Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
6603
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 6603 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 3EQ
Crime trends · near CM7 3EQ
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
33
YoY -8%
ASB
9
YoY -50%
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY -33%
Burglary
1
YoY -67%
Criminal damage
18
YoY +260%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
4 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
119
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,725
White Brit.84.7%
Other White5.1%
Other Asian1.9%
African1.4%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.0%
+ other · 5.8%
Religion
Total residents: 1,730
No religion53.1%
Christian35.4%
Not answered6.3%
Muslim2.3%
Other religion1.9%
+ other · 0.9%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,723
35–4920.0%
50–6419.3%
25–3415.7%
10–158.5%
65–748.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.5%
Households
Total households: 713
Other19.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.2%
Any member 66+13.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.1%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.1%
+ 8 other households · 35.8%
Administrative Information
Braintree
Local Authority
Council Area
Braintree E14001121
Constituency
E14001121
Essex
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Braintree Central & Beckers Green
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 011B E01021370
E01021370
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Braintree 011 E02004456
E02004456
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Braintree 011B E01021370
E01021370
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Braintree 011 E02004456
E02004456
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
4:06 AM
Sunrise
7:42 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:06 AM
Sunset (today)
7:42 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 2000
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~26 years
Active Duration
2000 -> Present
June 2000 — Introduced
Postcode CM7 3EQ 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: 6603
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01021370 and MSOA E02004456 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CM7 3EQ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 2000
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~26 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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