Measuring the distances…
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Thinking of living at CM4 0EH? 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 station, supermarket, GP are all over 1 km away.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margaretting Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 600 m | 80% met the expected standard |
| Highwood Primary School | Primary | 3.1 km | 25% met the expected standard |
| Ingatestone Infant School | Primary | 3.3 km | – |
| Writtle Junior School | Primary | 3.4 km | – |
| Ingatestone and Fryerning Church of England Junior School | Primary | 3.6 km | 71% met the expected standard |
| Anglo European School | Secondary | 3.0 km | Attainment 8: 55.6 · 16.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hylands School | Secondary | 4.2 km | Attainment 8: 37.8 · 4.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Moulsham High School | Secondary | 4.8 km | Attainment 8: 58.3 · 19.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford | Secondary | 6.2 km | Attainment 8: 83.3 · 71.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Widford Lodge School | Independent | 4.2 km | – |
| St Cedd's School | Independent | 5.0 km | – |
| St Anne's School | Independent | 5.3 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Ingatestone and Fryerning Tennis Club | 3.0 km | 7 |
| Golf | Hylands Golf Complex | 1.0 km | 4 |
| Swimming | Greenwood Estate Health Spa And Retreat | 4.0 km | 3 |
| Cricket | Pavilion | 3.4 km | 2 |
| Cycling | BMX Track | 2.5 km | 1 |
| Bowls | Ingatestone Bowling Club | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Football | Writtle Football Club | 3.7 km | 1 |
| Gymnastics | Chelmsford Gymnastics Club | 4.0 km | 1 |
| Fitness | Outdoor Gym | 4.2 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: 43% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Ingatestone, a drive away (3.6 km), with 779k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Liverpool Street.
Central London is 44 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 8% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Margaretting Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (600 m); 80% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Anglo European School, 3.0 km away; Attainment 8: 55.6 · 16.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford (8.8 km) and Chelmsford County High School for Girls (9.2 km).
Few families with young children: only 13% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is The Co-op, 3.1 km away, with H E Upton Venison closer still (1.0 km) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The New Folly Surgery (3.4 km), with Shadforth Pharmaceutical Co the closest pharmacy (3.2 km).
For a haircut, Kennadys is 3.2 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Southend University Hospital, 20 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: 16 restaurants and cafés, 8 pubs and bars.
Ariana Gardens is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and The White Hart Inn the nearest pub (2.0 km).
It's a low-crime area: about 63 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 116 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 50% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
It's growing: about 129 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Margaretting Pond Park, 650 m away; for exercise, Pavilion (3.4 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.1 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Southend is 19 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 29 km.
3 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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No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 50% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 27% are 65 or over.
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.