Is CO5 9EN a Good Area? Schools, Crime & Local Insights

CO5 9EN is a postcode in Kelvedon & Feering, Braintree, East of England, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near CO5 9EN, then scores the surrounding small area 76/100 - top 7% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around CO5 9EN are health and safety, while housing is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for CO5 9EN is based on Braintree 014 Census 2021. It covers 10,411 residents, 224 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 47, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 72% owner-occupied, 13% privately rented, 15% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official England neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 10/10.

For property prices near CO5 9EN, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the CO5 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £390k from 56 rolling sales, down 1.3% month-on-month. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near CO5 9EN by category and map position. Crime trend is flat or improving month on month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

LocaleIQ checks available planning, HMO and roadworks feeds near CO5 9EN; no local change records are currently listed inside this report radius.