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Thinking of living at CM1 4AW? 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 is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broomfield Primary School | Primary | 650 m | 49% met the expected standard |
| St Pius X Catholic Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | 73% met the expected standard |
| Parkwood Academy | Primary | 1.3 km | 66% met the expected standard |
| Newlands Spring Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 1.6 km | 60% met the expected standard |
| Perryfields Junior School | Primary | 1.6 km | 91% met the expected standard |
| St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford | Secondary | 750 m | Attainment 8: 49.9 · 14.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Chelmer Valley High School | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 45.3 · 6.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Chelmsford County High School for Girls | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 80.7 · 70.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Boswells School | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 48.4 · 11.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 83.3 · 71.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Chelmsford Hospital School | Independent | 2.1 km | – |
| The Belsteads School | Independent | 2.5 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Andrews Park (Chelmsford) | 530 m | 17 |
| Swimming | Chelmsford County High School For Girls | 1.6 km | 9 |
| Cricket | Broomfield Cricket Club | 1.1 km | 8 |
| Football | Chelmsford City Football Club | 1.3 km | 5 |
| Bowls | Bowls Green | 2.0 km | 4 |
| Multi-sport | Riverside Leisure Centre | 2.5 km | 4 |
| Fitness | Outside Gym | 2.4 km | 3 |
| Golf | Little Channels Golf Centre | 2.7 km | 3 |
| Athletics | Chelmsford Sports And Athletics Centre | 1.3 km | 2 |
| Rugby | Chelmsford Rugby Club | 2.8 km | 2 |
| Squash | Dovedale Leisure Centre | 3.7 km | 2 |
| Yoga | Hot Yoga | 2.3 km | 1 |
| Jiu-jitsu | Gracie Barra | 2.3 km | 1 |
| Ice skating | Riverside Leisure Centre (Chelmsford) | 2.5 km | 1 |
| Badminton | Fitness Suite & Changing Rooms | 2.8 km | 1 |
| Basketball | Fitness Suite & Changing Rooms | 2.8 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 25. 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: 41% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Chelmsford, a short drive or bike ride (2.4 km), with 7.0m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Liverpool Street.
The nearest bus stop is Rutland Road, 250 m away, with a bus about every 26 minutes on weekdays (routes C2, 48WE); 33 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 13 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
Central London is 50 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Broomfield Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (650 m); 49% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Perryfields Junior School (1.8 km).
The nearest secondary is St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford, 750 m away; Attainment 8: 49.9 · 14.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: The Beaulieu Park School (2.1 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Chelmsford County High School for Girls (1.9 km) and King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford (2.3 km).
The nearest supermarket is The Co-operative, 350 m away, with Andrew Keeble closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Chelmer Medical Partnership (1.1 km), with Shadforth Pharmaceutical Co the closest pharmacy (750 m).
For a haircut, The Main Man is 400 m away.
The nearest full A&E is The Princess Alexandra Hospital, 26 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 71% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 67% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 10 restaurants and cafés, 3 pubs and bars.
Broomfield Village Hall is the closest café or restaurant (600 m), and The Royal British Legion the nearest pub (550 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 84 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 27 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 10% flats and 31% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
22 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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| New Hall School | Independent | 3.1 km | 45.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
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The nearest park is Andrews Park, 700 m away; for exercise, Chelmsford Sport & Athletics Centre (1.3 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Stansted is 21 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 42% of households own their home outright.
The nearest university is Anglia Ruskin University, 1.9 km away (TEF Gold).
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.