Electoral wardE05012961
Gosfield & Greenstead Green ward, Braintree
Gosfield & Greenstead Green is one of 26 electoral wards of Braintree District Council, in Essex (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 2,737 residents in 1,182 households — 63 people per km², the 26th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Braintree constituency; for county elections it is in the Halstead and Hedingham divisions.
Residents, 20212,737council ward average 5,972
Households1,1822.32 residents per household
Density63/ km²about 43.58 km² · Braintree 254
Aged 65+30.7%Braintree: 20.4% · under 16: 15.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.8% · 104
5–94.7% · 129
10–156.5% · 179
16–193.4% · 94
20–243.7% · 101
25–347.2% · 196
35–4915.5% · 425
50–6424.4% · 669
65–7415.2% · 416
75–8411.0% · 300
85+4.5% · 124
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van7.2% · 85
1 car or van35.8% · 424
2 cars or vans35.4% · 420
3 or more21.6% · 256
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Braintree overall: 67.8% owned, 16.3% social rented, 15.1% private rented.
Owned outright50.1% · 592
With mortgage30.2% · 357
Shared ownership1.9% · 23
Social rented9.0% · 106
Private rented8.8% · 104
Type of home
Detached house56.6% · 668
Semi-detached house29.0% · 342
Terraced house6.9% · 82
Purpose-built flat2.6% · 31
Converted house0.5% · 6
Other conversion0.1% · 1
Above shop / office0.1% · 1
Caravan, mobile4.2% · 50
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012961- Council
- Braintree District Council
- County council
- Essex County Council
- County division
- Halstead, Hedingham
- Constituency
- Braintree
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 24 of 26
Parishes in the ward
GosfieldGreat MaplesteadGreenstead Green and Halstead RuralLittle Maplestead
Other wards in the same constituency
BBocking Blackwater16.2% aged 65+ · 76.5% owned10,301BBocking North25.5% aged 65+ · 68.6% owned5,221BBocking South17.2% aged 65+ · 50.1% owned6,754BBraintree Central & Beckers Green15.4% aged 65+ · 46.4% owned9,584BBraintree South15.4% aged 65+ · 63.5% owned6,558BBraintree West23.4% aged 65+ · 75.2% owned6,166BBumpstead24.4% aged 65+ · 78.6% owned2,880GGreat Notley & Black Notley15.7% aged 65+ · 81.0% owned10,101HHalstead St Andrew's22.0% aged 65+ · 70.5% owned6,486HHalstead Trinity18.9% aged 65+ · 60.4% owned7,073HHedingham22.8% aged 65+ · 71.3% owned6,016RRayne21.8% aged 65+ · 77.9% owned2,887SStour Valley North27.1% aged 65+ · 76.8% owned2,923SStour Valley South28.6% aged 65+ · 77.5% owned3,014
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.