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Thinking of living at CM15 8EN? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Primary School, Brentwood | Primary | 700 m | 69% met the expected standard |
| Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 750 m | 93% met the expected standard |
| St Helen's Catholic Infant & Nursery School | Primary | 750 m | – |
| St Helen's Catholic Junior School | Primary | 750 m | 78% met the expected standard |
| Becket Keys Church of England Free School | Secondary | 800 m | Attainment 8: 56 · 18.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School | Secondary | 1.0 km | Attainment 8: 61 · 24.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Brentwood County High School | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 43.2 · 8.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Shenfield High School | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 45.3 · 11.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Martin's School Brentwood | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 45.9 · 5.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Brentwood School | Independent | 650 m | 28.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ursuline Preparatory School | Independent | 3.2 km | – |
| Woodlands School Hutton Manor | Independent | 3.9 km |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Becket Keys Church Of England School | 810 m | 11 |
| Cricket | Old County Ground (Brentwood School) | 180 m | 9 |
| Swimming | Brentwood School Sports Centre | 710 m | 8 |
| Golf | Hartswood Golf Club | 1.6 km | 8 |
| Football | Becket Keys Football Grounds | 900 m | 4 |
| Squash | Brentwood School Sports Centre | 710 m | 3 |
| Athletics | Brentwood School Sports Centre | 710 m | 2 |
| Bowls | Kings Chase Sports Club Ltd | 1.6 km | 2 |
| Karting | Brentwood Karting | 3.3 km | 1 |
| Skiing | Brentwood Park Ski And Snowboard Centre | 3.3 km | 1 |
| Basketball | Basketball hoop + Boules pitch | 4.7 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: 57% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Shenfield, a short drive or bike ride (1.3 km), with 5.8m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Liverpool Street.
The nearest bus stop is Crescent Drive, 50 m away, with a bus about every 20 minutes on weekdays (routes 81, 351, 434, 49); 18 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 35 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 10% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Primary School, Brentwood, about a 10-minute walk (700 m); 69% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School (1 km).
The nearest secondary is Becket Keys Church of England Free School, 800 m away; Attainment 8: 56 · 18.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 800 m away, with Burntwood Pharmacy closer still (550 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Tile House Surgery (500 m), with Burntwood Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (600 m).
For a haircut, De' milla is 650 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen's Hospital, 13 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, 6 pubs and bars.
Merrymeade Tearoom is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and Brentwood County Cricket Club (CHATS) the nearest pub (400 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 58 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 24 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 63% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
It's growing: about 222 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is North Road Playground, 750 m away; for exercise, Courage Hall (700 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.3 µg/m³).
23 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 8EN, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
For holidays, London City is 24 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 29 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 48% of households own their home outright.
It's highly educated: 44% 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.