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Rayne · Braintree

Rayne: your neighbourhood

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

What stands out here?

Homes rented from a council or housing association: 10% here, compared with 16% across Braintree (6.5 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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Homes rented privately: 11% here, compared with 15% across Braintree (3.6 percentage points lower).

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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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 12.6% here, compared with 15.9% across Braintree (3.3 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

21.8%

21 March 2021 · Rayne

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

630 out of 2,885.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3.4%

21 March 2021 · Rayne

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

99 out of 2,884.

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People counted in the census

2,887

21 March 2021 · Rayne

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

2,887 out of 2,887.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

27.5%

21 March 2021 · Rayne

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

662 out of 2,404.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

44.8%

21 March 2021 · Rayne

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

520 out of 1,161.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

12.6%

21 March 2021 · Rayne

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

146 out of 1,161.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

36.7%

21 March 2021 · Rayne

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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

885 out of 2,409.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

61.7%

21 March 2021 · Rayne

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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

1,486 out of 2,409.

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

3.3%

21 March 2021 · Rayne

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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

80 out of 2,409.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

15.2%

21 March 2021 · Rayne

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

366 out of 2,404.

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Homes rented privately

11%

21 March 2021 · Rayne

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

133 out of 1,160.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

24%

21 March 2021 · Rayne

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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

577 out of 2,409.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

10%

21 March 2021 · Rayne

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

114 out of 1,160.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.6%

21 March 2021 · Rayne

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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. 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

38 out of 2,409.

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Crime and safety

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

86 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 104 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Rayne 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: 9 mapped crimes in September 2024; 8 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 · Rayne
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202491
October 2024100
November 2024120
December 202470
January 202590
February 202520
March 202560
April 2025140
May 2025130
June 202591
July 202560
August 202570
September 202571
October 202561
November 2025131
December 202561
January 202660
February 202640
March 2026110
April 202660
May 202660
June 202630
July 2026103
August 202680
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Rayne
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime51
criminal damage arson10
vehicle crime6
public order5
burglary5
other theft4
drugs3
other crime1
robbery1
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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What could improve local safety →

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 →