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CM8 1GQ

Postcode

A postcode in Braintree 016A, Witham Central ward, Braintree.

This report describes the area around CM8 1GQ, not any one home. Each figure is shown at the level it was published: the postcode, a 1 km square, the neighbourhood or the whole council, as its tag says.

Around CM8 1GQ

Schools near CM8 1GQ

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Lift Maltings
Secondary. Attainment 8 of 40.6 (2025/26, provisional)
670 m
8 minutes on foot
Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Primary. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
870 m
11 minutes on foot
Good (overall), September 2022
Chipping Hill Primary School
Primary. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
920 m
11 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade
Howbridge Infant School
Primary
920 m
12 minutes on foot
Good (overall), April 2023
Howbridge Church of England Junior School
Primary. 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
960 m
12 minutes on foot
Good (overall), November 2023
Witham Oaks Academy
Primary. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.1 km
14 minutes on foot
Good (overall), December 2023
Acorn Infant Academy
Primary
1.1 km
14 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade
Woodend Farm School
Special
1.2 km
16 minutes on foot
No outcome in Ofsted's file

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Recent sales near CM8 1GQ

Latest sale at each postcode
  • £270,000Goda Close, CM8 1PPFebruary 2026, terraced, established, freehold80 m
  • £247,000Deford Road, CM8 1PWMay 2026, terraced, established, freehold100 m
  • £292,500Alan Road, CM8 1PTFebruary 2026, terraced, established, freehold140 m
  • £270,000Brock Close, CM8 1NSJanuary 2026, terraced, established, freehold140 m
  • £280,000Aluf Close, CM8 1NXJune 2025, terraced, established, freehold170 m
  • £250,000Burdun Close, CM8 1PNAugust 2023, terraced, established, freehold190 m
  • £270,000Christina Road, CM8 1NRJuly 2026, terraced, established, freehold190 m
  • £300,000Turstan Road, CM8 1PBNovember 2025, terraced, established, freehold200 m

HM Land Registry sales at nearby postcodes, by street and postcode only, never a house number. Sales take weeks to be registered. Every sale on the map

Within 1 km of CM8 1GQ

In a straight line

GP practices

  • DOUGLAS GROVE SURGERY770 m
  • FERN HOUSE SURGERY1 km

Pharmacies

  • BORNO CHEMISTS LIMITED970 m

Dental practices

  • DENTAL SURGERY980 m
  • DENTALOGICA990 m

Supermarkets

  • Spar - WithamSpar580 m
  • Lidl WithamLidl740 m
  • Asda Witham Highfields Road SupermarketAsda780 m
  • Aldi Witham Town Centre WithamAldi870 m

The neighbourhood: Braintree 016A

Everything about Braintree 016A
Deprivation score
28.2
Joint 9,184th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£295,000
Joint 15,719th cheapest of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,590
Joint 18,627th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

The postcode district: CM8

Everything about CM8
Median sale price
£340,000
Joint 851st most expensive of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
35,455
635th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
90.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

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Where these figures come from

Counts, distances and walking times are worked out by Open Index from each layer’s published points and outlines, in a straight line from the postcode’s centre. Street names © OpenStreetMap contributors.