Tiles show county’s own prices and crime; schools, transport, health & amenities are shown for the wider area — each tab labels its source.
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What does it cost? This county
A typical home here sells for £368,714. That's about 10× local earnings.
Sold price history
By property type
£3,434 per square metre
What this means ▾
The sold price divided by the home's recorded floor area, which makes differently-sized homes easier to compare.
Prices by district 14 districts — the county, broken down
| District | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 12m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basildon | £352,750 | — | — |
| Braintree | £335,000 | — | — |
| Brentwood | £500,000 | — | — |
| Castle Point | £362,500 | — | — |
| Chelmsford | £400,000 | — | — |
How safe is it? This county
Crime runs at 8.2 per 1,000 residents a month. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.
Crime rate
By category, 12 months from the wider district
Street-level category counts weren’t available from police.uk for Essex this month.
Where crime clusters
police.uk publishes anonymised "on or near" points, not named hotspots. The map above shows where they cluster, with the crime layer on.
Who lives here? This county
Population1,860,217
Schools This county
Ofsted
0 nearest schools.
Catchments
Likely-nearest catchment line per school where councils publish polygons; estimated by distance otherwise — always labelled which.
Nearest schools 0 nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|
Health This county
Getting around This county
EV charging64 points
Environment This county
Air quality
Ground checks
Transport noise (Defra)
Road & rail noise bands (≥55 / ≥65 dB Lden) are being added — not yet available for this area. They cover major sources only; "not mapped" ≠ "quiet".
Heritage & green space
Amenities This county
What's here
| Category | Count | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Eat & drink | 3,357 | — |
| Shops | 921 | supermarkets & convenience stores |
| Gyms, leisure & playgrounds | 301 | — |
| Green spaces & parks | 5,183 | filled areas on the map |
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Local economy This county
At a glance
| Count | Trend, 12 months | |
|---|---|---|
| Companies registered here | 160,297 | — |