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Witham Town

Middle area

South Braintree. 12,466 people in 4.3 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Witham Town’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£320,000
3,098th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
11,584
377th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
86.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Witham Town compares

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Median sale price18 middle areas, Braintree · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Braintree18 areas from £252,500 to £540,000. The middle area is £372,188. Witham Town is £320,000.
£320,0006th lowest
Population18 middle areas, Braintree · 2021
Population: every middle area in Braintree18 areas from 5,742 to 11,584. The middle area is 9,112. Witham Town is 11,584.
11,584highest
Gigabit broadband coverage18 middle areas, Braintree · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Braintree18 areas from 65.1% to 98.5%. The middle area is 93.0%. Witham Town is 86.7%.
86.7%5th lowest
Claimant rate18 middle areas, Braintree · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Braintree18 areas from 1.3% to 4.2%. The middle area is 2.5%. Witham Town is 2.7%.
2.7%joint 7th highest

Figures for the whole of Braintree

These figures are published for the whole of Braintree, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Braintree and not Witham Town 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
Witham Town in brief

The median price paid for a home in Witham Town was £320,000 in 2025.

Witham Town had 11,584 usual residents at the census.

In Witham Town, 86.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Witham Town, 2.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.