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CM8 2LD

Witham North · Braintree · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Witham North
Local authority
Braintree
Constituency
Witham
Postcode district
CM8
Postcode sector
CM8 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM8 2LT 2 m
CM8 2ND 48 m
CM8 2LZ 52 m
CM8 2LS 55 m
CM8 2LE 73 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM8 2LD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1990
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM8
Postcode sector
CM8 2
Latitude
51.814802
Longitude
0.638991
British National Grid easting
582,000
British National Grid northing
216,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Braintree · E07000067
Electoral ward
Witham North · E05012967
Parish or community
E04012935
Westminster constituency
Witham · E14001590
Output area
E00108819
Lower layer super output area
Braintree 015D · E01021419
Middle layer super output area
Braintree 015 · E02004460

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
17
Primary
12
Secondary
2

  1. Templars Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    264 m

  2. Elm Hall Primary School

    Academy converter

    397 m

  3. Lift New Rickstones

    Academy sponsor led

    466 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,087
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 507
  • Anti social behaviour 111
  • Public order 87
  • Other theft 78
  • Criminal damage and arson 68

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.

GP practices

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • COLLINGWOOD ROAD SURGERY

    40 COLLINGWOOD ROAD, WITHAM, CM8 2DZ

    ODS code F81635

    1.3 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

  • FERN HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81030

    1.9 km

  • SILVER END SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y05023

    3.7 km

  • KELVEDON & FEERING HEALTH CENTRE

    46 HIGH STREET, KELVEDON, COLCHESTER, CO5 9AG

    ODS code F81011

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Campbell Road

    BCT · Witham

    0.1 miles

  • Cross Road

    BCT · Witham

    0.1 miles

  • Rickstones School

    BCT · Witham

    0.2 miles

  • Rickstones School

    BCT · Witham

    0.2 miles

  • Templars School

    BCT · Witham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Braintree 015D, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,911 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

17 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 2 secondary schools. Templars Academy is the nearest published school at 264 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,087 published events cover 12 months, averaging 90.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 507 events.

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