CM8 1DS

a postcode in Essex

Introduced in September 2002

CM8 1DS	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with CM8 1DS

Elgar Drive - 23 properties, USRN 3902877

Maltings Lane - 2 properties, USRN 3901232

Bantock Way - 1 property, USRN 3902879

Bliss Close - 1 property, USRN 3907032

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.7903 / 51°47'25"N

Longitude: 0.6324 / 0°37'56"E

UTM Reference: 31U 336718 5740366

OS Easting: 581647

OS Northing: 213458

OS Grid: TL816134

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR QL9.QQP

Mapcode Global: VHJJY.X86D

Open Location Code: 9F32QJRJ+4X

Maidenhead Locator System: JO01hs59

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

urban city or town
a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2c2

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
Ageing Communities
Ageing Independent Living

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 27674 / 32844

9th decile
much less deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for CM8 1DS on Saturday 4 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:45
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	03:58
Sunrise	04:45
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:01
Sunset	21:18
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:05
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:18

Hours of daylight today	04:15 to 21:48
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	21:48 to 04:16
Moon Phase	Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets	08:24
Moon Rises	22:25

For a full sun and moon calendar for CM8 1DS, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in CM8 1DS

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
12 December 2022	33 Elgar Drive, Witham CM8 1DS	Detached	Freehold	£540,000
11 August 2022	21 Elgar Drive, Witham CM8 1DS	Detached	Freehold	£607,000
8 April 2022	7 Elgar Drive, Witham CM8 1DS	Semi-detached	Freehold	£400,000
31 March 2021	9 Elgar Drive, Witham CM8 1DS	Detached	Freehold	£222,000
10 November 2020	5 Elgar Drive, Witham CM8 1DS	Semi-detached	Freehold	£390,000
9 April 2020	29 Elgar Drive, Witham CM8 1DS	Detached	Freehold	£531,000
8 July 2019	25 Elgar Drive, Witham CM8 1DS	Detached	Freehold	£480,000
7 February 2018	3 Elgar Drive, Witham CM8 1DS	Detached	Freehold	£390,000
31 January 2017	7 Elgar Drive, Witham CM8 1DS	Semi-detached	Freehold	£346,000
14 October 2016	17 Elgar Drive, Witham CM8 1DS	Semi-detached	Freehold	£329,000
20 November 2015	21 Elgar Drive, Witham CM8 1DS	Detached	Freehold	£389,995
15 December 2014	33 Elgar Drive, Witham CM8 1DS	Detached	Freehold	£364,500
12 December 2014	33 Elgar Drive, Witham CM8 1DS	Detached	Freehold	£360,000
31 January 2014	31 Elgar Drive, Witham CM8 1DS	Detached	Freehold	£330,000
22 March 2012	7 Elgar Drive, Witham CM8 1DS	Semi-detached	Freehold	£245,000
3 September 2010	5 Elgar Drive, Witham CM8 1DS	Semi-detached	Freehold	£246,000
23 October 2009	1 Elgar Drive, Witham CM8 1DS	Detached	Freehold	£315,000
27 October 2008	7 Elgar Drive, Witham CM8 1DS	Semi-detached	Freehold	£227,000
4 July 2008	5 Elgar Drive, Witham CM8 1DS	Semi-detached	Freehold	£245,000
31 January 2008	35 Elgar Drive, Witham CM8 1DS	Detached	Freehold	£335,000
14 December 2007	37 Elgar Drive, Witham CM8 1DS	Detached	Freehold	£345,000
13 November 2007	45 Elgar Drive, Witham CM8 1DS	Detached	Freehold	£380,000
20 July 2007	41 Elgar Drive, Witham CM8 1DS	Detached	Freehold	£300,000
10 November 2006	21 Elgar Drive, Witham CM8 1DS	Detached	Freehold	£345,000
5 October 2006	31 Elgar Drive, Witham CM8 1DS	Detached	Freehold	£375,000
10 August 2005	5 Elgar Drive, Witham CM8 1DS	Semi-detached	Freehold	£243,000
28 February 2005	21 Elgar Drive, Witham CM8 1DS	Detached	Freehold	£319,000
15 March 2004	19 Elgar Drive, Witham CM8 1DS	Detached	Freehold	£265,000
10 April 2003	41 Elgar Drive, Witham CM8 1DS	Detached	Freehold	£310,000
28 March 2003	45 Elgar Drive, Witham CM8 1DS	Detached	Freehold	£330,000
28 March 2003	43 Elgar Drive, Witham CM8 1DS	Detached	Freehold	£310,000
28 February 2003	25 Elgar Drive, Witham CM8 1DS	Detached	Freehold	£295,000
24 February 2003	39 Elgar Drive, Witham CM8 1DS	Detached	Freehold	£340,000
17 January 2003	37 Elgar Drive, Witham CM8 1DS	Detached	Freehold	£285,000
20 December 2002	29 Elgar Drive, Witham CM8 1DS	Detached	Freehold	£325,000
20 December 2002	23 Elgar Drive, Witham CM8 1DS	Detached	Freehold	£290,000
19 December 2002	33 Elgar Drive, Witham CM8 1DS	Detached	Freehold	£285,000
19 December 2002	31 Elgar Drive, Witham CM8 1DS	Detached	Freehold	£317,500
18 December 2002	35 Elgar Drive, Witham CM8 1DS	Detached	Freehold	£300,000
13 December 2002	27 Elgar Drive, Witham CM8 1DS	Detached	Freehold	£285,000
7 October 2002	19 Elgar Drive, Witham CM8 1DS	Detached	Freehold	£242,500
30 September 2002	21 Elgar Drive, Witham CM8 1DS	Detached	Freehold	£285,000
30 September 2002	11 Elgar Drive, Witham CM8 1DS	Detached	Freehold	£115,000
30 September 2002	9 Elgar Drive, Witham CM8 1DS	Detached	Freehold	£110,000
26 September 2002	15 Elgar Drive, Witham CM8 1DS	Semi-detached	Freehold	£235,000
18 September 2002	17 Elgar Drive, Witham CM8 1DS	Semi-detached	Freehold	£212,000
12 September 2002	7 Elgar Drive, Witham CM8 1DS	Semi-detached	Freehold	£202,500
29 August 2002	5 Elgar Drive, Witham CM8 1DS	Semi-detached	Freehold	£210,000
23 August 2002	3 Elgar Drive, Witham CM8 1DS	Detached	Freehold	£247,000
22 August 2002	1 Elgar Drive, Witham CM8 1DS	Detached	Freehold	£282,000

Key to property sale icons:

	First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
	Subsequent sale of existing property.
	Standard sale at market value to private individual.
	Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for CM8 1DS

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Witham

MP

Priti Patel Conservative

Essex County Council

County council electoral division

Witham Southern

Councillor

Derrick Louis Conservative

Braintree District Council

District council ward

Witham South

Councillors

Paul Heath Labour

Jackie Martin Labour

CM8 1DS also falls within the Civil Parish of Witham, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for CM8 1DS

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00108830		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E00173994		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	31 December 2011	ONS
E01021421	Braintree 017D	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E01033461	Braintree 017G	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	31 December 2011	ONS
E02004462	Braintree 017	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E04012935	Witham	Civil Parishes	Administrative	1 April 2019	DLUHC
E05010388	Witham South	Electoral Wards/Divisions	Administrative/Electoral	7 May 2015	DLUHC
E07000067	Braintree	Non-metropolitan Districts	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E10000012	Essex	Counties	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E12000006	East of England	Regions	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E14001590	Witham	Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies	Electoral	4 July 2024	LGBC
E23000028	Essex	Police Force Areas	Other	1 January 2009	Home Office
E30000188	Chelmsford	Travel to Work Areas	Other	31 July 2015	ONS
E33026360		Workplace Zones	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E37000056	South East	Local Enterprise Partnerships	Other	1 April 2020	BEIS
E38000106	NHS Mid Essex CCG	Sub Integrated Care Board Locations	Health	1 April 2020	ODS
E40000007	East of England	NHS England Regions	Health	1 April 2019	ODS
E54000026	NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board	Integrated Care Boards	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E56000035	East of England	Cancer Alliances	Health	1 April 2024	NHS England
E58000470	Witham Southern ED	County Electoral Divisions	Electoral	10 June 2004	DLUHC
E63011416	Witham	Built Up Areas	Census	17 April 2024	OS
E65000001	England Non-National Park Area	England Non-National Park Area	Census	27 February 2023	ONS
E92000001	England	Country	Administrative	1 January 2009	ONS

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