CM77 8BL postcode in Braintree, Essex

CM77 8BL is a postcode in Braintree, in the Coggeshall ward. It is in the Witham parliamentary constituency and the Essex police force area, and has been in use since June 2002.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 50% of homes and businesses at CM77 8BL can get it Across Braintree: 90% Typical price £395,000 Homes sold in CM77 8, last 12 months. ▲ 1.4% on the year before Nearest station Braintree Freeport 6.0 km in a straight line

Where CM77 8BL is, and what is near it

Map of CM77 8BL and what is near it Map of CM77 8BL: its centre point, with the 235 other postcodes in the CM77 8 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. CM77 8AH: also in CM77 8CM77 8AL: also in CM77 8CM77 8AN: also in CM77 8CM77 8AP: also in CM77 8CM77 8AQ: also in CM77 8CM77 8AS: also in CM77 8CM77 8AT: also in CM77 8CM77 8AU: also in CM77 8CM77 8AW: also in CM77 8CM77 8AX: also in CM77 8CM77 8AY: also in CM77 8CM77 8AZ: also in CM77 8CM77 8BA: also in CM77 8CM77 8BB: also in CM77 8CM77 8BD: also in CM77 8CM77 8BE: also in CM77 8CM77 8BG: also in CM77 8CM77 8BH: also in CM77 8CM77 8BJ: also in CM77 8CM77 8BN: also in CM77 8CM77 8BP: also in CM77 8CM77 8BQ: also in CM77 8CM77 8BS: also in CM77 8CM77 8BT: also in CM77 8CM77 8BW: also in CM77 8CM77 8BZ: also in CM77 8CM77 8DB: also in CM77 8CM77 8FP: also in CM77 8CM77 8FS: also in CM77 8CM77 8FT: also in CM77 8 Honywood School 4.2 km2 places, 4.5–6.4 kmGP 4.5 kmThe Pump House Surgery 4.7 kmBraintree Freeport station 6.0 kmSilver End & Cressing CM77 8BL Map of CM77 8BL and what is near it Map of CM77 8BL: its centre point, with the 235 other postcodes in the CM77 8 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. Honywood School 4.2 km2 places, 4.5–5.2 kmSilver End & Cressing CM77 8BL
  • CM77 8BL
  • Other postcodes in CM77 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.9006, longitude 0.6407)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after CM77 8BL?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at CM77 8BL?

25% of the homes and businesses at CM77 8BL cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s) from a line or fixed wireless, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

CM77 8BL 50% Braintree 90%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

CM77 8BL 50% Braintree 98%
Cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s)25%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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

When are the bins collected at CM77 8BL?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for CM77 8BL.

Check the bin days for CM77 8BL on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is CM77 8BL at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include CM77 8BL.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across Braintree

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for CM77 8BL: 1,202 properties in Braintree are at high risk (1.3% of all its properties). All the figures for Braintree

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.

Flood warnings

The centre of CM77 8BL is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near CM77 8BL?

Homes in CM77 8 sold for a typical £395,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 76 sales, up 1.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£395,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£389,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 1.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £504,995 31 sales
  • Semi-detached £347,500 36 sales
  • Terraced £312,500 8 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 1 sale, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole CM77 district: a typical £420,000 from 178 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in CM77 8BL

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in CM77 8BL from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near CM77 8BL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 770 homes in the neighbourhood around CM77 8BL. The largest share of them, 35%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (33%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around CM77 8BL

Band D in Braintree for 2026‑27: £2,280. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,520 (band A) to £3,801 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,027.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (1%)£1,520
Band Babout 70 (9%)£1,774
Band Cabout 270 (35%)£2,027
Band Dabout 190 (25%)£2,280
Band Eabout 100 (13%)£2,787
Band Fabout 90 (12%)£3,294
Band Gabout 40 (5%)£3,801
Band Hwithheld£4,561

When the homes were built

  1. 20% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 9% 1919 to 1939
  4. 11% 1945 to 1964
  5. 33% 1965 to 1982
  6. 14% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. 7% 2020 or later

Averages for Braintree before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: 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

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of CM77 8BL is in (ONS area E01021379), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near CM77 8BL?

The nearest open schools to CM77 8BL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CM77 8BL, and how we find them

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

Where is the nearest station to CM77 8BL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CM77 8BL is Braintree Freeport Rail Station, 6.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Braintree Freeport Rail Station Railway station 6.0 kmDrive
  • Braintree Rail Station Railway station 6.4 kmDrive

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

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near CM77 8BL, and how we find them

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

Which GP surgeries are near CM77 8BL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CM77 8BL, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near CM77 8BL?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of CM77 8BL on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near CM77 8BL?

The nearest to the centre of CM77 8BL, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to CM77 8BL?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near CM77 8BL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CM77 8BL, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near CM77 8BL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CM77 8BL, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near CM77 8BL?

The nearest vets to the centre of CM77 8BL on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is CM77 8BL in a conservation area?

The centre of CM77 8BL is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near CM77 8BL?

Police.uk records no crimes within a mile of the centre of CM77 8BL in the latest month it has published.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

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

The official record for CM77 8BL

Ward
Coggeshall
Parish
Coggeshall
Region
East of England
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
June 2002

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

Where to check what we do not hold

Around CM77 8BL

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Every postcode in the same sector, district or postcode area.

CM77 8 sector CM77 district CM postcode area

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

CM77 8FP520 mCM77 8BA610 mCM77 8BB640 mCM77 8AZ850 mCO9 1RJ950 mCM77 8BN1.1 km
All of CM77

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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