Measuring the distances…
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Thinking of living at CM8 3FR? 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 primary school, station, supermarket, GP are all over 1 km away.
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Totham Primary School | Primary | 2.5 km | 82% met the expected standard |
| Tiptree Heath Primary School | Primary | 2.7 km | 47% met the expected standard |
| St Luke's Church of England Controlled Primary School | Primary | 3.8 km | 68% met the expected standard |
| Baynards Primary School | Primary | 3.8 km | 67% met the expected standard |
| Milldene Primary School | Primary | 4.1 km | 77% met the expected standard |
| Thurstable School | Secondary | 4.1 km | Attainment 8: 41.9 · 6.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Lift Maltings | Secondary | 4.8 km | Attainment 8: 39.9 · 4.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Lift New Rickstones | Secondary | 5.1 km | Attainment 8: 40.6 · 5.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near CM8 3FR, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swimming | Forrester Park Golf Club | 2.2 km | 4 |
| Tennis | Forrester Park Golf Club | 2.2 km | 4 |
| Golf | Forrester Park Golf Club | 2.4 km | 3 |
| Football | Florence Park | 3.3 km | 2 |
| Squash | Leisure World Tiptree | 4.3 km | 2 |
| Gym & spa | Atlantis | 3.9 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | Tiptree Skatepark | 4.0 km | 1 |
| Cricket | Witham Hockey and Cricket Club | 4.1 km | 1 |
| Pool | Shots Pool Club | 4.2 km | 1 |
| Bowls | Witham Bowls Club | 4.6 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Witham Leisure Centre | 4.7 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: 42% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Witham (Essex), a drive away (4.4 km), with 1.9m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Liverpool Street.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 41 minutes away by public transport (16 by car).
Central London is 62 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 6% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Great Totham Primary School, a short drive or bike ride (2.5 km); 82% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Thurstable School, 4.1 km away; Attainment 8: 41.9 · 6.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Chelmsford County High School for Girls (14.1 km) and King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford (14.3 km).
The nearest supermarket is Iceland, 2.9 km away, with Toms Farm Shop closer still (1.1 km) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Tiptree Medical Centre (3.8 km), with Tiptree Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (3.8 km).
For a haircut, Aquarius is 2.7 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: 12 restaurants and cafés, 8 pubs and bars.
Claire's Cabin Cafe & Smokehouse is the closest café or restaurant (1.1 km), and Green Man the nearest pub (1.9 km).
It's a low-crime area: about 27 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 320 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 68% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
Bungalow country: 20% of homes are bungalows.
It's growing: about 367 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Rainbow Field, 2.6 km away; for exercise, Florence Park (3.3 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.2 µg/m³).
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 Southend is 21 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 33 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 51% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 28% 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.