St Edward's is fortunate to have The Wykeham Centre comprising Church House & Wykeham Hall. These buildings stand in the Market Place to the east of the Church.

Church House was originally built in the 15th Century although much of the present structure dates from the 16th Century, with later additions facing on to the Market Place. Church House first became associated with the Church, when in 1480 Avery Cornburgh purchased the building from one John-Atte-Downs to be used as accommodation for the Chantry priests.

Within 60 years, however, came Henry VIII and the Reformation, one result of which was the suppression of many Chantries, including that at St Edward's. Avery Cornburgh's Chantry was abolished in 1548 and the building sold. A pair of speculators’ Richard Venables and John Maynarde then acquired the property. It is not clear when they disposed of their investment but by 1576, Sir Anthony Cooke of Gidea Hall owned the property.

In 1590, Sir Anthony let the building to John Bastwyck for one shilling per year. It was about this time that it became the Cock & Bell Public House. Sometime between this date and 1613 the ownership was transferred to John Grafton, a local butcher. In his will he left to his wife Elizabeth "The Cock and Bell for the maintenance of his two daughters Susan and Elizabeth and their unborn child."

Over the next century the ownership and history of the building become unclear. However by 1733 Ann Smith and Martha Fryer were leasing the Cock and Bell. During this time the Cock and Bell was both a coaching inn and latterly the town post office.

During the 19th Century, Ind Coope, a local brewer acquired the ownership of the building, continuing to maintain it as a public house. They relinquished their licence in 1908. New College Oxford, the patrons of the Church, subsequently acquired the building and they appointed trustees responsible for the day-to-day management of the site. The building resorting to its earlier name of Church House.

During 1908 the Wykeham Hall was built to the rear of Church House. The hall was dedicated by the Bishop of Barking and opened by The Rt Revd. R. Whitcombe, Bishop of Colchester on 20th September 1909. (The Rt. Revd. R Whitcombe was Vicar of St Edward's from 1904 to 1909).

Since that time both Church House and Wykeham Hall have been used by the Parish and the local community as a meeting place in the centre of a busy town.

Church House underwent a major refurbishment in 1984, the building now houses the Parish Office and a Market Day Coffee Shop.

During 2001 after years of planning and many set backs work started to convert the Wykeham Hall into a facility for the 21st Century. The major work was to provide an upper floor as a newhall with space for community use on the ground floor. Two partners Romford YMCA and The Learning Freeway lease space to provide service to the community. The Wykeham Centre was opened in October 2002. The Centre blends with the Church to provide a complex worthy of a market town.