Measuring the distances…
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Thinking of living at CM15 8HU? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 750 m | 93% met the expected standard |
| Long Ridings Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | 77% met the expected standard |
| Hogarth Primary School | Primary | 1.3 km | 65% met the expected standard |
| St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School | Primary | 1.4 km | 77% met the expected standard |
| Willowbrook Primary School | Primary | 1.6 km | 63% met the expected standard |
| St Martin's School Brentwood | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 45.9 · 5.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Shenfield High School | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 45.3 · 11.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Becket Keys Church of England Free School | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 56 · 18.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Brentwood County High School | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 43.2 · 8.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 61 · 24.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Brentwood School | Independent | 1.3 km | 28.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Woodlands School Hutton Manor | Independent | 3.0 km |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Hutton And Shenfield U.C. Lawn Tennis Club | 290 m | 11 |
| Cricket | Shenfield Cricket Club | 630 m | 8 |
| Swimming | Shenfield High School | 1.3 km | 8 |
| Golf | Hartswood Golf Club | 1.9 km | 6 |
| Football | Becket Keys Football Grounds | 1.7 km | 4 |
| Squash | Brentwood School Sports Centre | 1.4 km | 3 |
| Bowls | Hutton Poplars Bowing Club | 1.2 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Brentwood School Sports Centre | 1.4 km | 2 |
| Karting | Brentwood Karting | 3.9 km | 1 |
| Skiing | Brentwood Park Ski And Snowboard Centre | 3.9 km | 1 |
| Basketball | Basketball hoop + Boules pitch | 4.8 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: 57% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Shenfield, about a 5-minute walk (500 m), with 5.8m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Liverpool Street.
The nearest bus stop is Shorter Avenue, 300 m away, with a bus about every 43 minutes on weekdays (route 81); 3 departures an hour from the 2 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 Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (750 m); 93% met the expected standard.
The nearest secondary is St Martin's School Brentwood, 1.3 km away; Attainment 8: 45.9 · 5.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 400 m away; Roses Bakery (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Rockleigh Court Surgery (400 m), with Rockleigh Court Chemist the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, New Look is 1.2 km 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.
Foureighty Coffee is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and Hollands Wine Bar the nearest pub (550 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 Hutton Poplars Green, 1.3 km away; for exercise, Courage Hall (1.4 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 24 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 29 km.
32 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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| Ursuline Preparatory School | Independent | 3.9 km | – |
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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.