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CM7 5XS

Bocking South · Braintree · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Bocking South
Local authority
Braintree
Constituency
Braintree
Postcode district
CM7
Postcode sector
CM7 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM7 5UN 29 m
CM7 5SJ 51 m
CM7 5QB 53 m
CM7 5SE 68 m
CM7 5XG 75 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM7 5XS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1987
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM7
Postcode sector
CM7 5
Latitude
51.890406
Longitude
0.554762
British National Grid easting
575,900
British National Grid northing
224,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Braintree · E07000067
Electoral ward
Bocking South · E05010367
Parish or community
E43000267
Westminster constituency
Braintree · E14001121
Output area
E00108494
Lower layer super output area
Braintree 008D · E01021359
Middle layer super output area
Braintree 008 · E02004453

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
19
Primary
15
Secondary
3

  1. John Bunyan Primary School and Nursery

    Community school

    853 m

  2. St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree

    Voluntary aided school

    971 m

  3. Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School

    Community school

    997 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,978
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 922
  • Anti social behaviour 178
  • Public order 161
  • Shoplifting 142
  • Criminal damage and arson 140

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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • CHURCH LANE SURGERY

    BRAINTREE COLLEGE, CHURCH LANE, BRAINTREE, CM7 5SN

    ODS code F81014

    190 m

  • MOUNT CHAMBERS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    92 COGGESHALL ROAD, BRAINTREE, CM7 9BY

    ODS code F81087

    1.2 km

  • BLYTH'S MEADOW SURGERY

    TRINOVANTIAN WAY, BRAINTREE, CM7 3JN

    ODS code F81683

    1.5 km

  • BLANDFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    MACE AVENUE, BRAINTREE, CM7 2AE

    ODS code F81132

    1.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Eagle Lane

    BCT · Bocking

    0.1 miles

  • Eagle Lane

    BCT · Bocking

    0.1 miles

  • Braintree College

    BCT · Bocking

    0.1 miles

  • Braintree College

    BCT · Bocking

    0.1 miles

  • Six Bells

    BCT · Bocking

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Braintree 008D, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,321 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
9 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

19 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 3 secondary schools. John Bunyan Primary School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 853 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,978 published events cover 12 months, averaging 164.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 922 events.

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