CM6 9DS

Braintree Central & Beckers Green · Braintree · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Braintree
Constituency
Braintree
Postcode district
CM6
Postcode sector
CM6 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM6 9DQ 0 m
CM6 9DR 0 m
CM6 9EF 0 m
CM6 9EL 0 m
CM6 9EQ 0 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM6 9DS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2021
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM6
Postcode sector
CM6 9
Latitude
51.876450
Longitude
0.566263
British National Grid easting
576,746
British National Grid northing
222,876

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Braintree · E07000067
Parish or community
E43000267
Westminster constituency
Braintree · E14001121
Output area
E00173957
Lower layer super output area
Braintree 009F · E01033459
Middle layer super output area
Braintree 009 · E02004454

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
19
Primary
15
Secondary
3
  1. Alec Hunter Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    802 m
  2. Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School

    Community school

    990 m
  3. Great Bradfords Junior School

    Community school

    990 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,710
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,175
  • Shoplifting 297
  • Public order 227
  • Anti social behaviour 209
  • Criminal damage and arson 183

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available
How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version not available.

NHS ODS

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • BLYTH'S MEADOW SURGERY

    TRINOVANTIAN WAY, BRAINTREE, CM7 3JN

    ODS code F81683

    431 m

  • MOUNT CHAMBERS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    92 COGGESHALL ROAD, BRAINTREE, CM7 9BY

    ODS code F81087

    929 m

  • BLANDFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    MACE AVENUE, BRAINTREE, CM7 2AE

    ODS code F81132

    1.8 km

  • CHURCH LANE SURGERY

    BRAINTREE COLLEGE, CHURCH LANE, BRAINTREE, CM7 5SN

    ODS code F81014

    1.8 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Sportsman

    BCT · Braintree

    0.0 miles
  • Sportsman

    BCT · Braintree

    0.0 miles
  • Chapel Hill

    BCT · Braintree

    0.1 miles
  • Chapel Hill

    BCT · Braintree

    0.1 miles
  • Four Seasons

    BCT · Braintree

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Braintree 009F, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,828 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
4 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

19 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 3 secondary schools. Alec Hunter Academy is the nearest published school at 802 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,710 published events cover 12 months, averaging 225.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,175 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.