# Bocking Churchstreet & Blackwater Central Braintree. 9,916 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 27 square kilometres. Bocking Churchstreet & Blackwater had 9,340 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Middle area. Code E02004452. In: [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/east-of-england) › [Braintree](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree) ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £371,875** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bocking Churchstreet & Blackwater was £371,875 in 2025. 2,310th most expensive of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/braintree/bocking-churchstreet-and-blackwater#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 9,340** (2021). Bocking Churchstreet & Blackwater had 9,340 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,763rd most populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/braintree/bocking-churchstreet-and-blackwater#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Bocking Churchstreet & Blackwater live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/braintree/bocking-churchstreet-and-blackwater#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 95.0%** (January 2026). In Bocking Churchstreet & Blackwater, 95.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/braintree/bocking-churchstreet-and-blackwater#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02004452) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Bocking Churchstreet & Blackwater live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. - [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E02004452) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 194 homes were sold in Bocking Churchstreet & Blackwater in 2025. - [Crime and ASB by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E02004452) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Bocking Churchstreet & Blackwater. - [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02004452) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Bocking Churchstreet & Blackwater had 9,340 usual residents at the census. ## Recorded crime in Bocking Churchstreet & Blackwater In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bocking Churchstreet & Blackwater at a rate of 52.1 per 1,000 people. That compares with 61.0 per 1,000 people across Braintree. Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates. | Kind of crime, 12 months to August 2026 | Count | | --- | --- | | Violence and sexual offences | 207 | | Other crime | 89 | | Shoplifting | 50 | | Anti-social behaviour | 48 | | Vehicle crime | 45 | | Criminal damage and arson | 41 | | Drug offences | 15 | | Burglary | 14 | | Robbery | 5 | | Theft from the person | 3 | Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026. ## How Bocking Churchstreet & Blackwater compares Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers. | Measure | Bocking Churchstreet & Blackwater | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £371,875 | 9th cheapest | 18 middle areas, Braintree · 2025 | | Population | 9,340 | 9th most populated | 18 middle areas, Braintree · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | – | 18 middle areas, Braintree · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 95.0% | 6th highest | 18 middle areas, Braintree · Jan 2026 | ## Is Bocking Churchstreet & Blackwater safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bocking Churchstreet & Blackwater at a rate of 52.1 per 1,000 people. That compares with 61.0 per 1,000 people across Braintree. Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people. In August 2026 alone, 57 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Bocking Churchstreet & Blackwater. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (207), other crime (89) and shoplifting (50). Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates. Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest. ## Figures for the whole of Braintree These figures are published for the whole of Braintree, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Braintree and not Bocking Churchstreet & Blackwater alone. [See Braintree](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree) - **Average house price: £330,089** (August 2026). Braintree’s average house price was £330,089 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026. - **Median full-time pay: £39,712** (2025). Full-time workers living in Braintree earned a median of £39,712 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 148th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025. - **House price to pay: 8.3×** (2025). A home in Braintree costs 8.3 times local full-time pay. Joint 115th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026. - **Deprivation score: 16.6** (2025). Braintree has a deprivation score of 16.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 119th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025. ## Bocking Churchstreet & Blackwater in brief The median price paid for a home in Bocking Churchstreet & Blackwater was £371,875 in 2025. Bocking Churchstreet & Blackwater had 9,340 usual residents at the census. About 0% of people in Bocking Churchstreet & Blackwater live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Bocking Churchstreet & Blackwater, 95.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Middle area - Code: E02004452 - Ward: [Bocking Blackwater †](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree/ward/bocking-blackwater) - Constituency: [Braintree †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/braintree) - Council: [Braintree](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree) - Region: [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/east-of-england) - Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england) - Area: 27.23 km² - People, mid-2024: 9,916* - Neighbourhoods: 6 - Output areas: 28 * People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area. † Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs. ## Next door [Hedingham, Gosfield & Greenstead Green](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree/hedingham-gosfield-and-greenstead-green), [Panfield, Finchingfield & Bardfield](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree/panfield-finchingfield-and-bardfield), [Silver End & Stisted](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree/silver-end-and-stisted), [Bocking](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree/bocking), [Central Braintree](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree/central-braintree), [Braintree South](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree/braintree-south) ## Latest updates for Bocking Churchstreet & Blackwater - August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026. - September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026. - Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026. The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02004452 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. 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