CM9 6RF Maldon
Live postcode, introduced September 1991. Ward: Wickham Bishops and Woodham. Region: East of England.
Streets
- The Street, Woodham Walter: 31 addresses
- Church Hill, Woodham Walter: 1 address
- Little Baddow Road, Woodham Walter: 1 address
- Top Road, Woodham Walter: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Maldon in 2026-27: Band D £2,328 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,552 | £1,811 | £2,070 | £2,328 | £2,846 | £3,363 | £3,881 | £4,657 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band E (18% of about 890 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Woodham Walter. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- BANNISTER COTTAGE, grade II
- THE BELL INN, grade II
- WINGTONS, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 17 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 1 medium, 1 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 34 addresses are between 22 m and 33 m above sea level (27 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hatfield Peverel 362,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.6 km |
| Witham 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 8.4 km | |
| South Woodham Ferrers 318,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 4 within 800 m; nearest The Bell Woodham Walter | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Beaulieu Park Railway Station | 7.5 km |
| EV charging points | Ionity Witham | 6.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 18.7 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 31.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Beacon Health Group-Danbury Medical Ctr | 2.7 km |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 3.0 km |
| NHS dentists | Danbury Dental Group | 3.2 km |
| Hospital | St Peters Hospital | 3.7 km |
| Police station | Maldon Police | 4.0 km |
| Cash machines | Chelmsford Star Coop Danbury, Danbury Cashzone | 3.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Falkland Green 1,240 m² | 2.3 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 340 m² | 2.6 km |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 130 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,220 m² | 220 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Michael, a listed building (Grade II*), 240 m south. 16 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Michael | Listed building, Grade II* | 240 m south |
| Woodham Walter Hall: an early C16 house and its associated garden earthworks | Scheduled monument | 680 m south-east |
| Complex of cropmarks including barrows E of Hoemill Barns | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Wilderness | Wood | 390 m east |
| Lindsay Wood | Wood | 680 m north |
| Scotch Marsh | Wetland | 1.8 km north |
| Loddart's Hill | Hill | 3.3 km south-east |
| Treasure Island | Island | 3.8 km north-west |
| Ware Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.9 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 11 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 18 | 34 |
16 of the postcode's 34 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 58 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 34% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 57% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 46% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 52% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on The Street.