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CM8 1YJ

Witham Central · Braintree · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 1YD 27 m
CM8 2FW 27 m
CM8 2BD 34 m
CM8 1BN 36 m
CM8 2BB 37 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM8 1YJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 September 1991
Terminated
1 December 2020
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM8
Postcode sector
CM8 1
Latitude
51.799539
Longitude
0.639448
British National Grid easting
582,093
British National Grid northing
214,504

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
E00108792
Lower layer super output area
Braintree 017A · E01021415
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

    546 m

  2. Howbridge Infant School

    Foundation school

    907 m

  3. Howbridge Church of England Junior School

    Academy sponsor led

    938 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,716
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 784
  • Anti social behaviour 163
  • Public order 128
  • Criminal damage and arson 124
  • Other theft 114

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.

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 straight-line

  • FERN HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81030

    263 m

  • WITHAM HEALTH CENTRE

    4 MAYLAND ROAD, WITHAM, CM8 2UX

    ODS code F81193

    264 m

  • COLLINGWOOD ROAD SURGERY

    40 COLLINGWOOD ROAD, WITHAM, CM8 2DZ

    ODS code F81635

    407 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

    0.0 miles

  • Collingwood Road

    BCT · Witham Town Centre

    0.1 miles

  • The George

    BCT · Witham Town Centre

    0.1 miles

  • Collingwood Road

    BCT · Witham Town Centre

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Braintree 017A, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,874 of 33,755

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

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 546 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,716 published events cover 12 months, averaging 143 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 784 events.

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