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CO9 3EF

Hedingham · Braintree · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Hedingham
Local authority
Braintree
Constituency
Braintree
Postcode district
CO9
Postcode sector
CO9 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO9 3AG 159 m
CO9 2QU 602 m
CO9 3AJ 634 m
CO9 3AD 726 m
CO9 3HL 817 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO9 3EF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1999
Terminated
1 September 2002
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO9
Postcode sector
CO9 3
Latitude
51.991292
Longitude
0.613251
British National Grid easting
579,521
British National Grid northing
235,761

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Braintree · E07000067
Electoral ward
Hedingham · E05010378
Parish or community
E04003889
Westminster constituency
Braintree · E14001121
Output area
E00108688
Lower layer super output area
Braintree 002A · E01021398
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
7
Primary
4
Secondary
1

  1. de Vere Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.4 km

  2. St Giles' Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.7 km

  3. Hedingham School and Sixth Form

    Academy converter

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
30
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 17
  • Vehicle crime 4
  • Burglary 3
  • Other theft 3
  • Public order 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CO9 3 residents
6,409

Age bands in CO9 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.8%

1,079 residents

Age 15 to 24
10%

640 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.5%

1,442 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.5%

1,766 residents

Age 65 and over
23.1%

1,484 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.

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • HEDINGHAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    10 FALCON SQUARE, CASTLE HEDINGHAM, HALSTEAD, CO9 3BY

    ODS code Y00293

    989 m

Nearby transport

  • Till Smiths Garage

    BCT · Castle Hedingham

    0.5 miles

  • Till Smiths Garage

    BCT · Castle Hedingham

    0.5 miles

  • The Bell

    BCT · Castle Hedingham

    0.6 miles

  • The Bell

    BCT · Castle Hedingham

    0.6 miles

  • Bowmans Park

    BCT · Castle Hedingham

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Braintree 002A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,011 of 33,755

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

7 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. de Vere Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

30 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 17 events.

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