CM9 8SE Maldon
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Tollesbury. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Woodrolfe Road, Tollesbury: 294 addresses
- Wycke Lane, Tollesbury: 3 addresses
- Woodrolfe Park, Tollesbury: 2 addresses
- Station Road, Tollesbury: 1 address
- Woodrolfe Farm Lane, Tollesbury: 1 address
- Old Hall Lane, Maldon: 1 address
- Saltmarsh Avenue, Tollesbury: 1 address
- Meadow Close, Tollesbury: 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 C (28% of about 920 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 62 NEW ROAD TOLLESBURY CM9 8RE, permissioned (850 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 13 addresses are in areas at high risk, 5 at medium risk and 14 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 26 homes the Environment Agency counts, 14 are in areas at high risk, 1 medium, 1 low and 1 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 304 addresses are between -2 m and 12 m above sea level (3 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 81%, ultrafast 47%, gigabit 47% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Southminster 94,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11 km (6.8 miles) |
| Wivenhoe 352,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.2 km (8.2 miles) | |
| Kelvedon 600,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.5 km (8.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Ferry terminal | East Mersea Ferry Landing | 11.8 km (7.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 23.5 km (15 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 44.4 km (28 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Tollesbury Practice | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Tollesbury Pharmacy | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | West Mersea Dental Practice | 5.4 km (3.4 miles) |
| Hospital | St Peters Hospital | 12.5 km (7.8 miles) |
| Police station | Essex Police - Southminster Police Station | 10.5 km (6.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Tollesbury High Street, Tollesbury | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 1,400 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6,760 m² | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4,830 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Tollesbury Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 940 m (0.6 miles) west. 17 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Tollesbury Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 940 m (0.6 miles) west |
| Church of St Mary the Virgin | Listed building, Grade II* | 950 m (0.6 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Tollesbury Wick Marshes | Wetland | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Tollesbury Fleet | Tidal water | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Joyce's Head | Wetland | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Little Cob Island | Island | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) east |
| The Rookery | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| Pennyhole Fleet | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 20 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 284 | 304 |
20 of the postcode's 304 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 | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 36% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 60% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 38% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 33% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 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 Woodrolfe Road.