Measuring the distances…
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Thinking of living at CM2 8DN? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larkrise Primary School | Primary | 500 m | 41% met the expected standard |
| Baddow Hall Infant School | Primary | 850 m | – |
| Baddow Hall Junior School | Primary | 850 m | 73% met the expected standard |
| Great Baddow High School | Secondary | 750 m | Attainment 8: 50 · 10.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Sandon School | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 46.6 · 8.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Moulsham High School | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 58.3 · 19.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Octavia House Schools, Essex | Independent | 500 m | – |
| Clarity Independent School | Independent | 2.6 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Anne's School | Independent | 2.7 km | – |
Every primary near CM2 8DN, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Hamptons Sports & Leisure Ltd | 680 m | 15 |
| Swimming | Great Baddow High School | 730 m | 10 |
| Football | Sandon Soccer Ltd | 1.5 km | 4 |
| Fitness | Trident | 1.9 km | 4 |
| Cricket | Ambassador Cruise Line Ground | 2.8 km | 4 |
| Bowls | Princess Marie Louise Bowling Club | 2.8 km | 3 |
| Multi-sport | Sports Hall | 2.9 km | 3 |
| Squash | Hamptons Sports & Leisure Ltd | 680 m | 2 |
| Jiu-jitsu | Team Pedro Sauer UK | 730 m | 2 |
| Canoe | Chelmsford Canoe Club | 2.4 km | 1 |
| Climbing adventure | Ninja Warrior | 2.5 km | 1 |
| Billiards | Q Ball Club | 2.6 km | 1 |
| Snooker | Q Ball Club | 2.6 km | 1 |
| Golf | Chelmsford Golf Club | 2.9 km | 1 |
| Ice skating | Riverside Leisure Centre (Chelmsford) | 2.9 km | 1 |
| Rugby | Chelmsford Rugby Club | 3.0 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 20. 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.
The nearest station is Chelmsford, a drive away (3.3 km), with 7.0m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Liverpool Street.
The nearest bus stop is Bells Chase, 100 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route C6); 14 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 49 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Larkrise Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (500 m); 41% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Beehive Lane Community Primary School (0.9 km).
The nearest secondary is Great Baddow High School, 750 m away; Attainment 8: 50 · 10.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: The Beaulieu Park School (4.8 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford (3.2 km) and Chelmsford County High School for Girls (3.4 km).
The nearest supermarket is The Co-operative, 650 m away, with Tesco closer still (500 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Baddow Village Surgery (900 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (650 m).
For a haircut, pinkfishes.com is 700 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Southend University Hospital, 23 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 62% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 50% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 18 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 7 restaurants and cafés, 3 pubs and bars.
Russells Restaurant is the closest café or restaurant (550 m), and White Horse the nearest pub (500 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 71 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 24 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 25% flats and 17% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Great Baddow Recreation Ground & Noakes Place, 700 m away; for exercise, Hamptons Sports and Leisure (700 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.2 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Southend is 21 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 26 km.
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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Most households own their home, 13% rent privately.
The nearest university is Anglia Ruskin University, 3.5 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.