Silver End
Silver End is a town in Essex, England, with a population of around 3,861. It has 1 pharmacy and around 1 restaurant and café, with 14 bus stops and the nearest railway station at White Notley, 2.3 km away. There were around 26 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence and sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Silver End area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Braintree area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 155,270 residents at roughly 254 people per km².
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 80th of 294 English council areas — better than 73% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
20°CLight rain shower
- Today: 23° / 17° · 75% rain
- Tomorrow: 25° / 15° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:27Sunset 19:19
12h 52m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
17US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom
Crime
33 reported · July 2026▲ 136% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences15
- Anti-social behaviour6
- Other theft3
- Burglary2
Neighbourhood team: Witham South · Essex
Local policing priorities
- Concerns from residents about vehicle nuisance in hotspot locations including Braintree town centre, Braintree Retail and Leisure Park, C…
- Concerns about antisocial behaviour and shoplifting in key hotspot locations including town centres, retail areas and public spaces acros…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
235 reported road collisions (2024)
67 killed or seriously injured · 294 casualties · 15.1 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
30 food businesses within 2 miles
- 22 rated 4–5 ★ (19 top)
- 2 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
1 active warning/alert
- Flood alert: The Essex coast from Clacton to and including, St Peters Flat and the Colne and Blackwater estuaries
Source: Environment Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: White Notley (2.3 km)
- 14 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from White Notley (2.2 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£330,637 average▲ 2% YoY
Across Braintree · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,217 average monthly rent▲ 2.8% YoY
- 1 bed £853
- 2 bed £1,103
- 3 bed £1,359
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
9.2× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 9.2 times median annual pay (10.0× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 167.9p · Morrisons (4.5 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Morrisons (4.5 km)
5 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
17 charging locations within ~8 km
- 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 360 kW
- Nearest: McDonald's Braintree (3.8 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools2
- Sports pitches6
- Playgrounds4
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local news
- Braintree District Council supports Recycle Week 2026 and calls residents to rescue their recyclables· 11 Sept 2026
- Braintree District Council Leader Cllr Tom Cunningham’s open letter to Essex County Council Leader Cllr Peter Harris on Operation Vanguard and Wethersfield Asylum Accommodation Centre· 11 Sept 2026
- Braintree Town Hall to host inspiring wedding fayre this September· 11 Sept 2026
- New community centre completed in Witham· 8 Sept 2026
- Man prosecuted for operating as a scrap metal dealer without a licence· 4 Sept 2026
Source: Braintree Council
Population
155,270 residents in Braintree · 254/km²
- Under 16: 18%
- 16–64: 61%
- 65+: 20%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 203 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,280 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band C (29% of 71,120)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
68 schools · 21,326 pupils
52 primary · 8 secondary · 8 other
Ofsted: 30 of 33 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (91%)
63inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Honywood SchoolGood
- Lift MaltingsRequires improvement
- Notley High School and Braintree Sixth FormRequires improvement
- Tabor AcademyRequires improvement
- Alec Hunter Academy
- Hedingham School and Sixth Form
- Lift New Rickstones
- The Ramsey Academy, Halstead
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Braintree
Care & health services
1,571 CQC-registered services
- Care homes407
- GP practices230
- Dentists309
- Homecare agencies475
- Hospitals & hospices39
CQC ratings: 87% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 17 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Essex
Heritage & planning
- In a conservation area (Silver End)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 38 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
215 applications decided
85.6% granted · 184 granted, 31 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Priti Patel
Conservative
Witham
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- NoClosure motion
- AyeSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Conservative majority
- Lab 9
- Con 25
- Grn 4
- Ref 1
- Oth 10
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies1
- Parks & greens4
- Restaurants & cafés4
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
7,490 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
8 jobs advertised · £66,873 avg
e.g. Online Primary school Tutor - Part Time, School Crossing Patrol Officer- Silver End Primary School, Online Primary school Tutoring Job in Silver End – Flexible Schedule
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£826 median full-time weekly pay
2.7% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£26,019 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
48% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 68,719 certificates
10.1% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
57% low-carbon electricity
Gas 39% · Nuclear 24% · Solar 22% · Biomass 6%
165 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity
Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 83.9 yrs women · 80.5 yrs men
75% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.3
- Feeling worthwhile7.7
- Happiness yesterday7.6
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.1
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Witham:
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test471 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Pause housebuilding targets imposed on councils, review and identify local need458 local signatures · 16,962 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office432 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership424 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s335 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Silver End · 0.0 kmSilver End is a village and civil parish between Witham and Braintree, in Essex, England. It was conceived in the 1920s as a model village by the industrialist Francis Henry Crittall, whose works at Braintree manufact…
RAF Rivenhall · 1.3 kmRoyal Air Force Rivenhall or more RAF Rivenhall is a former Royal Air Force station located 4 miles (6.4 km) south-southeast of Braintree, Essex, England.
The Barley Barn · 1.5 kmThe Barley Barn is an architecturally important medieval barn, part of a complex of farm buildings at Cressing Temple, Essex, England. The barn was built for the Knights Templar in the early thirteenth century. It has…
Cressing Temple · 1.5 kmCressing Temple is a medieval site situated between Witham and Braintree in Essex, close to the villages of Cressing and White Notley. It was amongst the very earliest and largest of the possessions of the Knights Tem…
Cressing · 2.1 kmCressing is a village and civil parish in the Braintree district of Essex, England. Within the parish is the village of Tye Green and the hamlet of Hawbush Green. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 1,988.
White Notley railway station · 2.2 kmWhite Notley railway station is on the Braintree Branch Line in the East of England, serving the village of White Notley, Essex. It is 41 miles 60 chains (67.19 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and it is…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Silver End?
- Silver End is a town in Essex, England, in the Braintree local authority.
- What is the population of Silver End?
- Silver End has an approximate settlement population of 3,861.
- How deprived is Silver End?
- The Braintree local authority, which includes Silver End, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.