CM7 4HY

Three Fields · Braintree · England

Updated September 2026

Compare this postcode

Location overview

Drag to pan. Use + or - to zoom. Open larger map
Local authority
Braintree
Constituency
Braintree
Postcode district
CM7
Postcode sector
CM7 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM7 4HW 0 m
CM7 4HN 341 m
CM7 4HP 548 m
CM7 4HS 703 m
CM7 4HL 962 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM7 4HY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 March 2024
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM7
Postcode sector
CM7 4
Latitude
52.005216
Longitude
0.433072
British National Grid easting
567,100
British National Grid northing
236,880

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
E00108774
Lower layer super output area
Braintree 005C · E01021412
Middle layer super output area
Braintree 005 · E02004450

Postcode source versions

Explore CM7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
3
Primary
3
Secondary
0
  1. Great Sampford Community Primary School

    Community school

    3.0 km
  2. Steeple Bumpstead Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    4.0 km
  3. Finchingfield St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    4.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
12
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 6
  • Drugs 1
  • Burglary 1
  • Other crime 1
  • Vehicle crime 1

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

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Cornish Hall End

    BCT · Finchingfield

    0.8 miles
  • The Grange

    BCT · Little Sampford

    1.7 miles
  • The Grange

    BCT · Little Sampford

    1.8 miles
  • Millfield Cottage

    BCT · Little Sampford

    1.8 miles
  • Millfield Cottage

    BCT · Little Sampford

    1.8 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

3 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. Great Sampford Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

12 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 6 events.

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