Halstead East & Colnes

Braintree · East of England · population 9,902 · 5 LSOAs

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

74Area Score / 100 ?
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In summary

Halstead East & Colnes is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,787 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #3 of 18 in Braintree. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (74) and lowest on Housing & access (46). Typical homes here sold for about £365,000 over the past year, up 9% across five years (from 155 sales), 6% above the wider Braintree median of £345,000.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 65 · #2,425
Employment 74 · #1,774
Education 48 · #3,549
Health 72 · #1,897
Crime 74 · #1,746
Housing & access 46 · #3,727
Living environment 74 · #1,808

House prices ?

£365,000median (12m) · +9.0% yr · n=155
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£365,000155+9.0%+9.4%
Detached£472,50070+2.1%+21.2%
Semi-detached£317,75046+4.2%+11.5%
Terraced£272,50034+10.1%+18.5%
Flat£160,0005-27.3%-13.2%
This area£365,000
Braintree£345,000
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

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Affordability-adjusted Score ?

67Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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