Is Church Street in Braintree a nice place to live?

Church Street is classified by the ONS as Older Workers and Retirement. Church Street is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a very low level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Church Street is located in the The Colnes ward of the Braintree district in Essex.
Coordinates 51.941582, 0.690055
Grid Ref TL850304
Suburb Colne Engaine
Constituency Braintree

House Prices

The average house price in Church Street is 35.63% higher than the rest of Braintree. The last sale we have on record is BOCKING WATERSIDE Church Street, that sold for £158,000. The average house price in Braintree is £270,500 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Church Street

Date No. Type Price
20/12/2022 BOCKING WATERSIDE Flat £158,000
28/11/2022 THE CHIMES, 208 Semi £325,000
31/10/2022 240 Detached £288,000
28/10/2022 2 Detached £690,000
19/10/2022 RAFTERS Detached £640,000
14/10/2022 84 Semi £229,000
03/10/2022 37 Terrace £325,000
23/09/2022 35 Terrace £280,000
09/09/2022 162 Semi £330,000
07/09/2022 KING WILLIAM COURT Semi £330,000

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in Church Street, Essex

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Essex Police in Church Street during September 2024.

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Church Street and compared that to the average for the The Colnes ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Church Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the The Colnes ward

Social economic statistics for Church Street

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Church Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Church Street is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Church Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Church Street are in the top 20% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Church Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Church Street are in the top 10% least employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Church Street are in the top 20% least health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Church Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Church Street are in the top 20% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Church Street

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Church Street.

Unemployment in Church Street

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
1.05% of Church Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Church Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Church Street. The proportion of retirees on Church Street is 6.14% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
24.74% of Church Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Church Street

The proportion of home owners on Church Street is 24.03% higher than the national average of 62%. 8.09% of properties in Church Street are private rented and 5.88% are social rented.
86.03% of residents of Church Street own their home

Country of Birth of Church Street residents

The proportion if Church Street residents born in the UK is 15.25% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 2.1% of Church Street residents were born outside the UK.
97.9% of Church Street residents were born in the UK

Church Street Summary

With house prices in Church Street more than the average for Essex and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Church Street has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Church Street maybe difficult.

Church Street has very low levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe easier compared to the rest of the country.

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