CM7 4DY

Three Fields · 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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM7 4LQ 108 m
CM7 4LJ 560 m
CM7 4LG 640 m
CM7 4LH 764 m
CM7 4QH 1.0 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM7 4DY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
1 June 2000
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM7
Postcode sector
CM7 4
Latitude
51.957394
Longitude
0.461499
British National Grid easting
569,231
British National Grid northing
231,628

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Braintree · E07000067
Parish or community
E04003897
Westminster constituency
Braintree · E14001121
Output area
E00108771
Lower layer super output area
Braintree 005C · E01021412
Middle layer super output area
Braintree 005 · E02004450

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
4
Secondary
0
  1. Finchingfield St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.2 km
  2. Great Bardfield Primary School

    Community school

    1.8 km
  3. Wethersfield CofE VC Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
30
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 14
  • Public order 4
  • Burglary 3
  • Other theft 3
  • Vehicle crime 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE FRESHFORD PRACTICE

    WETHERSFIELD ROAD, FINCHINGFIELD, BRAINTREE, CM7 4BQ

    ODS code F81020

    1.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Justice's Farm

    BCT · Finchingfield

    0.7 miles
  • Justice's Farm

    BCT · Finchingfield

    0.7 miles
  • The Hopgrounds

    BCT · Finchingfield

    0.7 miles
  • The Hopgrounds

    BCT · Finchingfield

    0.8 miles
  • Kempe Road

    BCT · Finchingfield

    0.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Braintree 005C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,624 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

4 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. Finchingfield St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

30 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 14 events.

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