Measuring the distances…
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Thinking of living at CM13 2DB? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
You'll mostly drive: the nearest station, supermarket, GP are all over 1 km away.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hogarth Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | 65% met the expected standard |
| Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Primary | 1.8 km | 72% met the expected standard |
| Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2.2 km | 93% met the expected standard |
| Willowbrook Primary School | Primary | 2.2 km | 63% met the expected standard |
| St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School | Primary | 2.2 km | 77% met the expected standard |
| St Martin's School Brentwood | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 45.9 · 5.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Brentwood County High School | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 43.2 · 8.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 61 · 24.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Becket Keys Church of England Free School | Secondary | 2.5 km | Attainment 8: 56 · 18.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Brentwood School | Independent | 1.6 km | 28.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Woodlands School Hutton Manor | Independent | 3.0 km | – |
| Ursuline Preparatory School | Independent |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Hutton And Shenfield U.C. Lawn Tennis Club | 1.3 km | 13 |
| Cricket | Old County Ground (Brentwood School) | 1.9 km | 10 |
| Swimming | BCHS Swimming Pool | 1.6 km | 9 |
| Golf | Hartswood Golf Club | 1.2 km | 8 |
| Football | Ursuline Football Pitch | 1.8 km | 4 |
| Squash | Brentwood School Sports Centre | 1.7 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Brentwood School Sports Centre | 1.7 km | 2 |
| Bowls | Hutton Poplars Bowing Club | 2.1 km | 2 |
| Karting | Brentwood Karting | 3.1 km | 1 |
| Skiing | Brentwood Park Ski And Snowboard Centre | 3.2 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 42% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Shenfield, a short drive or bike ride (1.9 km), with 5.8m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Liverpool Street.
The nearest bus stop is Hornbeam Close, 50 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes 9, 481, 483); 5 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 43 minutes away by public transport (20 by car).
Central London is 32 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Hogarth Primary School, about a 15-minute walk (1.1 km); 65% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is St Martin's School Brentwood, 1.1 km away; Attainment 8: 45.9 · 5.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Hall Mead School (5.4 km) and Redden Court School (5.5 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 1.8 km away, with Gladcare Ltd T A Ingrave Pharmacy closer still (400 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Rockleigh Court Surgery (1.8 km), with Ingrave Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, Crown Barbers is 400 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen's Hospital, 9.7 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 63% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 68% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 12 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 13 restaurants and cafés, 11 pubs and bars.
King Georges Splash Pad Kiosk is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and The Chestnut the nearest pub (300 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 86 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 59 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 32% flats and 23% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
It's growing: about 405 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is King George's Playing Fields, 1.0 km away; for exercise, Courage Hall (1.7 km).
9 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.
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Every primary near CM13 2DB, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.9 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 21 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 32 km.
Most households own their home, 16% 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.