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Thinking of living at CM13 2JW? 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.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hogarth Primary School | Primary | 900 m | 65% met the expected standard |
| Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | 93% met the expected standard |
| Long Ridings Primary School | Primary | 1.6 km | 77% met the expected standard |
| St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School | Primary | 1.7 km | 77% met the expected standard |
| St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Primary School, Brentwood | Primary | 1.7 km | 69% 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 | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 43.2 · 8.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 61 · 24.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Becket Keys Church of England Free School | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 56 · 18.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Shenfield High School | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 45.3 · 11.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Brentwood School | Independent | 1.1 km | 28.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Woodlands School Hutton Manor |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Hutton And Shenfield U.C. Lawn Tennis Club | 430 m | 12 |
| Cricket | Old County Ground (Brentwood School) | 1.1 km | 9 |
| Swimming | Brentwood School Sports Centre | 1.2 km | 8 |
| Golf | Hartswood Golf Club | 1.5 km | 7 |
| Football | Ursuline Football Pitch | 1.5 km | 4 |
| Squash | Brentwood School Sports Centre | 1.2 km | 3 |
| Athletics | Brentwood School Sports Centre | 1.2 km | 2 |
| Bowls | Hutton Poplars Bowing Club | 1.5 km | 2 |
| Karting | Brentwood Karting | 3.5 km | 1 |
| Skiing | Brentwood Park Ski And Snowboard Centre | 3.5 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: 45% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Shenfield, about a 10-minute walk (1.0 km), with 5.8m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Liverpool Street.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 43 minutes away by public transport (18 by car).
Central London is 34 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 8% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Hogarth Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (900 m); 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.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 950 m away, with MS Supermarket closer still (750 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Rockleigh Court Surgery (950 m), with Rockleigh Court Chemist the closest pharmacy (950 m).
For a haircut, New Look is 700 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen's Hospital, 12 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: 6 restaurants and cafés, 7 pubs and bars.
Mitie At Brentwood Community Hospital is the closest café or restaurant (750 m), and Thriftwood Scout Campsite the nearest pub (900 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 44 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 43 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 11% flats and 33% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
Bungalow country: 23% of homes are bungalows.
The nearest park is Shenfield Common, 1.2 km away; for exercise, Courage Hall (1.2 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 23 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 33 km.
2 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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| Independent |
| 3.0 km |
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| Ursuline Preparatory School | Independent | 3.5 km | – |
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Every primary near CM13 2JW, 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.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 44% of households own their home outright.
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.