CO9 postcode area
The CO9 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Braintree, West Suffolk. Area Scores range from 37 to 73 across them.
In summary
Within the CO9 district, Halstead East & Colnes is the strongest performer at 74 out of 100 (#1,787 of 6,856 nationally); Halstead Central & West is the weakest at 38. 5 of the 9 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £285,000 in Halstead Central & West to £517,500 in Panfield, Finchingfield & Bardfield — a 1.8× gap within the CO9 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Braintree and West Suffolk — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halstead East & ColnesBraintree | 1,787 | 74 | £365,000 |
| Bocking Churchstreet & BlackwaterBraintree | 1,959 | 71 | £370,000 |
| Hedingham, Gosfield & Greenstead GreenBraintree | 2,157 | 68 | £350,000 |
| Kedington, Hundon & WithersfieldWest Suffolk | 2,253 | 67 | £355,000 |
| Coggeshall & KelvedonBraintree | 2,267 | 67 | £394,000 |
| Bures Hamlet, Maplestead & BelchampBraintree | 2,720 | 60 | £460,000 |
| Panfield, Finchingfield & BardfieldBraintree | 3,035 | 56 | £517,500 |
| Steeple Bumpstead & Great YeldhamBraintree | 3,302 | 52 | £430,000 |
| Halstead Central & WestBraintree | 4,262 | 38 | £285,000 |
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around CO9.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so figures are shown per neighbourhood rather than as a single postcode average — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.