CM7 6LY

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 9LY 27 m
CM7 9UX 76 m
CM7 9LF 102 m
CM7 9LQ 108 m
CM7 9LP 122 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM7 6LY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM7
Postcode sector
CM7 6
Latitude
51.883941
Longitude
0.569174
British National Grid easting
576,917
British National Grid northing
223,716

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
E00108452
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

    230 m
  2. Great Bradfords Junior School

    Community school

    230 m
  3. Lyons Hall School

    Academy converter

    736 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,152
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 962
  • Anti social behaviour 183
  • Public order 181
  • Shoplifting 162
  • Criminal damage and arson 153

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

    981 m

  • MOUNT CHAMBERS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    92 COGGESHALL ROAD, BRAINTREE, CM7 9BY

    ODS code F81087

    1.1 km

  • 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

    2.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Great Bradfords School

    BCT · Braintree

    0.2 miles
  • Great Bradfords School

    BCT · Braintree

    0.2 miles
  • Swiss Bell

    BCT · Braintree

    0.2 miles
  • Swiss Bell

    BCT · Braintree

    0.2 miles
  • Kingsmead Park

    BCT · Braintree

    0.2 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 230 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,152 published events cover 12 months, averaging 179.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 962 events.

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