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Thinking of living at CM7 9TU? 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 GP are further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyons Hall School | Primary | 400 m | 73% met the expected standard |
| Great Bradfords Junior School | Primary | 650 m | 56% met the expected standard |
| Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 650 m | – |
| Alec Hunter Academy | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 45.7 · 6.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Tabor Academy | Secondary | 2.5 km | Attainment 8: 38.5 · 6.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Notley High School and Sixth Form | Secondary | 2.8 km | Attainment 8: 44.9 · 10.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near CM7 9TU, 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 | Braintree Lawn Tennis Club | 1.4 km | 6 |
| Swimming | Braintree Swimming Centre | 2.2 km | 4 |
| Golf | American Golf | 2.1 km | 3 |
| Cricket | Braintree Cricket Club | 1.8 km | 2 |
| Cycling | Braintree Bmx Track | 2.4 km | 2 |
| Rugby | Braintree Rugby Club | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Rugby union | Rugby Goal No.1 | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Billiards | The Sportsman | 1.4 km | 1 |
| Martial arts | Yong Gi Do | 1.6 km | 1 |
| Hockey | Braintree Hockey Club | 2.1 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Braintree Sports And Health Club | 2.5 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 short drive or bike ride (1.8 km), with 631k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Liverpool Street.
The nearest bus stop is Anson Way, 100 m away, with a bus about every 60 minutes on weekdays (route 30); 6 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 51 minutes away by public transport (24 by car).
Central London is 65 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 10% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Lyons Hall School, a few minutes' walk (400 m); 73% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Alec Hunter Academy, 1.6 km away; Attainment 8: 45.7 · 6.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 800 m away; Tesco Express (1.1 km) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Church Lane Surgery (1.4 km), with Meadows Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.5 km).
For a haircut, Luxe is 1.4 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Colchester General Hospital, 23 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: 8 restaurants and cafés, 4 pubs and bars.
Costa Coffee is the closest café or restaurant (900 m), and The Bell the nearest pub (450 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 55 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 78 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 42% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
It's growing: about 543 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Kings Park Recreation Area, 300 m away; for exercise, CrossFit (1.5 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.9 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, London Stansted is 23 km away.
10 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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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.