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CM8 3AY

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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM8 2TJ 53 m
CM8 3YU 119 m
CM8 3UA 158 m
CM8 3DR 164 m
CM8 3YS 164 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM8 3AY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM8
Postcode sector
CM8 3
Latitude
51.806588
Longitude
0.644314
British National Grid easting
582,400
British National Grid northing
215,300

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
E00108804
Lower layer super output area
Braintree 017B · E01021416
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
19
Primary
14
Secondary
2

  1. Templars Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    995 m

  2. Lift Maltings

    Academy sponsor led

    1.4 km

  3. Elm Hall Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,610
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 710
  • Anti social behaviour 162
  • Public order 129
  • Criminal damage and arson 115
  • Other theft 109

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CM8 3 residents
7,333

Age bands in CM8 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.8%

1,427 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.2%

738 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.6%

1,969 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.4%

2,113 residents

Age 65 and over
21.9%

1,754 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

    568 m

  • WITHAM HEALTH CENTRE

    4 MAYLAND ROAD, WITHAM, CM8 2UX

    ODS code F81193

    677 m

  • FERN HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81030

    1.1 km

  • DOUGLAS GROVE SURGERY

    DOUGLAS GROVE, WITHAM, CM8 1TE

    ODS code F81173

    1.6 km

  • SILVER END SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y05023

    4.7 km

  • KELVEDON & FEERING HEALTH CENTRE

    46 HIGH STREET, KELVEDON, COLCHESTER, CO5 9AG

    ODS code F81011

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Crittall Rd

    BCT · Witham

    0.2 miles

  • Crittall Rd

    BCT · Witham

    0.2 miles

  • Witham (Essex) Rail Station

    RSE · Witham

    0.2 miles

  • Freebournes Road

    BCT · Witham

    0.2 miles

  • Witham (Essex) Rail Station

    RLY · Witham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Braintree 017B, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,726 of 33,755

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

19 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 2 secondary schools. Templars Academy is the nearest published school at 995 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,610 published events cover 12 months, averaging 134.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 710 events.

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