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Thinking of living at CM3 3PW? 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.
You'll mostly drive: the nearest primary school, station, GP are all over 1 km away.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broomfield Primary School | Primary | 1.6 km | 49% met the expected standard |
| Little Waltham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Primary | 1.6 km | 70% met the expected standard |
| Great Waltham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 1.9 km | 54% met the expected standard |
| The Beaulieu Park School | Primary | 2.7 km | 78% met the expected standard |
| Chelmer Valley High School | Secondary | 650 m | Attainment 8: 45.3 · 6.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Beaulieu Park School | Secondary | 2.7 km | Attainment 8: 57.1 · 22.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford | Secondary | 2.8 km | Attainment 8: 49.9 · 14.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Boswells School | Secondary | 3.4 km | Attainment 8: 48.4 · 11.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Chelmsford County High School for Girls | Secondary | 3.8 km | Attainment 8: 80.7 · 70.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Belsteads School | Independent | 1.0 km | – |
| New Hall School | Independent | 3.2 km | 45.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Chelmsford Hospital School | Independent | 4.0 km |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Chelmer Valley High School | 650 m | 11 |
| Cricket | Broomfield Cricket Club | 1.5 km | 7 |
| Swimming | The Waltham Center | 3.0 km | 6 |
| Football | Chelmsford City Football Club | 2.9 km | 4 |
| Bowls | Falcon Bowling Club | 1.8 km | 3 |
| Multi-sport | Fitness Suite & Changing Rooms | 2.9 km | 3 |
| Golf | Channels Golf Club | 1.2 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Chelmsford Sports And Athletics Centre | 3.0 km | 2 |
| Rugby | Walkfares Pitch 1 | 3.1 km | 2 |
| Fitness | Outside Gym | 3.2 km | 2 |
| Badminton | Fitness Suite & Changing Rooms | 2.9 km | 1 |
| Basketball | Fitness Suite & Changing Rooms | 2.9 km | 1 |
| Netball | Fitness Suite & Changing Rooms | 2.9 km | 1 |
| Cricket nets | Cricket Nets | 3.2 km | 1 |
| Jiu-jitsu | Gracie Barra | 4.4 km | 1 |
| Yoga | Hot Yoga | 4.5 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 18. 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 Beaulieu Park, a drive away (4.0 km).
The nearest bus stop is Woodhouse Lane, 300 m away, with a bus about every 20 minutes on weekdays (routes 170, 70, 48WE, 49); 52 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 53 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Broomfield Primary School, a short drive or bike ride (1.6 km); 49% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Chelmer Valley High School, 650 m away; Attainment 8: 45.3 · 6.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: The Beaulieu Park School (4.5 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Chelmsford County High School for Girls (6.3 km) and King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford (6.6 km).
It's a family area: 21% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Marks & Spencer Simply Foods, 400 m away; W H Smith (400 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Little Waltham & Gt Notley Surgery (1.3 km), with Outpatient Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, Nadia Louise Hair Design is 800 m away.
The nearest full A&E is The Princess Alexandra Hospital, 27 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: 15 restaurants and cafés, 9 pubs and bars.
Acorn Food Pod And Patient Catering is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and New Sports Centre the nearest pub (950 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 74 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 241 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 42% of homes.
It's new: 51% of homes were built since 2000.
It's growing: about 854 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Church Green, 1.2 km away; for exercise, Fitness Suite & Changing Rooms (2.9 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.1 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Stansted is 19 km away.
15 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 CM3 3PW, 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.
Most households own their home, 10% rent privately.
The nearest university is Anglia Ruskin University, 4.0 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.