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CM7 4LS

Three Fields · Braintree · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Braintree
Ward
Three Fields
Local authority
Braintree
Constituency
Braintree
Postcode district
CM7
Postcode sector
CM7 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM7 4LR 80 m
CM7 4LU 96 m
CM7 4LB 102 m
CM7 4JS 105 m
CM7 4LZ 117 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM7 4LS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM7
Postcode sector
CM7 4
Latitude
51.966971
Longitude
0.450741
British National Grid easting
568,456
British National Grid northing
232,668

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Braintree · E07000067
Electoral ward
Three Fields · E05010385
Parish or community
E04003897
Westminster constituency
Braintree · E14001121
Output area
E00108772
Lower layer super output area
Braintree 005C · E01021412
Middle layer super output area
Braintree 005 · E02004450

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Property

At this postcode

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9 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
New Place, Bardfield Road, Finchingfield, Braintree, CM7 4LS 26 June 2020 £565,000
Church View, Bardfield Road, Finchingfield, Braintree, CM7 4LS 20 March 2018 £535,000
The Hideaway, Bardfield Road, Finchingfield, Braintree, CM7 4LS 22 December 2016 £545,000

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

    307 m

  2. Great Bardfield Primary School

    Community school

    2.2 km

  3. Wethersfield CofE VC Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.9 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 5
  • Burglary 3
  • Other theft 3
  • Other crime 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
14

9 female, 5 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
2.0
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.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
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.

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • THE FRESHFORD PRACTICE

    WETHERSFIELD ROAD, FINCHINGFIELD, BRAINTREE, CM7 4BQ

    ODS code F81020

    316 m

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • The Hopgrounds

    BCT · Finchingfield

    0.1 miles

  • The Hopgrounds

    BCT · Finchingfield

    0.1 miles

  • The Fox

    BCT · Finchingfield

    0.1 miles

  • The Fox

    BCT · Finchingfield

    0.1 miles

  • Kempe Road

    BCT · Finchingfield

    0.3 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.

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.

Schools

Published establishments

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 307 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

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.