Affluence in CM7 9TL
How CM7 9TL ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Bocking Churchstreet & Blackwater
- Council
- Braintree
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,561 (2024)
CM7 9TLBraintree
How well off CM7 9TL is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the CM7 9TL area scores 8.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Education and skills5.0
- Barriers to housing and services6.0
- Income7.0
- Health and disability7.0
- Children in low-income families7.0
- Employment8.0
- Living environment8.0
- Crime9.0
- Older people in low-income households9.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
58.6% of adults in the CM7 9TL area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 26.4% are retired and 5.2% are full-time students.
Social grade
28.9% of adults in the CM7 9TL area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
21.6% of adults in the CM7 9TL area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the England average of 33.9%. 20.3% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CM7 9TL (Bocking Churchstreet & Blackwater) (about 1,561 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.