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CM7 2YQ

Bocking South · Braintree · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 2AG 14 m
CM7 2AA 32 m
CM7 2AJ 38 m
CM7 2AH 47 m
CM7 2AF 55 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM7 2YQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1996
Terminated
1 December 1998
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM7
Postcode sector
CM7 2
Latitude
51.879300
Longitude
0.542725
British National Grid easting
575,115
British National Grid northing
223,136

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
E00173972
Lower layer super output area
Braintree 009D · E01021365
Middle layer super output area
Braintree 009 · E02004454

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

    318 m

  2. St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree

    Voluntary aided school

    527 m

  3. Tabor Academy

    Academy converter

    706 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,110
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,026
  • Anti social behaviour 179
  • Shoplifting 158
  • Public order 155
  • Criminal damage and arson 142

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

    123 m

  • MOUNT CHAMBERS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    92 COGGESHALL ROAD, BRAINTREE, CM7 9BY

    ODS code F81087

    781 m

  • BLYTH'S MEADOW SURGERY

    TRINOVANTIAN WAY, BRAINTREE, CM7 3JN

    ODS code F81683

    1.2 km

  • CHURCH LANE SURGERY

    BRAINTREE COLLEGE, CHURCH LANE, BRAINTREE, CM7 5SN

    ODS code F81014

    1.7 km

Nearby transport

  • St Michael's

    BCT · Braintree

    0.0 miles

  • St Michael's

    BCT · Braintree

    0.1 miles

  • Peel Crescent

    BCT · Braintree

    0.1 miles

  • Peel Crescent

    BCT · Braintree

    0.1 miles

  • Aetheric Road

    BCT · Braintree

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Braintree 009D, 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

11,865 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
5 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.

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 318 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,110 published events cover 12 months, averaging 175.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,026 events.

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