CM7 8BY

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 8BY 1 m
CM7 5PE 568 m
CM77 8BZ 890 m
CM77 8BX 1.1 km
CO9 1RX 1.1 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM7 8BY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 2001
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM7
Postcode sector
CM7 8
Latitude
51.914784
Longitude
0.602085
British National Grid easting
579,059
British National Grid northing
227,226

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

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
10
Secondary
1
  1. Stisted Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    2.5 km
  2. Gosfield Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.7 km
  3. St Margaret's Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    3.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
27
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Public order 7
  • Violence and sexual offences 6
  • Other crime 3
  • Robbery 2
  • Burglary 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

2

within 5 km

  • THE ELIZABETH COURTAULD SURGERY

    FACTORY LANE WEST, HALSTEAD, CO9 1EX

    ODS code F81068

    3.9 km

  • CHURCH LANE SURGERY

    BRAINTREE COLLEGE, CHURCH LANE, BRAINTREE, CM7 5SN

    ODS code F81014

    4.0 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Rayne Hatch Wood

    BCT · High Garrett

    0.4 miles
  • Rayne Hatch Wood

    BCT · High Garrett

    0.4 miles
  • Crematorium

    BCT · High Garrett

    0.7 miles
  • Crematorium

    BCT · High Garrett

    0.7 miles
  • Penny Pot Corner

    BCT · Plaistow Green

    0.8 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

13 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 1 secondary schools. Stisted Church of England Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 1.5 miles.

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

Recorded crime

27 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Public order with 7 events.

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