CM9 8BT postcode in Great Totham, Essex

CM9 8BT is a postcode in Great Totham, in the Great Totham ward of Maldon. It is in the Witham parliamentary constituency and the Essex police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

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 at CM9 8BT can get it Across Maldon: 82% Typical price £422,000 Homes sold in CM9 8, last 12 months. ▲ 1.7% on the year before Nearest station Witham (Essex) 4.8 km in a straight line

Where CM9 8BT is, and what is near it

Map of CM9 8BT and what is near it Map of CM9 8BT: its centre point, with the 274 other postcodes in the CM9 8 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 10 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. CM9 8BU: also in CM9 8CM9 8BW: also in CM9 8CM9 8EA: also in CM9 8CM9 8EB: also in CM9 8CM9 8ED: also in CM9 8CM9 8NG: also in CM9 8CM9 8NH: also in CM9 8CM9 8NN: also in CM9 8CM9 8NQ: also in CM9 8CM9 8NR: also in CM9 8CM9 8PB: also in CM9 8CM9 8PE: also in CM9 8CM9 8PF: also in CM9 8CM9 8PG: also in CM9 8CM9 8PH: also in CM9 8CM9 8PJ: also in CM9 8CM9 8PL: also in CM9 8CM9 8PN: also in CM9 8CM9 8PQ: also in CM9 8CM9 8PR: also in CM9 8CM9 8PT: also in CM9 8CM9 8PW: also in CM9 8CM9 8PX: also in CM9 8CM9 8PY: also in CM9 8CM9 8PZ: also in CM9 8CM9 8QA: also in CM9 8CM9 8QB: also in CM9 8CM9 8RU: also in CM9 8CM9 8UJ: also in CM9 8CM9 8UL: also in CM9 8CM9 8UN: also in CM9 8CM9 8UT: also in CM9 8CM9 8UU: also in CM9 8CM9 8WS: also in CM9 8CM9 8XJ: also in CM9 8CM9 8XL: also in CM9 8CM9 8YB: also in CM9 8 School 3.6 km3 places, 4.2–4.8 kmHatfield Peverel station 6.6 kmTolleshunt D'Arcy CM9 8BT Map of CM9 8BT and what is near it Map of CM9 8BT: its centre point, with the 274 other postcodes in the CM9 8 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 10 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 2 schools, 3.6–3.9 km4 places, 4.2–4.8 kmLift Maltings 4.5 kmTolleshunt D'Arcy CM9 8BT
  • CM9 8BT
  • Other postcodes in CM9 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 10 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 51.7751, longitude 0.6878)

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 CM9 8BT?

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 CM9 8BT?

Every home and business at CM9 8BT can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

CM9 8BT 100% Maldon 82%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

CM9 8BT 100% Maldon 98%
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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 CM9 8BT?

BinDayBuddy has not read Maldon District Council's days for CM9 8BT today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for CM9 8BT 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 CM9 8BT 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 CM9 8BT.

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 Maldon

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for CM9 8BT: 1,485 properties in Maldon are at high risk (3.5% of all its properties). All the figures for Maldon

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 CM9 8BT 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 CM9 8BT?

Homes in CM9 8 sold for a typical £422,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 82 sales, up 1.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£422,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£415,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 1.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £520,000 45 sales
  • Semi-detached £347,500 24 sales
  • Terraced £287,500 9 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 4 sales, too few to price

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

Across the whole CM9 district: a typical £368,000 from 413 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 CM9 8BT

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in CM9 8BT from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 21 January 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 CM9 8BT?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,120 homes in the neighbourhood around CM9 8BT. The largest share of them, 23%, are in council tax band E. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (25%). 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 CM9 8BT

Band D in Maldon for 2026‑27: £2,328. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,552 (band A) to £4,657 (band H); band E, the most common, is £2,846.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 50 (4%)£1,552
Band Babout 60 (5%)£1,811
Band Cabout 240 (21%)£2,070
Band Dabout 180 (16%)£2,328
Band Eabout 260 (23%)£2,846
Band Fabout 150 (13%)£3,363
Band Gabout 150 (13%)£3,881
Band Habout 30 (3%)£4,657

When the homes were built

  1. 15% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 9% 1919 to 1939
  4. 13% 1945 to 1964
  5. 25% 1965 to 1982
  6. 7% 1983 to 1999
  7. 5% 2000 to 2009
  8. 5% 2010 to 2019
  9. 17% 2020 or later

Averages for Maldon 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 CM9 8BT is in (ONS area E01021882), 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 CM9 8BT?

The nearest open schools to CM9 8BT, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CM9 8BT, 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 CM9 8BT?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CM9 8BT is Witham (Essex) Rail Station, 4.8 km away in a straight line.

  • Witham (Essex) Rail Station Railway station 4.8 kmCycle
  • Hatfield Peverel Rail Station Railway station 6.6 kmDrive

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

10 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest The Paddocks, 98 m away.

More stations near CM9 8BT, 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 CM9 8BT?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CM9 8BT, 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 CM9 8BT?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of CM9 8BT 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 CM9 8BT?

The nearest to the centre of CM9 8BT, 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 CM9 8BT?

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 CM9 8BT?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CM9 8BT, 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 CM9 8BT?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CM9 8BT, 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 CM9 8BT?

The nearest vets to the centre of CM9 8BT 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 CM9 8BT in a conservation area?

The centre of CM9 8BT 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 CM9 8BT?

Police.uk records 6 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CM9 8BT in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences4 reports
Burglary1 report
Drugs1 report

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 CM9 8BT

Ward
Great Totham
Parish
Great Totham
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Great Totham
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

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

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Nearby postcodes

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

CM9 8PQ110 mCM9 8UJ120 mCM9 8UN120 mCM9 8PJ130 mCM9 8PG150 mCM9 8PH150 m
All of CM9

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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