CM7 7QJ

Bocking South · Braintree · England

Updated September 2026

Compare this postcode

Location overview

Drag to pan. Use + or - to zoom. Open larger map
Local authority
Braintree
Constituency
Braintree
Postcode district
CM7
Postcode sector
CM7 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM7 2QJ 12 m
CM7 2QL 89 m
CM7 2PU 148 m
CM7 2RT 200 m
CM7 2RF 205 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM7 7QJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM7
Postcode sector
CM7 7
Latitude
51.886410
Longitude
0.533288
British National Grid easting
574,438
British National Grid northing
223,904

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
E00173990
Lower layer super output area
Braintree 008C · E01021358
Middle layer super output area
Braintree 008 · E02004453

Postcode source versions

Explore CM7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
18
Primary
14
Secondary
3
  1. The Edith Borthwick School

    Community special school

    459 m
  2. Tabor Academy

    Academy converter

    487 m
  3. John Bunyan Primary School and Nursery

    Community school

    829 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
1,163
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 573
  • Anti social behaviour 112
  • Other theft 82
  • Public order 81
  • Criminal damage and arson 81

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

    992 m

  • MOUNT CHAMBERS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    92 COGGESHALL ROAD, BRAINTREE, CM7 9BY

    ODS code F81087

    1.6 km

  • CHURCH LANE SURGERY

    BRAINTREE COLLEGE, CHURCH LANE, BRAINTREE, CM7 5SN

    ODS code F81014

    1.7 km

  • BLYTH'S MEADOW SURGERY

    TRINOVANTIAN WAY, BRAINTREE, CM7 3JN

    ODS code F81683

    2.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Post Office

    BCT · Bocking

    0.5 miles
  • Post Office

    BCT · Bocking

    0.5 miles
  • Tabor High School

    BCT · Braintree

    0.6 miles
  • Pygot Place

    BCT · Bocking

    0.6 miles
  • Lidl

    BCT · Braintree

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Braintree 008C, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,826 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
9 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. The Edith Borthwick School is the nearest published school at 459 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,163 published events cover 12 months, averaging 96.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 573 events.

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