CO9 2WL postcode in Halstead, Essex

CO9 2WL is a postcode in Halstead, in the Halstead St Andrew's ward of Braintree. It is in the Braintree parliamentary constituency and the Essex police force area, and has been in use since January 2020. It is a large-user postcode, which Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.

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 Typical price £323,500 Homes sold in CO9 2, last 12 months. ▼ 6.2% on the year before Nearest school Richard de Clare Community Academy 400 m in a straight line Nearest station Chappel & Wakes Colne 8.6 km in a straight line

Where CO9 2WL is, and what is near it

Map of CO9 2WL and what is near it Map of CO9 2WL: its centre point, with the 248 other postcodes in the CO9 2 sector, 4 schools (2 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 7 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. CO9 2AA: also in CO9 2CO9 2AF: also in CO9 2CO9 2AJ: also in CO9 2CO9 2AP: also in CO9 2CO9 2AR: also in CO9 2CO9 2AT: also in CO9 2CO9 2AU: also in CO9 2CO9 2AX: also in CO9 2CO9 2AY: also in CO9 2CO9 2AZ: also in CO9 2CO9 2BS: also in CO9 2CO9 2BT: also in CO9 2CO9 2BU: also in CO9 2CO9 2BX: also in CO9 2CO9 2BY: also in CO9 2CO9 2BZ: also in CO9 2CO9 2DA: also in CO9 2CO9 2DB: also in CO9 2CO9 2DD: also in CO9 2CO9 2DE: also in CO9 2CO9 2DF: also in CO9 2CO9 2DJ: also in CO9 2CO9 2DL: also in CO9 2CO9 2DQ: also in CO9 2CO9 2DS: also in CO9 2CO9 2DT: also in CO9 2CO9 2DY: also in CO9 2CO9 2EA: also in CO9 2CO9 2EB: also in CO9 2CO9 2ED: also in CO9 2CO9 2EG: also in CO9 2CO9 2EN: also in CO9 2CO9 2EY: also in CO9 2CO9 2FA: also in CO9 2CO9 2FB: also in CO9 2CO9 2FD: also in CO9 2CO9 2FH: also in CO9 2CO9 2GD: also in CO9 2CO9 2GE: also in CO9 2CO9 2GF: also in CO9 2CO9 2GY: also in CO9 2CO9 2HU: also in CO9 2CO9 2JA: also in CO9 2CO9 2JB: also in CO9 2CO9 2JD: also in CO9 2CO9 2JG: also in CO9 2CO9 2JH: also in CO9 2CO9 2JJ: also in CO9 2CO9 2JL: also in CO9 2CO9 2JN: also in CO9 2CO9 2JQ: also in CO9 2CO9 2JR: also in CO9 2CO9 2JS: also in CO9 2CO9 2JT: also in CO9 2CO9 2JU: also in CO9 2CO9 2JW: also in CO9 2CO9 2JX: also in CO9 2CO9 2JY: also in CO9 2CO9 2JZ: also in CO9 2CO9 2LB: also in CO9 2CO9 2LD: also in CO9 2CO9 2LE: also in CO9 2CO9 2LG: also in CO9 2CO9 2LH: also in CO9 2CO9 2LJ: also in CO9 2CO9 2LL: also in CO9 2CO9 2LN: also in CO9 2CO9 2LP: also in CO9 2CO9 2LQ: also in CO9 2CO9 2LR: also in CO9 2CO9 2LS: also in CO9 2CO9 2LT: also in CO9 2CO9 2LU: also in CO9 2CO9 2PQ: also in CO9 2CO9 2TA: also in CO9 2CO9 2TD: also in CO9 2CO9 2TE: also in CO9 2CO9 2TF: also in CO9 2 School 750 mGosfield School 2.3 kmGP 5.7 kmChappel & Wakes Colne station 8.6 kmBraintree station 9.4 kmHalstead CO9 2WL Map of CO9 2WL and what is near it Map of CO9 2WL: its centre point, with the 248 other postcodes in the CO9 2 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 7 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. School 750 mThe Pump House Surgery 4.5 kmGP 5.7 kmHalstead CO9 2WL
  • CO9 2WL
  • Other postcodes in CO9 2: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 7 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.9446, longitude 0.6365)

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 CO9 2WL?

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 CO9 2WL?

Ofcom gives no broadband figures for CO9 2WL. It reports postcodes with homes or businesses it can match to its data, so a new postcode, or one with no premises on its list, has none.

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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 CO9 2WL?

BinDayBuddy has not read Braintree District Council's days for CO9 2WL 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 CO9 2WL 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 CO9 2WL.

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 CO9 2WL: 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 CO9 2WL 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 CO9 2WL?

Homes in CO9 2 sold for a typical £323,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 92 sales, down 6.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£323,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£345,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 6.2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £457,500 28 sales
  • Semi-detached £320,000 33 sales
  • Terraced £280,000 21 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £159,750 10 sales

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

Across the whole CO9 district: a typical £323,500 from 312 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 CO9 2WL

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in CO9 2WL 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 CO9 2WL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,100 homes in the neighbourhood around CO9 2WL. The largest share of them, 38%, are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (26%). 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 CO9 2WL

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 £3,294 (band F); band A, the most common, is £1,520.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 420 (38%)£1,520
Band Babout 340 (31%)£1,774
Band Cabout 220 (20%)£2,027
Band Dabout 50 (5%)£2,280
Band Eabout 40 (4%)£2,787
Band Fabout 30 (3%)£3,294
Band Gwithheld£3,801
Band Hfewer than 5£4,561

When the homes were built

  1. 26% Before 1900
  2. 13% 1900 to 1918
  3. 7% 1919 to 1939
  4. 2% 1945 to 1964
  5. 12% 1965 to 1982
  6. 23% 1983 to 1999
  7. 13% 2000 to 2009
  8. 4% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 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 CO9 2WL is in (ONS area E01021387), 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 CO9 2WL?

The nearest open schools to CO9 2WL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CO9 2WL, 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 CO9 2WL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CO9 2WL is Chappel & Wakes Colne Rail Station, 8.6 km away in a straight line.

  • Chappel & Wakes Colne Rail Station Railway station 8.6 kmDrive
  • Braintree Rail Station Railway station 9.4 kmDrive

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

7 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest High Street, 87 m away.

More stations near CO9 2WL, 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 CO9 2WL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CO9 2WL, 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 CO9 2WL?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of CO9 2WL 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.

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

Which dentists are near CO9 2WL?

The nearest to the centre of CO9 2WL, 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 CO9 2WL?

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 CO9 2WL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CO9 2WL, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

  • Priory House Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report November 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01787 479172 700 mWalk
  • Bethany House Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report August 2017, over 3 years old 700 mWalk
  • Brewery House Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2020, over 3 years old 700 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 CO9 2WL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CO9 2WL, 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 CO9 2WL?

The nearest vets to the centre of CO9 2WL 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 CO9 2WL in a conservation area?

The centre of CO9 2WL is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 CO9 2WL?

Police.uk records 101 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CO9 2WL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences36 reports
Anti-social behaviour16 reports
Shoplifting13 reports
Criminal damage and arson10 reports
Other theft7 reports
Public order5 reports

Also: vehicle crime 4, drugs 3, other crime 3, burglary 2, theft from the person 1, possession of weapons 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 CO9 2WL

Ward
Halstead St Andrew's
Parish
Halstead
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Halstead
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 2020

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

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