CM8 9BE

Witham Central · 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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM8 2AH 0 m
CM8 2FF 0 m
CM8 2WX 0 m
CM8 3AD 0 m
CM8 3SZ 0 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM8 9BE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2011
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM8
Postcode sector
CM8 9
Latitude
51.800759
Longitude
0.641579
British National Grid easting
582,235
British National Grid northing
214,645

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
E00108795
Lower layer super output area
Braintree 017B · E01021416
Middle layer super output area
Braintree 017 · E02004462

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
13
Secondary
2
  1. Lift Maltings

    Academy sponsor led

    745 m
  2. Howbridge Infant School

    Foundation school

    1.1 km
  3. Howbridge Church of England Junior School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,685
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 752
  • Anti social behaviour 168
  • Public order 128
  • Criminal damage and arson 119
  • Other theft 115

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available
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 not available.

NHS ODS

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • WITHAM HEALTH CENTRE

    4 MAYLAND ROAD, WITHAM, CM8 2UX

    ODS code F81193

    94 m

  • COLLINGWOOD ROAD SURGERY

    40 COLLINGWOOD ROAD, WITHAM, CM8 2DZ

    ODS code F81635

    349 m

  • FERN HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81030

    457 m

  • DOUGLAS GROVE SURGERY

    DOUGLAS GROVE, WITHAM, CM8 1TE

    ODS code F81173

    1.3 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

  • The George

    BCT · Witham Town Centre

    0.0 miles
  • The George

    BCT · Witham Town Centre

    0.0 miles
  • Collingwood Road

    BCT · Witham Town Centre

    0.1 miles
  • Collingwood Road

    BCT · Witham Town Centre

    0.1 miles
  • Newland Street

    BCT · Witham Town Centre

    0.1 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.

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

18 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 2 secondary schools. Lift Maltings is the nearest published school at 745 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,685 published events cover 12 months, averaging 140.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 752 events.

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