CM9 postcode area guide — Braintree

Where is CM9?

Broadband & internet speeds in CM9

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the CM9 postcode district (Braintree) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 963 postcodes Ofcom measures in CM9, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 81.8%.

Around 0.5% of premises in CM9 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 CM9

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Mobile signal around Braintree

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Braintree district (75,867 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in CM9

Police recorded 57 incidents within about a mile of the centre of CM9 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

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 CM9

Based on 383 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CM9 is £355,000, down 6.6% on the previous year (£380,000).

Latest recorded sales in CM9

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):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around CM9

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 CM9

292 rated food businesses operate in CM9. 226 hold the top rating of 5, 11 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Action For Family Carers, Aldi Stores Ltd, All Saints Church Of England Primary School, Allied Pharmacy Bentalls Centre, Ansell & Sons.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in CM9

From a sample of 150 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 CM9 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 34% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

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 CM9 typically use:

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What's it like living in CM9?

Postcodes in CM9

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

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.