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Thinking of living at RM11 1XH? 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 | 500 m | 66% met the expected standard |
| Towers Infant School | Primary | 500 m | – |
| Langtons Infant School & Nursery | Primary | 550 m | – |
| Langtons Junior Academy | Primary | 550 m | 55% met the expected standard |
| The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 51.4 · 14.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hornchurch High School | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 54 · 17.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 45.5 · 8.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Emerson Park Academy | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 44.7 · 7.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Campion School | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 52.8 · 10.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Bridge | Independent | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 24.3 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Mary's Hare Park School | Independent | 2.1 km | – |
| Bep Academy | Independent | 2.4 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Haynes Park | 930 m | 23 |
| Swimming | Harrow Lodge Leisure Centre | 930 m | 11 |
| Golf | American Golf | 2.5 km | 7 |
| Football | Hornchurch Stadium | 1.8 km | 6 |
| Cricket | Hornchurch Cricket Club | 810 m | 5 |
| Bowls | Harrow Lodge Bowls Club | 1.0 km | 5 |
| Fitness | Abbs Cross Sports and Leisure Centre | 1.7 km | 2 |
| Ice skating | Sapphire Ice & Leisure Centre | 2.5 km | 2 |
| Hockey | Havering Hockey Club | 810 m | 1 |
| Badminton | Abbs Cross Sports and Leisure Centre | 1.7 km | 1 |
| Basketball | Abbs Cross Sports and Leisure Centre | 1.7 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Hornchurch Stadium | 1.9 km | 1 |
| Squash | David Lloyd (Gidea Park) | 2.0 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | ROM Skatepark | 2.3 km | 1 |
| Ice hockey | Sapphire Ice & Leisure Centre | 2.5 km | 1 |
| Teenage | Teenage Area | 2.6 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, a few minutes' walk (250 m), with 303k journeys a year; its busiest route is to West Ham.
The nearest bus stop is Burnway, 200 m away, with a bus about every 2 minutes on weekdays (routes 370, 256, 165, 646); 154 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 14% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 25 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Towers Junior School, a few minutes' walk (500 m); 66% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Towers Infant School (0.9 km), with 4 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls, 1.5 km away; Attainment 8: 51.4 · 14.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Redden Court School (2.9 km) and The Coopers' Company and Coborn School (3 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Ilford County High School (10.3 km) and Dartford Grammar School (13 km).
The nearest supermarket is Asda Express Hornchurch – North Street PFS, 100 m away; Swedish Doner1 (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Hornchurch Healthcare (100 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (500 m).
For a haircut, Nails is 200 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen's Hospital, 2.8 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).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 57 restaurants and cafés and 12 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
The Team Room Langtons Court is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and Langtons Hall the nearest pub (100 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 129 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 13 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 41% flats and 6% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 51% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
It's growing: about 188 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Fielder's Field, 150 m away; for exercise, Harrow Lodge Leisure Centre (950 m).
50 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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Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 13.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 13 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 36 km.
Most households own their home, 21% rent privately.
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.