155,268 people · median £335,000
Prices
The median sold price in Braintree is £335,000.
Neighbourhoods
- Great Notley
- Hatfield Peverel
- Kelvedon
- Rivenhall
- Bocking Churchstreet
- Coggeshall
- Sible Hedingham
- Bocking
- Witham
- Halstead
- Braintree
Streets
- Church Street
- The Street
- Coggeshall Road
- High Street
- Cressing Road
- Braintree Road
- London Road
- Newland Street
- Church Road
- Colchester Road
- Tortoiseshell Way
- Nottage Crescent
Schools
Braintree’s schools: 94% of inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding, 1 grammar.
Crime
Braintree records 6.2 crimes per 1,000 residents a month.
Sold price trend +14%
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The area in short district AI summary
Braintree is a district in Essex with a population of 155,268. The median house price is £335,000, with 4,578 sales in the past year and prices rising 14.0% over five years. Flats average £170,000, terraces £287,000, detached homes £500,000 and semi-detached £343,500.
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The affordability ratio is 9.2, based on median earnings of £37,704. About 55% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than Braintree overall. Crime recorded 969 incidents in August 2026, at 6.2 per 1,000 residents, with violent crime the largest category. The district has 52 primary and 8 secondary schools; 32 of the 34 rated by Ofsted are good or better. The median age is 43.4, and 67.8% of homes are owner-occupied. Employment stands at 60.3%, with 47.7% of households owning two or more cars. Rail access includes 9 stations; Braintree Rail Station is 2.2 km away, with a 61-minute commute to London Liverpool Street. Air quality shows low nitrogen dioxide and moderate particulate levels. Gigabit broadband reaches 82.5% of premises.
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