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CM8 2SR

Witham North · Braintree · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM8 2SS 71 m
CM8 2ST 98 m
CM8 2NU 111 m
CM8 2PF 116 m
CM8 2PX 155 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM8 2SR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM8
Postcode sector
CM8 2
Latitude
51.810817
Longitude
0.644199
British National Grid easting
582,375
British National Grid northing
215,770

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
E00108809
Lower layer super output area
Braintree 017C · E01021420
Middle layer super output area
Braintree 017 · E02004462

Postcode source versions

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Property

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6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
19a, Cypress Road, Witham, CM8 2SR 16 March 2023 £133,000
19a, Cypress Road, Witham, CM8 2SR 30 November 2012 £87,500
19b, Cypress Road, Witham, CM8 2SR 12 July 2004 £41,000

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

    675 m

  2. Elm Hall Primary School

    Academy converter

    945 m

  3. Lift New Rickstones

    Academy sponsor led

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,390
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 593
  • Anti social behaviour 137
  • Public order 115
  • Shoplifting 104
  • Other theft 98

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
27

12 female, 15 male

Postcode households
23
Residents per household
1.2
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

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CM8 2 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+
37.5%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
33.3%
Gigabit-capable
37.5%
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

    949 m

  • WITHAM HEALTH CENTRE

    4 MAYLAND ROAD, WITHAM, CM8 2UX

    ODS code F81193

    1.1 km

  • FERN HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81030

    1.6 km

  • DOUGLAS GROVE SURGERY

    DOUGLAS GROVE, WITHAM, CM8 1TE

    ODS code F81173

    1.8 km

  • SILVER END SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y05023

    4.2 km

  • KELVEDON & FEERING HEALTH CENTRE

    46 HIGH STREET, KELVEDON, COLCHESTER, CO5 9AG

    ODS code F81011

    4.5 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

  • Mulberry Gardens

    BCT · Witham

    0.1 miles

  • The Cemetery

    BCT · Witham

    0.1 miles

  • Yew Close

    BCT · Witham

    0.2 miles

  • Cypress Road

    BCT · Witham

    0.2 miles

  • Braintree Road

    BCT · Witham

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Braintree 017C, 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

14,095 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
7 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
2
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 £133,000 from 1 recorded sale in CM8 2SR. 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. Templars Academy is the nearest published school at 675 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,390 published events cover 12 months, averaging 115.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 593 events.

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