Strong on schools, with transport to consider
Silver End & Cressing at a glance
- House prices
- £342,000
- Middle63rd percentile
- Schools
- 94th percentile
- Strong
- Transport
- 24th percentile
- Weak
- Crime rate
- 81.4 per 1,000 residents
- Middle38th percentile
- Flood risk
- 5.6% of the area in flood zones
- Middle52nd percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Silver End & Cressing a good place to live?
Silver End & Cressing may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England. Transport access appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Braintree below.
Silver End & Cressing and nearby areas
| Area | Median sale price | Crime per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| Silver End & Cressing | £342,000 | 81.4 |
| Witham North | £315,000 | 68.9 |
| Witham South | £340,000 | 51 |
Same sources and periods as the figures above. Each area has its own full guide.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Families who care about school performance
Watch out for
- Transport access appears weaker than most neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Silver End & Cressing
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 81.4 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 38th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is relatively higher; higher percentiles indicate lower crime.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to August 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 Silver End & Cressing
House prices
- Median sale price
- £342,000
- Percentile
- 63rd percentile nationally
House prices are above the national middle range.
Median of 113 standard sales over the 12 months to August 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Crime by type in Silver End & Cressing
Recorded crime by type
The largest recorded type in Silver End & Cressing is violence, sexual offences and weapons, at 34.9 per 1,000 residents: close to Braintree (29.1) and close to England (35.9).
| Type | Silver End & Cressing | Braintree | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violence, sexual offences and weapons | 34.9 | 29.1 | 35.9 |
| Theft, including shoplifting | 12.6 | 9.2 | 18.1 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 8.7 | 6.0 | 10.7 |
| Public order | 6.4 | 4.7 | 6.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5.2 | 4.6 | 6.8 |
| Vehicle crime | 4.6 | 2.9 | 5.3 |
| Burglary | 3.4 | 2.1 | 3.7 |
| Drugs | 3.3 | 2.3 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.2 |
| Robbery | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.5 |
Recorded crime is not the same as personal risk. How to read crime figures for an area · Check another area
Schools in Silver End & Cressing
Schools
94th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Silver End & Cressing
Flood risk
5.6% 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 3.7% of the area. That is the 52nd 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 Silver End & Cressing
Transport
24th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
FAQs
Is Silver End & Cressing a good place to live?
Silver End & Cressing may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England. Transport access appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Silver End & Cressing safe?
Silver End & Cressing ranks in the 38th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Silver End & Cressing?
The median sale price was £342,000 in the 12 months to August 2026. House prices are in the 63rd percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Silver End & Cressing?
Schools rank in the 94th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Silver End & Cressing?
Nearby public profiles include Witham North in Braintree and Witham South in Braintree.
