3,746
Households
White Brit. · 86%
Ethnicity
No religion · 45%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
86 · 10.5 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£287,833
Median property price
258
Postcodes
Overview of Witham Central
Coordinates51.7982, 0.6365
Postcodes
258
Population (Census)
8,209
Households (Census)
3,746
Recorded crime · May '26
86 · 10.5 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Witham Central
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 6.04 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 6.04 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Witham Central
Property sales · Witham Central
HM Land Registry · Witham Central
Average price
£316,387
YoY: -15.7%
Median price: £314,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
May '24 – Apr '26Apr '26: 8 sales · avg £237,125
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£453k£317k£182k
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '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 Witham Central
Crime trends · Witham Central
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
493520
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
44
YoY stable
ASB
16103
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
11
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
1160
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -50%
Burglary
740
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -50%
Criminal damage
1692
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
9
YoY +50%
Demographics in Witham Central
Ethnicity
White Brit.85.8%
Other White4.2%
African1.7%
Other Asian1.2%
Indian1.1%
+ other · 6.0%
Religion
No religion45.4%
Christian44.9%
Not answered6.6%
Hindu1.0%
+ other · 2.1%
Age groups
35–4918.9%
25–3417.6%
50–6417.2%
65–7410.0%
75–846.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.8%
Households
Other21.3%
Any member 66+15.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.0%
Cohabiting couple family: No children9.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.3%
+ 7 other households · 32.4%
Schools in Witham Central
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Lift Maltings
Essex · CM8 1EP
Requires improvement
0.2 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Woodend Farm School
Essex · CM8 1EH
1.3 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 6–16
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Witham Central
Postcodes in Witham Central
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