Bocking Churchstreet & Blackwater
Braintree · East of England · population 9,544 · 6 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #1,959 of 6,856 in England
- #260 of 746 in East of England
- #4 of 18 in Braintree
- Less deprived (top 30%)
In summary
Bocking Churchstreet & Blackwater is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,959 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #4 of 18 in Braintree. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (87) but weak on Housing & access (30). Typical homes here sold for about £370,000 over the past year, up 23% across five years (from 161 sales), 7% above the wider Braintree median of £345,000.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £370,000 | 161 | -2.6% | +23.3% |
| Detached | £445,000 | 61 | +1.1% | +18.7% |
| Semi-detached | £356,625 | 60 | -0.6% | +23.0% |
| Terraced | £290,000 | 29 | -1.7% | +14.9% |
| Flat | £195,000 | 11 | -2.5% | +11.4% |
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Affordability-adjusted Score ?
- #2,466 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
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Nearby areas
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Other areas in Braintree
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Theale & BeenhamWest Berkshire71£380,000
- Broadway, Wickhamford & SedgeberrowWychavon71£416,000
- Wokingham RoadReading71£305,000
- SouthvilleBristol, City of71£490,000
- Rimswell & BishopsgarthStockton-on-Tees71£157,000
- GalleywoodChelmsford72£397,500