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Braintree 018A

Neighbourhood

South Braintree. 1,603 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 33 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Most deprived 10%Least

In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Braintree 018A is in decile 6.

Deprivation score
16.6
Joint 16,069th least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Population
1,588
Joint 18,743rd most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Braintree 018A compares

Each dot is a neighbourhood. The black line marks the middle one.

Braintree 018AMiddle
Deprivation scoreEngland only88 neighbourhoods, Braintree · 2025
Deprivation score: every neighbourhood in Braintree88 areas from 4.0 to 35.9. The middle area is 16.6. Braintree 018A is 16.6.
16.6joint 43rd most deprived
Population88 neighbourhoods, Braintree · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Braintree88 areas from 1,034 to 2,818. The middle area is 1,695. Braintree 018A is 1,588.
1,58834th least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage88 neighbourhoods, Braintree · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Braintree88 areas from 37.5% to 100.0%. The middle area is 94.4%. Braintree 018A is 95.4%.
95.4%joint 40th highest
Claimant rate88 neighbourhoods, Braintree · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every neighbourhood in Braintree88 areas from 0.8% to 5.9%. The middle area is 2.5%. Braintree 018A is 2.0%.
2.0%31st lowest

Is Braintree 018A safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Braintree 018A at a rate of 53.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 54.1 per 1,000 people across Witham South, Hatfield Peverel & White Notley.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 5 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Braintree 018A.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (38), other crime (18) and burglary (9).

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 neighbourhood, so they describe all of Braintree and not Braintree 018A alone. See Braintree

Average house price
£330,089
Up 1.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£39,712
148th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.3×
Joint 115th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
166,471
Up 1.7% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Braintree 018A in brief

Braintree 018A has a deprivation score of 16.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Braintree 018A had 1,588 usual residents at the census.

In Braintree 018A, 95.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Braintree 018A, 2.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.