School Green is a small, quietly residential area on the edge of Braintree in Essex, England. It is centred around a modest open green and a mix of housing types - older terraces and inter‑war or post‑war homes - giving it a suburban, village‑like feel while remaining within easy reach of the town centre and local shopping and employment areas.
The name likely reflects the historic presence of a local school or village green and the area today is driven by everyday community life: local schools, churches and small retailers and pubs. Many residents commute to nearby centres, with decent road and rail links to places such as Colchester and Chelmsford, and countryside and farmland are never far away, which keeps a semi‑rural character despite the proximity to town amenities.
Postcode districts covering School Green
Most populated places nearby
- Cambridge 22.2 miles35.8 km
- Colchester 17.3 miles27.8 km
- Chelmsford 16.4 miles26.4 km
- Harlow 22 miles35.4 km
- Braintree 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 21.3 miles34.3 km
- Bishop's Stortford 16.1 miles26 km
- Billericay 24.1 miles38.8 km
- Wickford 25 miles40.2 km
- Haverhill 8.2 miles13.3 km
- Witham 12.9 miles20.8 km
- Sudbury 10.8 miles17.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Three Fields Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Wethersfield Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Blackmore End Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Finchingfield Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Yeldham Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Shalford Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Toppesfield Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Stambourne Parish 3.3 miles5.2 km
- Great Bardfield Built-up area 3.3 miles5.2 km
- Hedingham Ward 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Sible Hedingham Built-up area 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Castle Hedingham Built-up area 4 miles6.5 km
Example postcodes in School Green
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 12.9 miles20.8 km
- London Southend Airport 28.9 miles46.5 km
- Castle Hedingham Railway Station 3.7 miles6 km
- Braintree Railway Station 7.1 miles11.4 km
Hotels near School Green Ad
- Gosfield Lake Resort 4.4 miles7 km
- Holiday Inn Express Braintree 3 7.3 miles11.8 km
- White Hart Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Sturmer Hall Hotel and Conference Centre 4 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Farmhouse Inn 3 7.2 miles11.6 km
- The Suffolk Hotel 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Drapers Hotel 9 miles14.4 km
- The Dorrington 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Essex Golf & Country Club 3 9 miles14.4 km
- Rose & Crown Hotel 5 8.3 miles13.3 km
Local points of interest
- Cressing Road Stadium 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Tilty Abbey Historic site 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Chelmsford City Racecourse Recreation 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Marks Hall Estate 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Dines Hall Country house 10 miles16 km
- Coggeshall Abbey Historic site 10.8 miles17.4 km
- East Anglian Railway Museum Museum 11.3 miles18.3 km
- Saffron Walden Museum Museum 11.8 miles18.9 km
- Audley End House and Gardens Museum 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Colchester Community Stadium Stadium 17.2 miles27.7 km
- Roman Circus visitor centre Museum 17.8 miles28.7 km
- Ickworth House Estate 18 miles29 km