CM7 3YH

Braintree Central & Beckers Green · Braintree · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Braintree
Constituency
Braintree
Postcode district
CM7
Postcode sector
CM7 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM7 3AQ 12 m
CM7 3HA 51 m
CM7 3QH 74 m
CM7 3QQ 92 m
CM7 3QD 94 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM7 3YH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2002
Terminated
1 May 2003
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM7
Postcode sector
CM7 3
Latitude
51.876480
Longitude
0.554146
British National Grid easting
575,912
British National Grid northing
222,850

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
E00108516
Lower layer super output area
Braintree 009F · E01033459
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
19
Primary
15
Secondary
3
  1. St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree

    Voluntary aided school

    818 m
  2. John Ray Junior School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km
  3. John Ray Infant School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,754
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,269
  • Shoplifting 269
  • Anti social behaviour 216
  • Public order 204
  • Other theft 184

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.

GP practices

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • MOUNT CHAMBERS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    92 COGGESHALL ROAD, BRAINTREE, CM7 9BY

    ODS code F81087

    387 m

  • BLYTH'S MEADOW SURGERY

    TRINOVANTIAN WAY, BRAINTREE, CM7 3JN

    ODS code F81683

    416 m

  • BLANDFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    MACE AVENUE, BRAINTREE, CM7 2AE

    ODS code F81132

    941 m

  • CHURCH LANE SURGERY

    BRAINTREE COLLEGE, CHURCH LANE, BRAINTREE, CM7 5SN

    ODS code F81014

    1.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Bus Interchange

    BCS · Braintree Town Centre

    0.1 miles
  • Bus Interchange

    BCS · Braintree Town Centre

    0.1 miles
  • Bus Interchange

    BCS · Braintree Town Centre

    0.1 miles
  • Bus Interchange

    BCS · Braintree Town Centre

    0.1 miles
  • Bus Interchange

    BCT · Braintree Town Centre

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

19 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 3 secondary schools. St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree is the nearest published school at 818 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,754 published events cover 12 months, averaging 229.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,269 events.

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