CM6 postcode area guide — Braintree
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the CM6 postcode district in Braintree — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in CM6
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
95.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
79%
Gigabit-capable
79%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.3%
Broadband availability in the CM6 postcode district (Braintree) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 909 postcodes Ofcom measures in CM6, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 95.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 79%.
Around 0.3% of premises in CM6 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in CM6
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| CM6 1AA | 100% | 0% |
| CM6 1AB | 100% | 0% |
| CM6 1AE | 95.5% | 53% |
| CM6 1AF | 100% | 100% |
| CM6 1AG | 100% | 0% |
| CM6 1AH | 100% | 0% |
| CM6 1AJ | 100% | 0% |
| CM6 1AL | 100% | 0% |
| CM6 1AN | 100% | 100% |
| CM6 1AP | 100% | 59.3% |
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Mobile signal around Braintree
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Braintree district (75,867 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
84.6%
4G outdoors — all networks
99%
5G outdoors — all networks
42.5%
Voice indoors — all networks
87.7%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in CM6
Police recorded 46 incidents within about a mile of the centre of CM6 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 20 | 43.5% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 6 | 13.0% |
| Public order | 5 | 10.9% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 | 8.7% |
| Burglary | 3 | 6.5% |
| Vehicle crime | 3 | 6.5% |
| Shoplifting | 2 | 4.3% |
| Other crime | 2 | 4.3% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in CM6
Based on 363 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CM6 is £445,000, down 1.1% on the previous year (£450,000).
Detached
£561,000
173 sales
Semi-detached
£390,000
75 sales
Terraced
£360,000
76 sales
Flat / maisonette
£202,000
25 sales
Latest recorded sales in CM6
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2026 | £326,000 | Terraced | Waldgrooms | CM6 1DZ |
| 18 May 2026 | £420,000 | Detached | Pine Avenue | CM6 1WJ |
| 12 May 2026 | £540,000 | Other | High Street | CM6 3SH |
| 8 May 2026 | £665,000 | Detached | High Easter Road | CM6 1NB |
| 8 May 2026 | £638,000 | Detached | Maple Way | CM6 1WZ |
| 8 May 2026 | £600,000 | Detached | Otter Chase | CM6 4FZ |
| 6 May 2026 | £680,000 | Detached | Brookfields | CM6 3SA |
| 6 May 2026 | £435,000 | Detached | Cobbins Brook Way | CM6 4DF |
| 5 May 2026 | £785,000 | Detached | Brick End | CM6 2BJ |
| 5 May 2026 | £605,000 | Detached | Loveden Way | CM6 1GS |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Braintree demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Braintree district (155,270 residents, 64,983 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18.5% |
| 15–29 | 21.2% |
| 30–44 | 19.1% |
| 45–64 | 20.8% |
| 65+ | 20.5% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 67.9% |
| Private rented | 15.1% |
| Social rented | 12.9% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around CM6
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helena Romanes School | All-through | 4–18 | 1,265 | CM6 2AU |
| Felsted School | Not applicable | 3–19 | 932 | CM6 3LL |
| Dunmow St Mary's Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 459 | CM6 1EB |
| Great Dunmow Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 421 | CM6 1ZR |
| Takeley Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 350 | CM6 1YE |
| Rodings Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 293 | CM6 1PZ |
| The Flitch Green Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 272 | CM6 3GG |
| Thaxted Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 228 | CM6 2LW |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in CM6
165 rated food businesses operate in CM6. 115 hold the top rating of 5, 14 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Abbeyfield Felsted Society Ltd, Andy's Food Bar, Ashfields Country Kitchen, Axe And Compasses, Barista Boy Coffee Co.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in CM6
From a sample of 169 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 CM6 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 75% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
24%
Band C
51%
Band D
14%
Band E
7%
Band F
3%
Band G
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Braintree
Landlines around CM6 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.