High deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 4.2 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
East of England
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for CM7 1BU
Postcode
CM7 1BU
Coordinates
51.8651, 0.5577
Grid reference
TL762215
Easting
576,204
Northing
221,588
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9F32VH85+23
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Braintree
Travel to Work
Chelmsford
ITL Region
Braintree
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
9189
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 9189 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near CM7 1BU
England & WalesCrime trends · near CM7 1BU
Counts are for Braintree South electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
20
YoY —
23145
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
3
YoY —
531
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
2
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.84.2%
Other White6.0%
African1.7%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.5%
+ other · 6.7%
Religion
No religion50.1%
Christian39.4%
Not answered6.8%
Muslim1.8%
+ other · 1.8%
Age groups
50–6420.6%
35–4919.4%
25–3413.1%
65–7410.3%
10–158.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.4%
Households
Other13.4%
Any member 66+12.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.5%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.7%
+ 8 other households · 43.5%
Administrative Information
Braintree
Local Authority
Council AreaBraintree E14001121
Constituency
E14001121Essex
Police Force
England
Ward
Braintree South
Constituency code
E14001121
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Braintree, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Braintree
Health & NHS
East of England
Health Authority
Serving Essex
NHS EnglandEast of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Essex Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Mid Essex
Sub ICB Location
NHS Essex ICB - 06Q
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Braintree 011E E01021374
E01021374MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Braintree 011 E02004456
E02004456LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Braintree 011E E01021374
E01021374MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Braintree 011 E02004456
E02004456Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:49 AM
Sunrise
5:48 PM
Sunset
11 hours 59 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:49 AM
Sunset (today)
5:48 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 59 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
July 1995
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~31 years
Active Duration
1995 -> PresentJuly 1995 — Introduced
Postcode CM7 1BU introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 9189
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01021374 and MSOA E02004456 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CM7 1BU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
July 1995
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~31 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near CM7 1BU
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 20%
Attainment 8
44.9
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 28%
RWM expected
62%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–7FSM 24%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 20%
Attainment 8
45.7
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 22%
RWM expected
52%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 12%
RWM expected
66%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 34%
RWM expected
60%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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