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Thinking of living at CM4 0BL? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ingatestone and Fryerning Church of England Junior School | Primary | 450 m | 71% met the expected standard |
| Ingatestone Infant School | Primary | 850 m | – |
| Mountnessing Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2.3 km | 81% met the expected standard |
| Anglo European School | Secondary | 800 m | Attainment 8: 55.6 · 16.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Mayflower High School | Secondary | 4.6 km | Attainment 8: 47.6 · 10.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Shenfield High School | Secondary | 4.7 km | Attainment 8: 45.3 · 11.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Martin's School Brentwood | Secondary | 5.6 km | Attainment 8: 45.9 · 5.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Woodlands School Hutton Manor | Independent | 4.3 km | – |
| St John's School | Independent | 4.8 km | 6.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near CM4 0BL, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Ingatestone and Fryerning Tennis Club | 790 m | 8 |
| Swimming | Stock Brook Country Club | 3.7 km | 7 |
| Golf | Stock Brook Country Club | 3.9 km | 4 |
| Cricket | Pavilion | 490 m | 3 |
| Bowls | Ingatestone Bowling Club | 810 m | 2 |
| Cycling | BMX Track | 1.3 km | 1 |
| Football | Pitch 7 | 3.2 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Hannakins Farm Recreation Ground | 3.4 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Woodlands School Hutton Manor | 4.3 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: 46% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Ingatestone, a few minutes' walk (250 m), with 779k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Liverpool Street.
The nearest bus stop is Alms Houses, 150 m away, with a bus about every 40 minutes on weekdays (routes 351, 620); 6 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 39 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Ingatestone and Fryerning Church of England Junior School, a few minutes' walk (450 m); 71% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Anglo European School, 800 m away; Attainment 8: 55.6 · 16.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford (10.1 km) and Chelmsford County High School for Girls (10.5 km).
The nearest supermarket is Budgens, 650 m away, with Brownbread closer still (500 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The New Folly Surgery (450 m), with Shadforth Pharmaceutical Co the closest pharmacy (600 m).
For a haircut, Kennadys is 550 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen's Hospital, 17 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: 9 restaurants and cafés, 9 pubs and bars.
Ingatestone Elim Church is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and The Bell the nearest pub (450 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 46 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 123 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 14% flats and 34% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
It's growing: about 107 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Queens Park, 3.4 km away; for exercise, Pavilion (500 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.8 µg/m³).
30 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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For holidays, London Southend is 25 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 26 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 42% of households own their home outright.
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.