# CO9 4QG: area report for a postcode in Braintree

CO9 4QG 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 CO9 4QG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Braintree](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree) › [CO9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/co9) › [CO9 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/co9-4)

## Around this postcode

- **14 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 12% on July. Braintree 001D: 48 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.5645,52.0181,CO94QG
- **Sudbury (Suffolk), 12 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.5645,52.0181,CO94QG
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.5645,52.0181,CO94QG
- **No property in CO9 4QG 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=0.5645,52.0181,CO94QG
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Braintree 001D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.5645,52.0181,CO94QG
- **£328,477 average price**: For the whole of Braintree, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.5645,52.0181,CO94QG
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.5645,52.0181,CO94QG
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.5645,52.0181,CO94QG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CO9 4QG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.5645,52.0181,CO94QG
- **Low road and rail noise at CO9 4QG**: Road 48 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.5645,52.0181,CO94QG
- **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=0.5645,52.0181,CO94QG
- **7.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.5645,52.0181,CO94QG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Great Yeldham](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-andrews-church-of-england-primary-school-great-yeldham-e146898) | Primary | 290 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2024 | £250,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| February 2026 | £435,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| April 2025 | £275,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| March 2023 | £330,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| December 2025 | £277,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| August 2023 | £255,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| October 2025 | £255,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| February 2023 | £237,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

## 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 001D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 19.0** (2025). Braintree 001D has a deprivation score of 19.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,456th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £415,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Braintree 001D was £415,000 in 2025. Joint 7,951st most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,303** (2021). Braintree 001D had 2,303 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,016th 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: 87.1%** (January 2026). In Braintree 001D, 87.1% 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.

## CO9 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £342,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CO9 was £342,500 in 2025. Joint 842nd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 27,892** (2021). CO9 had 27,892 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,036th 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 CO9 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: 83.4%** (January 2026). In CO9, 83.4% 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: 52.0181, 0.5645

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=0.5645,52.0181,CO94QG

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