Hedingham, Gosfield & Greenstead Green

Braintree · East of England · population 7,987 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

68Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,157 of 6,856 in England
  • #289 of 746 in East of England
  • #5 of 18 in Braintree
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,818
Median age (est.)45
Density186per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above25%
No car or van9%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 24%45–64 27%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 36%Mortgage/shared: 38%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 36%Mortgage/shared 38%Social rent 13%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 9%Other: 17%
One person 26%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 9%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Managers & directors 16% · Skilled trades 16% · Professional 15%

All occupation groups
Managers & directors16%
Skilled trades16%
Professional15%
Associate professional13%
Administrative11%
Caring & leisure9%
Elementary8%
Process & plant6%
Sales & customer service6%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

No religion 47% · Christian 45% · Muslim 0%

Born outside the UK: 5%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Hedingham, Gosfield & Greenstead Green is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,157 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #5 of 18 in Braintree. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (81) and lowest on Housing & access (28). Typical homes here sold for about £350,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+1%) (from 94 sales), in line with the wider Braintree median of £345,000. Typical household take-home income is around £43,164 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 33 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 62 · #2,589
Employment 75 · #1,712
Education 44 · #3,851
Health 81 · #1,280
Crime 69 · #2,151
Housing & access 28 · #4,968
Living environment 60 · #2,747

House prices ?

£350,000median (12m) · -1.4% yr · n=94
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£350,00094-1.4%+0.9%
Detached£491,00039+2.3%+14.2%
Semi-detached£340,00031+9.5%+17.2%
Terraced£270,00019-3.6%+14.9%
Flat£125,00050.0%
This area£350,000
Braintree£345,000
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£43,164±£6,075 · #2,538 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£36,410
Price-to-income ?8.1×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

68Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

33 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 263 offences
Braintree57
East of England70
England83

Rank #643 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences131
Theft46
Burglary11
Vehicle crime16
Criminal damage & arson23
Public order & weapons17
Drugs8
Robbery0
Other11

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 17 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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