CM7 8DL

Silver End & Cressing · Braintree · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM77 8DL 2 m
CM77 8QE 184 m
CM77 8QJ 191 m
CM77 8QH 287 m
CM77 8DH 333 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM7 8DL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 2001
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM7
Postcode sector
CM7 8
Latitude
51.866396
Longitude
0.587233
British National Grid easting
578,229
British National Grid northing
221,809

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Braintree · E07000067
Parish or community
E04003892
Westminster constituency
Witham · E14001590
Output area
E00108605
Lower layer super output area
Braintree 012E · E01021380
Middle layer super output area
Braintree 012 · E02004457

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Marcle Drive, Long Green, Cressing, Braintree, CM7 8DL 22 February 2019 £700,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
20
Primary
16
Secondary
3
  1. Beckers Green Primary School

    Academy converter

    975 m
  2. Alec Hunter Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.0 km
  3. Cressing Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
714
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 241
  • Shoplifting 141
  • Public order 64
  • Anti social behaviour 53
  • Other theft 51

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available
How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version not available.

NHS ODS

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • BLYTH'S MEADOW SURGERY

    TRINOVANTIAN WAY, BRAINTREE, CM7 3JN

    ODS code F81683

    2.2 km

  • MOUNT CHAMBERS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    92 COGGESHALL ROAD, BRAINTREE, CM7 9BY

    ODS code F81087

    2.7 km

  • SILVER END SURGERY

    DOCTORS SURGERY, BROADWAY, SILVER END, WITHAM, CM8 3RQ

    ODS code Y05023

    3.3 km

  • CHURCH LANE SURGERY

    BRAINTREE COLLEGE, CHURCH LANE, BRAINTREE, CM7 5SN

    ODS code F81014

    3.5 km

  • BLANDFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    MACE AVENUE, BRAINTREE, CM7 2AE

    ODS code F81132

    3.5 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Fowlers Farm

    BCT · Cressing

    0.2 miles
  • Fowlers Farm

    BCT · Cressing

    0.2 miles
  • Cressing Rd Rdbt

    BCT · Cressing

    0.3 miles
  • Cressing Rd Rdbt

    BCT · Cressing

    0.3 miles
  • Thames Close

    BCT · Braintree

    0.4 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

20 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 3 secondary schools. Beckers Green Primary School is the nearest published school at 975 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

714 published events cover 12 months, averaging 59.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 241 events.

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