CM7 6BX

Bocking Blackwater · 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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM7 9BX 2 m
CM7 9DE 67 m
CM7 9BJ 113 m
CM7 9BU 116 m
CM7 9AT 138 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM7 6BX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM7
Postcode sector
CM7 6
Latitude
51.885268
Longitude
0.558219
British National Grid easting
576,158
British National Grid northing
223,837

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
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. Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School

    Community school

    585 m
  2. Great Bradfords Junior School

    Community school

    585 m
  3. St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree

    Voluntary aided school

    759 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,389
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,145
  • Anti social behaviour 203
  • Public order 185
  • Criminal damage and arson 165
  • Other theft 161

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 straight-line

  • MOUNT CHAMBERS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    92 COGGESHALL ROAD, BRAINTREE, CM7 9BY

    ODS code F81087

    658 m

  • CHURCH LANE SURGERY

    BRAINTREE COLLEGE, CHURCH LANE, BRAINTREE, CM7 5SN

    ODS code F81014

    683 m

  • BLYTH'S MEADOW SURGERY

    TRINOVANTIAN WAY, BRAINTREE, CM7 3JN

    ODS code F81683

    913 m

  • BLANDFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    MACE AVENUE, BRAINTREE, CM7 2AE

    ODS code F81132

    1.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Old Court Hotel

    BCT · Bocking

    0.1 miles
  • Old Court Hotel

    BCT · Bocking

    0.1 miles
  • Julien Court Road

    BCT · Braintree

    0.2 miles
  • Julien Court Road

    BCT · Braintree

    0.2 miles
  • Six Bells

    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

Schools

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 585 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,389 published events cover 12 months, averaging 199.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,145 events.

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