# CM7

Postcode district covering Braintree, Bocking and Galley's Corner, in Braintree.

CM7 is a postcode district covering Braintree, Bocking and Galley's Corner, in Braintree. Median sale price £320,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code CM7. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [CM](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an CM7 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm7#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm7#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm7#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm7#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=CM7) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in CM7 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=CM7) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 817 homes were sold in CM7 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=CM7) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for CM7.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=CM7) (Census 2021, England and Wales): CM7 had 51,340 usual residents at the census.

## How CM7 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | CM7 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £320,000 | 2nd cheapest | 25 postcode districts, CM · 2025 |
| Population | 51,340 | 4th most populated | 27 postcode districts, CM · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 27 postcode districts, CM · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 92.8% | 5th highest | 27 postcode districts, CM · Jan 2026 |

## Is CM7 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in CM7 at a rate of 73.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 77.3 per 1,000 people across the CM postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 389 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in CM7.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,718), other crime (716) and anti-social behaviour (446).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in CM7 was 75.7 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in CM7, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so CM7 has no single figure. Of its 29 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in CM7

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Braintree 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree/neighbourhood/e01021404) | 2,167 | 28.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 89.7% |
| [Braintree 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree/neighbourhood/e01021411) | 1,373 | 26.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 39.5% |
| [Braintree 005C](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree/neighbourhood/e01021412) | 1,443 | 60.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 37.5% |
| [Braintree 005D](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree/neighbourhood/e01021413) | 1,295 | 42.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 89.2% |
| [Braintree 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree/neighbourhood/e01021349) | 1,411 | 34.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 96.6% |
| [Braintree 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree/neighbourhood/e01021351) | 1,614 | 76.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Braintree 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree/neighbourhood/e01021352) | 1,558 | 19.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 89.3% |
| [Braintree 007D](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree/neighbourhood/e01021355) | 2,039 | 76.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 93.9% |
| [Braintree 007E](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree/neighbourhood/e01021356) | 1,493 | 40.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 97.1% |
| [Braintree 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree/neighbourhood/e01021354) | 1,264 | 73.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Braintree 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree/neighbourhood/e01021357) | 1,539 | 63.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 94.5% |
| [Braintree 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree/neighbourhood/e01021358) | 2,543 | 104.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.1% |
| [Braintree 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree/neighbourhood/e01021359) | 2,105 | 85.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.9% |
| [Braintree 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree/neighbourhood/e01021350) | 1,815 | 50.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 95.4% |
| [Braintree 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree/neighbourhood/e01021353) | 1,765 | 61.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 97.4% |
| [Braintree 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree/neighbourhood/e01021365) | 2,472 | 165.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 88.1% |
| [Braintree 009E](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree/neighbourhood/e01033458) | 1,634 | 75.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.8% |
| [Braintree 009F](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree/neighbourhood/e01033459) | 1,755 | 216.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.8% |
| [Braintree 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree/neighbourhood/e01021364) | 1,687 | 28.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.7% |
| [Braintree 010B](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree/neighbourhood/e01021366) | 1,639 | 22.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Braintree 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree/neighbourhood/e01021368) | 1,570 | 189.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 94.3% |
| [Braintree 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree/neighbourhood/e01021370) | 1,728 | 74.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.7% |
| [Braintree 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree/neighbourhood/e01021372) | 2,121 | 69.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.3% |
| [Braintree 011E](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree/neighbourhood/e01021374) | 1,525 | 71.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.8% |
| [Braintree 011F](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree/neighbourhood/e01035155) | 1,405 | 63.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Braintree 011G](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree/neighbourhood/e01035156) | 1,483 | 40.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.8% |
| [Braintree 012C](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree/neighbourhood/e01021367) | 1,479 | 50.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.5% |
| [Braintree 012D](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree/neighbourhood/e01021369) | 2,818 | 63.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.7% |
| [Braintree 013B](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree/neighbourhood/e01021371) | 1,697 | 37.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |

## Your MP

- [Braintree](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/braintree): Sir James Cleverly (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 100% of the people here.
- [North West Essex](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-west-essex): Mrs Kemi Badenoch (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 0.1% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in CM7

[Bocking](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree/bocking), [Bocking Churchstreet & Blackwater](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree/bocking-churchstreet-and-blackwater), [Braintree South](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree/braintree-south), [Braintree West & Rayne](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree/braintree-west-and-rayne), [Central Braintree](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree/central-braintree), [Panfield, Finchingfield & Bardfield](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree/panfield-finchingfield-and-bardfield), [Silver End & Stisted](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree/silver-end-and-stisted)

## Postcode sectors in CM7

[CM7 0 (51 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm7-0), [CM7 1 (201 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm7-1), [CM7 2 (170 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm7-2), [CM7 3 (215 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm7-3), [CM7 4 (239 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm7-4), [CM7 5 (295 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm7-5), [CM7 9 (178 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm7-9)

## Council

[Braintree](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree)

## Towns in CM7

[Braintree](https://openindex.co.uk/town/braintree)

## Postcode districts next to CM7

[CB9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb9), [CB10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb10), [CM6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm6), [CM77](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm77), [CO9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/co9)

## More in the CM postcode area

[All CM postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## CM7 in brief

CM7 is a postcode district covering Braintree, Bocking and Galley's Corner, in Braintree.
About 53,960 people lived in CM7 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £320,000 in 2025 across 817 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 73.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in CM7 was £320,000 in 2025.
CM7 had 51,340 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in CM7 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In CM7, 92.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: CM7
- Postcode area: [CM](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm)
- Constituency: [Braintree †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/braintree)
- Council: [Braintree †](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree)
- Area: 127 km²
- People, mid-2024: 53,960*
- Neighbourhoods: 29
- Output areas: 160

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[CM77](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm77), [CO9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/co9), [CM6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm6), [CB10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb10), [CB9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb9)

## Latest updates for CM7

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/CM7

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm7, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm7#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm7