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CM7 5GN

Three Fields · Braintree · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Three Fields
Local authority
Braintree
Constituency
Braintree
Postcode district
CM7
Postcode sector
CM7 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM7 5JG 6 m
CM7 5JH 252 m
CM7 5JL 470 m
CM7 5JJ 512 m
CM7 5JQ 515 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM7 5GN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 2001
Terminated
1 March 2001
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM7
Postcode sector
CM7 5
Latitude
51.928734
Longitude
0.532312
British National Grid easting
574,207
British National Grid northing
228,608

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
E04003935
Westminster constituency
Braintree · E14001121
Output area
E00108780
Lower layer super output area
Braintree 005D · E01021413
Middle layer super output area
Braintree 005 · E02004450

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
5
Secondary
1

  1. Shalford Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    2.0 km

  2. Bocking Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.2 km

  3. St Margaret's Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    3.6 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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • CHURCH LANE SURGERY

    BRAINTREE COLLEGE, CHURCH LANE, BRAINTREE, CM7 5SN

    ODS code F81014

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Recycling Centre

    BCT · Shalford

    1.1 miles

  • Village Hall

    BCT · Shalford

    1.1 miles

  • Recycling Centre

    BCT · Shalford

    1.1 miles

  • Village Hall

    BCT · Shalford

    1.1 miles

  • Blackmore End Road

    BCT · Blackmore End

    1.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Braintree 005D, 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

15,327 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 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

8 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. Shalford Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.2 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.