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Silver End & Cressing

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South Braintree. About 8,364 people in 25 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Silver End & Cressing, 92.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
7,047
4,000th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
92.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
62.9%
3,557th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Silver End & Cressing compares

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Silver End & CressingMiddle
Population26 wards, Braintree · 2021
Population: every ward in Braintree26 areas from 2,737 to 10,296. The middle area is 6,091. Silver End & Cressing is 7,047.
7,0476th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage26 wards, Braintree · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Braintree26 areas from 62.8% to 99.4%. The middle area is 92.2%. Silver End & Cressing is 92.1%.
92.1%13th lowest
Claimant rate26 wards, Braintree · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Braintree26 areas from 1.2% to 4.3%. The middle area is 2.2%. Silver End & Cressing is 2.7%.
2.7%9th highest
Aged 15 to 6426 wards, Braintree · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Braintree26 areas from 55.2% to 66.3%. The middle area is 61.8%. Silver End & Cressing is 62.9%.
62.9%joint 9th highest

Figures for the whole of Braintree

These figures are published for the whole of Braintree, not for each ward, so they describe all of Braintree and not Silver End & Cressing 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 of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.3×
115th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
16.6
119th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Silver End & Cressing in brief

Silver End & Cressing had 7,047 usual residents at the census.

In Silver End & Cressing, 92.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Silver End & Cressing, 2.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

62.9% of residents in Silver End & Cressing were aged 15 to 64 at the census.