CM8 1SQ

Hatfield Peverel & Terling · Braintree · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Witham
Local authority
Braintree
Constituency
Witham
Postcode district
CM8
Postcode sector
CM8 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM8 1SH 63 m
CM8 1SG 87 m
CM8 1SF 366 m
CM8 1SJ 464 m
CM8 1RJ 745 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM8 1SQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM8
Postcode sector
CM8 1
Latitude
51.824228
Longitude
0.605466
British National Grid easting
579,652
British National Grid northing
217,165

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Braintree · E07000067
Parish or community
E04003895
Westminster constituency
Witham · E14001590
Output area
E00108437
Lower layer super output area
Braintree 018A · E01021348
Middle layer super output area
Braintree 018 · E02004463

Postcode source versions

Explore CM8

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Post House, Faulkbourne, Witham, CM8 1SQ 16 September 2010 £285,000
Pump Cottage, Faulkbourne, Witham, CM8 1SQ 14 December 2000 £225,000
Grangmere, Faulkbourne, Witham, CM8 1SQ 23 February 1998 £200,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
13
Secondary
2
  1. White Notley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.4 km
  2. Southview School

    Academy special sponsor led

    2.1 km
  3. Lift New Rickstones

    Academy sponsor led

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
13
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4
  • Burglary 2
  • Other theft 2
  • Criminal damage and arson 2
  • Other crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
12

6 female, 6 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.4
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CM8 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • DOUGLAS GROVE SURGERY

    DOUGLAS GROVE, WITHAM, CM8 1TE

    ODS code F81173

    2.7 km

  • SILVER END SURGERY

    DOCTORS SURGERY, BROADWAY, SILVER END, WITHAM, CM8 3RQ

    ODS code Y05023

    2.7 km

  • COLLINGWOOD ROAD SURGERY

    40 COLLINGWOOD ROAD, WITHAM, CM8 2DZ

    ODS code F81635

    3.3 km

  • WITHAM HEALTH CENTRE

    4 MAYLAND ROAD, WITHAM, CM8 2UX

    ODS code F81193

    3.7 km

  • FERN HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81030

    3.7 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • The Village Hall

    BCT · Faulkborne

    0.0 miles
  • The Village Hall

    BCT · Faulkborne

    0.1 miles
  • Vicarage Avenue

    BCT · White Notley

    0.9 miles
  • Vicarage Close

    BCT · White Notley

    0.9 miles
  • Vicarage Close

    BCT · White Notley

    0.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Braintree 018A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,629 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 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. White Notley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

13 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4 events.

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