CM8 3HU

Witham South · Braintree · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Braintree
Constituency
Witham
Postcode district
CM8
Postcode sector
CM8 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM8 1JU 81 m
CM8 1JS 95 m
CM8 1QA 105 m
CM8 1QQ 166 m
CM8 1QG 175 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM8 3HU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 November 2002
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM8
Postcode sector
CM8 3
Latitude
51.790735
Longitude
0.635801
British National Grid easting
581,877
British National Grid northing
213,516

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
E00173962
Lower layer super output area
Braintree 017G · E01033461
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
18
Primary
13
Secondary
2
  1. Howbridge Church of England Junior School

    Academy sponsor led

    75 m
  2. Howbridge Infant School

    Foundation school

    117 m
  3. Holy Family Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    152 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,194
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 552
  • Anti social behaviour 120
  • Criminal damage and arson 95
  • Public order 87
  • Shoplifting 82

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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • FERN HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81030

    761 m

  • WITHAM HEALTH CENTRE

    4 MAYLAND ROAD, WITHAM, CM8 2UX

    ODS code F81193

    1.2 km

  • COLLINGWOOD ROAD SURGERY

    40 COLLINGWOOD ROAD, WITHAM, CM8 2DZ

    ODS code F81635

    1.4 km

  • DOUGLAS GROVE SURGERY

    DOUGLAS GROVE, WITHAM, CM8 1TE

    ODS code F81173

    1.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Elgar Drive

    BCT · Witham

    0.1 miles
  • Elgar Drive

    BCT · Witham

    0.2 miles
  • Howbridge Estate

    BCT · Witham

    0.2 miles
  • Howbridge Estate

    BCT · Witham

    0.2 miles
  • Pelly Avenue

    BCT · Witham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Braintree 017G, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,915 of 33,755

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

18 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 2 secondary schools. Howbridge Church of England Junior School is the nearest published school at 75 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,194 published events cover 12 months, averaging 99.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 552 events.

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