CO8 5DF

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 5BU 71 m
CO8 5DG 77 m
CO8 5BD 107 m
CO8 5AE 109 m
CO8 5FD 111 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO8 5DF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO8
Postcode sector
CO8 5
Latitude
51.970270
Longitude
0.770402
British National Grid easting
590,398
British National Grid northing
233,823

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

Explore CO8

45 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
18, The Paddocks, Bures, CO8 5DF 19 May 2026 £355,000
12, The Paddocks, Bures, CO8 5DF 21 November 2025 £373,500
29, The Paddocks, Bures, CO8 5DF 11 October 2024 £420,000

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

    491 m
  2. The Ryes College

    Other independent special school

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

    Voluntary aided school

    4.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
84
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 31
  • Criminal damage and arson 12
  • Vehicle crime 9
  • Anti social behaviour 9
  • Public order 8

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
101

51 female, 50 male

Postcode households
44
Residents per household
2.3
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 4.2% 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+
97.8%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
4.4%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
4.4%
Gigabit-capable
4.4%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
97.8%
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

  • Bures Rail Station

    RLY · Bures

    0.1 miles
  • Bures Rail Station

    RSE · Bures

    0.1 miles
  • Eight Bells

    BCT · Bures

    0.1 miles
  • Eight Bells

    BCT · Bures

    0.1 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
1
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

Property market

The five-year median is £360,000 from 9 recorded sales in CO8 5DF. 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

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 491 m.

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

Recorded crime

84 published events cover 12 months, averaging 7 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 31 events.

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