia - £458 monthly fare) View details - Highbury & Islington (1 change(s) - 81 mins - London Overground - £458 monthly fare) View details - Cambridge (1 change(s) - 140 mins - Greater Anglia) View details |
Hatfield Peverel A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +0% from the previous year. | 2 miles |
- Stratford (London) (50 mins - Greater Anglia - £428 monthly fare) View details - London Liverpool Street (62 mins - Greater Anglia - £435 monthly fare) View details - Highbury & Islington (1 change(s) - 61 mins - London Overground - £435 monthly fare) View details - Cambridge (1 change(s) - 120 mins - Greater Anglia) View details |
White Notley A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed -10% from the previous year. | 4 miles |
- Stratford (London) (1 change(s) - 47 mins - Greater Anglia - £454 monthly fare) View details - London Liverpool Street (1 change(s) - 55 mins - Greater Anglia - £458 monthly fare) View details - Highbury & Islington (1 change(s) - 75 mins - London Overground - £458 monthly fare) View details - Cambridge (1 change(s) - 134 mins - Greater Anglia) View details |
Witham A relatively busy station. Station footfall changed -2% from the previous year. | 4 miles |
- Stratford (London) (45 mins - Greater Anglia - £431 monthly fare) View details - London Liverpool Street (55 mins - Greater Anglia - £451 monthly fare) View details - Highbury & Islington (1 change(s) - 59 mins - London Overground - £451 monthly fare) View details - Cambridge (1 change(s) - 119 mins - Greater Anglia) View details |
The table below lists ethnicities living in the local authority (Braintree) as per the data published in December 2022. Source: ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk
Ethnicity | % of Braintree residents | Benchmark:% of England & Wales residents |
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White | 94.7% | 81.7% |
Mixed | 1.9% | 2.9% |
Asian | 1.7% | 9.3% |
Black | 1.2% | 4.0% |
Other | 0.5% | 2.1% |
The table below lists the types of occupations that residents have, at the Witham consituency level. Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
Type of occupation | % of residents (over 16 years old) | Rank within England & Wales |
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Intermediate occupations | 13.3% | |
Small employers and own account workers | 12.2% | |
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 14.1% | 195 out of 573 |
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 21.9% | |
Lower supervisory and technical occupations | 5.5% | |
Semi-routine occupations | 11.7% | |
Routine occupations | 10.6% | |
Never worked / long-term unemployed | 6.1% | 437 out of 573 |
Full-time students | 4.7% |
Relative to the UK average, the average broadband download speed in Essex is average (61mbps). Braintree is slower than this, with average download speeds of 50.6mbps. You can also view really detailed broadband information at the Witham level, via data.parliament.uk, here.
Average speed | 50.6 mbps |
% households with superfast broadband access | 92.2% |
% households unable to access decent broadband | 0.9% |
Crime stats were found at the Braintree level:
Type | Braintree | UK |
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Total Crimes (per thousand people) | 75 | 93 |
Burglaries (per thousand people) | 3 | 5 |
Public Order Offences (per thousand people) | 8 | 10 |
Bicycle Thefts (per thousand people) | 0 | 1 |
Violence Against People (per thousand people) | 33 | 36 |
We use an API provided by Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to identify any live flood warnings to be aware of and we also provide insight into whether flooding could occur from rivers, sea and groundwater within 1km of Braintree.
There are no live flood warnings in the area, according to our interpretation of the DEFRA API.
The areas in the table below have been identified by the DEFRA API as areas where it is possible for flooding to occur from rivers, sea and in some locations, groundwater. Some of these areas will have measures in place to minimise the risk of flooding and they may be monitored by the Flood Warning Service.
Area | Cause | Description |
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East Anglia | Brain | The River Brain, including Podds Brook, through Braintree, Black Notley, White Notley and Witham |
East Anglia | Pant, Blackwater, Brain | The Rivers Pant and Blackwater from, Great Bardfield to Langford including Braintree, and the River Brain from, Black Notley to Witham |
East Anglia | Chelmer | The River Chelmer from the A138 at Chelmsford to Langford, the River Ter from A120 at Stebbing Green to Boreham, and the brooks around Sandon |
East Anglia | Blackwater | The River Blackwater from Braintree to Langford, including Coggeshall and Kelvedon |
Name | Property market | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby | Socio Economic |
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Braintree, Essex Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £357,299 Detached: £598,693 | 75 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 14.1% residents in higher managerial positions 6.1% residents long-term unemployed |
Epping, Essex Affordability: Expensive Affluent Very fast broadband Slowing property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £608,830 Detached: £1,047,893 | 79 | Primary: 5Secondary: 2 | 16.9% residents in higher managerial positions 7.5% residents long-term unemployed |
Debden, Essex Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £451,213 Detached: £736,929 | 60 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 18.2% residents in higher managerial positions 4.8% residents long-term unemployed |
Saffron Walden, Essex Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose | Semi-detached: £451,213 Detached: £736,929 | 60 | Primary: 6Secondary: 1 | 18.2% residents in higher managerial positions 4.8% residents long-term unemployed |
Chelmsford, Essex Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Hot property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £431,354 Detached: £703,147 | 88 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 18.2% residents in higher managerial positions 4.8% residents long-term unemployed |
Stock, Essex Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Hot property market | Semi-detached: £431,354 Detached: £703,147 | 88 | Primary: 3Secondary: 1 | 14.5% residents in higher managerial positions 6.1% residents long-term unemployed |
Writtle, Essex Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Hot property market | Semi-detached: £431,354 Detached: £703,147 | 88 | Primary: 6Secondary: 1 | 18.2% residents in higher managerial positions 4.8% residents long-term unemployed |
Pitsea, Essex Affordability: Average Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £421,969 Detached: £689,889 | 109 | Primary: 15Secondary: 4 | 9.4% residents in higher managerial positions 8.1% residents long-term unemployed |
Wickford, Essex Affordability: Average Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £421,969 Detached: £689,889 | 109 | Primary: 10Secondary: 3 | 13.8% residents in higher managerial positions 6.0% residents long-term unemployed |
Leigh-on-Sea, Essex Affordability: Expensive Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £427,742 Detached: £640,855 | 116 | Primary: 11Secondary: 8 | 13.9% residents in higher managerial positions 7.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Maldon, Essex Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Hot property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £388,478 Detached: £632,839 | 59 | Primary: 5Secondary: 1 | 14.5% residents in higher managerial positions 6.1% residents long-term unemployed |
Dedham, Essex Affordability: Average Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £334,751 Detached: £531,164 | 96 | Primary: 3Secondary: | 12.7% residents in higher managerial positions 6.5% residents long-term unemployed |
Name | Property | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby |
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Braintree, Essex Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £357,299 Detached: £598,693 | 75 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
Epping, Essex Affordability: Expensive Affluent Very fast broadband Slowing property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £608,830 Detached: £1,047,893 | 79 | Primary: 5Secondary: 2 |
Debden, Essex Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £451,213 Detached: £736,929 | 60 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
Saffron Walden, Essex Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose | Semi-detached: £451,213 Detached: £736,929 | 60 | Primary: 6Secondary: 1 |
Chelmsford, Essex Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Hot property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £431,354 Detached: £703,147 | 88 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
Stock, Essex Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Hot property market | Semi-detached: £431,354 Detached: £703,147 | 88 | Primary: 3Secondary: 1 |
Writtle, Essex Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Hot property market | Semi-detached: £431,354 Detached: £703,147 | 88 | Primary: 6Secondary: 1 |
Pitsea, Essex Affordability: Average Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £421,969 Detached: £689,889 | 109 | Primary: 15Secondary: 4 |
Wickford, Essex Affordability: Average Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £421,969 Detached: £689,889 | 109 | Primary: 10Secondary: 3 |
Leigh-on-Sea, Essex Affordability: Expensive Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £427,742 Detached: £640,855 | 116 | Primary: 11Secondary: 8 |
Maldon, Essex Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Hot property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £388,478 Detached: £632,839 | 59 | Primary: 5Secondary: 1 |
Dedham, Essex Affordability: Average Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £334,751 Detached: £531,164 | 96 | Primary: 3Secondary: |
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