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CO9 3FS

Hedingham · Braintree · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 3HE 6 m
CO9 3BX 24 m
CO9 3BY 24 m
CO9 3BT 35 m
CO9 3EJ 35 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO9 3FS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO9
Postcode sector
CO9 3
Latitude
51.990000
Longitude
0.599323
British National Grid easting
578,570
British National Grid northing
235,583

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
E00108685
Lower layer super output area
Braintree 003D · E01021400
Middle layer super output area
Braintree 003 · E02004448

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
5
Secondary
1

  1. de Vere Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    563 m

  2. Hedingham School and Sixth Form

    Academy converter

    896 m

  3. Teaseldown School

    Other independent special school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
174
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 85
  • Other theft 30
  • Vehicle crime 12
  • Criminal damage and arson 12
  • Anti social behaviour 9

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.

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%

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.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • HEDINGHAM MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y00293

    24 m

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • The Bell

    BCT · Castle Hedingham

    0.0 miles

  • The Bell

    BCT · Castle Hedingham

    0.0 miles

  • Till Smiths Garage

    BCT · Castle Hedingham

    0.1 miles

  • Till Smiths Garage

    BCT · Castle Hedingham

    0.1 miles

  • Bowmans Park

    BCT · Castle Hedingham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Braintree 003D, 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

20,024 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
3 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

9 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. de Vere Primary School is the nearest published school at 563 m.

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

Recorded crime

174 published events cover 12 months, averaging 14.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 85 events.

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