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Halstead St Andrew's · Braintree

Halstead St Andrew's: your neighbourhood

Halstead St Andrew's electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented from a council or housing association: 12% here, compared with 16% across Braintree (4.3 percentage points lower).

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

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 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 23.4% here, compared with 25.8% across Braintree (2.5 percentage points lower).

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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Homes rented privately: 17% here, compared with 15% across Braintree (1.7 percentage points higher).

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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

22%

21 March 2021 · Halstead St Andrew's

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,425 out of 6,489.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4%

21 March 2021 · Halstead St Andrew's

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

259 out of 6,486.

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People counted in the census

6,486

21 March 2021 · Halstead St Andrew's

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

6,486 out of 6,486.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

23.4%

21 March 2021 · Halstead St Andrew's

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,246 out of 5,334.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

47.8%

21 March 2021 · Halstead St Andrew's

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

1,322 out of 2,767.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

14.8%

21 March 2021 · Halstead St Andrew's

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

409 out of 2,767.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

37.7%

21 March 2021 · Halstead St Andrew's

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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

2,016 out of 5,345.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

60%

21 March 2021 · Halstead St Andrew's

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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

3,205 out of 5,345.

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

3.3%

21 March 2021 · Halstead St Andrew's

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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

176 out of 5,345.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

18.1%

21 March 2021 · Halstead St Andrew's

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

965 out of 5,334.

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Homes rented privately

17%

21 March 2021 · Halstead St Andrew's

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

463 out of 2,766.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

25.4%

21 March 2021 · Halstead St Andrew's

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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

1,358 out of 5,345.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

12%

21 March 2021 · Halstead St Andrew's

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

331 out of 2,766.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.3%

21 March 2021 · Halstead St Andrew's

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

124 out of 5,345.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Halstead St Andrew's ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

386 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 414 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Halstead St Andrew's 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: 25 mapped crimes in September 2024; 33 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 · Halstead St Andrew's
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024257
October 2024443
November 2024281
December 2024211
January 2025212
February 2025310
March 2025454
April 2025540
May 2025303
June 2025428
July 2025325
August 2025414
September 2025351
October 2025455
November 2025153
December 2025232
January 2026235
February 2026291
March 2026324
April 2026544
May 2026354
June 2026361
July 2026264
August 2026334
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Halstead St Andrew's
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime184
shoplifting76
public order36
criminal damage arson28
other theft16
burglary15
vehicle crime13
other crime10
drugs5
possession of weapons2
theft from the person1
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 →