Wheatley Avenue, Braintree, CM7 3DP

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around CM7 3DP is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	53.3%	50.7%	-2.6%	51.0%	-0.3%
Male	46.7%	49.3%	2.6%	49.0%	0.3%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	37%	35.7%	-1.3%	37.9%	-2.2%
Married: Opposite sex	30.8%	44.3%	13.5%	44.2%	0.1%
Separated	3.3%	2.5%	-0.8%	2.2%	0.3%
Divorced	13.6%	10%	-3.6%	9.1%	0.9%
Widowed	15.4%	7.5%	-7.9%	6.1%	1.4%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	40.3%	39.3%	-1.0%	48.4%	-9.1%
Good health	37.6%	43.2%	5.6%	33.6%	9.6%
Fair health	13.5%	13%	-0.5%	12.7%	0.3%
Bad health	6.4%	3.7%	-2.7%	4.0%	-0.3%
Very bad health	2.2%	0.8%	-1.4%	1.2%	-0.4%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

This area stands out for its low percentage of residents with higher education degree. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 16.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	32.6%	19.8%	-12.8%	18.2%	1.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	27.5%	28.1%	0.6%	9.6%	18.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.3%	15.1%	0.8%	13.4%	1.7%
Apprenticeship	2.9%	7.2%	4.3%	5.3%	1.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.3%	10.8%	3.5%	16.9%	-6.1%
Degree or Similar	9.9%	16.9%	7.0%	33.8%	-16.9%
Other	5.5%	2.2%	-3.3%	2.8%	-0.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 96.8% identifying as such, significantly higher than the UK average of 81.4%. This indicates a lower level of ethnic diversity compared to the broader UK population.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%	1.1%	-0.3%
Chinese	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	0%	0.5%	0.5%	3.1%	-2.6%
Other Asian	0%	0.5%	0.5%	1.6%	-1.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0.6%	0.8%	0.2%	0.8%	0.0%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.8%	0.5%	-0.3%	0.9%	-0.4%
Mixed Other	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	97%	96.8%	-0.2%	81.4%	15.4%
Other	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.6%	-1.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 91.5% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is higher than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	92.5%	91.5%	-1.0%	83.2%	8.3%
European Union	6.1%	5.3%	-0.8%	6.1%	-0.8%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%	0.8%	0.0%
Africa	0%	0.5%	0.5%	2.7%	-2.2%
Middle East and Asia	0.8%	1.3%	0.5%	5.6%	-4.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0%	0.5%	0.5%	1.3%	-0.8%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	91.4%	91%	-0.4%	83.2%	7.8%
10+ Years	1.7%	5.3%	3.6%	9.8%	-4.5%
5-10 Years	0.8%	3.4%	2.6%	2.9%	0.5%
2-5 Years	2.5%	0.3%	-2.2%	2.2%	-1.9%
Less than 2 years	3.6%	0%	-3.6%	1.9%	-1.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	71.2%	76.7%	-5.5%
Portugal	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Poland	1.1%	1.3%	-0.2%
Romania	1.1%	0.9%	0.2%
Other EU countries	0.5%	1.5%	-1.0%
Other Europe	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
No passport held	23.5%	13.5%	10.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	58.6%	37.2%	21.4%
Christian	32.7%	46.2%	-13.5%
Muslim	1.6%	6.5%	-4.9%
Other religion	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Not answered	6.3%	6.0%	0.3%

Safety

Is Wheatley Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Wheatley Avenue was 76.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 31.6% lower than the Braintree Central & Beckers Green average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Wheatley Avenue has the 15th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Braintree Central & Beckers Green and the 126th highest crime rate of 483 local areas in Braintree .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 48.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -59.1%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 58% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£42,800

Income Rank
5/10

Household Income in CM7 3DP, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Wheatley Avenue are based on 28 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Braintree.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Wheatley Avenue, Braintree, CM7 3DP

Estimated Average Property Prices for CM7 3DP

Average Price
£266,490

Semi-Detached
£292,199

Terraced
£246,811

Detached
£354,413

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Wheatley Avenue

Average Price
£274,565

Semi-Detached
£288,200

Terraced
£244,226

Detached
£379,647

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Wheatley AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
34 Wheatley Avenue, Braintree, Essex Terraced, an established residential building	£265,000	2024-06-19	£268,268
30 Wheatley Avenue, Braintree, Essex Terraced, an established residential building	£330,000	2023-03-01	£327,671
61 Wheatley Avenue, Braintree, Essex Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£310,000	2022-08-19	£310,000
64 Wheatley Avenue, Braintree, Essex Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£270,000	2021-11-15	£289,328
60 Wheatley Avenue, Braintree, Essex Detached, an established residential building	£325,000	2021-09-07	£354,050

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CM7 3DP

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	94
Retired	46
Part-Time Employee	41
Self-Employed	31
Other	17
Long-Term Sick or disabled	14
Looking after home or family	13
Unemployed	11
Student (economically inactive)	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	36
Manufacturing	25
Human health and social work activities	14
Transport and storage	13
Accommodation and food service activities	12
Construction	11
Education	9
Other	6
Administrative and support service activities	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Financial and insurance activities	3
Professional, scientific and technical activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Real estate activities	1
Information and communication	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Chapel Hill Primary School and Nursery Chapel Hill , CM7 3QZ	- not rated	659 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lyons Hall School Deerleap Way , CM7 9FH	3out of 4	662 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Lyons Hall School Deerleap Way , CM7 9FH	- not rated	662 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Great Bradfords Junior School Marlborough Road , CM7 9LW	3out of 4	801 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School Marlborough Road , Great Bradfords Estate CM7 9LW	3out of 4	801 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Alec Hunter Humanities College Stubbs Lane , CM7 3NR	- not rated	981 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Alec Hunter Academy Stubbs Lane , CM7 3NR	3out of 4	981 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Notley High School Notley Road , CM7 1WY	- not rated	2,452 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form Notley Road , CM7 1WY	2out of 4	2,452 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Tabor Science College Panfield Lane , CM7 5XP	- not rated	2,571 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Braintree College Church Lane , CM7 5SN	- not rated	1,662 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Central Essex Pupil Referral Unit C.O. Alec Hunter High School Stubbs Lane , Millennium Way CM7 3NT	- not rated	937 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Advanced Education-Pear Trees C/O Unit 7 Woodgates Farm , Woodgates End CM6 2BN	- not rated	1,652 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Edith Borthwick School Enterprise Drive , CM7 2YN	3out of 4	2,729 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Witham Bridge Hospital School Hatfield Road , CM8 1RQ	- not rated	5,457 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Braintree Cafe	268 Coggeshall Road, Braintree	555 yd
Costa Coffee	Tesco Stores Ltd, Clay Pits	562 yd
Yak & Yeti Gurkha's	8B Cressing Road, Braintree	583 yd
Cellar Cafe	East Street, Braintree	827 yd
Partyman World Of Play	9 - 13 Century Drive, Braintree	929 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Orange Tree	Cressing Road, Braintree	546 yd
Braintree Town Football Club	Clockhouse Way, Braintree	761 yd
The Bell	Mountbatten Road, Braintree	767 yd
The Kavern	Function Room In The Basement Of The Pub, East Street	802 yd
The Eagle	192 Coggeshall Road, Braintree	838 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Mick's Fish \& Chips	297 Coggeshall Road, Braintree	187 yd
Pizza Hut	272 Coggeshall Road, Braintree	476 yd
Mr Kebab	270 Coggeshall Road, Braintree	476 yd
Taste Of China	8 Cressing Road, Braintree	526 yd
The Hot Wok Chinese Takeaway	2 Cressing Road, Braintree	526 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Co-operative	174 - 176 Cressing Road, Braintree		384 yd
Tesco	Clay Pits, Braintree		715 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Braintree Town Fc (Cressing Road) Clockhouse Way	grass pitches	527 yd
King George Playing Fields Cressing Road	grass pitches	561 yd
Lyons Hall Primary School DEERLEAP WAY	artificial grass pitch	648 yd
Complete Health & Fitness BENFIELD WAY	health and fitness suite	655 yd
Braintree Lawn Tennis Club CLOCKHOUSE WAY	squash courts, tennis courts	762 yd
Braintree Rugby Union Football Club BECKERS GREEN ROAD	grass pitches	772 yd
Complete Health & Fitness (Closed) East Street	health and fitness suite	786 yd
Alec Hunter Academy STUBBS LANE	grass pitches	914 yd
Colchester Institute - Braintree Campus Sports Ground Julien Court Road	grass pitches	1,012 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	55 Mbit/s
Average download speed	54.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	13.6 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	13.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.