CM8 3WL postcode in Silver End, Essex

CM8 3WL is a postcode in Silver End, in the Silver End & Cressing ward of Braintree. It is in the Witham parliamentary constituency and the Essex police force area, and has been in use since June 2022.

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 £380,000 Homes sold in CM8 3, last 12 months. ▼ 1.3% on the year before Nearest station White Notley 2.5 km in a straight line

Where CM8 3WL is, and what is near it

Map of CM8 3WL and what is near it Map of CM8 3WL: its centre point, with the 260 other postcodes in the CM8 3 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 5 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. CM8 3FE: also in CM8 3CM8 3FL: also in CM8 3CM8 3FN: also in CM8 3CM8 3FX: also in CM8 3CM8 3FY: also in CM8 3CM8 3GD: also in CM8 3CM8 3GE: also in CM8 3CM8 3GG: also in CM8 3CM8 3GH: also in CM8 3CM8 3GJ: also in CM8 3CM8 3GN: also in CM8 3CM8 3GP: also in CM8 3CM8 3GR: also in CM8 3CM8 3GS: also in CM8 3CM8 3GT: also in CM8 3CM8 3GU: also in CM8 3CM8 3PJ: also in CM8 3CM8 3PN: also in CM8 3CM8 3PP: also in CM8 3CM8 3PX: also in CM8 3CM8 3QA: also in CM8 3CM8 3QD: also in CM8 3CM8 3QE: also in CM8 3CM8 3QF: also in CM8 3CM8 3QG: also in CM8 3CM8 3QH: also in CM8 3CM8 3QJ: also in CM8 3CM8 3QL: also in CM8 3CM8 3QN: also in CM8 3CM8 3QP: also in CM8 3CM8 3QQ: also in CM8 3CM8 3QR: also in CM8 3CM8 3QS: also in CM8 3CM8 3QT: also in CM8 3CM8 3QU: also in CM8 3CM8 3QW: also in CM8 3CM8 3QX: also in CM8 3CM8 3QY: also in CM8 3CM8 3QZ: also in CM8 3CM8 3RA: also in CM8 3CM8 3RB: also in CM8 3CM8 3RD: also in CM8 3CM8 3RE: also in CM8 3CM8 3RF: also in CM8 3CM8 3RH: also in CM8 3CM8 3RJ: also in CM8 3CM8 3RL: also in CM8 3CM8 3RN: also in CM8 3CM8 3RP: also in CM8 3CM8 3RQ: also in CM8 3CM8 3RR: also in CM8 3CM8 3RS: also in CM8 3CM8 3RT: also in CM8 3CM8 3RU: also in CM8 3CM8 3RX: also in CM8 3CM8 3RY: also in CM8 3CM8 3RZ: also in CM8 3CM8 3SB: also in CM8 3CM8 3SD: also in CM8 3CM8 3SE: also in CM8 3CM8 3SF: also in CM8 3CM8 3SG: also in CM8 3CM8 3SH: also in CM8 3CM8 3SL: also in CM8 3CM8 3SN: also in CM8 3CM8 3SP: also in CM8 3CM8 3SQ: also in CM8 3CM8 3SR: also in CM8 3CM8 3SS: also in CM8 3CM8 3ST: also in CM8 3CM8 3SW: also in CM8 3CM8 3SY: also in CM8 3CM8 3TT: also in CM8 3CM8 3WH: also in CM8 3CM8 3XN: also in CM8 3CM8 3XP: also in CM8 3CM8 3XR: also in CM8 3CM8 3XS: also in CM8 3CM8 3XW: also in CM8 3CM8 3ZG: also in CM8 3CM8 3ZH: also in CM8 3CM8 3ZN: also in CM8 3CM8 3ZP: also in CM8 3CM8 3ZQ: also in CM8 3CM8 3ZW: also in CM8 3 School 2.5 kmWhite Notley station 2.5 kmCressing station 3.2 kmThe Coggeshall Surgery 4.7 kmBlyth's Meadow Surgery 5.2 kmSilver End CM8 3WL Map of CM8 3WL and what is near it Map of CM8 3WL: its centre point, with the 260 other postcodes in the CM8 3 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 5 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. White Notley station 2.5 kmThe Coggeshall Surgery 4.7 kmSilver End & Cressing CM8 3WL
  • CM8 3WL
  • Other postcodes in CM8 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 5 bus stops
  • 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 51.8530, longitude 0.6242)

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 3WL?

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 3WL?

Every home and business at CM8 3WL 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 3WL?

BinDayBuddy has not read Braintree District Council's days for CM8 3WL today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

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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 3WL 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 3WL.

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 3WL: 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 3WL 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 3WL?

Homes in CM8 3 sold for a typical £380,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 105 sales, down 1.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£380,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£385,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 1.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £630,000 39 sales
  • Semi-detached £337,500 48 sales
  • Terraced £270,000 16 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 2 sales, too few to price

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 3WL

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in CM8 3WL from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 22 January 2024. 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 3WL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 800 homes in the neighbourhood around CM8 3WL. The largest share of them, 48%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (31%). 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 3WL

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 40 (5%)£1,520
Band Babout 180 (23%)£1,774
Band Cabout 380 (48%)£2,027
Band Dabout 80 (10%)£2,280
Band Eabout 40 (5%)£2,787
Band Fabout 40 (5%)£3,294
Band Gabout 40 (5%)£3,801
Band Hwithheld£4,561

When the homes were built

  1. 11% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 5% 1919 to 1939
  4. 10% 1945 to 1964
  5. 31% 1965 to 1982
  6. 15% 1983 to 1999
  7. 10% 2000 to 2009
  8. 10% 2010 to 2019
  9. 8% 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 CM8 3WL is in (ONS area E01021361), 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 3WL?

The nearest open schools to CM8 3WL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CM8 3WL, 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 3WL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CM8 3WL is White Notley Rail Station, 2.5 km away in a straight line.

  • White Notley Rail Station Railway station 2.5 kmCycle
  • Cressing Rail Station Railway station 3.2 kmCycle

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

5 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Wood Grove, 194 m away.

More stations near CM8 3WL, 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 3WL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CM8 3WL, 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 3WL?

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

The nearest to the centre of CM8 3WL, 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 3WL?

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 3WL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CM8 3WL, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

  • Mirabeau Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report February 2025 · Phone 01376 585599 500 mWalk
  • Rascasse Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 01376 584714 500 mWalk
  • Boars Tye House Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report August 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 01376 584515 550 mWalk

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 3WL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CM8 3WL, 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 3WL?

The nearest vets to the centre of CM8 3WL 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 3WL in a conservation area?

The centre of CM8 3WL 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 3WL?

Police.uk records 27 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CM8 3WL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences11 reports
Anti-social behaviour3 reports
Public order3 reports
Criminal damage and arson3 reports
Shoplifting2 reports
Other crime2 reports

Also: burglary 1, vehicle crime 1, other theft 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 3WL

Ward
Silver End & Cressing
Parish
Silver End
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Silver End
Rural or urban
Larger rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
June 2022

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

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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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