CM8 2FA postcode in Witham, Essex

CM8 2FA is a postcode in Witham, in the Witham Central ward of Braintree. It is in the Witham parliamentary constituency and the Essex police force area, and has been in use since January 1991.

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 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Braintree: 90% Typical price £318,000 Homes sold in CM8 2, last 12 months. ▼ 2.2% on the year before Nearest station Witham (Essex) 1.0 km in a straight line

Where CM8 2FA is, and what is near it

Map of CM8 2FA and what is near it Map of CM8 2FA: its centre point, with the 296 other postcodes in the CM8 2 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. CM8 2AA: also in CM8 2CM8 2AB: also in CM8 2CM8 2AF: also in CM8 2CM8 2AH: also in CM8 2CM8 2AP: also in CM8 2CM8 2AQ: also in CM8 2CM8 2AR: also in CM8 2CM8 2AU: also in CM8 2CM8 2AW: also in CM8 2CM8 2AY: also in CM8 2CM8 2AZ: also in CM8 2CM8 2BA: also in CM8 2CM8 2BB: also in CM8 2CM8 2BD: also in CM8 2CM8 2BH: also in CM8 2CM8 2BJ: also in CM8 2CM8 2BL: also in CM8 2CM8 2BQ: also in CM8 2CM8 2BS: also in CM8 2CM8 2BU: also in CM8 2CM8 2DD: also in CM8 2CM8 2DE: also in CM8 2CM8 2DF: also in CM8 2CM8 2DH: also in CM8 2CM8 2DJ: also in CM8 2CM8 2DL: also in CM8 2CM8 2DN: also in CM8 2CM8 2DP: also in CM8 2CM8 2DR: also in CM8 2CM8 2DT: also in CM8 2CM8 2DU: also in CM8 2CM8 2DW: also in CM8 2CM8 2DY: also in CM8 2CM8 2DZ: also in CM8 2CM8 2EE: also in CM8 2CM8 2EF: also in CM8 2CM8 2EH: also in CM8 2CM8 2EN: also in CM8 2CM8 2EP: also in CM8 2CM8 2EQ: also in CM8 2CM8 2ER: also in CM8 2CM8 2ES: also in CM8 2CM8 2ET: also in CM8 2CM8 2EU: also in CM8 2CM8 2EY: also in CM8 2CM8 2EZ: also in CM8 2CM8 2FB: also in CM8 2CM8 2FD: also in CM8 2CM8 2FE: also in CM8 2CM8 2FN: also in CM8 2CM8 2FP: also in CM8 2CM8 2FR: also in CM8 2CM8 2FS: also in CM8 2CM8 2FT: also in CM8 2CM8 2FW: also in CM8 2CM8 2GE: also in CM8 2CM8 2GF: also in CM8 2CM8 2HA: also in CM8 2CM8 2HB: also in CM8 2CM8 2HD: also in CM8 2CM8 2HE: also in CM8 2CM8 2HF: also in CM8 2CM8 2HH: also in CM8 2CM8 2HJ: also in CM8 2CM8 2HL: also in CM8 2CM8 2HN: also in CM8 2CM8 2HQ: also in CM8 2CM8 2HR: also in CM8 2CM8 2JS: also in CM8 2CM8 2JT: also in CM8 2CM8 2JU: also in CM8 2CM8 2TH: also in CM8 2CM8 2TJ: also in CM8 2CM8 2TL: also in CM8 2CM8 2TQ: also in CM8 2CM8 2TR: also in CM8 2CM8 2TU: also in CM8 2CM8 2TX: also in CM8 2CM8 2TY: also in CM8 2CM8 2TZ: also in CM8 2CM8 2UA: also in CM8 2CM8 2UB: also in CM8 2CM8 2UD: also in CM8 2CM8 2UE: also in CM8 2CM8 2UF: also in CM8 2CM8 2UG: also in CM8 2CM8 2UL: also in CM8 2CM8 2UP: also in CM8 2CM8 2UQ: also in CM8 2CM8 2UR: also in CM8 2CM8 2UX: also in CM8 2CM8 2UY: also in CM8 2CM8 2UZ: also in CM8 2CM8 2YS: also in CM8 2CM8 2YT: also in CM8 2 Hatfield Peverel station 4.1 kmWitham CM8 2FA Map of CM8 2FA and what is near it Map of CM8 2FA: its centre point, with the 296 other postcodes in the CM8 2 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Hatfield Peverel station 4.1 kmWitham North CM8 2FA
  • CM8 2FA
  • Other postcodes in CM8 2: 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 51.7973, longitude 0.6452)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after CM8 2FA?

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 CM8 2FA?

Every home and business at CM8 2FA can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Braintree: 90%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Braintree: 98%

The line marks the figure across Braintree.

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 CM8 2FA?

BinDayBuddy has not read Braintree District Council's days for CM8 2FA today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for CM8 2FA 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 CM8 2FA 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 CM8 2FA.

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 CM8 2FA: 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 CM8 2FA 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 CM8 2FA?

Homes in CM8 2 sold for a typical £318,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 163 sales, down 2.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£318,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£325,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 2.2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £425,000 29 sales
  • Semi-detached £345,000 48 sales
  • Terraced £307,500 54 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £165,000 32 sales

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

Across the whole CM8 district: a typical £321,000 from 475 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 CM8 2FA

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in CM8 2FA from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 14 November 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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 CM8 2FA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 960 homes in the neighbourhood around CM8 2FA. The largest share of them, 34%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (43%). 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 CM8 2FA

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 B, the most common, is £1,774.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 190 (20%)£1,520
Band Babout 330 (34%)£1,774
Band Cabout 230 (24%)£2,027
Band Dabout 60 (6%)£2,280
Band Eabout 80 (8%)£2,787
Band Fabout 60 (6%)£3,294
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£3,801
Band Hwithheld£4,561

When the homes were built

  1. 4% Before 1900
  2. 4% 1900 to 1918
  3. 5% 1919 to 1939
  4. 3% 1945 to 1964
  5. 23% 1965 to 1982
  6. 43% 1983 to 1999
  7. 9% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 9% 2020 or later

2010 to 2019: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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 CM8 2FA is in (ONS area E01021415), 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 CM8 2FA?

The nearest open schools to CM8 2FA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CM8 2FA, 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 CM8 2FA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CM8 2FA is Witham (Essex) Rail Station, 1.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Witham (Essex) Rail Station Railway station 1.0 kmWalk
  • Hatfield Peverel Rail Station Railway station 4.1 kmCycle

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 CM8 2FA, 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 CM8 2FA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CM8 2FA, 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 CM8 2FA?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of CM8 2FA 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 CM8 2FA?

The nearest to the centre of CM8 2FA, 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 CM8 2FA?

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 CM8 2FA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CM8 2FA, 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 CM8 2FA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CM8 2FA, 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 CM8 2FA?

The nearest vets to the centre of CM8 2FA 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 CM8 2FA in a conservation area?

The centre of CM8 2FA 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 CM8 2FA?

Police.uk records 141 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CM8 2FA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences56 reports
Anti-social behaviour33 reports
Criminal damage and arson12 reports
Shoplifting11 reports
Public order9 reports
Other theft6 reports

Also: burglary 3, vehicle crime 3, drugs 3, bicycle theft 2, possession of weapons 2, other crime 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

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 CM8 2FA

Ward
Witham Central
Parish
Witham
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Witham
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1991

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

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

CM8 2FD90 mCM8 3DZ130 mCM8 1HP150 mCM8 3TU160 mCM8 3YY160 mCM8 1JX160 m
All of CM8

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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