Measuring the distances…
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Thinking of living at CM4 9BQ? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stock Church of England Primary School | Primary | 0 m | 70% met the expected standard |
| Buttsbury Primary School | Primary | 2.9 km | 79% met the expected standard |
| Margaretting Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 3.5 km | 80% met the expected standard |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary Academy, West Hanningfield | Primary | 3.9 km | – |
| Brightside Primary School | Primary | 3.9 km | 76% met the expected standard |
| Mayflower High School | Secondary | 3.0 km | Attainment 8: 47.6 · 10.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Anglo European School | Secondary | 4.0 km | Attainment 8: 55.6 · 16.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St John's School | Independent | 3.9 km | 6.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near CM4 9BQ, 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 | Stock Tennis CLub | 1.8 km | 8 |
| Swimming | Greenwood Estate Health Spa And Retreat | 340 m | 5 |
| Golf | Crondon Park Golf Club & Wedding Venue | 1.4 km | 4 |
| Cricket | Stock Cricket Club | 400 m | 2 |
| Paintball | Delta Force Paintball Essex | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Cycling | BMX Track | 3.6 km | 1 |
| Football | Pitch 7 | 3.6 km | 1 |
| Bowls | Ingatestone Bowling Club | 3.7 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Hannakins Farm Recreation Ground | 3.8 km | 1 |
| Fitness | Outdoor Gym | 5.0 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 (4.0 km), with 779k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Liverpool Street.
The nearest bus stop is War Memorial, 150 m away, with a bus about every 19 minutes on weekdays (routes 300, 561, 50); 6 departures an hour from the 2 stops within a 5-minute walk.
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 Stock Church of England Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 70% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Mayflower High School, 3.0 km away; Attainment 8: 47.6 · 10.5% 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 Aldi, 3.6 km away, with Budgens Of Stock closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Stock Surgery (450 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (3.6 km).
For a haircut, Kennadys is 4.0 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.
The Bear Inn is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and The Harvard Inn the nearest pub (150 m).
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 Queens Park, 3.0 km away; for exercise, Hannakins Farm Community Centre (3.7 km).
16 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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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.
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.