Birch Green area report

Highlights

Birch Green is a village in Essex with a population of 1,737. The median property price is £370,000, with detached homes at £440,000 and semis at £360,000. Prices have risen 31.6 percent over five years. Air quality is good, with low nitrogen dioxide levels and moderate particulate matter. Broadband is well-developed, with 76.8 percent gigabit availability and 90.1 percent superfast coverage. The area has 88 listed buildings and one conservation area. About 45 percent of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The nearest primary school is Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School at 1.9 km; the nearest secondary is Paxman Academy at 5.4 km. Council tax band D is £2,240.94. Flood risk is low at 6.6 percent in flood zone 3.

Data updated 2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control). Birch Green, Essex — a free, sourced local-area report from Acreright. Every figure shows its source and date; where the data isn't reliable we say so rather than guess.

This district. Figures below lead with Birch Green’s own data where it exists; wider-area statistics are clearly labelled.

Within Essex, Birch Green ranks 2nd cheapest of 14, 11th safest and 2nd most affordable.

What does it cost?

• £370,000 median home price (HM Land Registry Price Paid, May 2026) Across this district

Sold prices in Birch Green have risen 32% over the last five years (UK House Price Index).

Who lives here?

• 1,737 residents (ONS Census 2021 (Nomis), 2021) Across this district

About 45% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than Birch Green (English Indices of Deprivation, decile 5 of 10, national basis). Little changed since 2019 (decile 5).

Schools

• 88% of inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding (Get Information About Schools (GIAS) + Ofsted inspections MI, 2026) Across this district

Getting around

• ≈47 min fastest train to London (OpenStreetMap + National Rail timetable (ATOC/RDG, GTFS), 2026) This district
• 77% of premises can get gigabit broadband (Ofcom Connected Nations 2024, Jul 2024) Across this district

Has it been a good investment?

Of homes in Birch Green that changed hands in the last five years, 16.3% sold for less than the previous owner paid — 1 points below East of England (17.3%) (nominal, not inflation-adjusted). Across those resales the typical gain was 16.13% over 6.75 years held.

Investment context: a gross rental yield of about 4.2% (area median rent against the median sold price) — appraise a specific property at /appraisal/birch green.

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Nearby areas we cover: Layer-de-la-Haye, Smythe's Green, Shrub End.