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CO8 5

Postcode sector

126 live postcodes: 60 in Braintree, 51 in Babergh and 15 in Colchester.

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, which holds 48% of CO8 5’s postcodes. Open the map at CO8 5 for neighbourhoods and points. Open the map at CO8 5

MPs for CO8 5

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

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Most deprived 10%Least

4 of Braintree’s 88 neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 20%.

Braintree, the council that holds 48% of CO8 5

Average house price
£328,477
Up 1.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£39,712
148th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.3×
115th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
16.6
119th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only

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Councils in CO8 5

Postcodes in CO8 5