Safety and schools may need closer review
Witham Central at a glance
- House prices
- £255,000
- Middle38th percentile
- Schools
- 8th percentile
- Weak
- Transport
- 69th percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 128.1 per 1,000 residents
- Weak14th percentile
- Flood risk
- 9.2% of the area in flood zones
- Middle68th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Witham Central a good place to live?
Witham Central has a mixed public data profile, so whether it is a good fit depends on which factors matter most to you. School performance appears weaker and 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
The public data shows a mixed profile, so the right fit depends on your priorities.
No additional grounded may-suit bullets are available.
Watch out for
- School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
- Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Witham Central
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 128.1 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 14th 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 Witham Central
House prices
- Median sale price
- £255,000
- Percentile
- 38th percentile nationally
House prices are below the national middle range.
Median of 103 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 Witham Central
Schools
8th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Witham Central
Flood risk
9.2% 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 7.9% of the area. That is the 68th 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 Witham Central
Transport
69th 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 Witham Central a good place to live?
Witham Central has a mixed public data profile, so whether it is a good fit depends on which factors matter most to you. School performance appears weaker and crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Witham Central safe?
Witham Central ranks in the 14th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Witham Central?
The median sale price was £255,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 38th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Witham Central?
Schools rank in the 8th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Witham Central?
Nearby public profiles include Braintree Central & Beckers Green in Braintree and Braintree South in Braintree.
