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CM8 2AR

Witham Central · Braintree · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Witham
Ward
Witham Central
Local authority
Braintree
Constituency
Witham
Postcode district
CM8
Postcode sector
CM8 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM8 2BB 58 m
CM8 2AP 74 m
CM8 2FW 74 m
CM8 2AF 78 m
CM8 2TH 91 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM8 2AR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM8
Postcode sector
CM8 2
Latitude
51.800185
Longitude
0.640313
British National Grid easting
582,150
British National Grid northing
214,578

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

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Property

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
42, Newland Street, Witham, CM8 2AR 18 November 2016 £800,000

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

    637 m

  2. Howbridge Infant School

    Foundation school

    994 m

  3. Howbridge Church of England Junior School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,711
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 780
  • Anti social behaviour 163
  • Public order 127
  • Criminal damage and arson 123
  • Other theft 115

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+
85.7%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
85.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
85.7%
Gigabit-capable
85.7%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
85.7%
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

  • WITHAM HEALTH CENTRE

    4 MAYLAND ROAD, WITHAM, CM8 2UX

    ODS code F81193

    184 m

  • FERN HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81030

    355 m

  • COLLINGWOOD ROAD SURGERY

    40 COLLINGWOOD ROAD, WITHAM, CM8 2DZ

    ODS code F81635

    356 m

  • DOUGLAS GROVE SURGERY

    DOUGLAS GROVE, WITHAM, CM8 1TE

    ODS code F81173

    1.2 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

  • The George

    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

  • Newland Street

    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.

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
1
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 637 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,711 published events cover 12 months, averaging 142.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 780 events.

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