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Halstead

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12,909 people · median £300,000 · Braintree

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

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Who lives here? This neighbourhood

Population12,909

0–14

17%

15–24

10%

25–44

25%

45–64

27%

65+

21%

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Median age43.1

ONS Census 2021 (Nomis)

Employment rate60%

Residents aged 16 or over who were in work when the census was taken.

Unemployed · of economically active residents4.4%

Self-employed · of people in work17.7%

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Retired23.6%

ONS Census 2021

Degree-level qualified21%

Residents aged 16 or over with a Level 4 qualification or higher, such as a degree or HNC.

No formal qualifications20.5%

Residents aged 16+ · ONS Census 2021

Good or very good health83%

Residents who described their general health as good or very good.

Average life-satisfaction rating 7.33/10

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Happiness7.57/10

Feels worthwhile7.71/10

Anxiety (lower = better)3.15/10

Health: ONS Census 2021 · wellbeing ratings: ONS Annual Population Survey

Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 5/10 · more deprived than in 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 45% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.

Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains

DEPRIVATION

IMD decile 5/10

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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 5/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — around the national average (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 45% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).

SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 6 in 2019 — has worsened since.

The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.

Income

5.3/10

Employment

5.3/10

Education & skills

3.3/10

Health & disability

6.0/10

Crime

4.9/10

Housing & services

7.1/10

Living environment

6.9/10

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025

65%

own their home

96%

White
largest ethnic group · next: Mixed 2%

ONS Census 2021

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