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CM7 6BH

Bocking Blackwater · Braintree · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 9FU 26 m
CM7 9BH 38 m
CM7 9AX 68 m
CM7 9AT 76 m
CM7 9AZ 89 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM7 6BH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM7
Postcode sector
CM7 6
Latitude
51.886844
Longitude
0.557292
British National Grid easting
576,088
British National Grid northing
224,010

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
E00108443
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. Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School

    Community school

    670 m

  2. Great Bradfords Junior School

    Community school

    670 m

  3. St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree

    Voluntary aided school

    787 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,330
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,124
  • Anti social behaviour 198
  • Public order 181
  • Criminal damage and arson 164
  • Other theft 154

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available
How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version not available.

NHS ODS

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • CHURCH LANE SURGERY

    BRAINTREE COLLEGE, CHURCH LANE, BRAINTREE, CM7 5SN

    ODS code F81014

    503 m

  • MOUNT CHAMBERS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    92 COGGESHALL ROAD, BRAINTREE, CM7 9BY

    ODS code F81087

    799 m

  • BLYTH'S MEADOW SURGERY

    TRINOVANTIAN WAY, BRAINTREE, CM7 3JN

    ODS code F81683

    1.1 km

  • BLANDFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    MACE AVENUE, BRAINTREE, CM7 2AE

    ODS code F81132

    1.4 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

    0.1 miles

  • Six Bells

    BCT · Bocking

    0.1 miles

  • Six Bells

    BCT · Bocking

    0.2 miles

  • Braintree College

    BCT · Bocking

    0.2 miles

  • Old Court Hotel

    BCT · Bocking

    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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

19 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 3 secondary schools. Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 670 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,330 published events cover 12 months, averaging 194.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,124 events.

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