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Would I like living here? What stands out, a day in the life, schools in reach, journey times, shops and leisure, and places with the same character.
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
| Silver End & Stisted | Braintree | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crimes per 1,000 residents a year | 72 | 65 | 99 |
| In good or very good health | 83% | 83% | 82% |
| Households with dependent children | 33% | 29% | 29% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 20% | 19% |
| Degree or higher | 24% | 26% | 34% |
| Nitrogen dioxide (µg/m³) | 7.1 | 7.4 | 10.1 |
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The nearest station is Cressing, a short drive or bike ride (2.2 km), with 51k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Liverpool Street.
Central London is 64 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Cressing Primary School, a short drive or bike ride (1.3 km); 79% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Alec Hunter Academy, 1.9 km away; Attainment 8: 45.7 · 6.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Near the middle of the neighbourhood, the closest supermarket is Tesco, 2.1 km away, with Jet Service Station closer still (1.3 km) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Silver End Surgery (2.6 km), with Boots the closest pharmacy (2.6 km).
For a haircut, Beauty Outlet is 2.1 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Colchester General Hospital, 21 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 59% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 61% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 13 restaurants and cafés, 10 pubs and bars.
Village Indigo At Willow Inn is the closest café or restaurant (1.0 km), and The Mulberry Tree the nearest pub (1.4 km).
Crime is around the national middle: about 72 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 160 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 6% flats and 25% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1983-1992.
It's growing: about 457 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is King George's Field, 2.0 km away; for exercise, Braintree Swimming Centre (2.1 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.1 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Stansted is 25 km away.
Most households own their home, 11% rent privately.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers.
| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cressing Primary School | Primary | 1.3 km | 79% met the expected standard |
| Beckers Green Primary School | Primary | 1.5 km | 60% met the expected standard |
| Lyons Hall School | Primary | 2.5 km | 73% met the expected standard |
| Alec Hunter Academy | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 45.7 · 6.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Notley High School and Sixth Form | Secondary | 3.4 km | Attainment 8: 44.9 · 10.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Tabor Academy | Secondary | 4.7 km | Attainment 8: 38.5 · 6.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Silver End & Stisted | Braintree | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top-rated state primaries within 2 km | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Top-rated state secondaries within 6 km | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Good or outstanding nurseries within 2 km | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Grammar schools within 15 km | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minutes to a primary school | 8 min | 10 min | 9 min |
| Minutes to a secondary school | 18 min | 22 min | 18 min |
| Silver End & Stisted | Braintree | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rush hour to central London, public transport | 111 min | 121 min | 163 min |
| Rush hour to the nearest big city centre | 118 min | 124 min | 93 min |
| Minutes to a town centre | 26 min | 23 min | 20 min |
| Distance to the nearest station | 2.2 km | 3.7 km | 2.8 km |
| Buses an hour within a 5-minute walk | 6 | 7 | 21 |
| Commute by train or Tube | 2% | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home | 25% | 29% | 30% |
| Households without a car | 12% | 14% | 23% |
DfT journey time statistics, our rush-hour journey times, NaPTAN, ORR, Census 2021.
| Silver End & Stisted | Braintree | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants and cafés | 13 | 10 | 10 |
| Pubs and bars | 10 | 9 | 4 |
| Independent cafés, takeaways and shops | 76% | 83% | 85% |
| Named parks within 2 km | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Postcodes within 400 m of a public park | 36% | 48% | 55% |
| Gyms, pools and sports centres within 2 km | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Public swimming pools within 5 km | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Cinemas, theatres and libraries within 5 km | 3 | 2 | 8 |
FSA, OpenStreetMap (ODbL), Sport England (CC BY).
Matched on character, not price: age mix, education, tenure, home types, how people travel, deprivation, crime, places to eat and distance to London. "Alike" is 100 for an identical profile and 0 for no closer than a typical area.
How the neighbourhoods around it compare on crime, schools, journeys, parks and price.
| Halstead East & Colnes | 36 | 0 | 127 min | 0 | £376k |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bures Hamlet, Maplestead & Belchamp | 36 | 0 | 181 min | 0 | £475k |
| Braintree West & Rayne | 38 | 1 | 138 min | 6 | £386k |
| Hedingham, Gosfield & Greenstead Green | 38 | 0 | 134 min | 0 | £360k |
| Steeple Bumpstead & Great Yeldham | 39 | 0 | 224 min | 1 | £401k |
| Great Notley & Black Notley | 42 | 1 | 122 min | 8 | £388k |
| Panfield, Finchingfield & Bardfield | 43 | 0 | 215 min | 0 | £490k |
| Coggeshall & Kelvedon | 49 | 0 | 95 min | 1 | £425k |
| Bocking Churchstreet & Blackwater | 55 | 0 | 135 min | 2 | £375k |
| Witham South, Hatfield Peverel & White Notley | 60 | 0 | 99 min | 1 | £443k |
| Silver End & Stisted (this one) | 72 | 0 | 118 min | 0 | £363k |
| North Witham | 77 | 0 | 86 min | 1 | £376k |
| Halstead Central & West | 79 | 0 | 119 min | 0 | £286k |
| West Witham | 80 | 0 | 88 min | 7 | £287k |
| Braintree South | 86 | 1 | 118 min | 13 | £294k |
| Bocking | 90 | 1 | 129 min | 9 | £333k |
| Witham Town | 98 | 0 | 77 min | 7 | £331k |
| Central Braintree | 130 | 1 | 112 min | 13 | £275k |
DfE performance tables and Ofsted.
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| To | Public transport | Car |
|---|---|---|
| Central London (Bank) | 1 h 51 | 66 min |
| Stansted airport | 2 h 49 | 29 min |
From the middle of the neighbourhood, leaving on a weekday between 8 and 9am (the typical journey across that hour, including walking and waiting). Buses, trams and the Tube from the Bus Open Data Service, trains from the National Rail timetable; car times assume free-flowing traffic on OpenStreetMap road speeds, so rush-hour driving is often slower. The city and airport are the nearest by car. Contains OpenStreetMap data (ODbL).