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Thinking of living at RM11 1DX? 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.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Towers Junior School | Primary | 450 m | 66% met the expected standard |
| Towers Infant School | Primary | 550 m | – |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 600 m | 68% met the expected standard |
| Hylands Primary School | Primary | 850 m | 62% met the expected standard |
| Harrow Lodge Primary School | Primary | 950 m | 70% met the expected standard |
| The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls | Secondary | 800 m | Attainment 8: 51.4 · 14.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hornchurch High School | Secondary | 900 m | Attainment 8: 54 · 17.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 45.5 · 8.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sanders Draper | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 44.4 · 4.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Royal Liberty School | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 51 · 14.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Bridge | Independent | 800 m | Attainment 8: 24.3 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bep Academy | Independent | 1.8 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Hylands Park | 590 m | 24 |
| Swimming | Harrow Lodge Leisure Centre | 510 m | 11 |
| Golf | American Golf | 2.3 km | 7 |
| Football | Hornchurch Stadium | 2.6 km | 6 |
| Cricket | Hornchurch Cricket Club | 470 m | 5 |
| Bowls | Harrow Lodge Bowls Club | 650 m | 5 |
| Fitness | Abbs Cross Sports and Leisure Centre | 1.6 km | 2 |
| Ice skating | Sapphire Ice & Leisure Centre | 1.8 km | 2 |
| Cycling | Old Dagenham Park | 4.7 km | 2 |
| Hockey | Havering Hockey Club | 470 m | 1 |
| Badminton | Abbs Cross Sports and Leisure Centre | 1.6 km | 1 |
| Basketball | Abbs Cross Sports and Leisure Centre | 1.6 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | ROM Skatepark | 1.6 km | 1 |
| Ice hockey | Sapphire Ice & Leisure Centre | 1.8 km | 1 |
| Horse riding | Eastminster Riding School | 1.9 km | 1 |
| Squash | David Lloyd (Gidea Park) | 2.1 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 24. 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 Emerson Park, about a 15-minute walk (1.1 km), with 303k journeys a year; its busiest route is to West Ham.
The nearest bus stop is Hyland Way, 200 m away, with a bus about every 5 minutes on weekdays (routes 248, 365); 37 departures an hour from the 3 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 11% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 23 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Towers Junior School, a few minutes' walk (450 m); 66% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Harrow Lodge Primary School (0.3 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls, 800 m away; Attainment 8: 51.4 · 14.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: All Saints Catholic School and Technology College (3.1 km) and Redden Court School (3.6 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Ilford County High School (8.9 km) and Dartford Grammar School (13 km).
The nearest supermarket is Hornchurch Food Centre, 300 m away, with Londis Harrow Service Station closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The New Medical Centre (900 m), with Pharmacare Chemist the closest pharmacy (200 m).
For a haircut, Hair and Beauty Salon is 200 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen's Hospital, 1.4 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 63% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 68% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 12 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 13 restaurants and cafés, 2 pubs and bars.
Casa Mia is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and The Harrow the nearest pub (200 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 46 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 11% flats and 13% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 61% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Hylands Park, 550 m away; for exercise, Harrow Lodge Leisure Centre (500 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 14.2 µg/m³).
38 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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| St Mary's Hare Park School |
|---|
| Independent |
| 2.0 km |
| – |
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For holidays, London City is 12 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 36 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 42% 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.