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Affluence in CM7 9FF

How CM7 9FF ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Bocking Churchstreet & Blackwater
Council
Braintree
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,427 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off CM7 9FF is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the CM7 9FF area scores 7.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is barriers to housing and services (3.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
7.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Barriers to housing and services3.0
  • Education and skills5.0
  • Crime6.0
  • Health and disability7.0
  • Children in low-income families7.0
  • Income8.0
  • Employment8.0
  • Living environment8.0
  • Older people in low-income households9.0
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

Annual income
£60,692
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Above the national average
Higher than
68%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

65.7% of adults in the CM7 9FF area are in work, above the England average of 55.7%. 16% are retired and 5.3% are full-time students.

CM7 9FFEngland
Employee, full-time41.9%34.3%
Employee, part-time14.3%11.9%
Self-employed9.6%9.5%
Unemployed2.2%2.9%
Full-time student5.3%7.9%
Retired16%21.5%
Looking after home or family5.1%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled2.2%4.1%
Other3.4%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

30% of adults in the CM7 9FF area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.

CM7 9FFEngland
Higher managerial & professional11%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional19%19.9%
Intermediate14.5%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed10.5%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical8.4%5.3%
Semi-routine13.7%11.3%
Routine13.1%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed4.5%8.5%
Full-time students5.3%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

22.3% of adults in the CM7 9FF area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the England average of 33.9%. 15.2% have no qualifications.

CM7 9FFEngland
Degree level or above22.3%33.9%
A level or equivalent19.8%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above18.6%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C15.2%9.7%
Apprenticeship5.7%5.3%
Other qualifications3%2.8%
No qualifications15.2%18.1%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CM7 9FF (Bocking Churchstreet & Blackwater) (about 1,427 residents).

Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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