Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
27674
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 27674 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Police Recorded Crime near CM8 1BG
Crime trends · near CM8 1BG
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
3
YoY -40%
ASB
1
YoY +100%
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY -50%
Burglary
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
1
YoY -50%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
4 of 5 key categories improving · asb rising
10
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,507
White Brit.83.0%
Other White3.9%
Indian1.8%
African1.8%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.7%
+ 3 other groups · 7.9%
Religion
Total residents: 1,508
No religion50.2%
Christian40.2%
Not answered5.9%
Hindu1.5%
Muslim1.3%
+ other · 0.9%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,509
35–4927.0%
25–3417.0%
50–6414.7%
10–159.3%
5–98.3%
+ 5 other age groups · 23.7%
Households
Total households: 559
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children25.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.6%
Other13.4%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.7%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.9%
+ 7 other households · 27.4%
Administrative Information
Braintree
Local Authority
Council Area
Witham E14001590
Constituency
E14001590
Essex
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Witham South
Constituency code
E14001590
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Witham
International Territorial Level
Braintree
Health & NHS
East of England
Health Authority
Serving Essex
NHS Scotland
East of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Mid Essex
Sub ICB Location
NHS Mid and South Essex ICB - 06Q
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Braintree 017G E01033461
E01033461
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Braintree 017 E02004462
E02004462
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Braintree 017G E01033461
E01033461
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Braintree 017 E02004462
E02004462
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
4:09 AM
Sunrise
7:38 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:09 AM
Sunset (today)
7:38 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
March 2003
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~23 years
Active Duration
2003 -> Present
March 2003 — Introduced
Postcode CM8 1BG introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 27674
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01033461 and MSOA E02004462 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CM8 1BG is currently active and in use.
First introduced
March 2003
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~23 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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