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CM8 1AQ

Witham Central · Braintree · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Witham Central
Local authority
Braintree
Constituency
Witham
Postcode district
CM8
Postcode sector
CM8 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM8 1AD 32 m
CM8 1AA 40 m
CM8 1AR 40 m
CM8 1AB 65 m
CM8 1AH 65 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM8 1AQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 March 2024
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM8
Postcode sector
CM8 1
Latitude
51.798415
Longitude
0.638599
British National Grid easting
582,039
British National Grid northing
214,377

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Braintree · E07000067
Electoral ward
Witham Central · E05012966
Parish or community
E04012935
Westminster constituency
Witham · E14001590
Output area
E00108795
Lower layer super output area
Braintree 017B · E01021416
Middle layer super output area
Braintree 017 · E02004462

Postcode source versions

Explore CM8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
13
Secondary
2

  1. Lift Maltings

    Academy sponsor led

    431 m

  2. Howbridge Infant School

    Foundation school

    770 m

  3. Howbridge Church of England Junior School

    Academy sponsor led

    802 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,647
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 737
  • Anti social behaviour 155
  • Public order 125
  • Criminal damage and arson 124
  • Other theft 110

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CM8 1 residents
15,116

Age bands in CM8 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.2%

2,930 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.2%

1,564 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.3%

4,476 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.8%

3,629 residents

Age 65 and over
17.4%

2,660 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • FERN HOUSE SURGERY

    FERN HOUSE, 125-129 NEWLAND STREET, WITHAM, CM8 1BH

    ODS code F81030

    125 m

  • WITHAM HEALTH CENTRE

    4 MAYLAND ROAD, WITHAM, CM8 2UX

    ODS code F81193

    381 m

  • COLLINGWOOD ROAD SURGERY

    40 COLLINGWOOD ROAD, WITHAM, CM8 2DZ

    ODS code F81635

    525 m

  • DOUGLAS GROVE SURGERY

    DOUGLAS GROVE, WITHAM, CM8 1TE

    ODS code F81173

    1.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Newland Street

    BCT · Witham Town Centre

    0.0 miles

  • Newland Street

    BCT · Witham Town Centre

    0.1 miles

  • Mill Lane

    BCT · Witham

    0.1 miles

  • Collingwood Road

    BCT · Witham Town Centre

    0.2 miles

  • The George

    BCT · Witham Town Centre

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Braintree 017B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,726 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
3 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

18 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 2 secondary schools. Lift Maltings is the nearest published school at 431 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

1,647 published events cover 12 months, averaging 137.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 737 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.