CM7 2DU

Bocking South · 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 2DW 33 m
CM7 2DF 68 m
CM7 2DX 76 m
CM7 2DE 105 m
CM7 2DA 218 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM7 2DU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM7
Postcode sector
CM7 2
Latitude
51.879629
Longitude
0.527443
British National Grid easting
574,062
British National Grid northing
223,136

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
E00173987
Lower layer super output area
Braintree 008C · E01021358
Middle layer super output area
Braintree 008 · E02004453

Postcode source versions

Explore CM7

20 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
42, Marriott Way, Braintree, CM7 2DU 11 September 2025 £665,000
46, Marriott Way, Braintree, CM7 2DU 31 March 2025 £690,000
3, Marriott Way, Braintree, CM7 2DU 15 January 2025 £454,950

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

    799 m
  2. Tabor Academy

    Academy converter

    1.1 km
  3. The Edith Borthwick School

    Community special school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
808
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 418
  • Anti social behaviour 71
  • Criminal damage and arson 59
  • Other theft 53
  • Public order 47

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+
97.1%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
97.1%
Gigabit-capable
97.1%
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

    941 m

  • MOUNT CHAMBERS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    92 COGGESHALL ROAD, BRAINTREE, CM7 9BY

    ODS code F81087

    1.8 km

  • BLYTH'S MEADOW SURGERY

    TRINOVANTIAN WAY, BRAINTREE, CM7 3JN

    ODS code F81683

    2.3 km

  • CHURCH LANE SURGERY

    BRAINTREE COLLEGE, CHURCH LANE, BRAINTREE, CM7 5SN

    ODS code F81014

    2.4 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

  • Gilda Terrace

    BCT · Braintree

    0.2 miles
  • Nayling Road

    BCT · Braintree

    0.2 miles
  • Gilda Terrace

    BCT · Braintree

    0.2 miles
  • Nayling Road

    BCT · Braintree

    0.2 miles
  • Lidl

    BCT · Braintree

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Braintree 008C, 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

10,826 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
7 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 £407,475 from 20 recorded sales in CM7 2DU. 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 799 m.

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

Recorded crime

808 published events cover 12 months, averaging 67.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 418 events.

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