Measuring the distances…
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Thinking of living at CM15 0FH? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountnessing Church of England Primary School | Primary | 950 m | 81% met the expected standard |
| Hutton All Saints' Church of England Primary School | Primary | 1.4 km | 72% met the expected standard |
| Long Ridings Primary School | Primary | 1.5 km | 77% met the expected standard |
| St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School | Primary | 1.6 km | 77% met the expected standard |
| Willowbrook Primary School | Primary | 1.8 km | 63% met the expected standard |
| Shenfield High School | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 45.3 · 11.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Martin's School Brentwood | Secondary | 2.8 km | Attainment 8: 45.9 · 5.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Becket Keys Church of England Free School | Secondary | 3.8 km | Attainment 8: 56 · 18.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Anglo European School | Secondary | 4.0 km | Attainment 8: 55.6 · 16.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Brentwood County High School | Secondary | 4.3 km | Attainment 8: 43.2 · 8.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Woodlands School Hutton Manor | Independent | 2.6 km | – |
| Brentwood School | Independent | 3.9 km | 28.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Mountnessing Coronation Playing Fields | 1.3 km | 14 |
| Swimming | Shenfield High School | 1.5 km | 7 |
| Cricket | Hutton Cricket Club | 1.3 km | 6 |
| Football | Brentwood Town F.C. | 3.5 km | 5 |
| Bowls | Hutton Poplars Bowing Club | 1.7 km | 3 |
| Squash | The Brentwood Centre | 3.5 km | 3 |
| Athletics | Woodlands School Hutton Manor | 2.6 km | 2 |
| Basketball | Basketball hoop + Boules pitch | 4.0 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Hannakins Farm Recreation Ground | 4.1 km | 1 |
| Cycling | BMX Track | 4.5 km | 1 |
| Golf | Hartswood Golf Club | 4.6 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: 46% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Shenfield, a short drive or bike ride (2.1 km), with 5.8m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Liverpool Street.
The nearest bus stop is Lower Road, 250 m away, with a bus about every 40 minutes on weekdays (routes 351, 431, 436); 6 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 39 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Mountnessing Church of England Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (950 m); 81% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Shenfield High School, 1.5 km away; Attainment 8: 45.3 · 11.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford (10.1 km) and Chelmsford County High School for Girls (10.5 km).
The nearest supermarket is The Co-op - (Woodland Ave), 1.0 km away, with BP Brentwood SF Connect closer still (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Mount Avenue Surgery (2.1 km), with Well the closest pharmacy (1.6 km).
For a haircut, Kennadys is 3.7 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen's Hospital, 17 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: 9 restaurants and cafés, 9 pubs and bars.
The Windmill Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (950 m), and Vault the nearest pub (350 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 46 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 123 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 14% flats and 34% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
It's growing: about 107 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Hutton Recreation Ground, 1.4 km away; for exercise, Brentwood Centre (3.5 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.8 µg/m³).
3 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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Every primary near CM15 0FH, 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.
For holidays, London Southend is 25 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 26 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 42% 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.