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CM7 1FH area report

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UK/England/Essex/Braintree/Braintree South/CM7 1FH

Demographics report

Demographics near CM7 1FH

Census profile

Demographics around CM7 1FH

Census 2021 · Braintree 008

Population7,451usual residents in matched Census geography

Density2,572people per sq km

Median age38matched Census area

Households—Census household count

Benchmarks

How this postcode compares

Precomputed Census benchmarks; city average is shown only for major UK cities.

MeasurePostcode areaAverage for England

Main ethnic groupWhite

Postcode area91.7%

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Average for England82.2%

Significant presencewhite other, black african, asian other

Postcode area7.7%Average for England

Main religionNo religion

Postcode area48.7%Average for England

Population densityPeople per sq km

Postcode area2,572Average for England3,535

Main age bandAged 18 to 64

Postcode area58.6%Average for England60.4%

Main tenureOwner-occupied

Postcode area51.4%Average for England61.8%

Main country of birthuk

Postcode area73.2%Average for England

Official wellbeing index

Neighbourhood wellbeing decile

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · Braintree 008C

4/ 10

Bottom 40% in England

This small area sits on the more pressured side of the official England neighbourhood wellbeing ranking.

EducationDecile 2

Major pressure

HealthDecile 3

Elevated pressure

JobsDecile 3

Elevated pressure

IncomeDecile 3

Elevated pressure

CrimeDecile 4

Elevated pressure

Housing & servicesDecile 7

Relatively strong

People & community

Who lives here

Census 2021

Population7,451matched statistical neighbourhood

Median age38Census area median

Owned51.4%household tenure

Private rent11.6%household tenure

Ethnic composition

White91.7%

Asian2.3%

Black2.2%

Mixed2.8%

Other0.9%

Detailed mix

white british85.7%

white other5.2%

black african1.5%

asian other1.1%

mixed white black caribbean0.9%

other any0.7%

white irish0.7%

mixed other0.7%

Born: uk73.2%

Born: no passport20.6%

Born: poland2%

Born: other eu0.8%

Born: romania0.6%

Religion

Religion profile around CM7 1FH

Census 2021 · Braintree 008

Largest groupNo religion48.7% of usual residents in the matched Census area

No religion48.7%

Christian42.5%

Religion not stated6.1%

Muslim1.1%

Hindu0.5%

Other religion0.5%

Buddhist0.3%

Jewish0.2%

Sikh0.1%

Area rating breakdown

How LocaleIQ rates this neighbourhood

Bottom 21% nationally · 8 matched domains

Safety

46/100

Income

22/100

Employment

58/100

Education

31/100

Health

22/100

Housing access

67/100

Property

46/100

Insight

What the profile means

Use deprivation for within-nation context only. England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland publish different measures, methods, and release years.

Decile 4/10 in England for the small area around this postcode.
12% of households are privately rented in the local Census area.