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Braintree

EnglandEast of EnglandBraintree
LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Low deprivation
Population
155,242
Households
64,979
Crimes · May '26
785 · 5.1 per 1k
64,979
Households
White Brit. · 90%
Ethnicity
Christian · 47%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
785 · 5.1 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£349,438
Median property price
4,595
Postcodes
64,979
Households
White Brit. · 90%
Ethnicity
Christian · 47%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
785 · 5.1 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£349,438
Median property price
4,595
Postcodes

Overview of Braintree

Coordinates51.8943, 0.5959
Postcodes
4,595
Population (Census)
155,242
Households (Census)
64,979
Recorded crime · May '26
785 · 5.1 per 1k

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Braintree

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 6.60 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 6.60 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Sold prices in Braintree

Property sales · Braintree
HM Land Registry · Braintree
Average price
£371,330
YoY: -3.5%
Median price: £349,438
View district CM7
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Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 56 sales · avg £334,896
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£480k£405k£329k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26

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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Braintree

Crime trends · Braintree
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
393334275
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
355
YoY stable
ASB
1228038
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
122
YoY +63%
Vehicle Crime
513416
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
27
YoY -25%
Burglary
382716
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
16
YoY stable
Criminal damage
866033
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
52
YoY -12%
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Other Crime
292113
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
28
YoY +17%
Shoplifting
785430
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
45
YoY +10%

2 of 5 key categories improving · other crime up sharply · asb rising

785
incidents · May '26

Demographics in Braintree

Ethnicity

Total residents: 155,246
White Brit.90.3%
Other White3.5%
+ other · 6.2%

Religion

Total residents: 155,296
Christian47.0%
No religion45.0%
Not answered5.9%
+ other · 2.0%

Age groups

Total residents: 155,242
50–6420.8%
35–4919.0%
25–3412.2%
65–7411.2%
10–157.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.5%

Households

Total households: 64,979
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.4%
Other14.1%
Any member 66+13.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.9%
All members 66+10.9%
+ 7 other households · 34.5%