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Braintree 008D

Neighbourhood

South west Braintree. 2,213 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.6 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 008D is in decile 3.

Deprivation score
29.9
Joint 8,312th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Population
2,105
Joint 3,865th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Braintree 008D compares

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

Braintree 008DMiddle
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 008D is 29.9.
29.95th 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 008D is 2,105.
2,10520th most 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 008D is 99.9%.
99.9%9th 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 008D is 5.0%.
5.0%7th highest

Is Braintree 008D safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Braintree 008D at a rate of 85.4 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, 10 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Braintree 008D.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (94), other crime (32) and criminal damage and arson (20).

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 008D 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 008D in brief

Braintree 008D has a deprivation score of 29.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Braintree 008D had 2,105 usual residents at the census.

In Braintree 008D, 99.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Braintree 008D, 5.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.