Around average
IMD England
Low · 2.2 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
East of England
Region
Live
Status
School applications
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Coordinates & Location for CM7 4DW
Postcode
CM7 4DW
Coordinates
51.9428, 0.5437
Grid reference
TL749302
Easting
574,937
Northing
230,200
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9F32WGVV+4F
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
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.
15327
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 15327 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 4DW
England & WalesCrime trends · near CM7 4DW
Counts are for Three Fields 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
5
YoY —
20135
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
2
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.95.1%
Other White1.6%
+ other · 3.3%
Religion
Christian53.5%
No religion39.4%
Not answered6.2%
+ other · 0.9%
Age groups
50–6426.2%
35–4915.7%
65–7415.5%
75–849.6%
25–348.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.9%
Households
All members 66+18.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children15.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.2%
Any member 66+13.0%
Other8.7%
+ 7 other households · 29.2%
Administrative Information
Braintree
Local Authority
Council AreaBraintree E14001121
Constituency
E14001121Essex
Police Force
England
Ward
Three Fields
Constituency code
E14001121
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Wethersfield
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 005D E01021413
E01021413MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Braintree 005 E02004450
E02004450LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Braintree 005D E01021413
E01021413MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Braintree 005 E02004450
E02004450Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1
Sun & Time Information
5:51 AM
Sunrise
5:46 PM
Sunset
11 hours 55 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:51 AM
Sunset (today)
5:46 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 55 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode CM7 4DW introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1. IMD England rank: 15327
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1. LSOA E01021413 and MSOA E02004450 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CM7 4DW is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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