Postcode · CM8 1ZE

CM8 1ZE

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Property report — CM8 1ZE

Open-data due diligence for CM8 1ZE and the area around it.

CM8 1ZE in brief: 22 recorded sales (£374,995–£705,976) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.

What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for CM8 1ZE itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the CM8 1 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.

Avg sold price

£357,884

sector CM8 1 · 310 sales

Population

26,434

sector CM8 1

Crimes recorded

sector CM8 1 · Apr 26

Schools

sector CM8 1

Flood risk

None modelled

this postcode

Gigabit broadband

88%

sector CM8 1 of premises

Sold-price trend (1995–2026)

Annual sold price in CM8 1, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (62 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.

Sold prices on this postcode

Date	Price	Address	Type
2024-05-24	£490,000	2 BRIGHT AVENUE	Detached
2021-11-11	£705,976	1 BRIGHT AVENUE	Other
2021-02-04	£439,995	34 BRIGHT AVENUE	Semi-detached
2020-12-16	£439,995	32 BRIGHT AVENUE	Semi-detached
2020-12-09	£437,995	28 BRIGHT AVENUE	Semi-detached
2020-12-09	£437,995	30 BRIGHT AVENUE	Semi-detached
2020-11-13	£437,995	24 BRIGHT AVENUE	Semi-detached
2020-11-13	£437,995	26 BRIGHT AVENUE	Semi-detached
2020-10-23	£549,995	3 STONEHAM CLOSE	Detached
2020-10-16	£439,995	20 BRIGHT AVENUE	Semi-detached
2020-10-09	£439,995	22 BRIGHT AVENUE	Semi-detached
2020-10-09	£439,995	18 BRIGHT AVENUE	Semi-detached
2020-10-02	£474,995	6 BRIGHT AVENUE	Detached
2020-09-25	£474,995	4 BRIGHT AVENUE	Detached
2020-09-25	£471,995	2 BRIGHT AVENUE	Detached
2020-09-25	£449,995	12 BRIGHT AVENUE	Semi-detached
2020-09-25	£439,995	14 BRIGHT AVENUE	Semi-detached
2020-09-25	£439,995	16 BRIGHT AVENUE	Semi-detached
2020-09-01	£484,995	8 BRIGHT AVENUE	Detached
2020-08-21	£471,995	10 BRIGHT AVENUE	Detached
2020-04-09	£374,995	11 BRIGHT AVENUE	Semi-detached
2020-03-27	£379,995	9 BRIGHT AVENUE	Detached

22 recorded sales on CM8 1ZE. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.

Nearest schools

School	Distance	Phase	Ofsted
Chipping Hill Primary School	0.4 mi	Primary	Report card →
Holy Family Catholic Primary School	0.6 mi	Primary	Good (2022)
Howbridge Infant School	0.7 mi	Primary	Good (2023)
Howbridge Church of England Junior School	0.7 mi	Primary	Good (2023)
Lift Maltings	0.8 mi	Secondary	Requires improvement (2023)
Witham Oaks Academy	1.1 mi	Primary	Good (2023)

Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.

What's nearby

Nearest GP surgeries: DOUGLAS GROVE SURGERY (0.9 mi) · FERN HOUSE SURGERY (1.0 mi) · COLLINGWOOD ROAD SURGERY (1.3 mi)

Nearest hospitals: MALDON - ST PETERS HOSPITAL (4.7 mi) · ST PETER'S HOSPITAL (4.7 mi)

Nearest listed buildings: IVY CHIMNEYS (Grade II) (0.4 mi) · JACKSONS FARM (Grade II) (0.5 mi) · MALTHOUSE (WAREHOUSE) (Grade II) (0.5 mi)

Nearest pharmacies: BORNO CHEMISTS LIMITED (1.0 mi) · BOOTS (1.1 mi) · BOOTS (1.2 mi)

Nearest stations: Hatfield Peverel (1.3 mi) · Witham (Essex) (1.4 mi) · White Notley (3.6 mi)

Nearest supermarkets: ALDI (0.2 mi) · Lidl (0.8 mi) · Asda (0.9 mi)

Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).

Who lives here

Median age: 42
One-person households: 29%
Households with children: 29%
Households: 11,049

Owned 66% · Social rent 16% · Private rent 17%

Census 2021 (ONS), for CM8 1.

Recorded crime trend

Recorded crimes per month in CM8 1 (May 24–Apr 26, average 68/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.

Flood risk

No modelled flood risk is recorded for CM8 1ZE in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →

Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.

How granular is this?

Measure	DistrictCM8	SectorCM8 1	PostcodeCM8 1ZE
Average sold price	£377,399	£357,884	£461,903
Population	48,034	26,434	—
Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived)	6/10	6/10	—
Crimes recorded	199	68	—
Schools	16	9	—
Flood risk	High	High	Low
Gigabit broadband	84%	88%	100%
Superfast broadband	98%	99%	100%

— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (CM8 1); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.

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Report generated 1 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.

Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.