CO8 5BG lies on Cambridge Way in Bures. CO8 5BG is located in the Stour Valley South electoral ward, within the local authority district of Braintree and the English Parliamentary constituency of Braintree. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Mid and South Essex ICB - 06Q and the police force is Essex. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.


| Easting | 590509 |
| Northing | 233528 |
| Latitude | 51.967572 |
| Longitude | 0.771820 |
| Street | Cambridge Way |
| Town/City | Bures |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | CO8 |
Elevation or altitude of CO8 5BG as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 30m | 98ft |
Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.
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| Ward | Stour Valley South |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Braintree |
2025 2 SEP £317,500 |
2024 29 NOV £335,000 |
2024 25 SEP £400,000 |
2024 10 MAY £335,000 |
2023 15 SEP £332,500 |
2022 22 APR £350,000 |
2020 17 JUL £287,500 |
2019 2 JUL £335,000 |
2018 1 AUG £310,000 |
2015 24 APR £211,000 |
| Colchester Road | Bures | 128m |
| Colchester Road | Bures | 137m |
| The Swan (Colchester Road) | Bures | 466m |
| The Swan (Bridge Street) | Bures | 486m |
| Railway Station (Lamarsh Hill) | Bures | 495m |
| Bures Station | 0.4km |
| Chappel & Wakes Colne Station | 4.7km |
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
| Median download speed | 39.1Mbps |
| Average download speed | 35.3Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 46.00Mbps |
| Median upload speed | 5.9Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 5.0Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 7.34Mbps |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps | 0.0% |
Estimated total energy consumption in CO8 5BG by fuel type, 2015.
| Consumption (kWh) | 30,460 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 11 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 2,769 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 2,411 |



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| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Normandie Way Bures | 16:30 | 10:30 | 122m |
| Eight Bells Bures | 16:30 | 10:30 | 405m |
| Bures Station | 16:30 | 10:30 | 460m |
The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for CO8 5BG:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
|---|---|
| TLH | East |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
| TLH3 | Essex |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
| TLH34 | Essex Haven Gateway |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
| E07000067 | Braintree |
The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for CO8 5BG:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00173996 | |
| LSOA | E01021407 | Braintree 002C |
| MSOA | E02004447 | Braintree 002 |
| CO8 5BE | Normandie Way | 101m |
| CO8 5AE | Colchester Road | 307m |
| CO8 5DF | The Paddocks | 315m |
| CO8 5BU | Parsonage Grove | 346m |
| CO8 5DH | Parsonage Hill | 367m |
| CO8 5DG | New Cut | 384m |
| CO8 5BD | Hamlet Court | 398m |
| CO8 5DD | Station Hill | 467m |
| CO8 5DQ | Station Hill | 475m |
| CO8 5EG | The Waldegraves | 496m |