Strong on safety, with schools to consider
Great Notley & Black Notley at a glance
- House prices
- £440,000
- Higher prices81st percentile
- Schools
- 30th percentile
- Weak
- Transport
- 31st percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 44.1 per 1,000 residents
- Strong76th percentile
- Flood risk
- 0.8% of the area in flood zones
- Less flood-zone land20th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Great Notley & Black Notley a good place to live?
Great Notley & Black Notley may be a good fit for people who value lower crime. School performance appears weaker and house prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally, 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
- People prioritising lower crime
Watch out for
- School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
- House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Great Notley & Black Notley
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 44.1 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 76th percentile nationally
Lower crime than 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 Great Notley & Black Notley
House prices
- Median sale price
- £440,000
- Percentile
- 81st percentile nationally
House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally.
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 Great Notley & Black Notley
Schools
30th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Great Notley & Black Notley
Flood risk
0.8% 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 0.6% of the area. That is the 20th 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 Great Notley & Black Notley
Transport
31st 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 Great Notley & Black Notley a good place to live?
Great Notley & Black Notley may be a good fit for people who value lower crime. School performance appears weaker and house prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Great Notley & Black Notley safe?
Great Notley & Black Notley ranks in the 76th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Great Notley & Black Notley?
The median sale price was £440,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 81st percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Great Notley & Black Notley?
Schools rank in the 30th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Great Notley & Black Notley?
Nearby public profiles include Stour Valley North in Braintree and Bumpstead in Braintree.
