2,898
Households
White Brit. · 89%
Ethnicity
Christian · 50%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
9 · 1.3 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£342,000
Median property price
117
Postcodes
Overview of Braintree West
Coordinates51.8743, 0.5431
Postcodes
117
Population (Census)
6,783
Households (Census)
2,898
Recorded crime · May '26
9 · 1.3 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Braintree West
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 8.44 (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 8.44 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Braintree West
Property sales · Braintree West
HM Land Registry · Braintree West
Average price
£351,148
YoY: +7.7%
Median price: £318,575
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 3 sales · avg £339,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£511k£358k£205k
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 West
Crime trends · Braintree West
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1271
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY +400%
ASB
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY +100%
Vehicle Crime
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY +100%
Burglary
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Demographics in Braintree West
Ethnicity
White Brit.88.5%
Other White4.9%
+ other · 6.6%
Religion
Christian50.4%
No religion42.8%
Not answered5.2%
+ other · 1.7%
Age groups
50–6420.2%
35–4919.0%
65–7411.7%
25–3411.2%
75–848.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.9%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.2%
Any member 66+15.7%
All members 66+13.2%
Other12.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.9%
+ 8 other households · 32.1%
Schools in Braintree West
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
John Ray Infant School
Essex · CM7 1HL
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–7
John Ray Junior School
Essex · CM7 1HL
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form
Essex · CM7 1WY
Requires improvement
0.6 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19
St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Essex · CM7 2NS
Requires improvement
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
John Ray Infant School
Essex · CM7 1HL
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–7
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Braintree West
Postcodes in Braintree West
CM7 1EPCM7 1EXCM7 1EZCM7 1FTCM7 1GBCM7 1HHCM7 1HJCM7 1HLCM7 1HNCM7 1HPCM7 1HQCM7 1HSCM7 1HTCM7 1HUCM7 1HWCM7 1HXCM7 1HYCM7 1HZCM7 1JACM7 1JBCM7 1JDCM7 1JECM7 1JFCM7 1JGCM7 1JHCM7 1JJCM7 1JLCM7 1JNCM7 1JQCM7 1LBCM7 1TDCM7 1WGCM7 1WHCM7 1WJCM7 1WLCM7 1WQCM7 1WRCM7 1WUCM7 1WWCM7 1WYCM7 1WZCM7 1XLCM7 1XNCM7 1XPCM7 1XWCM7 1XXCM7 1XYCM7 1YNCM7 1ZLCM7 2AQCM7 2AXCM7 2BACM7 2DJCM7 2DPCM7 2DQCM7 2DRCM7 2DSCM7 2DTCM7 2FACM7 2FBCM7 2FDCM7 2GTCM7 2LDCM7 2LFCM7 2LGCM7 2LHCM7 2LLCM7 2LNCM7 2LPCM7 2LQCM7 2LRCM7 2LSCM7 2LTCM7 2LUCM7 2LWCM7 2LXCM7 2NACM7 2NBCM7 2NHCM7 2NJCM7 2NLCM7 2NNCM7 2NPCM7 2NQCM7 2NRCM7 2NSCM7 2NTCM7 2NUCM7 2NWCM7 2NXCM7 2NYCM7 2PACM7 2PBCM7 2PDCM7 2PECM7 2PFCM7 2PGCM7 2PPCM7 2PQCM7 2PRCM7 2PWCM7 2PYCM7 2QDCM7 2QECM7 2QFCM7 2QGCM7 2QNCM7 2QQCM7 2RUCM7 2RXCM7 2RYCM7 2RZCM7 2SACM77 6GDCM77 6GECM77 6RECM77 6RG