CM8 2AL, Witham
Sold prices and local information for CM8 2AL on Discovery Drive. Free
MyStreetCheck free area report: CM8 2AL · 25 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/postcode/cm8-2al
Other sites charge up to £25 for this.
Average sold price
£587,400
4 recorded sales since 2016
Last 12 months
–
0 sales
Ultrafast broadband
100%
of homes, gigabit 100%
Sold prices in CM8 2AL
| Address | Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3, Discovery Drive | 30 Jun 2025 | £499,800 | Detached New build |
| 5, Discovery Drive | 23 Aug 2024 | £499,800 | Detached New build |
| 11, Discovery Drive | 26 May 2023 | £675,000 | Detached New build |
| 1, Discovery Drive | 26 May 2023 | £675,000 | Detached New build |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Tenure: 100% freehold, 0% leasehold.
Streets in CM8 2AL
- Discovery Drive£587k
Schools near CM8 2AL
| School | Type | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southview School | Academy special sponsor led | Outstanding | 0.1 mi |
| Lift New Rickstones | Secondary | – | 0.2 mi |
| Elm Hall Primary School | Primary | Good | 0.2 mi |
| Templars Academy | Primary | – | 0.3 mi |
| Chatten Free School | Free schools special | Outstanding | 0.6 mi |
| Acorn Infant Academy | Primary | – | 0.9 mi |
Living in CM8 2AL
Nearest stations
- Witham (Essex) station 0.9 mi · 17 min walk
- White Notley station 2.2 mi · 43 min walk
- Hatfield Peverel station 3.2 mi · 1 hr 3 min walk
Supermarkets
- Morrisons 0.7 mi
- Spar 1.0 mi
- Asda Supermarket 1.2 mi
- Iceland 1.2 mi
Pharmacies
- Osbon Pharmacy 0.7 mi
- Boots 0.9 mi
- Witham Pharmacy 1.2 mi
Dentists
- Dentalogica 1.0 mi
- Dental Surgery 1.2 mi
- Newlands Dental Surgery 1.2 mi
GP surgeries
- Collingwood Road Surgery 1.0 mi
- Douglas Grove Surgery 1.2 mi
- Witham Health Centre 1.3 mi
Mobile signal
4G indoors from all four networks: 81% of homes in Braintree (England & Wales 89%).
Source: Ofcom, Jul 2025.
Deprivation
12345678910
Decile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived), English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
| Income | 2 of 10 |
| Employment | 3 of 10 |
| Education and skills | 2 of 10 |
| Health and disability | 3 of 10 |
| Crime | 2 of 10 |
| Access to housing and services | 2 of 10 |
| Living environment | 9 of 10 |
Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).
Who lives in CM8 2AL
Ethnic group
| Here | Braintree | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 93.6% | 94.7% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 3.1% | 1.9% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh | 1.6% | 1.6% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African | 0.9% | 1.2% |
| Other ethnic group | 0.8% | 0.5% |
Religion
| Here | Braintree | |
|---|---|---|
| No religion | 52.4% | 45% |
| Christian | 41.8% | 47.1% |
| Not answered | 3.8% | 5.9% |
| Muslim | 0.9% | 0.7% |
| Other religion | 0.4% | 0.4% |
| Hindu | 0.2% | 0.4% |
| Jewish | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Buddhist | 0.1% | 0.3% |
Country of birth
| Here | Braintree | |
|---|---|---|
| Born in the UK | 91.1% | 92.8% |
| Born outside the UK | 8.9% | 7.2% |
Highest qualification
| Here | Braintree | |
|---|---|---|
| No qualifications | 25% | 18.4% |
| Level 2 qualifications | 17.8% | 16.7% |
| Level 3 qualifications | 17.3% | 18.2% |
| Level 4 qualifications and above | 16.8% | 25.8% |
| Level 1 and entry level qualifications | 14.3% | 12.3% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.5% | 5.9% |
| Other qualifications | 2.3% | 2.7% |
General health
| Here | Braintree | |
|---|---|---|
| Very good health | 46.3% | 47.3% |
| Good health | 37.9% | 35.6% |
| Fair health | 11.4% | 12.7% |
| Bad health | 3.6% | 3.5% |
| Very bad health | 0.8% | 0.9% |
Occupation
| Here | Braintree | |
|---|---|---|
| Elementary occupations | 16.6% | 9.6% |
| Caring, leisure and other service occupations | 14% | 9.5% |
| Skilled trades occupations | 13.7% | 12.7% |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 11.3% | 7% |
| Professional occupations | 9.9% | 16% |
| Associate professional and technical occupations | 9.5% | 13.5% |
| Administrative and secretarial occupations | 8.6% | 10.3% |
| Sales and customer service occupations | 8.6% | 7.3% |
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 7.9% | 14% |
Cars or vans per household
| Here | Braintree | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 car or van in household | 40.4% | 38.5% |
| 2 cars or vans in household | 28.4% | 33.2% |
| No cars or vans in household | 21.6% | 13.8% |
| 3 or more cars or vans in household | 9.6% | 14.6% |
Economic activity
| Here | Braintree | |
|---|---|---|
| Economically active (excluding full-time students) | 67.3% | 61.5% |
| Economically inactive | 31.4% | 36.9% |
| Economically active and a full-time student | 1.3% | 1.6% |
Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.
Planning and heritage near CM8 2AL
Checking conservation areas, listed buildings and other designations…
Noise, radon and ground hazards
Checking…
Selling in CM8 2AL?
Instant estimate
See what your home could be worth today from the price you paid.