CM7 postcode area · Braintree
The CM7 postcode district spans 13 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Braintree, Chelmsford, Uttlesford. Area Scores range from 27 to 88 across them. Every full CM7 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
The CM7 district contains both ends of the scale: Braintree West & Rayne at 89 out of 100 (#766 of 6,856 in England) against Bocking at 27, a 62-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 6 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £253,000 in Central Braintree to £530,000 in Great Leighs & the Walthams — a 2.1× gap within the CM7 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Braintree, Chelmsford and Uttlesford — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
Living here
Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.
House prices in the CM7 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Braintree West & RayneBraintree | 766 | 89 | £377,500 |
| Great Notley & Black NotleyBraintree | 793 | 88 | £375,000 |
| Flitch Green, Felsted & High EasterUttlesford | 1,342 | 80 | £495,000 |
| Bocking Churchstreet & BlackwaterBraintree | 1,959 | 71 | £370,000 |
| Thaxted, Great Sampford & RadwinterUttlesford | 2,068 | 70 | £463,500 |
| Coggeshall & KelvedonBraintree | 2,267 | 67 | £394,000 |
| Panfield, Finchingfield & BardfieldBraintree | 3,035 | 56 | £517,500 |
| Great Leighs & the WalthamsChelmsford | 3,103 | 55 | £530,000 |
| Steeple Bumpstead & Great YeldhamBraintree | 3,302 | 52 | £430,000 |
| Central BraintreeBraintree | 3,556 | 48 | £253,000 |
| Silver End & StistedBraintree | 3,734 | 46 | £328,000 |
| Braintree SouthBraintree | 4,132 | 40 | £290,500 |
| BockingBraintree | 4,982 | 27 | £305,000 |
People living in CM7 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 17% · Managers & directors 16% · Associate professional 14%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 17% |
| Managers & directors | 16% |
| Associate professional | 14% |
| Skilled trades | 12% |
| Administrative | 10% |
| Caring & leisure | 9% |
| Elementary | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 7% |
| Process & plant | 6% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 48% · No religion 44% · Muslim 1%
Born outside the UK: 8%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
Towns & places in CM7
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the CM7 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around CM7.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.