# CM7 4NX: area report for a postcode in Braintree

CM7 4NX is a postcode in Braintree.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Braintree. Open the map at CM7 4NX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Braintree](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree) › [CM7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm7) › [CM7 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm7-4)

## Around this postcode

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, none in July either. Braintree 005C: 60 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.4743,51.9639,CM74NX
- **Braintree, 11 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.4743,51.9639,CM74NX
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.4743,51.9639,CM74NX
- **No property in CM7 4NX listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.4743,51.9639,CM74NX
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Braintree 005C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.4743,51.9639,CM74NX
- **£328,477 average price**: For the whole of Braintree, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.4743,51.9639,CM74NX
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.5 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.4743,51.9639,CM74NX
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.4743,51.9639,CM74NX
- **No gigabit broadband at CM7 4NX**: Superfast for 0%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.4743,51.9639,CM74NX
- **Moderate road and rail noise at CM7 4NX**: Road 61 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.4743,51.9639,CM74NX
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=0.4743,51.9639,CM74NX
- **7.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.4743,51.9639,CM74NX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Finchingfield St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/finchingfield-st-john-the-baptist-cofe-primary-academy-e147817) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | – |
| [Wethersfield CofE VC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wethersfield-cofe-vc-primary-school-e115110) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2024 | 88% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2024 | £600,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 560 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £328,477** (July 2026). Braintree’s average house price was £328,477 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £39,712** (2025). Full-time workers living in Braintree earned a median of £39,712 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 148th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.3×** (2025). A home in Braintree costs 8.3 times local full-time pay. Joint 115th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 16.6** (2025). Braintree has a deprivation score of 16.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 119th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Braintree 005C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 16.6** (2025). Braintree 005C has a deprivation score of 16.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,069th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £699,995** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Braintree 005C was £699,995 in 2025. 1,573rd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,443** (2021). Braintree 005C had 1,443 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,221st least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 37.5%** (January 2026). In Braintree 005C, 37.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## CM7 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £320,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CM7 was £320,000 in 2025. Joint 961st most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 51,340** (2021). CM7 had 51,340 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 186th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in CM7 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.8%** (January 2026). In CM7, 92.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Braintree](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree)
- Centre: 51.9639, 0.4743

Council: [Braintree](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Braintree](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/braintree): Sir James Cleverly (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=0.4743,51.9639,CM74NX

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Snapshot 2026.10.8. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm7-4nx