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CM7 6BB

Bocking Blackwater · Braintree · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Bocking Blackwater
Local authority
Braintree
Constituency
Braintree
Postcode district
CM7
Postcode sector
CM7 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM7 9AS 72 m
CM7 9YH 74 m
CM7 9BE 110 m
CM7 9JR 133 m
CM7 2XJ 148 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM7 6BB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1986
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM7
Postcode sector
CM7 6
Latitude
51.884087
Longitude
0.555856
British National Grid easting
576,000
British National Grid northing
223,700

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Braintree · E07000067
Electoral ward
Bocking Blackwater · E05010365
Parish or community
E43000267
Westminster constituency
Braintree · E14001121
Output area
E00108461
Lower layer super output area
Braintree 009A · E01021350
Middle layer super output area
Braintree 009 · E02004454

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. St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree

    Voluntary aided school

    563 m

  2. John Bunyan Primary School and Nursery

    Community school

    748 m

  3. Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School

    Community school

    760 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,423
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,168
  • Anti social behaviour 200
  • Public order 187
  • Other theft 171
  • Criminal damage and arson 166

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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 not available.

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • MOUNT CHAMBERS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    92 COGGESHALL ROAD, BRAINTREE, CM7 9BY

    ODS code F81087

    477 m

  • CHURCH LANE SURGERY

    BRAINTREE COLLEGE, CHURCH LANE, BRAINTREE, CM7 5SN

    ODS code F81014

    814 m

  • BLYTH'S MEADOW SURGERY

    TRINOVANTIAN WAY, BRAINTREE, CM7 3JN

    ODS code F81683

    826 m

  • BLANDFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    MACE AVENUE, BRAINTREE, CM7 2AE

    ODS code F81132

    1.2 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

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

Nearby transport

  • Old Court Hotel

    BCT · Bocking

    0.0 miles

  • Old Court Hotel

    BCT · Bocking

    0.1 miles

  • Julien Court Road

    BCT · Braintree

    0.1 miles

  • Julien Court Road

    BCT · Braintree

    0.1 miles

  • Courtauld Road

    BCT · Braintree Town Centre

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Braintree 009A, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,091 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
4 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. St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree is the nearest published school at 563 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,423 published events cover 12 months, averaging 201.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,168 events.

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