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Thinking of living at RM12 6EY? 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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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotts Primary School | Primary | 350 m | 90% met the expected standard |
| Suttons Primary School | Primary | 550 m | 75% met the expected standard |
| R J Mitchell Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | 47% met the expected standard |
| Hacton Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | 83% met the expected standard |
| Elm Park Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | 52% met the expected standard |
| Sanders Draper | Secondary | 550 m | Attainment 8: 44.4 · 4.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 45.5 · 8.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hornchurch High School | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 54 · 17.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 62.2 · 26.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Brittons Academy | Secondary | 2.3 km | Attainment 8: 39.5 · 4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Oakfields Preparatory School | Independent | 2.1 km | – |
| The Bridge | Independent | 3.4 km | Attainment 8: 24.3 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Abbs Cross Academy And Arts College | 1.1 km | 20 |
| Swimming | Abbs Cross Health And Fitness | 1.1 km | 10 |
| Football | Hornchurch Stadium | 1.9 km | 8 |
| Bowls | Harrow Lodge Bowls Club | 1.9 km | 6 |
| Golf | Upminster Golf Club | 3.6 km | 6 |
| Cricket | Hornchurch Cricket Club | 2.1 km | 5 |
| Fitness | Girls Allowed | 740 m | 4 |
| Basketball | Abbs Cross Sports and Leisure Centre | 1.1 km | 2 |
| Multi-sport | Ball Court | 2.8 km | 2 |
| Ice skating | Sapphire Ice & Leisure Centre | 4.2 km | 2 |
| Badminton | Abbs Cross Sports and Leisure Centre | 1.1 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Hornchurch Stadium | 1.8 km | 1 |
| Hockey | Havering Hockey Club | 2.1 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | ROM Skatepark | 2.4 km | 1 |
| Horse riding | Eastminster Riding School | 2.5 km | 1 |
| Rugby | Upminster Rugby Club | 3.8 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 23. 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 (950 m). The nearest rail station is Emerson Park, 2.6 km away, with 303k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Miramar Way, 150 m away, with a bus about every 5 minutes on weekdays (routes 252, 256, 652); 43 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 15% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 24 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Scotts Primary School, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 90% met the expected standard.
The nearest secondary is Sanders Draper, 550 m away; Attainment 8: 44.4 · 4.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: The Coopers' Company and Coborn School (3.3 km) and Hall Mead School (3.8 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Ilford County High School (10.7 km) and Dartford Grammar School (11.3 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco Superstore, 700 m away, with Hornchurch Aerodrome Historical Trust closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is St Georges Country Park Surgery (350 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (1.1 km).
For a haircut, Sunrays is 700 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen's Hospital, 3.4 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 6 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Spring Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and Railway Hotel the nearest pub (1.1 km).
It's a low-crime area: about 51 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 6% flats and 6% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 42% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
It's growing: about 266 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Hornchurch Country Park, 900 m away; for exercise, Girls Allowed (750 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 13.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 12 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 38 km.
10 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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| Bep Academy |
|---|
| Independent |
| 4.2 km |
| 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near RM12 6EY, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 50% 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.