CM7 4AN Guide - Crime Rate, Schools & Area Review

CM7 4AN is a postcode in Bocking North, Braintree, East of England, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near CM7 4AN, then scores the surrounding small area 69/100 - top 20% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around CM7 4AN are safety and schools and education, while housing is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for CM7 4AN is based on Braintree 005 Census 2021. It covers 6,283 residents, 68 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 51, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 74% owner-occupied, 13% privately rented, 12% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official England neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 5/10.

For property prices near CM7 4AN, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the CM7 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £303k from 40 rolling sales, down 2.1% month-on-month. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near CM7 4AN by category and map position. Crime trend is flat or improving month on month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

LocaleIQ checks available planning, HMO and roadworks feeds near CM7 4AN; no local change records are currently listed inside this report radius.