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Thinking of living at CM14 5EH? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holly Trees Primary School | Primary | 750 m | 65% met the expected standard |
| Warley Primary School | Primary | 850 m | 67% met the expected standard |
| Hogarth Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | 65% met the expected standard |
| St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Primary School, Brentwood | Primary | 1.6 km | 69% met the expected standard |
| St Helen's Catholic Infant & Nursery School | Primary | 1.8 km | – |
| Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School | Secondary | 600 m | Attainment 8: 61 · 24.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Brentwood County High School | Secondary | 650 m | Attainment 8: 43.2 · 8.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Becket Keys Church of England Free School | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 56 · 18.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Brentwood School | Independent | 1.1 km | 28.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ursuline Preparatory School | Independent | 1.6 km | – |
| Woodlands School Hutton Manor | Independent | 5.1 km | – |
Every primary near CM14 5EH, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Brentwood County High School | 670 m | 10 |
| Cricket | Old County Ground (Brentwood Cricket Club) | 1.4 km | 9 |
| Swimming | Brentwood County High School | 670 m | 8 |
| Golf | Hartswood Golf Club | 1.1 km | 7 |
| Football | Ursuline Football Pitch | 640 m | 4 |
| Squash | Brentwood School Sports Centre | 970 m | 3 |
| Bowls | Kings Chase Sports Club Ltd | 420 m | 2 |
| Athletics | Brentwood School Sports Centre | 970 m | 1 |
| Skiing | Brentwood Park Ski And Snowboard Centre | 1.7 km | 1 |
| Karting | Brentwood Karting | 1.8 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: 47% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Brentwood, a few minutes' walk (100 m), with 3.2m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Liverpool Street.
The nearest bus stop is Brentwood Railway Station, 150 m away, with a bus about every 7 minutes on weekdays (routes 60, 81, 351, 565); 28 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 12% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 32 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Holly Trees Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (750 m); 65% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School (2 km).
The nearest secondary is Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School, 600 m away; Attainment 8: 61 · 24.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Redden Court School (5.8 km).
The nearest supermarket is Budgens Brentwood, 250 m away, with Friends Convenience Store \& News closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Beechwood Surgery (600 m), with Day Lewis Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (650 m).
For a haircut, Hair Hut is 600 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen's Hospital, 10.0 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).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 54 restaurants and cafés and 22 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Beyond Cafe And Cakes is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and J & R Franchise the nearest pub (100 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (22 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 152 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 47 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (54%).
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
It's growing: about 340 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is La Plata Woods, 600 m away; for exercise, Boxgym Fitness (650 m).
37 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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Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.8 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 21 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 30 km.
Most households own their home, 32% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 42% of adults have a degree.
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.