Electoral wardE05010385
Three Fields ward, Braintree
Three Fields is one of 26 electoral wards of Braintree District Council, in Essex (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 5,752 residents in 2,449 households — 71 people per km², the 18th 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, 20215,752council ward average 5,972
Households2,4492.35 residents per household
Density71/ km²about 80.79 km² · Braintree 254
Aged 65+26.3%Braintree: 20.4% · under 16: 14.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.3% · 245
5–94.5% · 261
10–155.9% · 340
16–193.3% · 189
20–244.3% · 248
25–348.7% · 503
35–4916.0% · 918
50–6426.7% · 1,534
65–7414.7% · 847
75–848.6% · 494
85+3.0% · 172
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van7.1% · 173
1 car or van31.6% · 773
2 cars or vans37.3% · 913
3 or more24.1% · 590
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Braintree overall: 67.8% owned, 16.3% social rented, 15.1% private rented.
Owned outright43.4% · 1,063
With mortgage31.8% · 778
Shared ownership0.6% · 14
Social rented11.7% · 286
Private rented12.6% · 308
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house47.7% · 1,167
Semi-detached house40.1% · 982
Terraced house9.8% · 239
Purpose-built flat0.7% · 18
Converted house0.4% · 11
Other conversion0.5% · 13
Above shop / office0.2% · 6
Caravan, mobile0.4% · 11
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05010385- 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
- 23 of 26
Parishes in the ward
FinchingfieldGreat BardfieldPanfieldShalfordWethersfield
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% owned6,016RRayne21.8% aged 65+ · 77.9% owned2,887SStour Valley North27.1% aged 65+ · 76.8% owned2,923
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.