With a B overall, Coggeshall is better than 58% of UK towns. Its place in the ranking is #42 of 81 in Essex. Health is where it shines — life expectancy is 80 for men and 85.9 for women. Hazard risk is higher than most: 3.5% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. Buying the median home, at £350,000, takes 5.9 years of household income in the Braintree council area. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B− for safety, B− for schools and B for jobs & income.
Figures: life expectancy and incomes, ONS · flood risk, Environment Agency · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · claimants, DWP.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Coggeshall is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Coggeshall.
History
More buildings in Coggeshall are listed than in Essex’s towns or England’s towns: 523 per 10,000 residents
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Conservation areas cover 28% of Coggeshall’s land, above Essex’s towns (3%) and England’s towns (7%) alike. Its listed buildings include the Parish Church of St Peter Ad Vincula, Grade I. Historic England’s list names 197 listed buildings here: 3 Grade I, 17 Grade II*. Homes built before 1919 account for just over a quarter of the housing.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
SchoolsB−
Results at Coggeshall’s schools trail 55% of towns in England
Both of the town’s schools appear below. Secondary results at the one secondary school within 3 km: an Attainment 8 score of 45.1, with 37% at grade 5 or above in English and maths. At the one primary school within 3 km, 63% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsSee all 2 schools →
Who lives here
An older town: 28% of people in Coggeshall are 65 or over, more than in Essex’s towns or England’s towns
34% of adults hold a degree, above Essex’s towns (27%) and close to England’s towns (34%). The share of residents under 15 is 15%. The age that splits Coggeshall in two is 50.1. Aged 15 to 24: nearly one in ten residents.
50.1median age
CoggeshallEssexEngland
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications17%
Apprenticeship5%
A levels or similar17%
Degree level34%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenEnglandMen
About 93 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
ONS Census 2021 · Essex and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B
Long commutes are the norm in Coggeshall: just 21% travel under 5 km, below Essex’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 38% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
18% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Essex’s towns (23%) and England’s towns (27%) alike. Driving is how just over four in five commuters got to work at the census. The average household earns £64K a year before tax.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Health
83% of people in Coggeshall rate their health good or very good
The nearest A&E to Coggeshall is Colchester General Hospital, 9.4 miles away. One GP practice serves the town; 94% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. Men in Coggeshall can expect to live to 80, women to 85.9 (2019–23).
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
HousingCost of living grade C+
Private renting is less common in Coggeshall than in Essex’s towns or across England’s towns: 13%
Owners make up 72% of households. From September 2023 to August 2026, 158 homes sold inside Coggeshall’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £350,000. 14% live in social housing, near Essex’s towns (15%) and lower than England’s towns (18%).
£350Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Coggeshall£350K
Typical UK town£277K
By type
Median
Sales
Detached
£630,000
42
Semi-detached
£368,750
50
Terraced
£300,000
49
Flat or maisonette
£118,500
17
72%
of households own their home · England 61%
13%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,213
average private rent a month, Braintree council area
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Coggeshall has more crime per resident than 54% of UK towns
Reported offences in Coggeshall came to 178 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 21. There were 3.5 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), below Essex’s towns (4.6) and England’s towns (7.8) alike. Violence comes to 24.7 per 1,000 residents a year.
24.7violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearB−Safety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 46% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people: about the middle for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
More crimeLess crime
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual96
Damage & arson17
Public order14
Vehicle crime14
Other theft13
Shoplifting9
Burglary7
Drugs5
Anti-social21
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
24.7
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
9.4
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
3.5
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
Marks Tey, Tye Green and Copford have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Coggeshall
How many listed buildings are there in Coggeshall?
That is 21.5 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I buildings include Parish Church of St Peter Ad Vincula.
Does Coggeshall flood?
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Is Coggeshall expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £350,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £118,500, terraced houses £300,000, semi-detached houses £368,750 and detached houses £630,000.
About Coggeshall
Town in Essex, England
Coggeshall is a built-up area of 3,767 people, in the Braintree council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
Population
3,767 (Census 2021)
Council
Braintree
County
Essex
Region
East of England
Area
0.6 sq mi (1.6 km²)
ONS code
E63004147
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
