CM7 4EB

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 4BS 39 m
CM7 4BU 79 m
CM7 4BP 88 m
CM7 4EY 89 m
CM7 4BT 107 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM7 4EB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 1987
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM7
Postcode sector
CM7 4
Latitude
51.953364
Longitude
0.488087
British National Grid easting
571,073
British National Grid northing
231,242

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
E00108782
Lower layer super output area
Braintree 005D · E01021413
Middle layer super output area
Braintree 005 · E02004450

Postcode source versions

Explore CM7

14 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Old Mill Chase, Wethersfield, Braintree, CM7 4EB 14 March 2024 £232,500
5, Old Mill Chase, Wethersfield, Braintree, CM7 4EB 26 May 2023 £313,500
4, Old Mill Chase, Wethersfield, Braintree, CM7 4EB 19 June 2020 £239,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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

    Voluntary controlled school

    89 m
  2. Finchingfield St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    2.7 km
  3. Great Bardfield Primary School

    Community school

    3.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
91
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 48
  • Criminal damage and arson 14
  • Public order 8
  • Vehicle crime 6
  • Other theft 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
12

7 female, 5 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
1.7
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 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CM7 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
11.1%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
11.1%
Gigabit-capable
11.1%
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

1

within 5 km

  • THE FRESHFORD PRACTICE

    WETHERSFIELD ROAD, FINCHINGFIELD, BRAINTREE, CM7 4BQ

    ODS code F81020

    2.9 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • The Green

    BCT · Wethersfield

    0.0 miles
  • The Green

    BCT · Wethersfield

    0.0 miles
  • Saffron Gardens

    BCT · Wethersfield

    0.1 miles
  • Saffron Gardens

    BCT · Wethersfield

    0.1 miles
  • Fire Station

    BCT · Wethersfield

    0.2 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

Property market

The five-year median is £273,000 from 2 recorded sales in CM7 4EB. 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

4 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. Wethersfield CofE VC Primary School is the nearest published school at 89 m.

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

Recorded crime

91 published events cover 12 months, averaging 7.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 48 events.

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