# CM8 1ZQ: area report for a postcode in Braintree

CM8 1ZQ 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 CM8 1ZQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Braintree](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree) › [CM8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm8) › [CM8 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm8-1)

## Around this postcode

- **13 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 46% on July. Braintree 017F: 65 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.6184,51.7909,CM81ZQ
- **Hatfield Peverel, 2.2 km**: About 27 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.6184,51.7909,CM81ZQ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 640 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.6184,51.7909,CM81ZQ
- **No property in CM8 1ZQ 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=0.6184,51.7909,CM81ZQ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Braintree 017F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.6184,51.7909,CM81ZQ
- **£328,477 average price**: For the whole of Braintree, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.6184,51.7909,CM81ZQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.6184,51.7909,CM81ZQ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 480 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.6184,51.7909,CM81ZQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CM8 1ZQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.6184,51.7909,CM81ZQ
- **Low road and rail noise at CM8 1ZQ**: Road 49 dB, rail 45 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.6184,51.7909,CM81ZQ
- **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=0.6184,51.7909,CM81ZQ
- **10.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.6184,51.7909,CM81ZQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Woodend Farm School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodend-farm-school-e149597) | Special | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Chipping Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chipping-hill-primary-school-e114827) | Primary | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Holy Family Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-family-catholic-primary-school-e148111) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2022 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Howbridge Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/howbridge-infant-school-e114951) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2023 | – |
| [Lift Maltings](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lift-maltings-e135653) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 40.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Howbridge Church of England Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/howbridge-church-of-england-junior-school-e140666) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Witham Oaks Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/witham-oaks-academy-e139871) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2023 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Acorn Infant Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/acorn-infant-academy-e147255) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £605,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| October 2025 | £546,250 | Detached, new build, freehold | 90 m |
| June 2025 | £760,000 | Detached, new build, freehold | 110 m |
| August 2025 | £800,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| March 2025 | £560,000 | Detached, new build, freehold | 140 m |
| May 2024 | £490,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| August 2023 | £429,995 | Semi-detached, new build, freehold | 180 m |
| March 2025 | £565,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Aldi Witham Town Centre Witham (480 m, Aldi); Spar - Witham (630 m, Spar); Asda Witham Express Petrol (640 m, Asda)

## 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 017F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 9.9** (2025). Braintree 017F has a deprivation score of 9.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,616th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £424,600** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Braintree 017F was £424,600 in 2025. 7,577th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,081** (2021). Braintree 017F had 2,081 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,159th 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: 95.9%** (January 2026). In Braintree 017F, 95.9% 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.

## CM8 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £340,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CM8 was £340,000 in 2025. Joint 851st most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 35,455** (2021). CM8 had 35,455 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 635th most 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 CM8 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: 90.3%** (January 2026). In CM8, 90.3% 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: 51.7909, 0.6184

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

## Your MP

- [Witham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/witham): Priti Patel (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=0.6184,51.7909,CM81ZQ

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