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Thinking of living at RM11 3LA? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Langtons Infant School & Nursery | Primary | 550 m | – |
| Langtons Junior Academy | Primary | 550 m | 55% met the expected standard |
| Towers Infant School | Primary | 950 m | – |
| Towers Junior School | Primary | 1.0 km | 66% met the expected standard |
| Nelmes Primary School | Primary | 1.4 km | 89% met the expected standard |
| Emerson Park Academy | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 44.7 · 7.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Campion School | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 52.8 · 10.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 62.2 · 26.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 51.4 · 14.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hornchurch High School | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 54 · 17.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Bridge | Independent | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 24.3 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Mary's Hare Park School | Independent | 2.1 km | – |
| Gidea Park Preparatory School and Nursery |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Haynes Park | 1.0 km | 24 |
| Swimming | Harrow Lodge Leisure Centre | 1.5 km | 10 |
| Golf | Upminster Golf Club | 2.3 km | 7 |
| Cricket | Hornchurch Cricket Club | 1.3 km | 6 |
| Bowls | Harrow Lodge Bowls Club | 1.5 km | 5 |
| Football | Hornchurch Stadium | 1.6 km | 3 |
| Fitness | Abbs Cross Sports and Leisure Centre | 2.1 km | 2 |
| Ice skating | Sapphire Ice & Leisure Centre | 2.9 km | 2 |
| Hockey | Havering Hockey Club | 1.3 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Hornchurch Stadium | 1.7 km | 1 |
| Squash | David Lloyd (Gidea Park) | 1.9 km | 1 |
| Badminton | Abbs Cross Sports and Leisure Centre | 2.1 km | 1 |
| Basketball | Abbs Cross Sports and Leisure Centre | 2.1 km | 1 |
| Teenage | Teenage Area | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Rugby | Upminster Rugby Club | 2.4 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | ROM Skatepark | 2.9 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.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 42% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Emerson Park, a few minutes' walk (350 m), with 303k journeys a year; its busiest route is to West Ham.
The nearest bus stop is Nelmes Road, 250 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes 650, 656, 649); 53 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 26 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Langtons Infant School & Nursery, about a 5-minute walk (550 m).
The closest top-rated primary is Towers Infant School (1.3 km), with 3 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Emerson Park Academy, 1.3 km away; Attainment 8: 44.7 · 7.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Redden Court School (1.6 km) and Hall Mead School (2.5 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Ilford County High School (10.8 km) and Dartford Grammar School (14.1 km).
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Asda Express Hornchurch – North Street PFS, 450 m away; Swedish Doner1 (400 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Hornchurch Healthcare (450 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (750 m).
For a haircut, Emerson Park Barbers is 350 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen's Hospital, 3.5 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 3 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Shish Meze is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and The Hop Inn the nearest pub (350 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 34 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Detached houses make up 68% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Queen's Green, 550 m away; for exercise, Harrow Lodge Leisure Centre (1.5 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 12.7 µg/m³).
42 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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| Independent |
| 2.6 km |
| – |
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For holidays, London City is 15 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 35 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 52% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 28% are 65 or over.
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.