CM77 postcode area guide — Braintree
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the CM77 postcode district in Braintree — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in CM77
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
92.3%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
84.6%
Gigabit-capable
84.6%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.3%
Broadband availability in the CM77 postcode district (Braintree) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 445 postcodes Ofcom measures in CM77, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 92.3% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 84.6%.
Around 0.3% of premises in CM77 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 CM77
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| CM77 6AA | 100% | 100% |
| CM77 6AB | 100% | 100% |
| CM77 6AD | 100% | 100% |
| CM77 6AE | 100% | 100% |
| CM77 6AF | 100% | 100% |
| CM77 6AG | 100% | 100% |
| CM77 6BA | 100% | 100% |
| CM77 6BS | 100% | 100% |
| CM77 6BT | 100% | 90.9% |
| CM77 6BU | 100% | 100% |
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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 CM77
Police recorded 165 incidents within about a mile of the centre of CM77 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 81 | 49.1% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 22 | 13.3% |
| Shoplifting | 19 | 11.5% |
| Other theft | 10 | 6.1% |
| Public order | 10 | 6.1% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 6 | 3.6% |
| Other crime | 6 | 3.6% |
| Drugs | 5 | 3.0% |
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 CM77
Based on 169 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CM77 is £426,000, up 12.1% on the previous year (£380,000).
Detached
£530,000
86 sales
Semi-detached
£345,000
43 sales
Terraced
£310,000
26 sales
Flat / maisonette
£191,500
9 sales
Latest recorded sales in CM77
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 2026 | £345,000 | Semi-detached | Bulford Lane | CM77 8NN |
| 12 May 2026 | £440,000 | Detached | Washall Drive | CM77 7GF |
| 11 May 2026 | £650,000 | Detached | Mallard Close | CM77 7YD |
| 8 May 2026 | £137,000 | Terraced | Aylesbury Drive | CM77 7AW |
| 1 May 2026 | £480,000 | Detached | Mary Ruck Way | CM77 8RA |
| 1 May 2026 | £285,000 | Terraced | Skiddaw Close | CM77 7UR |
| 1 May 2026 | £325,000 | Semi-detached | Church Road | CM77 8PQ |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £360,000 | Terraced | Osmond Close | CM77 8FH |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £490,000 | Detached | Maylands Drive | CM77 7PY |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £196,000 | Flat | Elder Field | CM77 7TZ |
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 CM77
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Court School | Primary | 2–11 | 550 | CM77 7UE |
| Notley Green Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 401 | CM77 7ZJ |
| Rayne Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 213 | CM77 6BZ |
| Cressing Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 205 | CM77 8JE |
| Stisted Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 103 | CM77 8AN |
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 CM77
118 rated food businesses operate in CM77. 96 hold the top rating of 5, 8 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: ASV Braintree Subway, Best Of Men Barbeque (BOMB), Bill's Restaurant, Bizzar Ltd, BP Braintree SFC.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in CM77
From a sample of 45 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 CM77 postcodes, the most common rating is band B (average band C). 62% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
7%
Band B
40%
Band C
16%
Band D
31%
Band E
2%
Band F
4%
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 CM77 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.