CM7 7PE

Braintree West · 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 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM7 2PE 32 m
CM7 2PF 69 m
CM7 2PD 79 m
CM7 2GT 96 m
CM7 2NL 116 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM7 7PE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM7
Postcode sector
CM7 7
Latitude
51.876719
Longitude
0.540618
British National Grid easting
574,980
British National Grid northing
222,844

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
E00108522
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

    185 m
  2. St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree

    Voluntary aided school

    841 m
  3. Tabor Academy

    Academy converter

    972 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,989
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 981
  • Anti social behaviour 162
  • Shoplifting 156
  • Public order 143
  • Criminal damage and arson 129

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

    245 m

  • MOUNT CHAMBERS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    92 COGGESHALL ROAD, BRAINTREE, CM7 9BY

    ODS code F81087

    991 m

  • BLYTH'S MEADOW SURGERY

    TRINOVANTIAN WAY, BRAINTREE, CM7 3JN

    ODS code F81683

    1.3 km

  • CHURCH LANE SURGERY

    BRAINTREE COLLEGE, CHURCH LANE, BRAINTREE, CM7 5SN

    ODS code F81014

    2.0 km

Nearby transport

  • St Michael's

    BCT · Braintree

    0.2 miles
  • St Michael's

    BCT · Braintree

    0.2 miles
  • Lidl

    BCT · Braintree

    0.2 miles
  • Lidl

    BCT · Braintree

    0.2 miles
  • Peel Crescent

    BCT · Braintree

    0.2 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 185 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,989 published events cover 12 months, averaging 165.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 981 events.

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