CM7 5EA

Rayne · Braintree · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Braintree
Ward
Rayne
Local authority
Braintree
Constituency
Braintree
Postcode district
CM7
Postcode sector
CM7 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM7 5DZ 159 m
CM7 5EB 298 m
CM7 5DY 357 m
CM7 5ED 638 m
CM7 5EN 738 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM7 5EA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM7
Postcode sector
CM7 5
Latitude
51.907423
Longitude
0.459273
British National Grid easting
569,266
British National Grid northing
226,066

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Braintree · E07000067
Electoral ward
Rayne · E05010380
Parish or community
E04012934
Westminster constituency
Braintree · E14001121
Output area
E00108723
Lower layer super output area
Braintree 005A · E01021404
Middle layer super output area
Braintree 005 · E02004450

Postcode source versions

Explore CM7

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Taborsfield House, Woolpits Road, Great Saling, Braintree, CM7 5EA 29 November 2024 £1,000,000
New Bungalow, Woolpits Road, Great Saling, Braintree, CM7 5EA 19 June 2015 £375,000
Pine Cottage, Woolpits Road, Great Saling, Braintree, CM7 5EA 11 July 2013 £400,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
5
Secondary
0
  1. Stebbing Primary School

    Community school

    3.6 km
  2. Shalford Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    3.7 km
  3. Rayne Primary and Nursery School

    Academy sponsor led

    4.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
12
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 9
  • Other theft 2
  • Public order 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
22

12 female, 10 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
3.1
CM7 5 residents
9,555

Age bands in CM7 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16%

1,510 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

916 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.7%

2,151 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.3%

2,673 residents

Age 65 and over
23.3%

2,206 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CM7 5 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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.

Nearby transport

  • Glebe Road

    BCT · Great Saling

    0.4 miles
  • Glebe Road

    BCT · Great Saling

    0.4 miles
  • Church

    BCT · Great Saling

    0.5 miles
  • Church

    BCT · Great Saling

    0.5 miles
  • The White Hart

    BCT · Great Saling

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Braintree 005A, 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

19,580 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
3 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 £1,000,000 from 1 recorded sale in CM7 5EA. 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

5 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 0 secondary schools. Stebbing Primary School is the nearest published school at 2.3 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 9 events.

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