Is CO9 2DA a Good Place to Live? Crime, Schools & Area Insights

CO9 2DA is a postcode in Halstead St Andrew's, Braintree, East of England, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near CO9 2DA, then scores the surrounding small area 43/100 - bottom 28% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around CO9 2DA are housing and property market signals, while schools and education 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 CO9 2DA is based on Braintree 004 Census 2021. It covers 8,881 residents, 3,823 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 42, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 58% owner-occupied, 19% privately rented, 23% 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 4/10.

For property prices near CO9 2DA, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the CO9 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £420k from 80 rolling sales, up 11.3% month-on-month. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

Families checking schools near CO9 2DA can compare 4 state schools within one mile, including 3 rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted or the equivalent inspectorate. The Schools tab adds phase, school type, distance, rating and a dedicated school map so the education context is easier to judge.

The Kids & Clubs tab adds 1 nearby child-friendly activities from open activity feeds, including 1 records marked free and 1 with booking links where the source provides them.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near CO9 2DA by category and map position. Crime pressure is running hotter than the previous month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

Local change around CO9 2DA is tracked through nearby planning permissions, HMO licensing and roadworks. This report currently shows 9 street-disruption records in the Planning tab, with dates, distance and source links. Large council source datasets may contain more records than the displayed list.