CM7 8LB

Great Notley & Black Notley · Braintree · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM77 8LB 2 m
CM77 8LD 228 m
CM77 8LE 373 m
CM77 8JZ 376 m
CM77 8LA 439 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM7 8LB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 2001
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM7
Postcode sector
CM7 8
Latitude
51.858838
Longitude
0.549095
British National Grid easting
575,633
British National Grid northing
220,876

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Braintree · E07000067
Parish or community
E04003884
Westminster constituency
Braintree · E14001121
Output area
E00108436
Lower layer super output area
Braintree 013A · E01021347
Middle layer super output area
Braintree 013 · E02004458

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
19
Primary
15
Secondary
3
  1. Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form

    Academy converter

    806 m
  2. John Ray Infant School

    Academy converter

    934 m
  3. John Ray Junior School

    Academy sponsor led

    938 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
623
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 315
  • Anti social behaviour 55
  • Other theft 52
  • Vehicle crime 41
  • Public order 34

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

  • BLYTH'S MEADOW SURGERY

    TRINOVANTIAN WAY, BRAINTREE, CM7 3JN

    ODS code F81683

    2.2 km

  • BLANDFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    MACE AVENUE, BRAINTREE, CM7 2AE

    ODS code F81132

    2.3 km

  • MOUNT CHAMBERS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    92 COGGESHALL ROAD, BRAINTREE, CM7 9BY

    ODS code F81087

    2.4 km

  • CHURCH LANE SURGERY

    BRAINTREE COLLEGE, CHURCH LANE, BRAINTREE, CM7 5SN

    ODS code F81014

    3.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Park Farm

    BCT · Black Notley

    0.3 miles
  • Park Farm

    BCT · Black Notley

    0.3 miles
  • Buck Hill

    BCT · Black Notley

    0.3 miles
  • Buck Hill

    BCT · Black Notley

    0.3 miles
  • Memorial

    BCT · Black Notley

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Braintree 013A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,441 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
3 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

19 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 3 secondary schools. Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form is the nearest published school at 806 m.

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

Recorded crime

623 published events cover 12 months, averaging 51.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 315 events.

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