Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
16424
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 16424 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 5GU
Crime trends · near CM7 5GU
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
4
YoY -56%
ASB
0
YoY -100%
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY stable
Burglary
1
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
1
YoY -67%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
15
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 2,037
White Brit.94.2%
Other White2.5%
+ other · 3.4%
Religion
Total residents: 2,041
Christian51.2%
No religion42.6%
Not answered5.1%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,039
50–6420.4%
35–4918.8%
65–7412.8%
25–3410.2%
75–849.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.3%
Households
Total households: 869
Other16.8%
Any member 66+13.3%
All members 66+13.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.7%
+ 7 other households · 31.4%
Administrative Information
Braintree
Local Authority
Council Area
Braintree E14001121
Constituency
E14001121
Essex
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Bocking North
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 007D E01021355
E01021355
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Braintree 007 E02004452
E02004452
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Braintree 007D E01021355
E01021355
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Braintree 007 E02004452
E02004452
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
October 2008
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~18 years
Active Duration
2008 -> Present
October 2008 — Introduced
Postcode CM7 5GU introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 16424
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01021355 and MSOA E02004452 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CM7 5GU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
October 2008
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~18 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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