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Thinking of living at RM12 6BN? 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 | 450 m | – |
| Langtons Junior Academy | Primary | 450 m | 55% met the expected standard |
| Hacton Primary School | Primary | 800 m | 83% met the expected standard |
| Towers Junior School | Primary | 1.1 km | 66% met the expected standard |
| Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 45.5 · 8.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sanders Draper | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 44.4 · 4.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hornchurch High School | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 54 · 17.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 62.2 · 26.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Emerson Park Academy | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 44.7 · 7.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Bridge | Independent | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 24.3 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Oakfields Preparatory School | Independent | 2.8 km | – |
| St Mary's Hare Park School | Independent | 2.9 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Abbs Cross Academy And Arts College | 1.2 km | 24 |
| Swimming | Harrow Lodge Leisure Centre | 1.1 km | 11 |
| Cricket | Hornchurch Cricket Club | 1000 m | 7 |
| Football | Hornchurch Stadium | 1.2 km | 7 |
| Golf | Upminster Golf Club | 2.6 km | 7 |
| Bowls | Harrow Lodge Bowls Club | 1.0 km | 6 |
| Fitness | Abbs Cross Sports and Leisure Centre | 1.2 km | 3 |
| Ice skating | Sapphire Ice & Leisure Centre | 3.1 km | 2 |
| Multi-sport | Ball Court | 4.5 km | 2 |
| Hockey | Havering Hockey Club | 1000 m | 1 |
| Badminton | Abbs Cross Sports and Leisure Centre | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Basketball | Abbs Cross Sports and Leisure Centre | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Hornchurch Stadium | 1.3 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | ROM Skatepark | 2.3 km | 1 |
| Horse riding | Eastminster Riding School | 2.6 km | 1 |
| Squash | David Lloyd (Gidea Park) | 2.7 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 Hornchurch Underground station, about a 10-minute walk (650 m). The nearest rail station is Emerson Park, 1.0 km away, with 303k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is The Avenue (RM12), 50 m away, with a bus about every 3 minutes on weekdays (routes 256, 193, 252, 652); 193 departures an hour from the 7 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 Langtons Infant School & Nursery, a few minutes' walk (450 m).
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 Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College, 1.2 km away; Attainment 8: 45.5 · 8.8% 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 Costcutter, 200 m away, with Robert Smith & Son Butchers closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is High Street Surgery (250 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (300 m).
For a haircut, Wyndham is 100 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.
Zizzi is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and Frankie's Wine Bar 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 Queen's Green, 550 m away; for exercise, Harrow Lodge Leisure Centre (1.1 km).
47 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.