Braintree District Council

What broadband can you get in Braintree?

Across Braintree, 90% of homes and businesses can get gigabit broadband and 90% full fibre, Ofcom says.

For one street, look up its postcode: each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much is council tax in Braintree?

Band D for 2026‑27: £2,280 a year

Every other band is a fixed share of Band D, set in law. Band A is two thirds of it; band H is twice it.

Band D is the average across the area, including the county council, police, fire and combined authority charges, and parish or town council charges, so a home's own bill can be a little different. Bands other than D are worked out by us from Band D and rounded to the pound. A home's bill also takes off any discount, such as 25% for one adult living alone.

Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How many homes in Braintree are at risk of flooding?

Across Braintree, the Environment Agency puts 1,430 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 389 postcodes with any property at risk.

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them. It leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Surface water

In Braintree the Environment Agency counts 1,202 properties at high risk of flooding from surface water (1.3% of all its properties), 1,106 at medium risk (1.2%) and 4,518 at low risk (5%). Surface water is rain that cannot drain away fast enough.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Schools, roads and care: Essex

Braintree has two councils. The county council, Essex, runs schools, roads, social care and libraries here.

• Report a road problemessex.gov.uk
• Apply for a school placeessex.gov.uk
• Care needs assessmentsessex.gov.uk

Postcode districts with postcodes in Braintree

• CB9 postcode district96 of its 843 postcodes in use are in Braintree.
• CM3 postcode district238 of its 1,588 postcodes in use are in Braintree.
• CM6 postcode district13 of its 989 postcodes in use are in Braintree.
• CM7 postcode district1,331 of its 1,349 postcodes in use are in Braintree.
• CM8 postcode district830 of its 924 postcodes in use are in Braintree.
• CM9 postcode district3 of its 1,072 postcodes in use are in Braintree.
• CM77 postcode district457 of its 462 postcodes in use are in Braintree.
• CO5 postcode district192 of its 977 postcodes in use are in Braintree.
• CO6 postcode district289 of its 1,029 postcodes in use are in Braintree.
• CO8 postcode district60 of its 126 postcodes in use are in Braintree.
• CO9 postcode districtAll 928 of its postcodes in use are in Braintree.
• CO10 postcode district167 of its 1,682 postcodes in use are in Braintree.

Counted from the ONS Postcode Directory. A postcode district is drawn for sorting post, so many cross a council's edge.

Its postcode areas

Beside each area: how many of its postcodes in use are in Braintree.