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CO9 3HL

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 3HH 87 m
CO9 3EW 133 m
CO9 3EU 152 m
CO9 3HJ 160 m
CO9 3HG 182 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO9 3HL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO9
Postcode sector
CO9 3
Latitude
51.988843
Longitude
0.602038
British National Grid easting
578,761
British National Grid northing
235,461

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
E00108687
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
8
Primary
4
Secondary
1

  1. de Vere Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    789 m

  2. Hedingham School and Sixth Form

    Academy converter

    994 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
181
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 89
  • Other theft 30
  • Criminal damage and arson 13
  • Vehicle crime 12
  • Anti social behaviour 9

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
14

7 female, 7 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
1.4
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

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CO9 3 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

    250 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Till Smiths Garage

    BCT · Castle Hedingham

    0.1 miles

  • Till Smiths Garage

    BCT · Castle Hedingham

    0.1 miles

  • The Bell

    BCT · Castle Hedingham

    0.1 miles

  • The Bell

    BCT · Castle Hedingham

    0.1 miles

  • Sheepcot Rd

    BCT · Castle Hedingham

    0.3 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.

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

Schools

8 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. de Vere Primary School is the nearest published school at 789 m.

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

Recorded crime

181 published events cover 12 months, averaging 15.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 89 events.

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