CM7 3LA

Bocking Blackwater · 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 3AD 87 m
CM7 3LL 99 m
CM7 3LW 99 m
CM7 3LR 141 m
CM7 3LE 144 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM7 3LA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2000
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM7
Postcode sector
CM7 3
Latitude
51.879138
Longitude
0.580699
British National Grid easting
577,729
British National Grid northing
223,210

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
E00173992
Lower layer super output area
Braintree 012D · E01021369
Middle layer super output area
Braintree 012 · E02004457

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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124 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
34, Clay Pits, Braintree, CM7 3LA 26 June 2026 £345,000
35, Clay Pits, Braintree, CM7 3LA 1 June 2026 £290,000
26, Clay Pits, Braintree, CM7 3LA 29 January 2026 £340,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
14
Secondary
3
  1. Lyons Hall School

    Academy converter

    539 m
  2. Beckers Green Primary School

    Academy converter

    542 m
  3. Alec Hunter Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    837 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,346
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 533
  • Shoplifting 181
  • Public order 113
  • Other theft 98
  • Anti social behaviour 97

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
150

78 female, 72 male

Postcode households
51
Residents per household
2.9
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

This postcode contained 1.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CM7 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • BLYTH'S MEADOW SURGERY

    TRINOVANTIAN WAY, BRAINTREE, CM7 3JN

    ODS code F81683

    1.4 km

  • MOUNT CHAMBERS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    92 COGGESHALL ROAD, BRAINTREE, CM7 9BY

    ODS code F81087

    1.8 km

  • CHURCH LANE SURGERY

    BRAINTREE COLLEGE, CHURCH LANE, BRAINTREE, CM7 5SN

    ODS code F81014

    2.1 km

  • BLANDFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    MACE AVENUE, BRAINTREE, CM7 2AE

    ODS code F81132

    2.7 km

  • SILVER END SURGERY

    DOCTORS SURGERY, BROADWAY, SILVER END, WITHAM, CM8 3RQ

    ODS code Y05023

    4.6 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Tesco East Store

    BCT · Braintree

    0.1 miles
  • Kings Park Village

    BCT · Braintree

    0.2 miles
  • Tesco East Store

    BCT · Braintree

    0.2 miles
  • Tesco East Store

    BCT · Braintree

    0.2 miles
  • Kings Park Village

    BCT · Braintree

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Braintree 012D, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,789 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
3 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.

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
8
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £355,000 from 12 recorded sales in CM7 3LA. 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

Published establishments

18 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 3 secondary schools. Lyons Hall School is the nearest published school at 539 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,346 published events cover 12 months, averaging 112.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 533 events.

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