CM7 8ZL

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 1ZL 4 m
CM7 1WJ 80 m
CM7 1WH 83 m
CM7 1WQ 85 m
CM7 1XX 99 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM7 8ZL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
1 December 2001
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM7
Postcode sector
CM7 8
Latitude
51.869024
Longitude
0.545080
British National Grid easting
575,317
British National Grid northing
221,999

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
E00108562
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

    479 m
  2. John Ray Junior School

    Academy sponsor led

    584 m
  3. John Ray Infant School

    Academy converter

    589 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,870
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 890
  • Shoplifting 148
  • Anti social behaviour 147
  • Public order 132
  • Criminal damage and arson 123

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

    1.4 km

  • BLYTH'S MEADOW SURGERY

    TRINOVANTIAN WAY, BRAINTREE, CM7 3JN

    ODS code F81683

    1.4 km

  • CHURCH LANE SURGERY

    BRAINTREE COLLEGE, CHURCH LANE, BRAINTREE, CM7 5SN

    ODS code F81014

    2.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Tortoiseshell Way

    BCT · Braintree

    0.1 miles
  • Tortoiseshell Way

    BCT · Braintree

    0.2 miles
  • Marshalls Road

    BCT · Braintree

    0.3 miles
  • King William

    BCT · Great Notley

    0.3 miles
  • King William

    BCT · Great Notley

    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 479 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,870 published events cover 12 months, averaging 155.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 890 events.

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