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CM7 3NJ

Braintree Central & Beckers Green · Braintree · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Braintree Central & Beckers Green
Local authority
Braintree
Constituency
Braintree
Postcode district
CM7
Postcode sector
CM7 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM7 3NP 62 m
CM7 3FA 151 m
CM7 3PQ 166 m
CM7 3AF 215 m
CM7 3FE 233 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM7 3NJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM7
Postcode sector
CM7 3
Latitude
51.874693
Longitude
0.579195
British National Grid easting
577,643
British National Grid northing
222,712

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Braintree · E07000067
Electoral ward
Braintree Central & Beckers Green · E05010368
Parish or community
E43000267
Westminster constituency
Braintree · E14001121
Output area
E00108538
Lower layer super output area
Braintree 012C · E01021367
Middle layer super output area
Braintree 012 · E02004457

Postcode source versions

Explore CM7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
20
Primary
16
Secondary
3

  1. Beckers Green Primary School

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    135 m

  2. Alec Hunter Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    360 m

  3. Lyons Hall School

    Academy converter

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,456
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 597
  • Shoplifting 181
  • Public order 121
  • Anti social behaviour 108
  • Other theft 106

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

5

within 5 km

  • BLYTH'S MEADOW SURGERY

    TRINOVANTIAN WAY, BRAINTREE, CM7 3JN

    ODS code F81683

    1.3 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

    2.4 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

    4.3 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Cressing Road

    BCT · Braintree

    0.1 miles

  • Templar Road

    BCT · Braintree

    0.1 miles

  • Templar Road

    BCT · Braintree

    0.1 miles

  • Cressing Road

    BCT · Braintree

    0.1 miles

  • Middle King

    BCT · Braintree

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Braintree 012C, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,662 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
10 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

20 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 3 secondary schools. Beckers Green Primary School is the nearest published school at 135 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,456 published events cover 12 months, averaging 121.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 597 events.

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