Strong on transport, with safety to consider
Braintree Central & Beckers Green at a glance
- House prices
- £250,000
- Middle36th percentile
- Schools
- 39th percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 98th percentile
- Strong
- Crime rate
- 137 per 1,000 residents
- Weak11th percentile
- Flood risk
- Under 0.1% of the area in flood zones
- Less flood-zone land13th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Braintree Central & Beckers Green a good place to live?
Braintree Central & Beckers Green may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Braintree below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Movers who value stronger transport access
Watch out for
- Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Braintree Central & Beckers Green
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 137 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 11th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is higher than in most neighbourhoods nationally.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Braintree Central & Beckers Green
House prices
- Median sale price
- £250,000
- Percentile
- 36th percentile nationally
House prices are below the national middle range.
Median of 117 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Braintree Central & Beckers Green
Schools
39th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Braintree Central & Beckers Green
Flood risk
Under 0.1% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers under 0.1% of the area. That is the 13th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Braintree Central & Beckers Green
Transport
98th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Braintree Central & Beckers Green a good place to live?
Braintree Central & Beckers Green may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Braintree Central & Beckers Green safe?
Braintree Central & Beckers Green ranks in the 11th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Braintree Central & Beckers Green?
The median sale price was £250,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 36th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Braintree Central & Beckers Green?
Schools rank in the 39th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Braintree Central & Beckers Green?
Nearby public profiles include Braintree South in Braintree and Witham Central in Braintree.
