CO9 postcode area · Braintree
The CO9 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Braintree, West Suffolk. Area Scores range from 37 to 73 across them. Every full CO9 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
Within the CO9 district, Halstead East & Colnes is the strongest performer at 74 out of 100 (#1,787 of 6,856 nationally); Halstead Central & West is the weakest at 38. 5 of the 9 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £285,000 in Halstead Central & West to £517,500 in Panfield, Finchingfield & Bardfield — a 1.8× gap within the CO9 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Braintree and West Suffolk — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
Living here
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 CO9 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halstead East & ColnesBraintree | 1,787 | 74 | £365,000 |
| Bocking Churchstreet & BlackwaterBraintree | 1,959 | 71 | £370,000 |
| Hedingham, Gosfield & Greenstead GreenBraintree | 2,157 | 68 | £350,000 |
| Kedington, Hundon & WithersfieldWest Suffolk | 2,253 | 67 | £355,000 |
| Coggeshall & KelvedonBraintree | 2,267 | 67 | £394,000 |
| Bures Hamlet, Maplestead & BelchampBraintree | 2,720 | 60 | £460,000 |
| Panfield, Finchingfield & BardfieldBraintree | 3,035 | 56 | £517,500 |
| Steeple Bumpstead & Great YeldhamBraintree | 3,302 | 52 | £430,000 |
| Halstead Central & WestBraintree | 4,262 | 38 | £285,000 |
People living in CO9 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 17% · Managers & directors 16% · Associate professional 14%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 17% |
| Managers & directors | 16% |
| Associate professional | 14% |
| Skilled trades | 14% |
| Administrative | 10% |
| Caring & leisure | 9% |
| Elementary | 8% |
| Sales & customer service | 6% |
| Process & plant | 6% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 49% · No religion 43% · Muslim 1%
Born outside the UK: 6%
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 CO9
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the CO9 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around CO9.
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.