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Bocking
What it's like at CM7 5XP: every home that has sold on the street since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
Sales and extensions on the street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
No sales recorded at this postcode since 1995.
The nearest station is Braintree, a short drive or bike ride (1.6 km), with 631k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Liverpool Street.
The nearest bus stop is Pygot Place, 400 m away, with a bus about every 26 minutes on weekdays (routes 38A, 38).
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 42 minutes away by public transport (23 by car).
Central London is 63 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is John Bunyan Primary School and Nursery, a few minutes' walk (400 m); 55% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (1.3 km).
The nearest secondary is Tabor Academy, under 50 m away; Attainment 8: 38.5 · 6.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
It's a family area: 20% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Morrisons Daily, 450 m away, with Freedom Leisure closer still (under 50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Blandford Medical Centre (750 m), with Christchurch Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (750 m).
For a haircut, Mack's Barber Shop is 1.1 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Colchester General Hospital, 24 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 59% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 61% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 9 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Bannatyne Health Club Braintree is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and O'Grady's the nearest pub (200 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 90 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 42 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 21% flats and 10% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
It's growing: about 129 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Meadowside Park, 650 m away; for exercise, Ab Salute Gym (300 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.1 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Stansted is 21 km away.
Most households own their home, 12% rent privately.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
18 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
Braintree constituency: Sir James Cleverly MP (Conservative), since May 2015. 2024 general election: Con hold, majority 3,670 (7.5%), turnout 63%. Vote shares: Conservative 36%, Labour 28%, Reform UK 23%, Liberal Democrat 6%.
33 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near CM7 5XP →
Nearest: Manningtree Beach, Stour Estuary · about 42 min
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| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.9% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 3.8% | 1.9% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 88.0% | 78.1% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.3% | 9.8% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 6.2% | 9.4% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 1.6% | 0.4% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
National infrastructure projects and headline schemes only, not local planning applications. See them all on a map.