CM8 postcode area guide — Braintree
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the CM8 postcode district in Braintree — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in CM8
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
97.2%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
79.9%
Gigabit-capable
79.9%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the CM8 postcode district (Braintree) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 904 postcodes Ofcom measures in CM8, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 79.9%.
Around 0% of premises in CM8 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 CM8
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| CM8 1AA | 100% | 0% |
| CM8 1AB | 100% | 0% |
| CM8 1AD | 100% | 0% |
| CM8 1AE | 100% | 100% |
| CM8 1AF | 100% | 100% |
| CM8 1AG | 100% | 100% |
| CM8 1AH | 100% | 72.7% |
| CM8 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| CM8 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| CM8 1AN | 100% | 100% |
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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 CM8
Police recorded 155 incidents within about a mile of the centre of CM8 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 69 | 44.5% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 26 | 16.8% |
| Other theft | 12 | 7.7% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 9 | 5.8% |
| Shoplifting | 9 | 5.8% |
| Public order | 8 | 5.2% |
| Drugs | 6 | 3.9% |
| Burglary | 5 | 3.2% |
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 CM8
Based on 456 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CM8 is £318,000, down 5.1% on the previous year (£335,000).
Detached
£485,000
76 sales
Semi-detached
£350,000
129 sales
Terraced
£300,000
145 sales
Flat / maisonette
£175,000
94 sales
Latest recorded sales in CM8
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2026 | £270,000 | Semi-detached | Runnacles Street | CM8 3QL |
| 8 May 2026 | £290,000 | Semi-detached | Gimson Close | CM8 2ER |
| 8 May 2026 | £150,000 | Semi-detached | Clare Drive | CM8 3GE |
| 1 May 2026 | £327,000 | Semi-detached | Bellfield Close | CM8 2BP |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £300,000 | Terraced | Epping Way | CM8 1ND |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £195,000 | Flat | Constance Close | CM8 1XZ |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £460,000 | Detached | Flemming Way | CM8 2GL |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £550,000 | Detached | Silver Street | CM8 3QF |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £120,000 | Flat | Newland Street | CM8 1AE |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £280,000 | Terraced | Allectus Way | CM8 1NY |
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 CM8
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lift New Rickstones | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,221 | CM8 2SD |
| Lift Maltings | Secondary | 11–16 | 787 | CM8 1EP |
| Chipping Hill Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 421 | CM8 1FR |
| Templars Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 412 | CM8 2NJ |
| Howbridge Church of England Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 356 | CM8 1BZ |
| Silver End Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 344 | CM8 3RZ |
| Witham Oaks Academy | Primary | 7–11 | 290 | CM8 1NA |
| Howbridge Infant School | Primary | 5–7 | 265 | CM8 1DJ |
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 CM8
197 rated food businesses operate in CM8. 146 hold the top rating of 5, 20 are rated 4, and 5 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Acorn Academy, AKA Restaurant & Lounge, Aldi Stores Limited, Aramark At Aegon, ASDA Express Witham - Hatfield Road PFS.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in CM8
From a sample of 154 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 CM8 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 51% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band C
51%
Band D
40%
Band E
9%
Band F
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 CM8 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.