Is Braintree a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Braintree, from official data · 12 postcode districts · 4,588 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Braintree, from official data · 12 postcode districts · 4,588 postcodes
The average home in Braintree sold for £328,477 in the latest House Price Index, up 1.6% on a year earlier. Across Braintree, police record 63 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Braintree, the nearest primary school is Stisted Church of England Primary Academy, 0.8 mi away, about a 16 minute walk (Ofsted: outstanding); the nearest secondary is Alec Hunter Academy, 1.7 mi away; the nearest GP surgery is Church Lane Surgery, 1.7 mi away.
Braintree Freeport station is 2.1 mi away; the nearest park is 0.8 mi away, about a 17 minute walk.
Across Braintree, police record 63 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Braintree sold for £328,477 in the latest House Price Index, up 1.6% on a year earlier. By type: detached £567,453, semi-detached £340,162, terraced £273,144, flats £155,501. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Stisted Church of England Primary Academy, 0.8 mi away, about a 16 minute walk (Ofsted: outstanding). The nearest secondary school is Alec Hunter Academy, 1.7 mi away. Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Braintree Freeport is 2.1 mi away.
The ONS estimates average household income of £60,692 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).