Measuring the distances…
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Thinking of living at CM3 4LR? 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 supermarket are further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Priory Primary School, Bicknacre | Primary | 950 m | 63% met the expected standard |
| St John Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Danbury | Primary | 2.8 km | 71% met the expected standard |
| Danbury Park Community Primary School | Primary | 3.0 km | 71% met the expected standard |
| East Hanningfield Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 3.0 km | – |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3.2 km | 69% met the expected standard |
| Heathcote School | Independent | 2.5 km | – |
| Elm Green Preparatory School | Independent | 4.4 km | – |
| Clarity Independent School | Independent | 4.7 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near CM3 4LR, 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.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golf | Woodham Mortimer Golf Range | 2.3 km | 5 |
| Tennis | Dawsons Field | 2.6 km | 2 |
| Cycling | The Hooe Trails | 1.3 km | 1 |
| Cricket | East Hanningfield and Great Burstead Cricket Club | 3.2 km | 1 |
| Swimming | The Warren Estate (Warren Golf And Health Club) | 3.6 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: 41% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is South Woodham Ferrers, a drive away (5.2 km), with 318k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Liverpool Street.
Central London is 53 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 8% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Priory Primary School, Bicknacre, about a 10-minute walk (950 m); 63% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
Grammar schools are within reach: King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford (9 km) and Chelmsford County High School for Girls (9.1 km).
The nearest supermarket is The Co-op, 2.6 km away, with Jamies Fruit And Veg closer still (under 50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Greenwood And Wyncroft Surgery (1.0 km), with Boots the closest pharmacy (2.5 km).
For a haircut, Polish me Pretty is 700 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Southend University Hospital, 18 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: 12 restaurants and cafés, 6 pubs and bars.
White Elm Garden Centre is the closest café or restaurant (under 50 m), and Fox And Hounds the nearest pub (2.2 km).
It's a low-crime area: about 44 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 86 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 63% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
It's growing: about 145 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Village Green, 2.4 km away.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Southend is 16 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 31 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 46% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 26% are 65 or over.
5 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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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.