High deprivation
IMD England
118
Crime · May '26
£227,500
Median property price
—
Annual change
East of England
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for CM7 3FA
Chelmsford
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
CM7 3FA
Coordinates
51.8734, 0.5800
Grid reference
TL777225
Easting
577,703
Northing
222,573
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9F32VHFH+9X
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.
9996
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 9996 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.
Property sales (Land Registry)
Property sales · CM7 3FA
HM Land Registry · Braintree
Average price
£227,500
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £227,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Sep '24 – Feb '25Feb '25: 1 sales · avg £240,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£240k£228k£215k
Sep '24Feb '25
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near CM7 3FA
Crime trends · near CM7 3FA
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
604632
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
51
YoY -15%
ASB
27165
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
19
YoY +19%
Vehicle Crime
740
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -67%
Burglary
840
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY stable
Criminal damage
18113
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
6
YoY -33%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.88.4%
Other White3.5%
White & Asian1.0%
+ other · 7.0%
Religion
No religion54.0%
Christian39.4%
Not answered4.0%
Muslim1.0%
+ other · 1.5%
Age groups
50–6420.7%
35–4918.9%
25–3412.6%
65–749.7%
10–158.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.6%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.2%
Other13.0%
Any member 66+12.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.4%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.0%
+ 8 other households · 41.2%
Administrative Information
Braintree
Local Authority
Council AreaBraintree E14001121
Constituency
E14001121Essex
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 ScotlandEast 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 012C E01021367
E01021367MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Braintree 012 E02004457
E02004457LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Braintree 012C E01021367
E01021367MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Braintree 012 E02004457
E02004457Urban: 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
3:51 AM
Sunrise
8:14 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:51 AM
Sunset (today)
8:14 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 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 3FA 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: 9996
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01021367 and MSOA E02004457 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CM7 3FA 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
Schools near CM7 3FA
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Beckers Green Primary School
Essex · CM7 3PR
Good
0.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
Alec Hunter Academy
Essex · CM7 3NR
Good
0.2 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Lyons Hall School
Essex · CM7 9FH
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Great Bradfords Junior School
Essex · CM7 9LW
Good
1.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School
Essex · CM7 9LW
Good
1.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7
John Ray Infant School
Essex · CM7 1HL
1.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–7
John Ray Junior School
Essex · CM7 1HL
Good
1.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
John Ray Infant School
Essex · CM7 1HL
Good
1.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–7
Cressing Primary School
Essex · CM77 8JE
Good
1.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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