CM7 4HH

Bumpstead · 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 4HQ 643 m
CB9 7EL 1.0 km
CM7 4HJ 1.2 km
CB9 7EH 1.3 km
CM7 4HG 1.3 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM7 4HH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM7
Postcode sector
CM7 4
Latitude
52.016787
Longitude
0.445360
British National Grid easting
567,900
British National Grid northing
238,195

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Braintree · E07000067
Electoral ward
Bumpstead · E05010371
Parish or community
E04003928
Westminster constituency
Braintree · E14001121
Output area
E00108582
Lower layer super output area
Braintree 001B · E01021376
Middle layer super output area
Braintree 001 · E02004446

Postcode source versions

Explore CM7

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Folly Farm, Herkstead Lane, Cornish Hall End, Braintree, CM7 4HH 18 December 2023 £600,000
Folly Farm, Herkstead Lane, Cornish Hall End, Braintree, CM7 4HH 14 March 2014 £650,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Steeple Bumpstead Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    2.6 km
  2. Great Sampford Community Primary School

    Community school

    4.4 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
13

7 female, 6 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
2.2
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 0.3% 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+
60%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
60%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
60%
Gigabit-capable
60%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
20%

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.

Nearby transport

  • Cornish Hall End

    BCT · Finchingfield

    1.1 miles
  • Primary School

    BCT · Steeple Bumpstead

    1.6 miles
  • Primary School

    BCT · Steeple Bumpstead

    1.6 miles
  • John Tibauld Court

    BCT · Steeple Bumpstead

    1.7 miles
  • John Tibauld Court

    BCT · Steeple Bumpstead

    1.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Braintree 001B, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,078 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
2 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.

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
1
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 £600,000 from 1 recorded sale in CM7 4HH. 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

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Steeple Bumpstead Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.6 miles.

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