Compare

Stour Valley South

Ward

North east Braintree. About 3,008 people in 59 square kilometres.

Open in map

Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Stour Valley South, 80.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
3,014
1,113th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
80.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
58.9%
1,915th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Stour Valley South compares

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

Stour Valley SouthMiddle
Population26 wards, Braintree · 2021
Population: every ward in Braintree26 areas from 2,737 to 10,296. The middle area is 6,091. Stour Valley South is 3,014.
3,0146th lowest
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%. Stour Valley South is 80.4%.
80.4%joint 3rd 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%. Stour Valley South is 1.2%.
1.2%lowest
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%. Stour Valley South is 58.9%.
58.9%5th lowest

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 Stour Valley South 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
Stour Valley South in brief

Stour Valley South had 3,014 usual residents at the census.

In Stour Valley South, 80.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Stour Valley South, 1.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

58.9% of residents in Stour Valley South were aged 15 to 64 at the census.