Electoral wardE05010380
Rayne ward, Braintree
Rayne is one of 26 electoral wards of Braintree District Council, in Essex (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 2,887 residents in 1,161 households — 146 people per km², the 23rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Braintree constituency; for county elections it is in the Three Fields with Great Notley division.
Residents, 20212,887council ward average 5,972
Households1,1612.49 residents per household
Density146/ km²about 19.79 km² · Braintree 254
Aged 65+21.8%Braintree: 20.4% · under 16: 16.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.6% · 134
5–95.0% · 143
10–157.1% · 204
16–194.2% · 120
20–244.5% · 131
25–3410.2% · 295
35–4919.4% · 559
50–6423.2% · 669
65–7413.9% · 400
75–846.3% · 181
85+1.7% · 49
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van5.9% · 68
1 car or van30.2% · 351
2 cars or vans42.5% · 493
3 or more21.4% · 249
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Braintree overall: 67.8% owned, 16.3% social rented, 15.1% private rented.
Owned outright43.7% · 507
With mortgage34.2% · 397
Shared ownership0.8% · 9
Social rented9.8% · 114
Private rented11.5% · 133
Type of home
Detached house39.3% · 456
Semi-detached house41.5% · 482
Terraced house13.8% · 160
Purpose-built flat3.5% · 41
Converted house0.7% · 8
Other conversion0.7% · 8
Above shop / office0.3% · 3
Caravan, mobile0.3% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05010380- Council
- Braintree District Council
- County council
- Essex County Council
- County division
- Three Fields with Great Notley
- Constituency
- Braintree
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 18 of 26
Parishes in the ward
RayneThe Salings
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% owned2,880GGosfield & Greenstead Green30.7% aged 65+ · 80.3% owned2,737GGreat 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% owned6,016SStour 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.