Witham South, Hatfield Peverel & White Notley

Braintree · East of England · population 8,368 · 5 LSOAs

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

66Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,349 of 6,856 in England
  • #315 of 746 in East of England
  • #7 of 18 in Braintree
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,141
Median age (est.)46
Density152per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above28%
No car or van11%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 9%25–44 23%45–64 28%65+ 24%

Tenure

Own outright: 38%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 38%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 14%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 9%Other: 17%
One person 26%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 9%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Managers & directors 16% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Managers & directors16%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades12%
Administrative10%
Elementary9%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 1%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 96%Asian 1%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 52% · No religion 40% · Muslim 1%

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

Witham South, Hatfield Peverel & White Notley is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,349 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #7 of 18 in Braintree. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (67) and lowest on Housing & access (34). Typical homes here, about £427,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 32% in five years (from 130 sales), 24% above the wider Braintree median of £345,000. Typical household take-home income is around £47,235 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 46 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 66 · #2,294
Employment 66 · #2,336
Education 60 · #2,761
Health 67 · #2,240
Crime 66 · #2,315
Housing & access 34 · #4,522
Living environment 40 · #4,104

House prices ?

£427,500median (12m) · -2.4% yr · n=130
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£427,500130-2.4%+31.5%
Detached£628,74856+10.3%+16.4%
Semi-detached£387,50045+4.7%+21.3%
Terraced£307,50022-2.4%+23.0%
Flat£185,0007+5.7%+5.7%
This area£427,500
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)£47,235±£6,648 · #1,595 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£39,708
Price-to-income ?9.1×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 ?

44Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

46 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 388 offences
Braintree57
East of England70
England83

Rank #1,822 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences183
Theft47
Burglary21
Vehicle crime30
Criminal damage & arson31
Public order & weapons26
Drugs12
Robbery26
Other12

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 66 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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