Measuring the distances…
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Thinking of living at CM14 4PT? 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 station and GP are further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holly Trees Primary School | Primary | 950 m | 65% met the expected standard |
| St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Weald | Primary | 1000 m | 98% met the expected standard |
| Warley Primary School | Primary | 1.9 km | 67% met the expected standard |
| St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Primary School, Brentwood | Primary | 2.3 km | 69% met the expected standard |
| St Helen's Catholic Infant & Nursery School | Primary | 2.4 km | – |
| Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 61 · 24.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Brentwood County High School | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 43.2 · 8.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Becket Keys Church of England Free School | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 56 · 18.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ursuline Preparatory School | Independent | 1.8 km | – |
| Brentwood School | Independent | 2.4 km | 28.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Edullect Academy Independent School | Independent | 4.1 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Ursuline PE Courts | 2.1 km | 12 |
| Swimming | Spirit Health Club (Brentwood) | 730 m | 9 |
| Golf | Maylands Golf Club | 2.1 km | 9 |
| Cricket | Brook Weald Cricket Club | 1.1 km | 8 |
| Football | Ursuline Football Pitch | 2.0 km | 3 |
| Squash | Brentwood School Sports Centre | 2.3 km | 3 |
| Bowls | Kings Chase Sports Club Ltd | 1.3 km | 2 |
| Skiing | Brentwood Park Ski And Snowboard Centre | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Brentwood School Sports Centre | 2.3 km | 1 |
| Karting | Brentwood Karting | 2.3 km | 1 |
| Cycling | Central Park (Romford) | 3.8 km | 1 |
| Teenage | Teenage Area | 4.2 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: 43% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Brentwood, a short drive or bike ride (1.5 km), with 3.2m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Liverpool Street.
The nearest bus stop is South Weald Parish Hall, 150 m away, with a bus about every 20 minutes on weekdays (route 498); 10 departures an hour from the 3 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 44 minutes away by public transport (22 by car).
Central London is 31 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 10% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Holly Trees Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (950 m); 65% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Weald (1 km).
The nearest secondary is Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School, 1.9 km away; Attainment 8: 61 · 24.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Redden Court School (5.5 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Ilford County High School (14.4 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 850 m away, with Shell Little Waitrose South Weald closer still (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Beechwood Surgery (1.2 km), with Day Lewis Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.2 km).
For a haircut, Spargo is 1.5 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen's Hospital, 9.4 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: 14 restaurants and cafés, 12 pubs and bars.
The Golden Fleece Harvester is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and South Weald Parish Hall the nearest pub (150 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 74 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 53 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 13% flats and 32% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
8 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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Bungalow country: 21% of homes are bungalows.
It's growing: about 117 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is River Road Play Space, 300 m away; for exercise, Boxgym Fitness (1.5 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.8 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 21 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 29 km.
Most households own their home, 12% 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.