CM7 postcode area guide — Braintree
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the CM7 postcode district in Braintree — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in CM7
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
96.3%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
86.8%
Gigabit-capable
86.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.9%
Broadband availability in the CM7 postcode district (Braintree) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,285 postcodes Ofcom measures in CM7, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.3% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 86.8%.
Around 0.9% of premises in CM7 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in CM7
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| CM7 1AA | 100% | 100% |
| CM7 1AB | 100% | 100% |
| CM7 1AD | 100% | 100% |
| CM7 1AE | 100% | 100% |
| CM7 1AF | 100% | 100% |
| CM7 1AG | 100% | 100% |
| CM7 1AH | 100% | 100% |
| CM7 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| CM7 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| CM7 1AN | 100% | 97.6% |
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Mobile signal around Braintree
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Braintree district (75,867 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
84.6%
4G outdoors — all networks
99%
5G outdoors — all networks
42.5%
Voice indoors — all networks
87.7%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in CM7
Police recorded 60 incidents within about a mile of the centre of CM7 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 20 | 33.3% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 14 | 23.3% |
| Vehicle crime | 8 | 13.3% |
| Public order | 6 | 10.0% |
| Other theft | 4 | 6.7% |
| Shoplifting | 3 | 5.0% |
| Weapons possession | 2 | 3.3% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 1 | 1.7% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in CM7
Based on 602 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CM7 is £310,000, down 1.6% on the previous year (£315,000).
Detached
£472,500
141 sales
Semi-detached
£325,000
187 sales
Terraced
£280,000
147 sales
Flat / maisonette
£167,500
111 sales
Latest recorded sales in CM7
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £304,000 | Semi-detached | Vernon Way | CM7 9TU |
| 22 May 2026 | £425,000 | Semi-detached | Barryfields | CM7 5HJ |
| 20 May 2026 | £375,000 | Detached | Brimstone Court | CM7 1XY |
| 15 May 2026 | £462,500 | Detached | Church Lane | CM7 5SA |
| 15 May 2026 | £282,500 | Semi-detached | Cornwall Gardens | CM7 9LF |
| 15 May 2026 | £307,000 | Semi-detached | The Ridgeway | CM7 1EB |
| 15 May 2026 | £342,000 | Semi-detached | Grayling Close | CM7 1WW |
| 14 May 2026 | £300,000 | Semi-detached | Warren Road | CM7 3PB |
| 13 May 2026 | £250,000 | Terraced | Forsyth Drive | CM7 1AR |
| 13 May 2026 | £305,000 | Terraced | Bamboo Crescent | CM7 1GP |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Braintree demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Braintree district (155,270 residents, 64,983 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18.5% |
| 15–29 | 21.2% |
| 30–44 | 19.1% |
| 45–64 | 20.8% |
| 65+ | 20.5% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 67.9% |
| Private rented | 15.1% |
| Social rented | 12.9% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around CM7
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form | Secondary | 11–19 | 1,210 | CM7 1WY |
| Alec Hunter Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,058 | CM7 3NR |
| Tabor Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 989 | CM7 5XP |
| Lyons Hall School | Primary | 4–11 | 558 | CM7 9FH |
| John Bunyan Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 3–11 | 501 | CM7 5UL |
| John Ray Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 439 | CM7 1HL |
| St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 387 | CM7 2NS |
| Great Bradfords Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 326 | CM7 9LW |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in CM7
274 rated food businesses operate in CM7. 204 hold the top rating of 5, 33 are rated 4, and 6 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: (BOMB At) The Rib Shack, Abbeyfield Society - Wickham House, Acorn Lodge, Albeenuta Ltd, Alec Hunter Academy.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in CM7
From a sample of 259 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 CM7 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band C). 52% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
19%
Band C
32%
Band D
34%
Band E
11%
Band F
2%
Band G
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Braintree
Landlines around CM7 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.