| Postcode | CM7 3DY | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Dunmow, Braintree | 
| Nearest station | Braintree Freeport (1 km) | 
| Bus stops | Bartram Avenue South (SE) Hay Lane (W) Chapel Hill (SW) Chapel Hill (NE) Wheatley Avenue (E) Beaumont Place (NW) | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 22 View | 
| Known addresses | 2 Hay Lane South, Braintree 14 Hay Lane South, Braintree 18 Hay Lane South, Braintree 32 Hay Lane South, Braintree | 
| Main property type | Terraced | 
| Businesses | 
                        No businesses found
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| Latitude | 51.878421 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.571548 | |
| Easting | 577104 | |
| Northing | 223109 | |
| Grid reference | TL771231 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 332846 5750303 | |
| what3words | axed.spins.sector | |
| FixPhrase | crisped magnolia storewide uncooked | |
| Plus code | 9F32VHHC+9J | |
| Altitude | 72 metres (236 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:51 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:33 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 18.1 KMs (11.2 miles) | 
| Parish | Braintree, unparished area | E43000267 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Braintree Central & Beckers Green | E05010368 | 
| 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) | 43 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 17 | |
| 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) | E00108543 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 8D1 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Braintree 011B | E01021370 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Braintree 011B | E01021370 | 
| 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 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Hay Lane South, Braintree | Terraced (freehold) | Apr 2019 | £244,000 | 
| 32 Hay Lane South, Braintree | Semi-detached (freehold) | Mar 2007 | £200,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 2001 | £123,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Feb 2000 | £63,500 | |
| 14 Hay Lane South, Braintree | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 2006 | £155,000 | 
| 18 Hay Lane South, Braintree | Terraced (freehold) | Jun 1996 | £40,000 |