# CM77 8JX: area report for a postcode in Braintree

CM77 8JX is a postcode in Braintree.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Braintree. Open the map at CM77 8JX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Braintree](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree) › [CM77](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm77) › [CM77 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm77-8)

## Around this postcode

- **5 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 17% on July. Braintree 013A: 48 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.5559,51.8607,CM778JX
- **Braintree Freeport, 1.3 km**: About 16 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.5559,51.8607,CM778JX
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 720 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.5559,51.8607,CM778JX
- **No property in CM77 8JX listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.5559,51.8607,CM778JX
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Braintree 013A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.5559,51.8607,CM778JX
- **£328,477 average price**: For the whole of Braintree, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.5559,51.8607,CM778JX
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.8 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.5559,51.8607,CM778JX
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 860 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.5559,51.8607,CM778JX
- **60% can get gigabit broadband at CM77 8JX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.5559,51.8607,CM778JX
- **Low road and rail noise at CM77 8JX**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.5559,51.8607,CM778JX
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=0.5559,51.8607,CM778JX
- **10.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.5559,51.8607,CM778JX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Notley High School and Sixth Form](https://openindex.co.uk/school/notley-high-school-and-sixth-form-e137013) | Secondary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 46.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [John Ray Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/john-ray-infant-school-e150501) | Primary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2019 | – |
| [John Ray Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/john-ray-junior-school-e143538) | Primary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [White Court School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/white-court-school-e114988) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Notley Green Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/notley-green-primary-school-e138901) | Primary | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, November 2024 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Alec Hunter Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/alec-hunter-academy-e139402) | Secondary | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | Attainment 8 of 47.1 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2023 | £750,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| December 2023 | £1,750,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| November 2025 | £700,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| May 2025 | £280,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 340 m |
| August 2025 | £300,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 400 m |
| June 2025 | £575,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 420 m |
| November 2023 | £260,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 460 m |
| March 2023 | £280,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 460 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: CHALLIS PHARMACY (810 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Challis Lane (860 m, Chelmsford Star Co-operative Society)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £328,477** (July 2026). Braintree’s average house price was £328,477 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £39,712** (2025). Full-time workers living in Braintree earned a median of £39,712 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 148th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.3×** (2025). A home in Braintree costs 8.3 times local full-time pay. Joint 115th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 16.6** (2025). Braintree has a deprivation score of 16.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 119th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Braintree 013A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 11.3** (2025). Braintree 013A has a deprivation score of 11.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,272nd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £425,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Braintree 013A was £425,000 in 2025. Joint 7,405th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,698** (2021). Braintree 013A had 2,698 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 469th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 91.2%** (January 2026). In Braintree 013A, 91.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## CM77 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £382,598** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CM77 was £382,598 in 2025. 653rd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 15,434** (2021). CM77 had 15,434 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,031st least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in CM77 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 93.2%** (January 2026). In CM77, 93.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Braintree](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree)
- Centre: 51.8607, 0.5559

Council: [Braintree](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Braintree](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/braintree): Sir James Cleverly (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=0.5559,51.8607,CM778JX

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