Low deprivation
IMD England
10
Crime · May '26
£284,750
Median property price
—
Annual change
East of England
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for CM8 1XT
Postcode
CM8 1XT
Coordinates
51.7921, 0.6470
Grid reference
TL826137
Easting
582,642
Northing
213,701
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9F32QJRW+VQ
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Witham
Travel to Work
Chelmsford
ITL Region
Braintree
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
23196
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 23196 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.
Property sales (Land Registry)
Property sales · CM8 1XT
HM Land Registry · Braintree
Average price
£255,875
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £284,750
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '23 – May '25May '25: 1 sales · avg £310,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£350k£254k£158k
Aug '23Jun '24Aug '24Mar '25May '25
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near CM8 1XT
Crime trends · near CM8 1XT
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1371
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY +67%
ASB
210
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -50%
Vehicle Crime
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Burglary
110
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
210
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.87.0%
Other White3.6%
African1.7%
Other Asian1.2%
+ other · 6.5%
Religion
No religion46.8%
Christian44.2%
Not answered5.6%
+ other · 3.4%
Age groups
35–4922.2%
50–6417.3%
25–3415.1%
65–749.5%
10–157.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.9%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.3%
Other12.8%
Any member 66+10.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.1%
+ 8 other households · 36.9%
Administrative Information
Braintree
Local Authority
Council AreaWitham E14001590
Constituency
E14001590Essex
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 ScotlandEast 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 018E E01021424
E01021424MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Braintree 018 E02004463
E02004463LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Braintree 018E E01021424
E01021424MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Braintree 018 E02004463
E02004463Urban: 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
3:51 AM
Sunrise
8:13 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:51 AM
Sunset (today)
8:13 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1993
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~33 years
Active Duration
1993 -> PresentJanuary 1993 — Introduced
Postcode CM8 1XT introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban 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 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 23196
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01021424 and MSOA E02004463 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CM8 1XT is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1993
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~33 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near CM8 1XT
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Howbridge Church of England Junior School
Essex · CM8 1BZ
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Howbridge Infant School
Essex · CM8 1DJ
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–7
Lift Maltings
Essex · CM8 1EP
Requires improvement
0.7 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Essex · CM8 1DX
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
Chipping Hill Primary School
Essex · CM8 1FR
Not judged
0.9 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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