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CM9 postcode area · Maldon

The CM9 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Braintree, Chelmsford, Colchester, Maldon. Area Scores range from 41 to 77 across them. Every full CM9 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The strongest of the CM9 district's neighbourhoods is Great Totham, Wickham Bishops & Woodham (78 out of 100, #1,513 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Maldon North (42). 4 of the 9 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £310,000 in Maldon North to £515,000 in Great Totham, Wickham Bishops & Woodham. Note that the district straddles 4 local authorities — Braintree, Chelmsford, Colchester and Maldon — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£45,168a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime46per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)47
Owner-occupied78%

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 CM9 district

£373,000median home sold over the past year · +11.3% over 5 years · -1.0% over the year · 548 sales
Detached£510,000
Semi-detached£360,000
Terraced£295,000
Flat£176,250
Maldon£385,000
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
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NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Great Totham, Wickham Bishops & WoodhamMaldon 1,51378 £515,000
Maldon SouthMaldon 1,52778 £382,000
Boreham & Little BaddowChelmsford 1,57577 £480,000
Layer-de-la-Haye, Abberton & Mersea EastColchester 2,07570 £425,000
Witham South, Hatfield Peverel & White NotleyBraintree 2,34966 £427,500
HeybridgeMaldon 2,69261 £368,000
Mayland, Althorne & Cold NortonMaldon 2,70660 £465,000
Tollesbury, Tolleshunt & GoldhangerMaldon 3,35751 £375,000
Maldon NorthMaldon 3,98842 £310,000

People living in CM9 Census 2021

Residents74,217
Median age (est.)47
Density178per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above28%
No car or van10%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 21%45–64 30%65+ 24%

Tenure

Own outright: 43%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 11%
Own outright 43%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 11%Private rent 11%

Households

One person: 25%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 8%Other: 19%
One person 25%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 8%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Managers & directors 17% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Managers & directors17%
Associate professional14%
Skilled trades12%
Administrative11%
Elementary8%
Caring & leisure7%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 96%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 42% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 5%

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 CM9

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the CM9 district.

Maldon Witham

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around CM9.

CM8 CM98 CM3 CO5 CM99 CM2 SS5 SS4

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.