CM8 3RY

Silver End & Cressing · Braintree · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM8 3RR 68 m
CM8 3RS 120 m
CM8 3QY 121 m
CM8 3XP 140 m
CM8 3RP 149 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM8 3RY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM8
Postcode sector
CM8 3
Latitude
51.845310
Longitude
0.623992
British National Grid easting
580,844
British National Grid northing
219,555

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Braintree · E07000067
Parish or community
E04003926
Westminster constituency
Witham · E14001590
Output area
E00108509
Lower layer super output area
Braintree 012A · E01021360
Middle layer super output area
Braintree 012 · E02004457

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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42 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, Valentine Way, Silver End, Witham, CM8 3RY 30 January 2026 £255,000
1, Valentine Way, Silver End, Witham, CM8 3RY 28 March 2025 £305,000
14, Valentine Way, Silver End, Witham, CM8 3RY 23 November 2022 £220,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
9
Secondary
2
  1. Silver End Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    301 m
  2. Rivenhall Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.7 km
  3. White Notley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
289
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 144
  • Anti social behaviour 29
  • Other theft 23
  • Public order 23
  • Criminal damage and arson 22

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
66

36 female, 30 male

Postcode households
29
Residents per household
2.3
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 0.9% 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

3

within 5 km

  • SILVER END SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y05023

    162 m

  • DOUGLAS GROVE SURGERY

    DOUGLAS GROVE, WITHAM, CM8 1TE

    ODS code F81173

    4.8 km

  • COLLINGWOOD ROAD SURGERY

    40 COLLINGWOOD ROAD, WITHAM, CM8 2DZ

    ODS code F81635

    4.8 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

  • Co-op Store

    BCT · Silver End

    0.1 miles
  • Co-op Store

    BCT · Silver End

    0.1 miles
  • Temple Ln

    BCT · Silver End

    0.1 miles
  • Temple Ln

    BCT · Silver End

    0.1 miles
  • Grooms Lane

    BCT · Silver End

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Braintree 012A, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,827 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 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
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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £257,500 from 6 recorded sales in CM8 3RY. 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

Published establishments

13 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 2 secondary schools. Silver End Academy is the nearest published school at 301 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

289 published events cover 12 months, averaging 24.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 144 events.

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