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Steeple Bumpstead & Great Yeldham: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Steeple Bumpstead & Great Yeldham neighbourhood of Braintree, England (ONS area Braintree 001). Headline figures assembled 2 November 2026. Postcodes CB9, CM7, CO10, CO9. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near CO9 4PJ.

A middle-income neighbourhood, changing little against Braintree

Steeple Bumpstead & Great Yeldham is a middle-income neighbourhood; it is changing little against Braintree (signals are mixed: 2 rising and 3 falling of 16). Houses here typically resell for £382,500 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Braintree (0.6 times the borough's rate).

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 2 November 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£382,500

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +14% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Middle income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Mixed signs

Weighted balance -0.05; 2 of 16 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 4 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 4 to 9.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£60,500

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.6 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Where Steeple Bumpstead & Great Yeldham sits in Braintree

Typical house price: 5th highest of 18 neighbourhoods in Braintree
Average household income: 9th highest of 18 neighbourhoods in Braintree

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 2 November 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Steeple Bumpstead & Great Yeldham

Median resale price of houses each year here and across Braintree, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 2 November 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

2 of 16 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Braintree, 3 the other way and 11 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

Income deprivation ranking
Solar and heat pumps

Falling behind the borough

Recorded crime
Homes selling
Benefit claims (DWP)

Schools nearby

Nearest state schools

Nearest state primary school Ridgewell Church of England Primary School 1.9 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Expected standard in 3 areas, Needs attention in 4 (Feb 2026).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Steeple Bumpstead & Great Yeldham

What is the typical house price in Steeple Bumpstead & Great Yeldham?

£382,500. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +14% against 2017-2019.

How does Steeple Bumpstead & Great Yeldham compare with the rest of Braintree?

Typical house price: 5th highest of 18 neighbourhoods in Braintree. Average household income: 9th highest of 18 neighbourhoods in Braintree.

Is Steeple Bumpstead & Great Yeldham an affluent area?

Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Steeple Bumpstead & Great Yeldham gentrifying?

Mixed signs. Weighted balance -0.05; 2 of 16 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

Which state schools are nearest to Steeple Bumpstead & Great Yeldham?

Nearest state primary school. Ridgewell Church of England Primary School. 1.9 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Expected standard in 3 areas, Needs attention in 4 (Feb 2026).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.