Rayne

Rayne is covered by postcode district CM77. It is in the Braintree council area, Essex.

Typical price £376,250 Homes sold in Rayne, last 12 months. ▲ 7.5% on the year before Gigabit broadband 45 of 52 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Some at high risk 4 of 53 postcodes have a home or business in an area at risk; 20 homes and businesses at high or medium risk Schools 1 1 primary school at its postcodes

Every postcode in Rayne, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Rayne, by flood risk Of the 53 postcodes in Rayne that ONS places, 1 have a home or business at high risk, 3 are at medium risk at worst and 49 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Rayne. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. CM77 6AA: not on the flood risk listCM77 6AB: not on the flood risk listCM77 6AD: not on the flood risk listCM77 6AE: not on the flood risk listCM77 6AF: not on the flood risk listCM77 6BS: not on the flood risk listCM77 6BT: not on the flood risk listCM77 6BW: not on the flood risk listCM77 6BX: not on the flood risk listCM77 6BY: not on the flood risk listCM77 6DA: not on the flood risk listCM77 6DB: not on the flood risk listCM77 6DD: not on the flood risk listCM77 6DP: not on the flood risk listCM77 6ES: not on the flood risk listCM77 6ET: not on the flood risk listCM77 6FG: not on the flood risk listCM77 6GX: not on the flood risk listCM77 6RD: not on the flood risk listCM77 6RH: not on the flood risk listCM77 6RJ: not on the flood risk listCM77 6RL: not on the flood risk listCM77 6RN: not on the flood risk listCM77 6RQ: not on the flood risk listCM77 6RR: not on the flood risk listCM77 6RS: not on the flood risk listCM77 6RU: not on the flood risk listCM77 6RW: not on the flood risk listCM77 6RX: not on the flood risk listCM77 6ST: not on the flood risk listCM77 6SX: not on the flood risk listCM77 6SY: not on the flood risk listCM77 6SZ: not on the flood risk listCM77 6TA: not on the flood risk listCM77 6TB: not on the flood risk listCM77 6TD: not on the flood risk listCM77 6TG: not on the flood risk listCM77 6TH: not on the flood risk listCM77 6TJ: not on the flood risk listCM77 6TL: not on the flood risk listCM77 6TN: not on the flood risk listCM77 6TP: not on the flood risk listCM77 6TQ: not on the flood risk listCM77 6TR: not on the flood risk listCM77 6TT: not on the flood risk listCM77 6TU: not on the flood risk listCM77 6TW: not on the flood risk listCM77 6TX: not on the flood risk listCM77 6WE: not on the flood risk listCM77 6BU: medium flood risk at worstCM77 6BZ: medium flood risk at worstCM77 6DE: medium flood risk at worstCM77 6BA: high flood risk Rayne Map of every postcode in Rayne, by flood risk Of the 53 postcodes in Rayne that ONS places, 1 have a home or business at high risk, 3 are at medium risk at worst and 49 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Rayne. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Rayne
  • A home or business at high risk: 1
  • At medium risk at worst: 3
  • At low risk at worst: 0
  • At very low risk only: 0
  • Not on the at-risk list: 49

Of the 53 postcodes in Rayne that ONS places, 1 have a home or business at high risk, 3 are at medium risk at worst and 49 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. No boundary is drawn.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 51.8752, longitude 0.5098. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

The postcodes at high risk

Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.

CM77 6BA1 at high risk

What is it like to live in Rayne?

Homes sold for a typical £376,250 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 7.5% on the 12 months before. At 45 of the 52 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 20 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 4 of its 53 postcodes. It has 1 primary school at its postcodes. The nearest GP practice is Blandford Medical Centre, 2.2 km from the middle. The nearest railway station is Braintree, 3.2 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.

We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.

Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources

What do homes cost in Rayne?

Homes in Rayne sold for a typical £376,250 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 8 sales, up 7.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£376,250 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£350,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 7.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 2 sales, too few to price
  • Semi-detached 3 sales, too few to price
  • Terraced 2 sales, too few to price
  • Flat or maisonette 1 sale, too few to price

Across the whole CM77 district, Rayne's main postcode district: a typical £420,000.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Rayne: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Are new homes being built in Rayne?

None of the 53 postcodes now in use in Rayne came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 40 homes sold in Rayne were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the CM77 district, 18%.

New homes among the homes sold

PeriodIn RayneAcross the CM77 district
The 12 months to August 2026 0 of 8 (0%) 15 of 178 (8%)
The 12 months to August 2025 0 of 40 (0%) 48 of 270 (18%)

Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What broadband can you get in Rayne?

Ofcom reports on 52 of the 53 postcodes in Rayne. At 45 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit45 of 52
Postcodes where every home can get superfast50 of 52

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Check one address on Ofcom's checker

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

Is Rayne at risk of flooding?

4 of the 53 postcodes in Rayne have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 20 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk, at 4 of 53 postcodes High: 1Medium: 19Low: 14

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, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and 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

Which schools are in Rayne?

The primary schools are at the postcodes in Rayne. There is no secondary school at its postcodes; these are the nearest to its middle. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Primary

Secondary

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Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

How far is the station from Rayne?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Rayne is Braintree Rail Station, 3.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Braintree Rail Station Railway station 3.2 kmCycle
  • Braintree Freeport Rail Station Railway station 4.1 kmCycle
  • Cressing Rail Station Railway station 5.3 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are in Rayne?

There is no GP practice at the postcodes in Rayne. These are the nearest to its middle, in a straight line. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Rayne safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 166 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Rayne over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.

Each month, September 2025 to August 2026

  1. 9 September 2025
  2. 14 October 2025
  3. 21 November 2025
  4. 10 December 2025
  5. 13 January 2026
  6. 4 February 2026
  7. 16 March 2026
  8. 15 April 2026
  9. 19 May 2026
  10. 11 June 2026
  11. 18 July 2026
  12. 16 August 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Violence and sexual offences71 reports
Criminal damage and arson22 reports
Anti-social behaviour19 reports
Public order13 reports
Other theft12 reports
Burglary10 reports
Vehicle crime9 reports
Drugs4 reports

Also: robbery 2, shoplifting 1, bicycle theft 1, possession of weapons 1, other crime 1.

Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.

Crime around one postcode

Source: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Who runs Rayne?

District, borough or city council
Braintree
County council
Essex
Parliamentary constituency
Braintree
Police force area
Essex
Region
East of England
Country
England
MP
Sir James Cleverly (Conservative)

All 53 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources

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Rayne postcodes

53 postcodes in use in Rayne, by district:

CM77 postcode district,53 postcodes

That district is in the CM postcode area.

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Places near Rayne

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Rayne's £376,250. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Great Notley2.0 km, £440,000Braintree3.3 km, £305,000Silver End8.5 km, £323,138Great Dunmow10.2 km, £413,750Halstead11.5 km, £300,000Witham11.8 km, £310,000Broomfield11.9 km, £472,500Coggeshall12.2 km, £359,500 All places A to Z

Questions about Rayne

What is it like to live in Rayne?
Homes sold for a typical £376,250 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 7.5% on the 12 months before. At 45 of the 52 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 20 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 4 of its 53 postcodes. It has 1 primary school at its postcodes. The nearest GP practice is Blandford Medical Centre, 2.2 km from the middle. The nearest railway station is Braintree, 3.2 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
What is the postcode for Rayne?
Rayne is covered by postcode district CM77, across 53 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Rayne in?
Rayne is in the Braintree council area, and Essex is its county council. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for Rayne?
Rayne is in the Braintree parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Sir James Cleverly (Conservative), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in Rayne?
Homes in Rayne sold for a typical £376,250 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 8 sales, up 7.5% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Rayne?
In Rayne, primary schools at its postcodes include Rayne Primary and Nursery School; the nearest secondary school to the middle of its postcodes is The Edith Borthwick School, 2.2 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Rayne have a railway station?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Rayne is Braintree, 3.2 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Rayne?
Ofcom reports on 52 of the 53 postcodes in Rayne. At 45 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Rayne at risk of flooding?
4 of the 53 postcodes in Rayne have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 20 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
Are new homes being built in Rayne?
None of the 53 postcodes now in use in Rayne came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 40 homes sold in Rayne were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the CM77 district, 18%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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