Measuring the distances…
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Thinking of living at CO6 2PP? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earls Colne Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 1.3 km | 54% met the expected standard |
| Chappel CofE Controlled Primary School | Primary | 2.2 km | 63% met the expected standard |
| Colne Engaine Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2.6 km | 28% met the expected standard |
Every primary near CO6 2PP, 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 | Earls Colne Recreation Club | 2.0 km | 3 |
| Golf | Colne Valley Golf Club | 2.0 km | 2 |
| Swimming | The Essex Golf & Country Club | 3.1 km | 2 |
| Squash | Earls Colne Recreation Club | 2.0 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | The Essex Golf and Country Club | 3.1 km | 1 |
| Cricket | Chappel & Wakes Colne Cricket Club | 3.1 km | 1 |
| Motocross | Little Loveney Hall Circuit | 3.6 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 Chappel & Wakes Colne, a short drive or bike ride (2.5 km), with 33k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Liverpool Street.
The nearest bus stop is York House, 50 m away, with a bus about every 26 minutes on weekdays (routes 88, 89, 82, 814); 9 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 58 minutes away by public transport (32 by car).
Central London is 73 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Earls Colne Primary School and Nursery, a short drive or bike ride (1.3 km); 54% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
Grammar schools are within reach: Colchester County High School for Girls (14.6 km).
The nearest supermarket is East Of England Co-op, 1.6 km away, with Essex Professional Coaching closer still (1.3 km) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Pump House Surgery (1.9 km), with Boots the closest pharmacy (1.5 km).
The nearest full A&E is Colchester General Hospital, 15 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: 9 restaurants and cafés, 8 pubs and bars.
Riverside Spice is the closest café or restaurant (750 m), and Colnes Constitutional Club the nearest pub (1.6 km).
It's a low-crime area: about 36 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 167 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 6% flats and 37% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
It's growing: about 330 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Aldham Park, 5.5 km away.
A swim is a short trip away: Friars Meadow, River Stour, 12 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.6 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, London Stansted is 31 km away.
1 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: 41% 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.