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CO8 5AP

Stour Valley South · Braintree · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bures
Ward
Stour Valley South
Local authority
Braintree
Constituency
Braintree
Postcode district
CO8
Postcode sector
CO8 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO8 5AS 559 m
CO8 5AN 656 m
CO8 5AW 688 m
CO8 5AR 746 m
CO8 5AJ 813 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO8 5AP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO8
Postcode sector
CO8 5
Latitude
51.957243
Longitude
0.762582
British National Grid easting
589,916
British National Grid northing
232,354

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Braintree · E07000067
Electoral ward
Stour Valley South · E05010383
Parish or community
E04003888
Westminster constituency
Braintree · E14001121
Output area
E00173996
Lower layer super output area
Braintree 002C · E01021407
Middle layer super output area
Braintree 002 · E02004447

Postcode source versions

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Property

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5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Lower Jennies, Mount Bures, Bures, CO8 5AP 16 February 2022 £450,000
Hobbs Well Cottage, Mount Bures, Bures, CO8 5AP 8 September 2020 £840,000
Valley Green Cottage, Mount Bures, Bures, CO8 5AP 30 June 2020 £448,995

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
4
Secondary
0

  1. Bures Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.8 km

  2. Chappel CofE Controlled Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    4.0 km

  3. St John the Baptist Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Pebmarsh

    Voluntary aided school

    4.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
21
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 10
  • Burglary 3
  • Anti social behaviour 3
  • Criminal damage and arson 3
  • Other theft 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
22

12 female, 10 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
3.7
CO8 5 residents
2,406

Age bands in CO8 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.8%

387 residents

Age 15 to 24
9%

220 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.4%

449 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.7%

725 residents

Age 65 and over
27.1%

661 residents

This postcode contained 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CO8 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
62.5%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
62.5%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
62.5%
Gigabit-capable
62.5%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
37.5%
Next Generation Access
87.5%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

Nearby transport

  • Craig's Lane

    BCT · Mount Bures

    0.5 miles

  • Craig's Lane

    BCT · Mount Bures

    0.5 miles

  • The Thatchers Arms

    BCT · Mount Bures

    0.5 miles

  • The Thatchers Arms

    BCT · Mount Bures

    0.5 miles

  • Hall Road

    BCT · Mount Bures

    0.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Braintree 002C, 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

21,537 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
2 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
1
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

Property market

The five-year median is £450,000 from 1 recorded sale in CO8 5AP. 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

4 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. Bures Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

21 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 10 events.

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