CM7 3AX

Braintree Central & Beckers Green · 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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM7 3AY 62 m
CM7 3JR 84 m
CM7 3JW 92 m
CM7 3JP 119 m
CM7 3JJ 128 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM7 3AX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2021
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM7
Postcode sector
CM7 3
Latitude
51.879037
Longitude
0.563518
British National Grid easting
576,547
British National Grid northing
223,157

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
E00173957
Lower layer super output area
Braintree 009F · E01033459
Middle layer super output area
Braintree 009 · E02004454

Postcode source versions

Explore CM7

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
9, Carier Close, Braintree, CM7 3AX 20 February 2019 £3,052,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
19
Primary
15
Secondary
3
  1. Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School

    Community school

    735 m
  2. Great Bradfords Junior School

    Community school

    735 m
  3. Alec Hunter Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,939
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,318
  • Shoplifting 314
  • Public order 241
  • Anti social behaviour 228
  • Other theft 192

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CM7 3 residents
11,085

Age bands in CM7 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.6%

2,208 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.2%

1,261 residents

Age 25 to 44
30.8%

3,478 residents

Age 45 to 64
25%

2,815 residents

Age 65 and over
13.4%

1,516 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

  • BLYTH'S MEADOW SURGERY

    TRINOVANTIAN WAY, BRAINTREE, CM7 3JN

    ODS code F81683

    316 m

  • MOUNT CHAMBERS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    92 COGGESHALL ROAD, BRAINTREE, CM7 9BY

    ODS code F81087

    662 m

  • CHURCH LANE SURGERY

    BRAINTREE COLLEGE, CHURCH LANE, BRAINTREE, CM7 5SN

    ODS code F81014

    1.4 km

  • BLANDFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    MACE AVENUE, BRAINTREE, CM7 2AE

    ODS code F81132

    1.5 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

  • Four Seasons

    BCT · Braintree

    0.1 miles
  • Kings Head

    BCT · Braintree

    0.1 miles
  • Kings Head

    BCT · Braintree

    0.1 miles
  • Four Seasons

    BCT · Braintree

    0.1 miles
  • Albert Road

    BCT · Braintree

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Braintree 009F, 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

11,828 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
7 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.

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
0
Low risk addresses
3
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

19 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 3 secondary schools. Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 735 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,939 published events cover 12 months, averaging 244.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,318 events.

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