4,737
Households
White Brit. · 86%
Ethnicity
Christian · 50%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
132 · 11.4 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£446,903
Median property price
325
Postcodes
Overview of Lexden and Braiswick
Coordinates51.9016, 0.8464
Postcodes
325
Population (Census)
11,556
Households (Census)
4,737
Recorded crime · May '26
132 · 11.4 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Lexden and Braiswick
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 7.70 (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 7.70 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Lexden and Braiswick
Property sales · Lexden and Braiswick
HM Land Registry · Lexden and Braiswick
Average price
£446,055
YoY: -6.1%
Median price: £494,366
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 3 sales · avg £487,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£713k£532k£351k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Transactions are hidden by default.
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 Lexden and Braiswick
Crime trends · Lexden and Braiswick
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
644831
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
47
YoY stable
ASB
32172
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
25
YoY +212%
Vehicle Crime
1790
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY stable
Burglary
951
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -60%
Criminal damage
1692
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
13
YoY +117%
Demographics in Lexden and Braiswick
Ethnicity
White Brit.86.5%
Other White3.4%
Indian2.0%
African1.3%
Other Asian1.2%
+ 1 other groups · 5.6%
Religion
Christian49.7%
No religion40.2%
Not answered5.9%
Hindu1.8%
Muslim1.4%
+ other · 1.0%
Age groups
50–6421.3%
35–4920.2%
65–7411.5%
25–349.1%
10–157.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.4%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.6%
Any member 66+13.6%
All members 66+13.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.2%
Other11.6%
+ 7 other households · 30.9%
Schools in Lexden and Braiswick
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Colchester County High School for Girls
Essex · CO3 3US
Outstanding
1.6 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18
Braiswick Primary School
Essex · CO4 5QJ
Good
1.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Heathlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, West Bergholt
Essex · CO6 3JF
Good
0.9 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham
Essex · CO3 9UE
Good
1.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
Kingswode Hoe School
Essex · CO3 3QJ
Good
1.7 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 5–16
St Benedict's Catholic College
Essex · CO3 3US
Good
1.6 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Doucecroft School
Essex · CO6 3QL
1.2 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 3–19
Holmwood House School
Essex · CO3 9ST
0.5 mi
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 0–16
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham
Essex · CO3 9UE
1.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
St Mary's School for Girls
Essex · CO3 3RB
1.6 mi
All-throughIndependentGirls · Ages 2–17
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Lexden and Braiswick
Postcodes in Lexden and Braiswick
CO3 0JUCO3 3FACO3 3FJCO3 3PACO3 3QACO3 3QDCO3 3QECO3 3QFCO3 3QGCO3 3QHCO3 3QJCO3 3QLCO3 3QNCO3 3QPCO3 3QQCO3 3QRCO3 3QSCO3 3QTCO3 3QUCO3 3QWCO3 3QXCO3 3QYCO3 3RACO3 3RBCO3 3RDCO3 3RFCO3 3RGCO3 3RHCO3 3RLCO3 3RNCO3 3RPCO3 3RQCO3 3RRCO3 3RSCO3 3RTCO3 3RUCO3 3RWCO3 3RXCO3 3RYCO3 3RZCO3 3SACO3 3SDCO3 3SECO3 3SFCO3 3SGCO3 3SHCO3 3SJCO3 3SPCO3 3SQCO3 3SRCO3 3SSCO3 3STCO3 3SUCO3 3SXCO3 3SYCO3 3SZCO3 3TACO3 3TBCO3 3TDCO3 3TECO3 3TFCO3 3TJCO3 3TLCO3 3UFCO3 3UJCO3 3ULCO3 3UNCO3 3USCO3 3UZCO3 3WDCO3 3WLCO3 4AGCO3 4ANCO3 4ARCO3 4ASCO3 4AUCO3 4AZCO3 4BHCO3 4BJCO3 4DACO3 4DBCO3 8NBCO3 8NDCO3 8NECO3 8NFCO3 8NGCO3 8NQCO3 8PDCO3 9AACO3 9ABCO3 9ADCO3 9AECO3 9AFCO3 9AGCO3 9AHCO3 9AJCO3 9ALCO3 9ANCO3 9AQCO3 9AWCO3 9BNCO3 9BPCO3 9BWCO3 9DZCO3 9EACO3 9EBCO3 9FDCO3 9FHCO3 9FJCO3 9FWCO3 9FXCO3 9FYCO3 9FZCO3 9GACO3 9GBCO3 9STCO3 9SXCO3 9SYCO3 9TACO3 9TB