Butts Green area report

Highlights

Sandon is a village in Essex with a population of 1,535. The median property price is £587,500, with 48 sales in the past 12 months and prices rising 5.5 percent over five years. Detached homes dominate sales at a median of £740,000. Most properties rate as band D on energy performance certificates, with 39.0 percent rated C or better. Air quality is low for nitrogen dioxide and moderate for particulate matter. Flood risk is minimal. Broadband coverage is strong: 84.5 percent superfast and 39.7 percent ultrafast. The area ranks relatively well on the deprivation index; about 75 percent of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived. Nearby schools include Baddow Hall Infant School at 1.9 km and The Sandon School at 1.4 km. Sandon lies within two conservation areas and 4.4 percent green belt. Council tax for band D properties is £2,244.64 annually. Chelmsford City Council administers the area.

Data updated 2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control). Butts 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 Butts Green’s own data where it exists; wider-area statistics are clearly labelled.

Within Essex, Butts Green ranks 10th cheapest of 14, 8th safest and 8th most affordable.

What does it cost?

• £587,500 median home price (HM Land Registry Price Paid, May 2026) Across this district

Sold prices in Butts Green have risen 6% over the last five years (UK House Price Index).

Who lives here?

• 1,535 residents (ONS Census 2021 (Nomis), 2021) Across this district

About 75% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than Butts Green (English Indices of Deprivation, decile 8 of 10, national basis). Less deprived than in 2019 (decile 6 then).

Schools

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

Getting around

• ≈32 min fastest train to London (OpenStreetMap + National Rail timetable (ATOC/RDG, GTFS), 2026) This district
• 39% of premises can get gigabit broadband (Ofcom Connected Nations 2024, Jul 2024) Across this district

Has it been a good investment?

Of homes in Butts Green that changed hands in the last five years, 31% sold for less than the previous owner paid — 13.7 points above East of England (17.3%) (nominal, not inflation-adjusted). Across those resales the typical gain was 8% over 6.64 years held.

Investment context: a gross rental yield of about 3.2% (area median rent against the median sold price) — appraise a specific property at /appraisal/butts green.

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Nearby areas we cover: Great Baddow, Great Baddow, Great Baddow.