CM7 6DZ

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 9DZ 6 m
CM7 9GB 74 m
CM7 9EW 92 m
CM7 9NJ 114 m
CM7 9EL 130 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM7 6DZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM7
Postcode sector
CM7 6
Latitude
51.881287
Longitude
0.562629
British National Grid easting
576,477
British National Grid northing
223,405

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
E00108453
Lower layer super output area
Braintree 009B · E01021353
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

    532 m
  2. Great Bradfords Junior School

    Community school

    532 m
  3. St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree

    Voluntary aided school

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,846
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,295
  • Shoplifting 287
  • Anti social behaviour 220
  • Public order 219
  • Criminal damage and arson 190

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

  • BLYTH'S MEADOW SURGERY

    TRINOVANTIAN WAY, BRAINTREE, CM7 3JN

    ODS code F81683

    493 m

  • MOUNT CHAMBERS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    92 COGGESHALL ROAD, BRAINTREE, CM7 9BY

    ODS code F81087

    611 m

  • CHURCH LANE SURGERY

    BRAINTREE COLLEGE, CHURCH LANE, BRAINTREE, CM7 5SN

    ODS code F81014

    1.2 km

  • BLANDFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    MACE AVENUE, BRAINTREE, CM7 2AE

    ODS code F81132

    1.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Albert Road

    BCT · Braintree

    0.1 miles
  • Kings Head

    BCT · Braintree

    0.1 miles
  • Cumberland Close

    BCT · Braintree

    0.1 miles
  • Cumberland Close

    BCT · Braintree

    0.1 miles
  • Kings Head

    BCT · Braintree

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Braintree 009B, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,244 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
5 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 532 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,846 published events cover 12 months, averaging 237.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,295 events.

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