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CM7 2YL

Bocking South · Braintree · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Bocking South
Local authority
Braintree
Constituency
Braintree
Postcode district
CM7
Postcode sector
CM7 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM7 2SD 148 m
CM7 2YP 180 m
CM7 2GB 184 m
CM7 2YG 184 m
CM7 2GE 251 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM7 2YL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM7
Postcode sector
CM7 2
Latitude
51.880965
Longitude
0.533883
British National Grid easting
574,500
British National Grid northing
223,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Braintree · E07000067
Electoral ward
Bocking South · E05010367
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

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

    477 m

  2. Tabor Academy

    Academy converter

    662 m

  3. The Edith Borthwick School

    Community special school

    882 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,473
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 684
  • Anti social behaviour 136
  • Shoplifting 134
  • Public order 113
  • Criminal damage and arson 105

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.

GP practices

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • BLANDFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    MACE AVENUE, BRAINTREE, CM7 2AE

    ODS code F81132

    545 m

  • MOUNT CHAMBERS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    92 COGGESHALL ROAD, BRAINTREE, CM7 9BY

    ODS code F81087

    1.4 km

  • BLYTH'S MEADOW SURGERY

    TRINOVANTIAN WAY, BRAINTREE, CM7 3JN

    ODS code F81683

    1.9 km

  • CHURCH LANE SURGERY

    BRAINTREE COLLEGE, CHURCH LANE, BRAINTREE, CM7 5SN

    ODS code F81014

    2.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Lidl

    BCT · Braintree

    0.2 miles

  • Lidl

    BCT · Braintree

    0.2 miles

  • Nayling Road

    BCT · Braintree

    0.3 miles

  • Nayling Road

    BCT · Braintree

    0.3 miles

  • St Michael's

    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

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 477 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,473 published events cover 12 months, averaging 122.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 684 events.

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