They want to add 33,960 homes to Braintree. And they have no plans to build infrastructure.
The government wants to build 1,132 homes a year in Braintree. At that rate, sustained for thirty years, that is 33,960 homes - +48% on the 71,048 dwellings already in the area.
There are 37 towns and villages in our list for Braintree. That is an average of 30.6 new homes a year across every settlement in the area - about 918 each over thirty years, if the annual figure were spread evenly.
What we've got now
- In Braintree in 2025, there were 1,341 hours of sewage spills, at WHITE NOTLEY WATER RECYCLING CENTRE. Sewage →
- About 2,542 patients per GP in Braintree. GPs →
- 9 schools over capacity in Braintree. Schools →
- 1,806 MW still waiting to connect at Bramford. Energy →
- Nearest A&E: Broomfield Hospital, about 30 minutes away. Hospitals →
- Local A-roads in Essex: 31.0 seconds delay per mile, worst on the A1019. Transport →
Now they want another 33,960 homes here.
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Towns and villages
See how many homes are being proposed in each town and village in the area.
- Black Notley
- Bradwell
- Braintree
- Bures
- Castle Hedingham
- Coggeshall
- Colne Engaine
- Earls Colne
- Finchingfield
- Gosfield
- Great Bardfield
- Great Notley
- Great Yeldham
- Halstead
- Hatfield Peverel
- High Garrett
- Kelvedon and Feering
- Lamarsh
- Nounsley
- Panfield
- Pebmarsh
- Rayne
- Ridgewell
- School Green
- Shalford
- Sible Hedingham
- Silver End
- Steeple Bumpstead
- Stisted
- Sturmer
- Terling
- Toppesfield
- Tye Green
- Wethersfield
- White Colne
- Wickham St Paul
- Witham
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