CM7 8WJ

Braintree West · 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
CM7 1WJ 4 m
CM7 1WH 53 m
CM7 1ZL 85 m
CM7 1WW 92 m
CM7 1WL 114 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM7 8WJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1995
Terminated
1 December 2001
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM7
Postcode sector
CM7 8
Latitude
51.869638
Longitude
0.545769
British National Grid easting
575,362
British National Grid northing
222,069

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
E00108560
Lower layer super output area
Braintree 013B · E01021371
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
18
Primary
14
Secondary
3
  1. Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form

    Academy converter

    498 m
  2. John Ray Junior School

    Academy sponsor led

    574 m
  3. John Ray Infant School

    Academy converter

    579 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,976
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 943
  • Shoplifting 159
  • Anti social behaviour 157
  • Public order 138
  • Other theft 128

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

    1.1 km

  • MOUNT CHAMBERS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    92 COGGESHALL ROAD, BRAINTREE, CM7 9BY

    ODS code F81087

    1.3 km

  • BLYTH'S MEADOW SURGERY

    TRINOVANTIAN WAY, BRAINTREE, CM7 3JN

    ODS code F81683

    1.3 km

  • CHURCH LANE SURGERY

    BRAINTREE COLLEGE, CHURCH LANE, BRAINTREE, CM7 5SN

    ODS code F81014

    2.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Tortoiseshell Way

    BCT · Braintree

    0.2 miles
  • Tortoiseshell Way

    BCT · Braintree

    0.2 miles
  • Marshalls Road

    BCT · Braintree

    0.2 miles
  • Acorn Avenue

    BCT · Braintree

    0.3 miles
  • Hillside Gardens

    BCT · Braintree

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Braintree 013B, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,625 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
9 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. Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form is the nearest published school at 498 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,976 published events cover 12 months, averaging 164.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 943 events.

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