CO9 1FD
The median sold price for the postcode CO9 1FD is around £90,000, from 5 sales over the last 12 months. 238 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around CO9 1FD (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents) over the last 12 months, most commonly violence and sexual offences. Rivers and sea flood risk is assessed as medium. Figures are area-level and indicative only, and are not a substitute for professional assessments.
Flood risk
Rivers & sea: Medium. Surface water: None identified.
House prices
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.
Range £196,250 – £455,000
Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.
By property type
Median sold price by type across CO9 1, last 24 months.
- Semi-detached£320,000(102 sales)
- Detached£430,000(95 sales)
- Terraced£258,000(76 sales)
- Flat£140,000(37 sales)
CO9 1FD median £90,000 (12 months) vs the wider district £340,000 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).
Recorded crime
Crime data from Police.uk, based on incidents in the immediate neighbourhood (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents), last 12 months.
How it compares
- Crime: 2.5× the typical Braintree neighbourhood
- Crime: 2.2× the typical England & Wales neighbourhood
Recorded crime in this neighbourhood compared with the typical (median) neighbourhood in Braintree and in England & Wales, over the last 12 months. Neighbourhoods here are official statistics areas (LSOAs) of broadly similar population, roughly 1,500 residents each, so this is a like-for-like comparison but not a per-resident rate. Areas with busy town centres or stations record more crime because of visitors, not just residents.
Broadband coverage
Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 96.4% of premises in CO9 1FD, compared with 89.9% across Braintree and 86.7% in England. Full fibre reaches 89.9% of premises across Braintree (England: 77.9%).
| Type of broadband | This postcode | Braintree | England | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibrefibre all the way to the premises | n/a | 89.9% | 77.9% | 77.5% |
| Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available | 96.4% | 89.9% | 86.7% | 85.9% |
| Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available | 100% | 98.4% | 97.7% | 97.5% |
| Below the USOno decent connection available | 0% | 0.16% | 0.1% | 0.14% |
Deprivation
This neighbourhood is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 62% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with Braintree: more deprived than 75% of its 88 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income5of 10
- Employment4of 10
- Crime2of 10
- Living environment3of 10
Council tax
Most homes here are Band A (38%). Average Band D in Braintree is £2,280.34 for 2026/27.
That is 5% below the England average Band D of £2,391.52.
Average Band A in Braintree: £1,520.23 for 2026/27.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 1,100 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A38%
- Band B31%
- Band C20%
- Band D5%
- Band E4%
- Band F3%
- Band G–
- Band H0%
Nearest schools
The three closest state-funded primary and secondary schools in a straight line from the centre of this postcode, with what Ofsted published at each school's latest inspection. Special schools may appear in the list. Independent schools are not included.
Nearest primary schools
- Ofsted ungraded inspection, March 2023: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Holy Trinity Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Halstead (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Richard de Clare Community Academy0.3 miles (430 m)Ofsted report card, June 2026
- Inclusion Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching Expected standard
- Achievement Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard
- Early years Expected standard
- Leadership and governance Expected standard
- Safeguarding Met
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Halstead0.6 miles (1.0 km)Ofsted ungraded inspection, September 2022: School remains GoodOfsted reports for St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Halstead (opens in a new tab) ↗
Nearest secondary schools
- The Ramsey Academy, Halstead0.5 miles (860 m)Ofsted, September 2024: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Good
- Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement
- Personal development Good
- Leadership and management Good
- Hedingham School and Sixth Form3.4 miles (5.5 km)Ofsted ungraded inspection, March 2023: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Hedingham School and Sixth Form (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Honywood School5.2 miles (8.4 km)Ofsted, December 2022: GoodOfsted reports for Honywood School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Public transport
The nearest station to CO9 1FD is Chappel & Wakes Colne Rail Station, 5.5 miles (8.8 km) away in a straight line. There are 8 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 5.5 miles (8.8 km)Chappel & Wakes Colne Rail Station
- 5.8 miles (9.4 km)Braintree Rail Station
- 5.9 miles (9.5 km)Braintree Freeport Rail Station
How this area has changed
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Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.
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