CM7 6DF

Braintree Central & Beckers Green · 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 3JU 48 m
CM7 3GY 51 m
CM7 3JA 56 m
CM7 9ES 85 m
CM7 3JX 89 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM7 6DF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM7
Postcode sector
CM7 6
Latitude
51.879533
Longitude
0.558504
British National Grid easting
576,200
British National Grid northing
223,200

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
E00173953
Lower layer super output area
Braintree 009E · E01033458
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

    810 m
  2. Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School

    Community school

    859 m
  3. Great Bradfords Junior School

    Community school

    859 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,825
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,309
  • Shoplifting 264
  • Public order 215
  • Anti social behaviour 213
  • Other theft 191

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

  • BLYTH'S MEADOW SURGERY

    TRINOVANTIAN WAY, BRAINTREE, CM7 3JN

    ODS code F81683

    288 m

  • MOUNT CHAMBERS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    92 COGGESHALL ROAD, BRAINTREE, CM7 9BY

    ODS code F81087

    312 m

  • BLANDFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    MACE AVENUE, BRAINTREE, CM7 2AE

    ODS code F81132

    1.2 km

  • CHURCH LANE SURGERY

    BRAINTREE COLLEGE, CHURCH LANE, BRAINTREE, CM7 5SN

    ODS code F81014

    1.3 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

  • Railway Street

    BCT · Braintree Town Centre

    0.0 miles
  • Railway Street

    BCT · Braintree Town Centre

    0.0 miles
  • Mount Road

    BCT · Braintree Town Centre

    0.1 miles
  • Courtauld Road

    BCT · Braintree Town Centre

    0.1 miles
  • Albert Road

    BCT · Braintree

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Braintree 009E, 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

15,487 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
7 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. St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree is the nearest published school at 810 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,825 published events cover 12 months, averaging 235.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,309 events.

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