CO8 5BU

Stour Valley South · Braintree · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bures
Local authority
Braintree
Constituency
Braintree
Postcode district
CO8
Postcode sector
CO8 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO8 5FD 68 m
CO8 5DF 71 m
CO8 5DH 82 m
CO8 5FB 99 m
CO8 5DG 112 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO8 5BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 1987
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO8
Postcode sector
CO8 5
Latitude
51.970286
Longitude
0.769369
British National Grid easting
590,327
British National Grid northing
233,822

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Braintree · E07000067
Parish or community
E04003888
Westminster constituency
Braintree · E14001121
Output area
E00108746
Lower layer super output area
Braintree 002C · E01021407
Middle layer super output area
Braintree 002 · E02004447

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Grey Haven, 8, Parsonage Grove, Bures, CO8 5BU 4 March 2025 £525,000
7, Parsonage Grove, Bures, CO8 5BU 25 October 2018 £450,000
6, Parsonage Grove, Bures, CO8 5BU 8 September 2010 £460,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Bures Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    561 m
  2. The Ryes College

    Other independent special school

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

    Voluntary aided school

    4.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
83
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 30
  • Criminal damage and arson 12
  • Vehicle crime 9
  • Anti social behaviour 9
  • Public order 8

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
19

10 female, 9 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
2.7
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 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CO8 5 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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.

Nearby transport

  • Bures Rail Station

    RLY · Bures

    0.1 miles
  • Bures Rail Station

    RSE · Bures

    0.1 miles
  • Eight Bells

    BCT · Bures

    0.2 miles
  • Eight Bells

    BCT · Bures

    0.2 miles
  • Colchester Road

    BCT · Bures

    0.2 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
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 £525,000 from 1 recorded sale in CO8 5BU. 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

3 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Bures Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is the nearest published school at 561 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

83 published events cover 12 months, averaging 6.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 30 events.

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