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Braintree

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155,268 people · median £335,000

Braintree Council · Conservative-controlled 25/49 seats · 51% · OCD 2026

Overview Valuation Safety Who lives here Schools Health Getting around Environment Amenities & economy

70/100

Good

AcreRight area score · our comparison, not an official rating

£335k

median price

+14%

5-year growth

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

90%

of rated schools are Good or Outstanding

£335k

median sold price

9.2 yrs

of local pay to buy

+14%

5-year change

£287k

typical terraced

42 min

London — fastest

rail stations

90%

of rated schools are Good or Outstanding

grammar school

schools total

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

428

Violence — most

7.6

NO₂ · WHO 10

in a flood zone

198

green spaces

6.9

PM2.5 · WHO 5

233

eat & drink

shops

82.5%

gigabit

gyms & leisure

Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities

Sold price trend +14%

£210,000 in 2014 → £345,000 in 2025 · 4,578 sales in 12 months

In Essex:

5th cheapest of 144th safest of 145th most affordable of 144th best for schools of 14

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The district at a glance each strip is where Braintree sits on the Essex range — click through for the full section

Valuation — £335,000 medianValuation →

dearestcheapest

£335,000 median 5th cheapest of 14

among 14 districts in Essex

Safety — 6 crimes per 1,000 residents each monthSafety →

highest crimesafest

6 crimes per 1,000 residents each month 4th safest of 14

among 14 districts in Essex

Schools — 90% of rated schools are Good or OutstandingSchools →

weakeststrongest

90% of rated schools are Good or Outstanding 4th best for schools of 14

among 14 districts in Essex

⌄ Below this district: the map is shaded by Braintree's neighbourhoods — click any of them to go a level finer, where streets take over, then individual sales.

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All figures, sources and dates

Prices2026-05

Affordability2025

Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control)

Crime2026-06

Deprivation2025

Census2021

Schools2026

Health2026/2025

Transport2026

Broadband2024-07

Environment2023–24

Ground checks2022–25

Heritage & planning2026

Amenities2026

Companies2026-07-01

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