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Coggeshall · Braintree

Coggeshall: your neighbourhood

Coggeshall electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 33.8% here, compared with 25.8% across Braintree (8 percentage points higher).

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 65 or over: 26.8% here, compared with 20.4% across Braintree (6.3 percentage points higher).

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 12.9% here, compared with 15.9% across Braintree (2.9 percentage points lower).

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

26.8%

21 March 2021 · Coggeshall

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,573 out of 5,878.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4.2%

21 March 2021 · Coggeshall

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

244 out of 5,878.

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People counted in the census

5,878

21 March 2021 · Coggeshall

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

5,878 out of 5,878.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

33.8%

21 March 2021 · Coggeshall

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,659 out of 4,912.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

47.5%

21 March 2021 · Coggeshall

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

1,215 out of 2,556.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

12.9%

21 March 2021 · Coggeshall

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

331 out of 2,556.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

42.6%

21 March 2021 · Coggeshall

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

2,091 out of 4,910.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

55.2%

21 March 2021 · Coggeshall

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

2,709 out of 4,910.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

2.3%

21 March 2021 · Coggeshall

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

113 out of 4,910.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

16.8%

21 March 2021 · Coggeshall

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

827 out of 4,912.

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Homes rented privately

13%

21 March 2021 · Coggeshall

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

344 out of 2,556.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

31%

21 March 2021 · Coggeshall

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,522 out of 4,910.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

15%

21 March 2021 · Coggeshall

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

373 out of 2,556.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.2%

21 March 2021 · Coggeshall

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

110 out of 4,910.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Coggeshall ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

302 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 301 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Coggeshall ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 27 mapped crimes in September 2024; 23 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Coggeshall
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024270
October 2024250
November 2024292
December 2024230
January 2025212
February 2025252
March 2025253
April 2025383
May 2025261
June 2025150
July 2025272
August 2025202
September 2025231
October 2025121
November 2025252
December 2025161
January 2026301
February 2026240
March 2026323
April 2026144
May 2026432
June 2026254
July 2026356
August 2026232
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Coggeshall
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime143
other theft37
vehicle crime28
criminal damage arson24
public order24
burglary14
shoplifting13
drugs12
other crime4
possession of weapons3
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

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Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across Braintree →