CM7 9LN

Bocking Blackwater · 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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM7 9LU 57 m
CM7 9NL 60 m
CM7 9LT 99 m
CM7 9LX 108 m
CM7 9NA 116 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM7 9LN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM7
Postcode sector
CM7 9
Latitude
51.884958
Longitude
0.564611
British National Grid easting
576,599
British National Grid northing
223,818

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
E00108462
Lower layer super output area
Braintree 009A · E01021350
Middle layer super output area
Braintree 009 · E02004454

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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24 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
7, Bedford Close, Braintree, CM7 9LN 28 August 2025 £302,500
19, Bedford Close, Braintree, CM7 9LN 20 August 2025 £240,000
19, Bedford Close, Braintree, CM7 9LN 22 January 2025 £165,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
19
Primary
15
Secondary
3
  1. Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School

    Community school

    151 m
  2. Great Bradfords Junior School

    Community school

    151 m
  3. Lyons Hall School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,348
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,080
  • Anti social behaviour 198
  • Public order 190
  • Shoplifting 171
  • Criminal damage and arson 168

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
47

22 female, 25 male

Postcode households
20
Residents per household
2.4
CM7 9 residents
9,729

Age bands in CM7 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.1%

1,643 residents

Age 15 to 24
10%

907 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.4%

2,211 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.1%

2,453 residents

Age 65 and over
20.4%

1,846 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CM7 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • CHURCH LANE SURGERY

    BRAINTREE COLLEGE, CHURCH LANE, BRAINTREE, CM7 5SN

    ODS code F81014

    882 m

  • MOUNT CHAMBERS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    92 COGGESHALL ROAD, BRAINTREE, CM7 9BY

    ODS code F81087

    917 m

  • BLYTH'S MEADOW SURGERY

    TRINOVANTIAN WAY, BRAINTREE, CM7 3JN

    ODS code F81683

    923 m

  • BLANDFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    MACE AVENUE, BRAINTREE, CM7 2AE

    ODS code F81132

    1.8 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

  • Great Bradfords School

    BCT · Braintree

    0.0 miles
  • Great Bradfords School

    BCT · Braintree

    0.1 miles
  • Rutland Gardens

    BCT · Braintree

    0.1 miles
  • Rutland Gardens

    BCT · Braintree

    0.1 miles
  • Cumberland Close

    BCT · Braintree

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Braintree 009A, 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

25,091 of 33,755

Income
8 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
8 of 10
Living environment
4 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

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

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £301,500 from 6 recorded sales in CM7 9LN. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Braintree is £330,637 in June 2026, up 2.0% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

19 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 3 secondary schools. Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 151 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,348 published events cover 12 months, averaging 195.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,080 events.

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