Compare My Postcode

CM8 postcode area · Braintree

The CM8 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Braintree, Maldon. Area Scores range from 27 to 88 across them. Every full CM8 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The CM8 district contains both ends of the scale: Great Notley & Black Notley at 88 out of 100 (#793 of 6,856 in England) against West Witham at 28, a 61-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £295,000 in West Witham to £515,000 in Great Totham, Wickham Bishops & Woodham — a 1.7× gap within the CM8 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Braintree and Maldon — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£44,172a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime53per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)43
Owner-occupied72%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the CM8 district

£330,000median home sold over the past year · +16.7% over 5 years · -2.4% over the year · 545 sales
Detached£510,000
Semi-detached£372,200
Terraced£306,250
Flat£180,000
Braintree£345,000
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Great Notley & Black NotleyBraintree 79388 £375,000
Great Totham, Wickham Bishops & WoodhamMaldon 1,51378 £515,000
Witham South, Hatfield Peverel & White NotleyBraintree 2,34966 £427,500
Mayland, Althorne & Cold NortonMaldon 2,70660 £465,000
Witham TownBraintree 2,92557 £320,000
North WithamBraintree 3,62447 £375,000
Silver End & StistedBraintree 3,73446 £328,000
West WithamBraintree 4,94728 £295,000

People living in CM8 Census 2021

Residents73,318
Median age (est.)43
Density264per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above26%
No car or van13%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 25%45–64 27%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 35%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 15%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 35%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 15%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 10%Other: 16%
One person 26%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 10%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Managers & directors 14% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Managers & directors14%
Associate professional14%
Skilled trades12%
Administrative11%
Elementary9%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 94%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 45% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 7%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in CM8

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the CM8 district.

Witham

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around CM8.

CM98 CM9 CM3 CM77 CM99 CM2 CO5 CM7

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.