| Postcode | CM7 1AN | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Dunmow, Braintree | 
| Nearest station | Braintree (1 km) | 
| Bus stops | Milton Avenue (NW) Buckwoods Road (S) Buckwoods Road (N) John Ray School (S) John Ray School (N) Hillside Gardens (N) | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 47 View | 
| Known addresses | 1 Challis Lane, Braintree 3 Challis Lane, Braintree 5 Challis Lane, Braintree 7 Challis Lane, Braintree 13 Challis Lane, Braintree 14 Challis Lane, Braintree 15 Challis Lane, Braintree 16 Challis Lane, Braintree 17 Challis Lane, Braintree 20 Challis Lane, Braintree 21 Challis Lane, Braintree 22 Challis Lane, Braintree 22A Challis Lane, Braintree 24 Challis Lane, Braintree 26 Challis Lane, Braintree 27 Challis Lane, Braintree 28 Challis Lane, Braintree 29 Challis Lane, Braintree 32 Challis Lane, Braintree 33A Challis Lane, Braintree 34 Challis Lane, Braintree 36 Challis Lane, Braintree 36A Challis Lane, Braintree 36B Challis Lane, Braintree 36C Challis Lane, Braintree | 
| Main property type | Semi-detached | 
| Businesses | 
| Latitude | 51.868694 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.555318 | |
| Easting | 576025 | |
| Northing | 221988 | |
| Grid reference | TL760219 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 331692 5749259 | |
| what3words | fragment.specifies.tactical | |
| FixPhrase | crisped magnolia stardom unwell | |
| Plus code | 9F32VH94+F4 | |
| Altitude | 63 metres (207 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:51 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:33 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 17.7 KMs (11 miles) | 
| Parish | Braintree, unparished area | E43000267 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Braintree South | E05010369 | 
| Local Authority District | Braintree | E07000067 | 
| County Electoral Division | Braintree Town | E58000409 | 
| Local Authority | Essex | E10000012 | 
| County | Essex | E10000012 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Braintree | E14001121 | 
| MP | Mr James Cleverly | Conservative | 
| Police force | Essex | |
| Water company | Anglian Water | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Essex Haven Gateway | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Essex | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | East of England | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | July 1995 | 
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean | 
| Population (2011) | 97 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 33 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | Most deprivedLeast deprived | |
| Average household income (2020) | Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       | |
| Rural/urban (2021) | Urban: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Urban city and town | |
| Built up area (2024) | Braintree | E63011255 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00108561 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 8D3 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Braintree 011C | E01021372 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Braintree 011C | E01021372 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Braintree South | E02004456 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Braintree South | E02004456 | 
| Travel to work area | Chelmsford | E30000188 | 
| Average property price in Chelmsford | £410,515 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 1.9% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 36B Challis Lane, Braintree | Terraced (freehold) | May 2025 | £244,500 | 
| Terraced (freehold) | Dec 2024 | £255,000 | |
| Terraced (freehold) | Mar 2019 | £207,000 | |
| New build terraced (freehold) | Aug 2015 | £179,995 | |
| 36C Challis Lane, Braintree | Terraced (freehold) | Mar 2025 | £249,500 | 
| Terraced (freehold) | Dec 2018 | £210,000 | |
| New build terraced (freehold) | Aug 2015 | £179,995 | |
| 16 Challis Lane, Braintree | Detached (freehold) | Dec 2024 | £318,000 | 
| 22 Challis Lane, Braintree | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jun 2024 | £412,500 | 
| 34 Challis Lane, Braintree | Semi-detached (freehold) | Sep 2023 | £355,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Apr 2011 | £149,000 | |
| 36 Challis Lane, Braintree | Terraced (freehold) | May 2021 | £243,000 | 
| Terraced (freehold) | Apr 2016 | £219,995 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Feb 2013 | £185,500 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Jan 2006 | £195,000 | |
| 20 Challis Lane, Braintree | Detached (freehold) | Jul 2020 | £285,000 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Aug 2001 | £117,500 | |
| 22A Challis Lane, Braintree | Detached (freehold) | Jun 2019 | £350,000 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Sep 1999 | £93,000 | |
| 1 Challis Lane, Braintree | Semi-detached (freehold) | Nov 2018 | £285,000 | 
| 3 Challis Lane, Braintree | Semi-detached (freehold) | Mar 2018 | £280,000 |