Around average
IMD England
Low · 0.7 per 1k
Crime · May '26
East of England
Region
Live
Status
School applications
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Coordinates & Location for CM7 5DS
Postcode
CM7 5DS
Coordinates
51.8890, 0.4722
Grid reference
TL702240
Easting
570,226
Northing
224,049
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9F32VFQC+JV
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.
19580
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 19580 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 5DS
England & WalesCrime trends · near CM7 5DS
Counts are for Rayne electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
2
YoY —
210
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
ASB
0
YoY —
110
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
110
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
210
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
110
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.94.6%
Other White2.2%
+ other · 3.2%
Religion
Christian52.5%
No religion39.5%
Not answered6.2%
+ other · 1.8%
Age groups
50–6427.6%
35–4915.9%
65–7415.7%
75–849.1%
25–347.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.2%
Households
All members 66+16.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children16.6%
Any member 66+14.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.5%
Other10.7%
+ 7 other households · 29.7%
Administrative Information
Braintree
Local Authority
Council AreaBraintree E14001121
Constituency
E14001121Essex
Police Force
England
Ward
Rayne
Constituency code
E14001121
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
The Salings
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 005A E01021404
E01021404MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Braintree 005 E02004450
E02004450LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Braintree 005A E01021404
E01021404MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Braintree 005 E02004450
E02004450Smaller rural: Nearer to 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 village E1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Sun & Time Information
5:48 AM
Sunrise
5:51 PM
Sunset
12 hours 3 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:48 AM
Sunset (today)
5:51 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 3 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 5DS 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 village E1. IMD England rank: 19580
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01021404 and MSOA E02004450 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CM7 5DS 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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