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Thinking of living at CM9 8BQ? 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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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heybridge Primary School | Primary | 2.9 km | 64% met the expected standard |
| Maldon Primary School | Primary | 4.0 km | 46% met the expected standard |
| St Francis Catholic Primary School, Maldon | Primary | 4.6 km | 67% met the expected standard |
| All Saints Maldon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 4.8 km | 48% met the expected standard |
| Wentworth Primary School | Primary | 5.0 km | 67% met the expected standard |
| Plume School | Secondary | 4.4 km | Attainment 8: 42.9 · 7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Maldon Court Preparatory School | Independent | 4.4 km | – |
Every primary near CM9 8BQ, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sailing | Millbeach Marine Club | 1.4 km | 4 |
| Tennis | Padel United Maldon | 3.7 km | 3 |
| Football | Main Pitch | 3.7 km | 3 |
| Multi-sport | Blackwater Leisure Centre | 3.7 km | 3 |
| Swimming | Blackwater Leisure Centre | 3.7 km | 3 |
| Golf | Forrester Park Golf Club | 4.6 km | 2 |
| Squash | Park Drive Health Club | 3.8 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 Witham (Essex), a drive away (10 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 58 minutes away by public transport (27 by car).
Central London is 70 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 7% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Heybridge Primary School, a short drive or bike ride (2.9 km); 64% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Plume School, 4.4 km away; Attainment 8: 42.9 · 7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Colchester County High School for Girls (14.1 km) and Colchester Royal Grammar School (14.6 km).
Few families with young children: only 15% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is East Of England Co-op, 2.9 km away, with Paul Bloss Purveyors Of Fine Fish And Seafood closer still (1.4 km) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Goldring House Surgery (2.9 km), with Simplymeds Online the closest pharmacy (3.1 km).
For a haircut, Mi Amor is 3.4 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Colchester General Hospital, 17 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 8 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Newsons Farm Shop & Coffee Pot is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and The Borough Arms the nearest pub (250 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 26 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 127 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 49% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
Bungalow country: 20% of homes are bungalows.
The nearest park is Drapers Farm, 2.6 km away; for exercise, Blackwater Leisure Centre (3.7 km).
A swim is a short trip away: West Mersea, 9.4 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
3 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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The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.5 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, London Southend is 23 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 40 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 48% 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.