CM7 8BU

Coggeshall · Braintree · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Braintree
Constituency
Witham
Postcode district
CM7
Postcode sector
CM7 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM77 8BU 2 m
CM77 8BX 827 m
CM77 8BT 903 m
CM77 8AJ 905 m
CM7 5PH 1.1 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM7 8BU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 2001
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM7
Postcode sector
CM7 8
Latitude
51.900463
Longitude
0.595311
British National Grid easting
578,650
British National Grid northing
225,617

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Braintree · E07000067
Parish or community
E04003929
Westminster constituency
Witham · E14001590
Output area
E00108607
Lower layer super output area
Braintree 012E · E01021380
Middle layer super output area
Braintree 012 · E02004457

Postcode source versions

Explore CM7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
13
Secondary
3
  1. Stisted Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.5 km
  2. Lyons Hall School

    Academy converter

    2.1 km
  3. Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School

    Community school

    2.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
29
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 8
  • Burglary 6
  • Other crime 4
  • Vehicle crime 3
  • Drugs 2

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

  • CHURCH LANE SURGERY

    BRAINTREE COLLEGE, CHURCH LANE, BRAINTREE, CM7 5SN

    ODS code F81014

    2.8 km

  • BLYTH'S MEADOW SURGERY

    TRINOVANTIAN WAY, BRAINTREE, CM7 3JN

    ODS code F81683

    3.6 km

  • MOUNT CHAMBERS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    92 COGGESHALL ROAD, BRAINTREE, CM7 9BY

    ODS code F81087

    3.6 km

  • BLANDFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    MACE AVENUE, BRAINTREE, CM7 2AE

    ODS code F81132

    4.4 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • The Mill

    BCT · Stisted

    0.6 miles
  • Grove Field

    BCT · High Garrett

    1.0 miles
  • Hare and Hounds

    BCT · High Garrett

    1.0 miles
  • Hare and Hounds

    BCT · High Garrett

    1.0 miles
  • Foley Corner

    BCT · High Garrett

    1.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Braintree 012E, 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

13,436 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
6 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 13 primary and 3 secondary schools. Stisted Church of England Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

29 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 8 events.

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