CM8 2AD

Witham North · 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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM8 2AE 26 m
CM8 2AS 59 m
CM8 2AN 79 m
CM8 2AL 83 m
CM8 2AG 87 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM8 2AD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM8
Postcode sector
CM8 2
Latitude
51.818357
Longitude
0.632843
British National Grid easting
581,562
British National Grid northing
216,580

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
E00108810
Lower layer super output area
Braintree 015C · E01021418
Middle layer super output area
Braintree 015 · E02004460

Postcode source versions

Explore CM8

8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
31, Saturn Way, Witham, CM8 2AD 19 February 2025 £372,200
39, Saturn Way, Witham, CM8 2AD 24 September 2024 £372,500
17, Saturn Way, Witham, CM8 2AD 30 May 2024 £418,200

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
17
Primary
12
Secondary
2
  1. Southview School

    Academy special sponsor led

    169 m
  2. Lift New Rickstones

    Academy sponsor led

    185 m
  3. Elm Hall Primary School

    Academy converter

    332 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
921
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 452
  • Anti social behaviour 93
  • Public order 71
  • Other theft 63
  • Criminal damage and arson 54

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CM8 2 residents
13,218

Age bands in CM8 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.8%

2,168 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.3%

1,256 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.9%

3,521 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.2%

3,078 residents

Age 65 and over
17.8%

2,176 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

6

within 5 km

  • COLLINGWOOD ROAD SURGERY

    40 COLLINGWOOD ROAD, WITHAM, CM8 2DZ

    ODS code F81635

    1.7 km

  • DOUGLAS GROVE SURGERY

    DOUGLAS GROVE, WITHAM, CM8 1TE

    ODS code F81173

    1.9 km

  • WITHAM HEALTH CENTRE

    4 MAYLAND ROAD, WITHAM, CM8 2UX

    ODS code F81193

    2.1 km

  • FERN HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81030

    2.3 km

  • SILVER END SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y05023

    3.2 km

  • KELVEDON & FEERING HEALTH CENTRE

    46 HIGH STREET, KELVEDON, COLCHESTER, CO5 9AG

    ODS code F81011

    4.8 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

  • Virgil Road

    BCT · Witham

    0.1 miles
  • Virgil Road

    BCT · Witham

    0.1 miles
  • Hemingway Road

    BCT · Witham

    0.1 miles
  • Hemingway Road

    BCT · Witham

    0.1 miles
  • Rickstones School

    BCT · Witham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Braintree 015C, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,354 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
9 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

Property market

The five-year median is £372,350 from 8 recorded sales in CM8 2AD. 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

17 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 2 secondary schools. Southview School is the nearest published school at 169 m.

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

Recorded crime

921 published events cover 12 months, averaging 76.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 452 events.

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