CM8 1UG

Witham South · 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 1UQ 39 m
CM8 1UH 65 m
CM8 1FN 115 m
CM8 1FP 123 m
CM8 1QZ 123 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM8 1UG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2005
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM8
Postcode sector
CM8 1
Latitude
51.787451
Longitude
0.632245
British National Grid easting
581,645
British National Grid northing
213,142

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Braintree · E07000067
Parish or community
E04012935
Westminster constituency
Witham · E14001590
Output area
E00173961
Lower layer super output area
Braintree 018E · E01021424
Middle layer super output area
Braintree 018 · E02004463

Postcode source versions

Explore CM8

63 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, Baker Way, Witham, CM8 1UG 13 February 2026 £382,500
20, Baker Way, Witham, CM8 1UG 29 August 2025 £280,000
27, Baker Way, Witham, CM8 1UG 4 February 2025 £317,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
13
Secondary
2
  1. Chipping Hill Primary School

    Community school

    307 m
  2. Holy Family Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    384 m
  3. Howbridge Church of England Junior School

    Academy sponsor led

    505 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,022
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 470
  • Anti social behaviour 90
  • Shoplifting 81
  • Criminal damage and arson 79
  • Public order 74

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
167

87 female, 80 male

Postcode households
51
Residents per household
3.3
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 1.1% 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

4

within 5 km

  • FERN HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81030

    1.2 km

  • WITHAM HEALTH CENTRE

    4 MAYLAND ROAD, WITHAM, CM8 2UX

    ODS code F81193

    1.6 km

  • DOUGLAS GROVE SURGERY

    DOUGLAS GROVE, WITHAM, CM8 1TE

    ODS code F81173

    1.8 km

  • COLLINGWOOD ROAD SURGERY

    40 COLLINGWOOD ROAD, WITHAM, CM8 2DZ

    ODS code F81635

    1.8 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Hawkes Road

    BCT · Witham

    0.1 miles
  • Hawkes Road

    BCT · Witham

    0.1 miles
  • Elgar Drive

    BCT · Witham

    0.2 miles
  • Elgar Drive

    BCT · Witham

    0.2 miles
  • Maltings Lane

    BCT · Witham

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Braintree 018E, 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

23,341 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
8 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
2
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
5
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

Property market

The five-year median is £335,500 from 10 recorded sales in CM8 1UG. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Braintree is £330,637 in June 2026, up 2.0% year on year.

Schools

18 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 2 secondary schools. Chipping Hill Primary School is the nearest published school at 307 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,022 published events cover 12 months, averaging 85.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 470 events.

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