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CM7 1FX

Braintree South · Braintree · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Braintree
Ward
Braintree South
Local authority
Braintree
Constituency
Braintree
Postcode district
CM7
Postcode sector
CM7 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM7 1FY 58 m
CM7 1XA 86 m
CM7 1XF 100 m
CM7 1FR 110 m
CM7 1GL 113 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM7 1FX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2011
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM7
Postcode sector
CM7 1
Latitude
51.869182
Longitude
0.565529
British National Grid easting
576,724
British National Grid northing
222,066

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Braintree · E07000067
Electoral ward
Braintree South · E05010369
Parish or community
E43000267
Westminster constituency
Braintree · E14001121
Output area
E00173968
Lower layer super output area
Braintree 011G · E01035156
Middle layer super output area
Braintree 011 · E02004456

Postcode source versions

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Property

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6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Barley Court, Braintree, CM7 1FX 5 March 2021 £320,000
1, Barley Court, Braintree, CM7 1FX 30 August 2019 £315,000
3, Barley Court, Braintree, CM7 1FX 29 January 2016 £295,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
20
Primary
16
Secondary
3

  1. Alec Hunter Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    783 m

  2. John Ray Infant School

    Academy converter

    906 m

  3. John Ray Junior School

    Academy sponsor led

    907 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,247
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 976
  • Shoplifting 266
  • Public order 187
  • Anti social behaviour 164
  • Criminal damage and arson 151

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
6

3 female, 3 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
2.0
CM7 1 residents
9,786

Age bands in CM7 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.2%

1,789 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.2%

1,008 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.3%

2,785 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.7%

2,434 residents

Age 65 and over
18.5%

1,820 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CM7 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • BLYTH'S MEADOW SURGERY

    TRINOVANTIAN WAY, BRAINTREE, CM7 3JN

    ODS code F81683

    961 m

  • MOUNT CHAMBERS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    92 COGGESHALL ROAD, BRAINTREE, CM7 9BY

    ODS code F81087

    1.4 km

  • BLANDFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    MACE AVENUE, BRAINTREE, CM7 2AE

    ODS code F81132

    2.0 km

  • CHURCH LANE SURGERY

    BRAINTREE COLLEGE, CHURCH LANE, BRAINTREE, CM7 5SN

    ODS code F81014

    2.5 km

  • SILVER END SURGERY

    DOCTORS SURGERY, BROADWAY, SILVER END, WITHAM, CM8 3RQ

    ODS code Y05023

    4.7 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

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

Nearby transport

  • Braintree Freeport Rail Station

    RLY · Braintree

    0.1 miles

  • Braintree Freeport Rail Station

    RSE · Braintree

    0.2 miles

  • Freeport Railway Station

    BCT · Braintree

    0.2 miles

  • Freeport Railway Station

    BCT · Braintree

    0.2 miles

  • Park Drive Ind Estate

    BCT · Braintree

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Braintree 011G, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,716 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
10 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
1
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

Schools

20 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 3 secondary schools. Alec Hunter Academy is the nearest published school at 783 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,247 published events cover 12 months, averaging 187.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 976 events.

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