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Braintree 005B

Neighbourhood

West Braintree. 1,469 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 14 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 005B is in decile 6.

Deprivation score
16.4
Joint 15,887th least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£485,000
Joint 5,162nd most expensive of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,373
Joint 17,056th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
39.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How Braintree 005B compares

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

Braintree 005BMiddle
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 005B is 16.4.
16.443rd least 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 005B is £485,000.
£485,000joint 8th most expensive
Population88 neighbourhoods, Braintree · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Braintree88 areas from 1,034 to 2,818. The middle area is 1,695. Braintree 005B is 1,373.
1,37311th 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 005B is 39.5%.
39.5%2nd lowest

Is Braintree 005B safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Braintree 005B at a rate of 26.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 39.3 per 1,000 people across Panfield, Finchingfield & Bardfield.

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

In August 2026 alone, 3 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Braintree 005B.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were other crime (16), violence and sexual offences (12) and burglary (3).

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 005B 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 005B in brief

Braintree 005B has a deprivation score of 16.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in Braintree 005B was £485,000 in 2025.

Braintree 005B had 1,373 usual residents at the census.

In Braintree 005B, 39.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.