2,944
Households
White Brit. · 87%
Ethnicity
No religion · 47%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
10 · 1.4 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£325,500
Median property price
124
Postcodes
Overview of Witham South
Coordinates51.7905, 0.6353
Postcodes
124
Population (Census)
7,046
Households (Census)
2,944
Recorded crime · May '26
10 · 1.4 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Witham South
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 7.35 (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 7.35 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Witham South
Property sales · Witham South
HM Land Registry · Witham South
Average price
£316,840
YoY: -2.0%
Median price: £321,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
May '24 – Apr '26Apr '26: 5 sales · avg £329,600
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£426k£345k£264k
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '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 Witham South
Crime trends · Witham South
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1371
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY +67%
ASB
210
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -50%
Vehicle Crime
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Burglary
110
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
210
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Demographics in Witham South
Ethnicity
White Brit.86.7%
Other White3.9%
African1.8%
Indian1.1%
+ other · 6.5%
Religion
No religion46.8%
Christian44.0%
Not answered6.0%
Muslim1.0%
+ other · 2.1%
Age groups
35–4921.9%
50–6417.1%
25–3416.8%
65–748.9%
10–157.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.0%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.3%
Other16.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.1%
Any member 66+10.6%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.1%
+ 7 other households · 35.4%
Schools in Witham South
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Essex · CM8 1DX
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
Howbridge Church of England Junior School
Essex · CM8 1BZ
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Howbridge Infant School
Essex · CM8 1DJ
Good
0.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–7
Chipping Hill Primary School
Essex · CM8 1FR
Not judged
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Witham South
Postcodes in Witham South
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