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Thinking of living at CM7 9BJ? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Bradfords Junior School | Primary | 500 m | 56% met the expected standard |
| Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 500 m | – |
| St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree | Primary | 850 m | 83% met the expected standard |
| Tabor Academy | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 38.5 · 6.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Alec Hunter Academy | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 45.7 · 6.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Notley High School and Sixth Form | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 44.9 · 10.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near CM7 9BJ, 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 | Braintree Sports And Health Club | 1.3 km | 5 |
| Swimming | Bannatyne Health Club (Braintree) | 1.5 km | 4 |
| Golf | American Golf | 2.1 km | 3 |
| Cricket | Braintree Cricket Club | 690 m | 2 |
| Cycling | Braintree Bmx Track | 1.6 km | 2 |
| Billiards | The Sportsman | 1.1 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Braintree Sports And Health Club | 1.3 km | 1 |
| Rugby union | Rugby Goal No.1 | 1.6 km | 1 |
| Martial arts | Yong Gi Do | 1.8 km | 1 |
| Rugby | Braintree Rugby Club | 1.8 km | 1 |
| Hockey | Braintree Hockey Club | 2.4 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, about a 10-minute walk (1.0 km), with 631k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Liverpool Street.
The nearest bus stop is Old Court Hotel, 250 m away, with a bus about every 50 minutes on weekdays (routes 86, 87, 370, 38A); 7 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 63 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Great Bradfords Junior School, about a 5-minute walk (500 m); 56% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (1.3 km).
The nearest secondary is Tabor Academy, 1.3 km away; Attainment 8: 38.5 · 6.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's Filling Station, 500 m away; C J Eley & Co (450 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Mount Chambers Medical Practice (650 m), with Christchurch Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (650 m).
For a haircut, Sisters Nails & Beauty is 850 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Colchester General Hospital, 24 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).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 35 restaurants and cafés and 16 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Tabor Centre is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and The Eagle the nearest pub (500 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (26 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 130 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
Much of it is protected: 32% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Braintree Town Centre and Bradford Street).
There are 103 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 41% flats and 14% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
It's growing: about 163 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Braintree & Bocking Recreation Ground, 300 m away; for exercise, CrossFit (1.2 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Stansted is 22 km away.
36 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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Most households own their home, 33% rent privately.
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.