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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CM7 postcode district.

County or areaEssex
Postcode districtCM7
Telephone code01376
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 43 min4:38 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 46 min8:02 am – 3:48 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,441 residentsin the Central Braintree census areaMedian age 39.24,379 households54% of homes owner-occupied27% owned outright12% social rented, 33% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.8% unemployment rate67% of adults are economically active, 4,960 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 14%, construction 11%Getting to work: 20% work from home, 59% go by car, 6% take public transport, 15% walk or cycle48% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 91%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C622 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October38 days of air frost, 19 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 23°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBocking Windmillhistoric site · 1.7 miBraintree and Bocking Nature Reserve.walk or trail · 1.1 miDarby's Holewater · under a mileHobbs Croft Lakelake · 2.4 miBocking Mill Hillhistoric site · 2.9 miThe Ash Grounds Lakelake · 2.4 miPolly's Hillhill · under a mileMill Streamriver · 2.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesMarshalls Parkpark · under a mile · 12 haGreat Notley Country Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 40 haPanners Fieldpark · 1.4 miBunyan Road Allotment Siteallotments · under a mileBraintree and Bocking Recreation Groundsports ground · under a mile · 4 haKing George's Fieldplaying field · 1.1 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Feb 199449 mi away, Norwich, NorfolkMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202646 mi away, Southern North SeaSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 8.4 · PM2.5 7.2 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband96% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,814 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation70 m230 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 35 to 77 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Michael's Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryMount Chambers Medical Practice10 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyBorno Chemist (Great Square)8 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Surgeryright herePolice stationEssex Police - Braintree Districtright hereCash machineCashpoint 2-4 Bank Street2 within half a mileright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi17 schools13 primary, 3 secondary, 1 specialPrimarySt Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintreeages 4-11, 203 pupilsunder a milePrimaryJohn Bunyan Primary School and Nurseryages 3-11, 501 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryTabor Academyages 11-18, 989 pupilsunder a mileCollegeWrittle College Limited11.2 miUniversityAnglia Ruskin University10.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN14 miRailway stationBraintreeunder a mileBus stationBus InterchangeBraintree Town Centreunder a mileFerryEast Mersea Ferry Landing20 miBus stops114 within a mileCar parkNational Car ParksBraintree2 car parks within half a mileunder a mileEV chargingbp PulseBraintreeunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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