CM7 5FA

Bocking North · Braintree · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Braintree
Constituency
Braintree
Postcode district
CM7
Postcode sector
CM7 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM7 5JE 564 m
CO9 1SQ 1.2 km
CM7 5PL 1.2 km
CM7 5JL 1.2 km
CM7 5JG 1.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM7 5FA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM7
Postcode sector
CM7 5
Latitude
51.923828
Longitude
0.547933
British National Grid easting
575,300
British National Grid northing
228,100

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Braintree · E07000067
Parish or community
E43000267
Westminster constituency
Braintree · E14001121
Output area
E00173988
Lower layer super output area
Braintree 007D · E01021355
Middle layer super output area
Braintree 007 · E02004452

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
8
Secondary
1
  1. Bocking Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.3 km
  2. St Margaret's Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    2.9 km
  3. Shalford Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    3.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4
  • Other theft 2
  • Public order 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • CHURCH LANE SURGERY

    BRAINTREE COLLEGE, CHURCH LANE, BRAINTREE, CM7 5SN

    ODS code F81014

    3.7 km

  • MOUNT CHAMBERS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    92 COGGESHALL ROAD, BRAINTREE, CM7 9BY

    ODS code F81087

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Windmill Gardens

    BCT · Bocking

    1.4 miles
  • Windmill Gardens

    BCT · Bocking

    1.4 miles
  • Village Hall

    BCT · Bocking

    1.4 miles
  • Village Hall

    BCT · Bocking

    1.4 miles
  • Rose & Crown

    BCT · Bocking

    1.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Braintree 007D, 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

16,692 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
8 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

12 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools. Bocking Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.4 miles.

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

Recorded crime

7 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4 events.

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