Schools vary from Primary, Secondary, and Colleges. The schools include, but are not limited to, St. John Fisher Primary School, West Hatch High School, Woodbridge High School, Trinity Catholic School, Roding Valley Secondary School, West Hatch High School and Bancroft’s private school and Chigwell private school.

Buckhurst Hill is the home of the famous ‘Queens Road’, which is cascaded by shops, bars, restaurants, salons and pubs. A notable pub in Buckhurst Hill is The Three Colts, which is often frequented by notable figures and neighbours alike. Queens Road also covers retail, with the designer menswear shop, Zap, along with a range of local boutiques specialising in women’s fashion. Beauty parlours are also evident on the high road, with a range of sunbed and nail shops, like Small and Cute and Unique Nails. Restaurants vary greatly in cuisine, such as Soiree Turkish Restaurant, Il Bacio Italian and Tandoor at the Chambers.