CM7 2BQ

Great Notley & Black Notley · Braintree · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Braintree
Local authority
Braintree
Constituency
Braintree
Postcode district
CM7
Postcode sector
CM7 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM7 2BS 36 m
CM7 2BU 36 m
CM7 2BT 59 m
CM7 2BW 77 m
CM7 2BN 106 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM7 2BQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM7
Postcode sector
CM7 2
Latitude
51.871505
Longitude
0.535937
British National Grid easting
574,678
British National Grid northing
222,253

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
E00108617
Lower layer super output area
Braintree 010C · E01021383
Middle layer super output area
Braintree 010 · E02004455

Postcode source versions

Explore CM7

17 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
21, Hannay Street, Braintree, CM7 2BQ 19 December 2025 £420,000
23, Hannay Street, Braintree, CM7 2BQ 15 March 2024 £429,995
11, Hannay Street, Braintree, CM7 2BQ 18 December 2023 £420,695

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
14
Secondary
3
  1. St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    736 m
  2. Notley Green Primary School

    Academy converter

    826 m
  3. Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,646
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 761
  • Shoplifting 148
  • Anti social behaviour 147
  • Public order 128
  • Criminal damage and arson 114

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CM7 2 residents
6,539

Age bands in CM7 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.7%

1,374 residents

Age 15 to 24
11%

810 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.8%

1,970 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.4%

1,871 residents

Age 65 and over
18.1%

1,330 residents

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

4

within 5 km

  • BLANDFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    MACE AVENUE, BRAINTREE, CM7 2AE

    ODS code F81132

    896 m

  • MOUNT CHAMBERS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    92 COGGESHALL ROAD, BRAINTREE, CM7 9BY

    ODS code F81087

    1.6 km

  • BLYTH'S MEADOW SURGERY

    TRINOVANTIAN WAY, BRAINTREE, CM7 3JN

    ODS code F81683

    1.8 km

  • CHURCH LANE SURGERY

    BRAINTREE COLLEGE, CHURCH LANE, BRAINTREE, CM7 5SN

    ODS code F81014

    2.6 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Tortoiseshell Way

    BCT · Braintree

    0.3 miles
  • Tortoiseshell Way

    BCT · Braintree

    0.3 miles
  • King William

    BCT · Great Notley

    0.4 miles
  • Bridge End Lane

    BCT · Great Notley

    0.4 miles
  • Bridge End Lane

    BCT · Great Notley

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Braintree 010C, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,742 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
9 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.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £447,995 from 17 recorded sales in CM7 2BQ. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Braintree is £330,637 in June 2026, up 2.0% year on year.

Schools

18 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 3 secondary schools. St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is the nearest published school at 736 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,646 published events cover 12 months, averaging 137.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 761 events.

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