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CO8 5FA

Stour Valley South · Braintree · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO8 5EA 0 m
CO8 5DY 362 m
CO8 5EB 615 m
CO8 5EW 742 m
CO8 5DZ 841 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO8 5FA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2016
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO8
Postcode sector
CO8 5
Latitude
51.978286
Longitude
0.749984
British National Grid easting
588,962
British National Grid northing
234,661

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
E04003911
Westminster constituency
Braintree · E14001121
Output area
E00108750
Lower layer super output area
Braintree 002C · E01021407
Middle layer super output area
Braintree 002 · E02004447

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0

  1. Bures Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.1 km

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

    Voluntary aided school

    3.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
20
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 14
  • Burglary 2
  • Other theft 2
  • Public order 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

Nearby transport

  • Bures Rail Station

    RSE · Bures

    0.9 miles

  • Bures Rail Station

    RLY · Bures

    1.0 miles

  • Eight Bells

    BCT · Bures

    1.0 miles

  • Eight Bells

    BCT · Bures

    1.1 miles

  • Church

    BCT · Bures

    1.1 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

2 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 1.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

20 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 14 events.

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