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Thinking of living at CM77 6AB? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rayne Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 350 m | 48% met the expected standard |
| Notley Green Primary School | Primary | 1.9 km | 66% met the expected standard |
| White Court School | Primary | 2.3 km | 64% met the expected standard |
| Tabor Academy | Secondary | 2.7 km | Attainment 8: 38.5 · 6.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Notley High School and Sixth Form | Secondary | 3.2 km | Attainment 8: 44.9 · 10.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Alec Hunter Academy | Secondary | 4.7 km | Attainment 8: 45.7 · 6.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Felsted School | Independent | 5.1 km | 32.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near CM77 6AB, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Great Notley Country Park | 1.3 km | 4 |
| Swimming | Bannatyne Health Club (Braintree) | 2.8 km | 4 |
| Cycling | Rayne Village Hall | 520 m | 2 |
| Cricket | Rayne Cricket Club | 590 m | 2 |
| Athletics | Braintree Sports And Health Club | 2.6 km | 1 |
| Horse racing | Chelmsford City Racecourse | 3.5 km | 1 |
| Billiards | The Sportsman | 4.1 km | 1 |
| Golf | American Golf | 4.7 km | 1 |
| Martial arts | Yong Gi Do | 4.7 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Felsted School Sports Centre | 4.9 km | 1 |
| Rugby union | Rugby Goal No.1 | 4.9 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.
The nearest station is Braintree, a drive away (3.4 km), with 631k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Liverpool Street.
The nearest bus stop is The Cock, 200 m away, with a bus about every 60 minutes on weekdays (routes 333, 332, 417); 4 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 45 minutes away by public transport (21 by car).
Central London is 61 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 7% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Rayne Primary and Nursery School, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 48% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (1.1 km).
The nearest secondary is Tabor Academy, 2.7 km away; Attainment 8: 38.5 · 6.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Chelmsford County High School for Girls (15 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 2.1 km away, with Post Office closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Blandford Medical Centre (2.4 km), with Tesco In-Store Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (2.1 km).
For a haircut, Passion is 3.0 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Colchester General Hospital, 26 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 59% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 61% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 7 restaurants and cafés, 4 pubs and bars.
Three Panda's Express is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and 47 Bar & Restaurant the nearest pub (200 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 38 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 80 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 45% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
It's growing: about 235 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Oak Meadow Nature Reserve, 750 m away; for exercise, Ab Salute Gym (2.5 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.7 µg/m³).
13 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 Stansted is 20 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 43% 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.