CO5 postcode area guide — Braintree
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the CO5 postcode district in Braintree — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in CO5
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
94.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
43.8%
Gigabit-capable
43.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.6%
Broadband availability in the CO5 postcode district (Braintree) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 952 postcodes Ofcom measures in CO5, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 94.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 43.8%.
Around 0.6% of premises in CO5 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 CO5
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| CO5 0AA | 100% | 86.4% |
| CO5 0AB | 100% | 87.5% |
| CO5 0AD | 100% | 60.9% |
| CO5 0AE | 100% | 0% |
| CO5 0AF | 100% | 0% |
| CO5 0AG | 100% | 0% |
| CO5 0AH | 100% | 0% |
| CO5 0AJ | 100% | 0% |
| CO5 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| CO5 0AN | 100% | 66.7% |
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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.
House prices in CO5
Based on 354 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CO5 is £380,000, down 1.2% on the previous year (£384,750).
Detached
£500,000
182 sales
Semi-detached
£350,000
106 sales
Terraced
£285,000
47 sales
Flat / maisonette
£185,000
18 sales
Latest recorded sales in CO5
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £285,000 | Terraced | Carolina Way | CO5 0DW |
| 22 May 2026 | £170,000 | Flat | Oxton Close | CO5 7JJ |
| 21 May 2026 | £475,000 | Detached | Ivy Grove | CO5 9GH |
| 20 May 2026 | £200,000 | Semi-detached | Carolina Way | CO5 0DW |
| 19 May 2026 | £380,000 | Semi-detached | Meeting Lane | CO5 8TE |
| 15 May 2026 | £162,000 | Flat | Layer Road | CO5 7NL |
| 15 May 2026 | £335,000 | Semi-detached | Honeybee Grove | CO5 0UU |
| 14 May 2026 | £452,000 | Semi-detached | Fairhaven Avenue | CO5 8BT |
| 8 May 2026 | £300,000 | Semi-detached | Honey Lane | CO5 0FR |
| 7 May 2026 | £280,000 | Terraced | Heaton Way | CO5 0DZ |
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 CO5
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thurstable School | Secondary | 11–16 | 932 | CO5 0EW |
| Kelvedon St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 464 | CO5 9DS |
| Mersea Island School | Primary | 2–11 | 394 | CO5 8QX |
| St Luke's Church of England Controlled Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 267 | CO5 0SU |
| St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, Rowhedge | Primary | 4–11 | 223 | CO5 7HR |
| Tiptree Heath Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 198 | CO5 0PG |
| Milldene Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 185 | CO5 0EF |
| Feering Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 147 | CO5 9QB |
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 CO5
190 rated food businesses operate in CO5. 152 hold the top rating of 5, 12 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 43a and 43b Morley Road Bungalows, Abberton Manor Nursing Home, Aldeburgh House, Anchor pub, Rowhedge, Arthur Cock & Son.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in CO5
From a sample of 126 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 CO5 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 47% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
7%
Band C
40%
Band D
27%
Band E
20%
Band F
6%
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
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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.