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Thinking of living at CM13 3TR? 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.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the supermarket and GP are further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Horndon Primary School | Primary | 0 m | 50% met the expected standard |
| Bulphan Church of England Academy | Primary | 2.8 km | 57% met the expected standard |
| Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Primary | 3.2 km | 72% met the expected standard |
| Great Berry Primary School | Primary | 4.6 km | 56% met the expected standard |
| Warley Primary School | Primary | 4.7 km | 67% met the expected standard |
| Brentwood County High School | Secondary | 5.4 km | Attainment 8: 43.2 · 8.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ursuline Preparatory School | Independent | 4.8 km | – |
Every primary near CM13 3TR, 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.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golf | The Heron Country Club | 1.9 km | 10 |
| Tennis | Virgin Active (Clearview Brentwood) | 1.8 km | 4 |
| Cricket | Ingrave Common | 2.9 km | 2 |
| Motor | Special Surfaces Test Track | 3.9 km | 2 |
| Swimming | Virgin Active (Clearview Brentwood) | 1.8 km | 1 |
| Football | Herongate Athletic FC | 2.6 km | 1 |
| Karting | Brentwood Karting | 4.3 km | 1 |
| Skiing | Brentwood Park Ski And Snowboard Centre | 4.4 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 West Horndon, about a 5-minute walk (550 m), with 412k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Fenchurch Street.
The nearest bus stop is Clavering Gardens, 300 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes 565, 49, 481); 1 departures an hour from the 2 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 (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 West Horndon Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 50% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Brentwood County High School, 5.4 km away; Attainment 8: 43.2 · 8.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Iceland, 2.5 km away, with Jacksons Convenience Store closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Dr Salako And Partners (4.5 km), with Medplus Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (2.9 km).
For a haircut, Headlines is 350 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.
Birdies Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and George Inns the nearest pub (450 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 West Horndon Park, 250 m away.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.4 µg/m³).
12 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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For holidays, London City is 23 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 33 km.
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.