CO6 1TX Braintree
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Coggeshall. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Church Street, Coggeshall: 58 addresses
- Priors Way, Coggeshall: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Braintree in 2026-27: Band D £2,280 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,520 | £1,774 | £2,027 | £2,280 | £2,787 | £3,294 | £3,801 | £4,561 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (36% of about 830 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Coggeshall (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 44.
- 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
- 52 AND 54, CHURCH STREET, grade II*
- COOPERATIVE STORES, grade II*
- CREAG DHU, grade II*
- THE OLD BULL, grade II*
- 10, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 22, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 23, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 24, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 25, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 28, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 29 AND 31, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 3, ALBERT PLACE, grade II
- 43, 45 AND 47, EAST STREET, grade II
- 44, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 49, 51 AND 53, EAST STREET, grade II
- 49, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 5 AND 7, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 57 AND 59, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 58 AND 60, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 62-68, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 70, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 8, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- CLEVEDON, grade II
- COCKRELLS, grade II
- COLVANBRIDGE, grade II
- CONSERVATIVE CLUB, grade II
- CRINKLE CRANKLE WALL FORM THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN THE BACK GARDENS OF NOS 9 AND 11, CHURCH ST, grade II
- CROMWELL LODGE, grade II
- Dick Nunn's Smithy, grade II
- HERRINGS, grade II
And 14 more.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
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 59 addresses are between 31 m and 51 m above sea level (33 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 78%, gigabit 78% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Kelvedon 600,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Marks Tey 474,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) | |
| White Notley 7,660 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.3 km (4.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 17 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Vane Lane Coggeshall | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Interchange Braintree Town Centre | 9.2 km (5.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 31.2 km (19 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Coggeshall Surgery | 210 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Day Lewis Pharmacy | 210 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Yorkshire Grey | 370 m |
| Hospital | Halstead Hospital | 9.1 km (5.7 miles) |
| Police station | Copford Police Station | 8 km (5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest East of England Co-op Coggeshall Cashzone | 140 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,620 m² | 250 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 4,800 m² | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,310 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.1 ha | 190 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,830 m² | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 0.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Creag Dhu, a listed building (Grade II*), 30 m. 203 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 8 of them Grade I and 17 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Creag Dhu | Listed building, Grade II* | 30 m |
| Cooperative Stores | Listed building, Grade II* | 30 m |
| The Old Bull | Listed building, Grade II* | 60 m north-east |
| 52 and 54, Church Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 80 m north-east |
| Coggeshall Abbey | Scheduled monument | 550 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Grove | Wood | 550 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Gomer's Hole | Lake or reservoir | 810 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Fen Plantation | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Gate House Spinney | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Horseshoe Hole | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| White's Hill | Hill | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.2 | 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 | 8 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 26 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 25 | 59 |
34 of the postcode's 59 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Braintree: see them on the Braintree page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 72% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 36% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 48% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Church Street.