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Braintree 017A

Neighbourhood

South Braintree. 1,727 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.1 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 017A is in decile 4.

Deprivation score
22.4
Joint 12,836th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£304,000
Joint 15,218th most expensive of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,564
Joint 20,011th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
79.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How Braintree 017A compares

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

Braintree 017AMiddle
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 017A is 22.4.
22.423rd 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 017A is £304,000.
£304,00024th cheapest
Population88 neighbourhoods, Braintree · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Braintree88 areas from 1,034 to 2,818. The middle area is 1,695. Braintree 017A is 1,564.
1,56430th 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 017A is 79.0%.
79.0%8th lowest

Is Braintree 017A safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Braintree 017A at a rate of 133.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 90.6 per 1,000 people across Witham Town.

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

In August 2026 alone, 23 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Braintree 017A.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (80), other crime (52) and anti-social behaviour (34).

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 017A alone. See Braintree

Average house price
£328,477
Up 1.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 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 017A in brief

Braintree 017A has a deprivation score of 22.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in Braintree 017A was £304,000 in 2025.

Braintree 017A had 1,564 usual residents at the census.

In Braintree 017A, 79.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.