Housing in CM8 2BD
What the homes in CM8 2BD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Witham Town
- Council
- Braintree
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,083 (2024)
CM8 2BDWitham
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (38.8%). Flats make up 50.8%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
62.1% of households in the CM8 2BD area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 31.9% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 30.3% own outright and 31.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned62.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented31.9%20.5%
- Social rented5.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 43.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (29.5%). 17% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Braintree
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Braintree (August 2026, +2% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CM8 2BD (Witham Town) (about 2,083 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.