CM7 4DF

Three Fields · 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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM7 4DE 57 m
CM7 4DD 159 m
CM7 4DG 176 m
CM7 4DL 207 m
CM7 4DU 399 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM7 4DF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM7
Postcode sector
CM7 4
Latitude
51.948751
Longitude
0.528580
British National Grid easting
573,873
British National Grid northing
230,825

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Braintree · E07000067
Parish or community
E04003935
Westminster constituency
Braintree · E14001121
Output area
E00108781
Lower layer super output area
Braintree 005D · E01021413
Middle layer super output area
Braintree 005 · E02004450

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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11 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Hill Cottage, Blackmore End, Braintree, CM7 4DF 6 April 2022 £360,000
Hillcroft, Blackmore End, Braintree, CM7 4DF 2 September 2011 £280,000
Hill Cottage, Blackmore End, Braintree, CM7 4DF 14 July 2009 £230,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
4
Secondary
0
  1. Wethersfield CofE VC Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.9 km
  2. Shalford Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    3.2 km
  3. St Margaret's Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    3.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
11
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 7
  • Other crime 1
  • Other theft 1
  • Vehicle crime 1
  • Possession of weapons 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
19

9 female, 10 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
3.2
CM7 4 residents
4,281

Age bands in CM7 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.6%

639 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.2%

360 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.1%

835 residents

Age 45 to 64
32.9%

1,439 residents

Age 65 and over
25.1%

1,095 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CM7 4 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
14.3%
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.

Nearby transport

  • The Bull Inn

    BCT · Blackmore End

    0.1 miles
  • The Bull Inn

    BCT · Blackmore End

    0.1 miles
  • Blackmore End Road

    BCT · Blackmore End

    0.2 miles
  • Blackmore End Road

    BCT · Blackmore End

    0.2 miles
  • Boydell's Farm

    BCT · Shalford

    1.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Braintree 005D, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,327 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 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
0
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 £360,000 from 1 recorded sale in CM7 4DF. 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

5 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. Wethersfield CofE VC Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

11 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 7 events.

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