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CM8 3PG

Silver End & Cressing · Braintree · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Witham
Ward
Silver End & Cressing
Local authority
Braintree
Constituency
Witham
Postcode district
CM8
Postcode sector
CM8 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM8 3PR 514 m
CM8 3PH 784 m
CM8 3PS 803 m
CM8 3PQ 868 m
CM8 3PE 925 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM8 3PG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM8
Postcode sector
CM8 3
Latitude
51.834146
Longitude
0.649021
British National Grid easting
582,613
British National Grid northing
218,376

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Braintree · E07000067
Electoral ward
Silver End & Cressing · E05012965
Parish or community
E04012933
Westminster constituency
Witham · E14001590
Output area
E00108498
Lower layer super output area
Braintree 015A · E01021362
Middle layer super output area
Braintree 015 · E02004460

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
West Ford Farm Cottage, Church Road, Rivenhall, Witham, CM8 3PG 24 March 2004 £244,000
Ford Farmhouse, Church Road, Rivenhall, Witham, CM8 3PG 10 August 2000 £470,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
17
Primary
13
Secondary
2

  1. Rivenhall Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    677 m

  2. Chatten Free School

    Free schools special

    1.3 km

  3. Silver End Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
40
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 17
  • Anti social behaviour 11
  • Burglary 3
  • Drugs 2
  • Public order 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
22

13 female, 9 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
3.7
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

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CM8 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
55.6%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
44.4%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
44.4%
Gigabit-capable
44.4%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

7

within 5 km

  • SILVER END SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y05023

    2.3 km

  • KELVEDON & FEERING HEALTH CENTRE

    46 HIGH STREET, KELVEDON, COLCHESTER, CO5 9AG

    ODS code F81011

    3.4 km

  • COLLINGWOOD ROAD SURGERY

    40 COLLINGWOOD ROAD, WITHAM, CM8 2DZ

    ODS code F81635

    3.5 km

  • WITHAM HEALTH CENTRE

    4 MAYLAND ROAD, WITHAM, CM8 2UX

    ODS code F81193

    3.8 km

  • DOUGLAS GROVE SURGERY

    DOUGLAS GROVE, WITHAM, CM8 1TE

    ODS code F81173

    4.0 km

  • FERN HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81030

    4.2 km

  • THE COGGESHALL SURGERY

    STONEHAM ST, COGGESHALL, COLCHESTER, CO6 1UH

    ODS code F81730

    5.0 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • West Farm Cottage

    BCT · Rivenhall

    0.1 miles

  • West Farm Cottage

    BCT · Rivenhall

    0.1 miles

  • Shop

    BCT · Rivenhall

    0.5 miles

  • Shop

    BCT · Rivenhall

    0.5 miles

  • The Oak

    BCT · Rivenhall

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Braintree 015A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

20,120 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
9 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
0
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

17 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 2 secondary schools. Rivenhall Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 677 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

40 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 17 events.

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