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CM7 7LH

Braintree West · Braintree · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Braintree West
Local authority
Braintree
Constituency
Braintree
Postcode district
CM7
Postcode sector
CM7 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM7 2LH 7 m
CM7 2LX 121 m
CM7 2LF 130 m
CM7 2LQ 141 m
CM7 2LW 151 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM7 7LH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM7
Postcode sector
CM7 7
Latitude
51.873321
Longitude
0.543885
British National Grid easting
575,218
British National Grid northing
222,474

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Braintree · E07000067
Electoral ward
Braintree West · E05010370
Parish or community
E43000267
Westminster constituency
Braintree · E14001121
Output area
E00108513
Lower layer super output area
Braintree 010B · E01021366
Middle layer super output area
Braintree 010 · E02004455

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
14
Secondary
3

  1. St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    621 m

  2. Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form

    Academy converter

    915 m

  3. John Ray Junior School

    Academy sponsor led

    942 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,066
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 997
  • Anti social behaviour 169
  • Shoplifting 149
  • Public order 147
  • Criminal damage and arson 137

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

  • BLANDFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    MACE AVENUE, BRAINTREE, CM7 2AE

    ODS code F81132

    651 m

  • MOUNT CHAMBERS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    92 COGGESHALL ROAD, BRAINTREE, CM7 9BY

    ODS code F81087

    1.0 km

  • BLYTH'S MEADOW SURGERY

    TRINOVANTIAN WAY, BRAINTREE, CM7 3JN

    ODS code F81683

    1.2 km

  • CHURCH LANE SURGERY

    BRAINTREE COLLEGE, CHURCH LANE, BRAINTREE, CM7 5SN

    ODS code F81014

    2.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Acorn Avenue

    BCT · Braintree

    0.0 miles

  • Marshalls Road

    BCT · Braintree

    0.0 miles

  • Courtauld Place

    BCT · Braintree

    0.1 miles

  • Clare Road

    BCT · Braintree

    0.2 miles

  • Tortoiseshell Way

    BCT · Braintree

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Braintree 010B, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,819 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
8 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

18 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 3 secondary schools. St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is the nearest published school at 621 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,066 published events cover 12 months, averaging 172.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 997 events.

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