CM7 4EJ postcode in Braintree, Essex

CM7 4EJ is a postcode in Braintree, in the Three Fields ward. It is in the Braintree parliamentary constituency and the Essex police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Braintree: 90% Typical price £512,000 Homes sold in CM7 4, last 12 months. ▼ 5.5% on the year before Nearest station Braintree 9.6 km in a straight line

Where CM7 4EJ is, and what is near it

Map of CM7 4EJ and what is near it Map of CM7 4EJ: its centre point, with the 238 other postcodes in the CM7 4 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. CM7 4AE: also in CM7 4CM7 4BL: also in CM7 4CM7 4BN: also in CM7 4CM7 4BP: also in CM7 4CM7 4BS: also in CM7 4CM7 4BT: also in CM7 4CM7 4BU: also in CM7 4CM7 4BX: also in CM7 4CM7 4BY: also in CM7 4CM7 4BZ: also in CM7 4CM7 4DA: also in CM7 4CM7 4DB: also in CM7 4CM7 4DS: also in CM7 4CM7 4DT: also in CM7 4CM7 4EB: also in CM7 4CM7 4ED: also in CM7 4CM7 4EE: also in CM7 4CM7 4EF: also in CM7 4CM7 4EG: also in CM7 4CM7 4EH: also in CM7 4CM7 4EL: also in CM7 4CM7 4EN: also in CM7 4CM7 4EQ: also in CM7 4CM7 4ES: also in CM7 4CM7 4EY: also in CM7 4CM7 4FF: also in CM7 4CM7 4PJ: also in CM7 4 School 3.5 kmThe Freshford Practice 3.7 kmTeaseldown School 6.5 kmSchool 6.6 kmGP 7.5 kmThree Fields CM7 4EJ Map of CM7 4EJ and what is near it Map of CM7 4EJ: its centre point, with the 238 other postcodes in the CM7 4 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. School 3.5 kmThe Freshford Practice 3.7 kmThree Fields CM7 4EJ
  • CM7 4EJ
  • Other postcodes in CM7 4: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.9559, longitude 0.5044)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after CM7 4EJ?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at CM7 4EJ?

Every home and business at CM7 4EJ can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Braintree: 90%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Braintree: 98%

The line marks the figure across Braintree.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at CM7 4EJ?

BinDayBuddy has not read Braintree District Council's days for CM7 4EJ today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for CM7 4EJ on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is CM7 4EJ at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include CM7 4EJ.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Braintree

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for CM7 4EJ: 1,202 properties in Braintree are at high risk (1.3% of all its properties). All the figures for Braintree

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of CM7 4EJ is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near CM7 4EJ?

Homes in CM7 4 sold for a typical £512,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 53 sales, down 5.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£512,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£541,975 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 5.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £625,000 33 sales
  • Semi-detached £392,409 17 sales
  • Terraced Not enough sales to price (3)

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole CM7 district: a typical £322,500 from 599 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in CM7 4EJ

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in CM7 4EJ from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near CM7 4EJ?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 580 homes in the neighbourhood around CM7 4EJ. The largest share of them, 24%, are in council tax band C. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (39%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around CM7 4EJ

Band D in Braintree for 2026‑27: £2,280. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,520 (band A) to £3,801 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,027.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 30 (5%)£1,520
Band Babout 70 (12%)£1,774
Band Cabout 140 (24%)£2,027
Band Dabout 120 (21%)£2,280
Band Eabout 90 (16%)£2,787
Band Fabout 70 (12%)£3,294
Band Gabout 60 (10%)£3,801
Band Hwithheld£4,561

When the homes were built

  1. 39% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 7% 1919 to 1939
  4. 21% 1945 to 1964
  5. 19% 1965 to 1982
  6. 7% 1983 to 1999
  7. 2% 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 2010 to 2019
  9. 4% 2020 or later

Averages for Braintree before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of CM7 4EJ is in (ONS area E01021413), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near CM7 4EJ?

The nearest open schools to CM7 4EJ, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CM7 4EJ, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to CM7 4EJ?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CM7 4EJ is Braintree Rail Station, 9.6 km away in a straight line.

  • Braintree Rail Station Railway station 9.6 kmDrive
  • Braintree Freeport Rail Station Railway station 10.6 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near CM7 4EJ, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near CM7 4EJ?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CM7 4EJ, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near CM7 4EJ?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of CM7 4EJ on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near CM7 4EJ?

The nearest to the centre of CM7 4EJ, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to CM7 4EJ?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near CM7 4EJ?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CM7 4EJ, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which vets are near CM7 4EJ?

The nearest vets to the centre of CM7 4EJ on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is CM7 4EJ in a conservation area?

The centre of CM7 4EJ is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near CM7 4EJ?

Police.uk records 16 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CM7 4EJ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour5 reports
Violence and sexual offences5 reports
Public order2 reports
Criminal damage and arson2 reports
Burglary1 report
Drugs1 report

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for CM7 4EJ

Ward
Three Fields
Parish
Wethersfield
Region
East of England
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, further from a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

Where to check what we do not hold

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CM7 4 sector CM7 district CM postcode area

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

CM7 4EH110 mCM7 4EQ550 mCM7 4EL570 mCM7 4EN650 mCM7 4DA820 mCM7 4EG850 m
All of CM7

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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