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CM7 1HF area report

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

Demographics report

Demographics near CM7 1HF

Census profile

Demographics around CM7 1HF

Census 2021 · Braintree 013

Population9,539usual residents in matched Census geography

Density974people per sq km

Median age42matched 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 area95.6%

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Average for England82.2%

Significant presencewhite other, mixed white black caribbean, black african

Postcode area4.9%Average for England

Main religionChristian

Postcode area46.9%Average for England

Population densityPeople per sq km

Postcode area974Average for England3,535

Main age bandAged 18 to 64

Postcode area58.4%Average for England60.4%

Main tenureOwner-occupied

Postcode area78.6%Average for England61.8%

Main country of birthuk

Postcode area86.8%Average for England

Official wellbeing index

Neighbourhood wellbeing decile

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · Braintree 013B

9/ 10

Top 20% in England

This small area ranks in the stronger 20% of England on the official neighbourhood wellbeing index.

EducationDecile 5

Mixed

JobsDecile 7

Relatively strong

IncomeDecile 8

Relatively strong

Housing & servicesDecile 8

Relatively strong

HealthDecile 8

Relatively strong

CrimeDecile 9

Strong

People & community

Who lives here

Census 2021

Population9,539matched statistical neighbourhood

Median age42Census area median

Owned78.6%household tenure

Private rent13.2%household tenure

Ethnic composition

White95.6%

Asian1.4%

Black0.9%

Mixed1.8%

Other0.2%

Detailed mix

white british91.8%

white other3.3%

mixed white black caribbean0.8%

black african0.8%

asian other0.5%

asian indian0.5%

mixed white asian0.5%

mixed other0.4%

Born: uk86.8%

Born: no passport10.2%

Born: poland0.7%

Born: ireland0.5%

Born: other eu0.4%

Religion

Religion profile around CM7 1HF

Census 2021 · Braintree 013

Largest groupChristian46.9% of usual residents in the matched Census area

Christian46.9%

No religion45.5%

Religion not stated5.9%

Muslim0.6%

Hindu0.3%

Sikh0.2%

Jewish0.2%

Buddhist0.2%

Other religion0.2%

Area rating breakdown

How LocaleIQ rates this neighbourhood

Top 26% nationally · 8 matched domains

Safety

68/100

Income

78/100

Employment

64/100

Education

35/100

Health

78/100

Housing access

78/100

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 9/10 in England for the small area around this postcode.
13% of households are privately rented in the local Census area.