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Thinking of living at RM11 2GT? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ardleigh Green Junior School | Primary | 200 m | 75% met the expected standard |
| Ardleigh Green Infant School | Primary | 200 m | – |
| Nelmes Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | 89% met the expected standard |
| Harold Wood Primary School | Primary | 1.3 km | 52% met the expected standard |
| Squirrels Heath Primary School | Primary | 1.3 km | 76% met the expected standard |
| The Royal Liberty School | Secondary | 500 m | Attainment 8: 51 · 14.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Redden Court School | Secondary | 1.0 km | Attainment 8: 47.4 · 10.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Campion School | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 52.8 · 10.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 51.4 · 14.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Emerson Park Academy | Secondary | 2.5 km | Attainment 8: 44.7 · 7.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Mary's Hare Park School | Independent | 600 m | – |
| Gidea Park Preparatory School and Nursery | Independent | 1.2 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | David Lloyd (Gidea Park) | 120 m | 22 |
| Swimming | David Lloyd (Gidea Park) | 120 m | 10 |
| Golf | American Golf | 1.1 km | 6 |
| Cricket | Gidea Park Sports Ground | 970 m | 5 |
| Bowls | Romford Bowls Club | 1.9 km | 5 |
| Football | PlayFootball Romford | 3.5 km | 3 |
| Ice skating | Sapphire Ice And Leisure | 2.4 km | 2 |
| Fitness | Abbs Cross Sports and Leisure Centre | 3.6 km | 2 |
| Squash | David Lloyd (Gidea Park) | 120 m | 1 |
| Teenage | Teenage Area | 1.3 km | 1 |
| Ice hockey | Sapphire Ice & Leisure Centre | 2.4 km | 1 |
| Cycling | Central Park (Romford) | 2.5 km | 1 |
| Hockey | Havering Hockey Club | 2.5 km | 1 |
| Climbing | Romford Rock and Boulder | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Airsoft | Airsoft Zone | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Rugby | Upminster Rugby Club | 3.5 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 Gidea Park, about a 10-minute walk (850 m), with 3.0m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Stratford (London).
The nearest bus stop is Ardleigh Green School, 250 m away, with a bus about every 4 minutes on weekdays (routes 294, 256, 646, 656); 59 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 12% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 26 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Ardleigh Green Junior School, a few minutes' walk (200 m); 75% met the expected standard.
The nearest secondary is The Royal Liberty School, 500 m away; Attainment 8: 51 · 14.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Redden Court School (0.5 km) and Hall Mead School (3.6 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Ilford County High School (10.2 km) and Woodford County High School (14.5 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco Express, 300 m away; Sunny News (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Greenwood Practise (300 m), with Ardleigh Green Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (300 m).
For a haircut, Lily's Nails is 200 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen's Hospital, 3.7 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: 10 restaurants and cafés, 1 pubs and bars.
David Lloyd Leisure is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and The Ardleigh the nearest pub (250 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 49 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 19% flats and 11% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 43% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Haynes Park, 850 m away; for exercise, David Lloyd Clubs (200 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 13.1 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 15 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 33 km.
36 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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| Edullect Academy Independent School |
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| Independent |
| 1.6 km |
| – |
Every primary near RM11 2GT, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
Most households own their home, 14% 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.