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Thinking of living at CM1 7AW? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broomfield Primary School | Primary | 300 m | 49% met the expected standard |
| The Beaulieu Park School | Primary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 57.1 · 22.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Pius X Catholic Primary School | Primary | 2.0 km | 73% met the expected standard |
| Springfield Primary School | Primary | 2.0 km | 52% met the expected standard |
| Perryfields Junior School | Primary | 2.1 km | 91% met the expected standard |
| Chelmer Valley High School | Secondary | 700 m | Attainment 8: 45.3 · 6.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 49.9 · 14.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Beaulieu Park School | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 57.1 · 22.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Boswells School | Secondary | 2.3 km | Attainment 8: 48.4 · 11.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Belsteads School | Independent | 1.6 km | – |
| New Hall School | Independent | 2.7 km | 45.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Chelmsford Hospital School | Independent | 2.8 km | – |
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| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Chelmer Valley High School | 690 m | 13 |
| Cricket | Broomfield Cricket Club | 430 m | 8 |
| Swimming | Boswells School | 2.2 km | 7 |
| Bowls | Falcon Bowling Club | 1.4 km | 4 |
| Football | Chelmsford City Football Club | 2.0 km | 4 |
| Multi-sport | Fitness Suite & Changing Rooms | 2.4 km | 4 |
| Fitness | Outside Gym | 2.3 km | 3 |
| Golf | Little Channels Golf Centre | 1.8 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Chelmsford Sports And Athletics Centre | 2.1 km | 2 |
| Rugby | Walkfares Pitch 1 | 2.7 km | 2 |
| Badminton | Fitness Suite & Changing Rooms | 2.4 km | 1 |
| Basketball | Fitness Suite & Changing Rooms | 2.4 km | 1 |
| Netball | Fitness Suite & Changing Rooms | 2.4 km | 1 |
| Cricket nets | Cricket Nets | 2.6 km | 1 |
| Jiu-jitsu | Gracie Barra | 3.2 km | 1 |
| Yoga | Hot Yoga | 3.3 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 24. 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 Beaulieu Park, a drive away (3.3 km).
The nearest bus stop is Church Green, 100 m away, with a bus about every 6 minutes on weekdays (routes C1, C2, 170, 47); 77 departures an hour from the 7 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, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 49% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Perryfields Junior School (1.8 km).
The nearest secondary is Chelmer Valley High School, 700 m away; Attainment 8: 45.3 · 6.1% 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, 1.0 km away, with Premier Express closer still (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Mountbatten House Surgery (1.7 km), with Outpatient Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (950 m).
For a haircut, Nadia Louise Hair Design is 450 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.
Kings Arms And Oyster Shack is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and The Angel the nearest pub (400 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.
The nearest park is Church Green, 150 m away; for exercise, Chelmsford Sport & Athletics Centre (2.1 km).
17 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 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, 2.7 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.