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Braintree 008B

Neighbourhood

South west Braintree. 1,628 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.5 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

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In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Braintree 008B is in decile 5.

Deprivation score
20.1
Joint 14,592nd most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£315,500
Joint 14,280th most expensive of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,539
Joint 21,394th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How Braintree 008B compares

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

Braintree 008BMiddle
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 008B is 20.1.
20.130th most deprived
Median sale price85 neighbourhoods, Braintree · 2025
Median sale price: every neighbourhood in Braintree85 areas from £175,000 to £699,995. The middle area is £350,000. Braintree 008B is £315,500.
£315,50031st cheapest
Population88 neighbourhoods, Braintree · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Braintree88 areas from 1,034 to 2,818. The middle area is 1,695. Braintree 008B is 1,539.
1,53927th 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 008B is 94.5%.
94.5%joint 42nd highest

Is Braintree 008B safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Braintree 008B at a rate of 63.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 85.5 per 1,000 people across Bocking.

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

In August 2026 alone, 12 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Braintree 008B.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (46), other crime (20) and anti-social behaviour (16).

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 008B 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 008B in brief

Braintree 008B has a deprivation score of 20.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in Braintree 008B was £315,500 in 2025.

Braintree 008B had 1,539 usual residents at the census.

In Braintree 008B, 94.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.