Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
8169
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 8169 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Police Recorded Crime near CM7 2SW
Crime trends · near CM7 2SW
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
24
YoY -17%
ASB
0
YoY -100%
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY stable
Burglary
2
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
5
YoY -29%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
49
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 2,539
White Brit.85.7%
Other White5.3%
African1.5%
+ other · 7.5%
Religion
Total residents: 2,544
No religion51.9%
Christian39.3%
Not answered5.5%
Muslim1.9%
+ other · 1.4%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,550
35–4919.5%
50–6416.7%
25–3415.2%
10–159.5%
5–97.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.7%
Households
Total households: 1,029
Other14.8%
Any member 66+13.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.6%
Lone parent family: With dependent children11.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.3%
+ 8 other households · 37.3%
Administrative Information
Braintree
Local Authority
Council Area
Braintree E14001121
Constituency
E14001121
Essex
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Bocking 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 Scotland
East of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Mid Essex
Sub ICB Location
NHS Mid and South Essex ICB - 06Q
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Braintree 008C E01021358
E01021358
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Braintree 008 E02004453
E02004453
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Braintree 008C E01021358
E01021358
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Braintree 008 E02004453
E02004453
Urban: 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
4:09 AM
Sunrise
7:39 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:09 AM
Sunset (today)
7:39 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
July 1995
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~31 years
Active Duration
1995 -> Present
July 1995 — Introduced
Postcode CM7 2SW 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: 8169
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01021358 and MSOA E02004453 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CM7 2SW is currently active and in use.
First introduced
July 1995
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~31 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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