CM7 8GD

Braintree West · Braintree · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM77 6GD 3 m
CM77 6GE 70 m
CM7 2PY 181 m
CM77 6RE 191 m
CM7 2QQ 194 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM7 8GD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1998
Terminated
1 December 2001
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM7
Postcode sector
CM7 8
Latitude
51.876466
Longitude
0.527760
British National Grid easting
574,096
British National Grid northing
222,785

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
E00108520
Lower layer super output area
Braintree 010A · E01021364
Middle layer super output area
Braintree 010 · E02004455

Postcode source versions

Explore CM7

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
40, Sun Lido Square Gardens, Braintree, CM7 8GD 15 May 2006 £197,000
40, Sun Lido Square Gardens, Braintree, CM7 8GD 14 July 2003 £162,000
40, Sun Lido Square Gardens, Braintree, CM7 8GD 14 December 2001 £119,000

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

    771 m
  2. Notley Green Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km
  3. Tabor Academy

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
867
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 415
  • Criminal damage and arson 73
  • Anti social behaviour 68
  • Shoplifting 63
  • Other theft 59

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

    955 m

  • MOUNT CHAMBERS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    92 COGGESHALL ROAD, BRAINTREE, CM7 9BY

    ODS code F81087

    1.9 km

  • BLYTH'S MEADOW SURGERY

    TRINOVANTIAN WAY, BRAINTREE, CM7 3JN

    ODS code F81683

    2.2 km

  • CHURCH LANE SURGERY

    BRAINTREE COLLEGE, CHURCH LANE, BRAINTREE, CM7 5SN

    ODS code F81014

    2.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Gilda Terrace

    BCT · Braintree

    0.1 miles
  • Gilda Terrace

    BCT · Braintree

    0.1 miles
  • Nayling Road

    BCT · Braintree

    0.2 miles
  • Nayling Road

    BCT · Braintree

    0.2 miles
  • Lidl

    BCT · Braintree

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Braintree 010A, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,779 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
8 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 771 m.

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

Recorded crime

867 published events cover 12 months, averaging 72.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 415 events.

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