2,317
Households
White Brit. · 90%
Ethnicity
Christian · 52%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
16 · 3.0 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£532,500
Median property price
143
Postcodes
Overview of Writtle
Coordinates51.7291, 0.4212
Postcodes
143
Population (Census)
5,327
Households (Census)
2,317
Recorded crime · May '26
16 · 3.0 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Writtle
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 7.88 (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 7.88 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Writtle
Property sales · Writtle
HM Land Registry · Writtle
Average price
£601,073
YoY: +23.7%
Median price: £471,667
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 3 sales · avg £585,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£780k£550k£320k
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 Writtle
Crime trends · Writtle
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1383
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY stable
ASB
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY +100%
Vehicle Crime
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY +100%
Burglary
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -67%
Criminal damage
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY +100%
Demographics in Writtle
Ethnicity
White Brit.90.0%
Other White3.3%
White Irish1.2%
+ other · 5.5%
Religion
Christian52.4%
No religion40.6%
Not answered5.5%
+ other · 1.5%
Age groups
50–6420.3%
35–4916.9%
65–7412.3%
75–8410.9%
25–349.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.5%
Households
Any member 66+19.9%
All members 66+15.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.0%
Other13.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.9%
+ 7 other households · 26.6%
Schools in Writtle
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Hylands School
Essex · CM1 3ET
Requires improvement
0.8 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
Writtle College Limited
Essex · CM1 3RR
0.6 mi
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
Writtle Infant School
Essex · CM1 3HZ
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7
Writtle Junior School
Essex · CM1 3HG
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Writtle
Postcodes in Writtle
CM1 2NSCM1 3AXCM1 3DTCM1 3DUCM1 3DXCM1 3DYCM1 3DZCM1 3EACM1 3EBCM1 3EDCM1 3EECM1 3EFCM1 3EGCM1 3EHCM1 3EJCM1 3ELCM1 3ENCM1 3EPCM1 3EQCM1 3ESCM1 3ETCM1 3EUCM1 3EWCM1 3EXCM1 3EYCM1 3EZCM1 3FDCM1 3FECM1 3FHCM1 3FLCM1 3FNCM1 3GACM1 3GDCM1 3GJCM1 3HBCM1 3HDCM1 3HECM1 3HFCM1 3HGCM1 3HHCM1 3HJCM1 3HLCM1 3HNCM1 3HPCM1 3HQCM1 3HRCM1 3HSCM1 3HTCM1 3HWCM1 3HYCM1 3HZCM1 3JACM1 3JBCM1 3JDCM1 3JECM1 3JFCM1 3JGCM1 3JHCM1 3JJCM1 3JLCM1 3JNCM1 3JPCM1 3JQCM1 3JRCM1 3JSCM1 3JTCM1 3JUCM1 3JWCM1 3JXCM1 3JYCM1 3JZCM1 3LECM1 3LFCM1 3LGCM1 3LHCM1 3LJCM1 3LLCM1 3LNCM1 3LPCM1 3LQCM1 3LRCM1 3LSCM1 3LTCM1 3LWCM1 3LYCM1 3NACM1 3NBCM1 3NDCM1 3NECM1 3NFCM1 3NGCM1 3NHCM1 3NJCM1 3NLCM1 3NNCM1 3NPCM1 3NQCM1 3NRCM1 3NSCM1 3NTCM1 3NUCM1 3NWCM1 3NXCM1 3NYCM1 3NZCM1 3PACM1 3PBCM1 3PDCM1 3PECM1 3PFCM1 3PHCM1 3PJCM1 3PNCM1 3PQCM1 3PRCM1 3PSCM1 3PUCM1 3PWCM1 3RFCM1 3RL