CO9 4DE

Stour Valley North · Braintree · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Braintree
Constituency
Braintree
Postcode district
CO9
Postcode sector
CO9 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CO9 4PH 365 m
CO9 4PG 669 m
CO9 4ST 819 m
CO9 4PJ 903 m
CO9 4SY 946 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CO9 4DE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 1983
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
CO
Postcode district
CO9
Postcode sector
CO9 4
Latitude
52.031529
Longitude
0.516147
British National Grid easting
572,700
British National Grid northing
240,000

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Braintree · E07000067
Parish or community
E04003922
Westminster constituency
Braintree · E14001121
Output area
E00108787
Lower layer super output area
Braintree 001C · E01021414
Middle layer super output area
Braintree 001 · E02004446

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
4
Secondary
0
  1. Ridgewell Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.5 km
  2. St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Toppesfield

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.9 km
  3. St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Great Yeldham

    Academy converter

    3.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
19
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 11
  • Burglary 4
  • Other crime 2
  • Other theft 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CO9 4 residents
4,339

Age bands in CO9 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15%

654 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

432 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.7%

814 residents

Age 45 to 64
33.1%

1,446 residents

Age 65 and over
23.3%

1,016 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

  • Church Lane

    BCT · Ridgewell

    0.9 miles
  • Church Lane

    BCT · Ridgewell

    0.9 miles
  • Village Hall

    BCT · Stambourne

    0.9 miles
  • Village Hall

    BCT · Stambourne

    0.9 miles
  • Chapel End Way

    BCT · Stambourne

    1.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Braintree 001C, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,191 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 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

4 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. Ridgewell Church of England 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

19 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 11 events.

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