CM7 postcode area
The CM7 postcode district spans 13 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Braintree, Chelmsford, Uttlesford. Area Scores range from 27 to 88 across them.
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.
| 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 |
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around CM7.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so figures are shown per neighbourhood rather than as a single postcode average — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.