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Thinking of living at RM13 9AT? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainham Village Primary School | Primary | 400 m | 58% met the expected standard |
| La Salette Catholic Primary School | Primary | 650 m | 80% met the expected standard |
| Brady Primary School | Primary | 650 m | 76% met the expected standard |
| Parsonage Farm Primary School | Primary | 900 m | 47% met the expected standard |
| Harris Academy Rainham | Secondary | 700 m | Attainment 8: 50.4 · 14.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Brittons Academy | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 39.5 · 4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sanders Draper | Secondary | 3.4 km | Attainment 8: 44.4 · 4.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Brook Sixth Form and Academy | Secondary | 3.5 km | Attainment 8: 38.7 · 4.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Dagenham Park CofE School | Secondary | 3.5 km | Attainment 8: 42.1 · 11.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Oakfields Preparatory School | Independent | 4.0 km | – |
| Hopewell School | Independent | 4.5 km | Attainment 8: 6.3 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Northstar Nurture School | Independent | 5.1 km | – |
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| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Tennis Courts | 1.0 km | 11 |
| Football | Rainham Working Mens Club | 450 m | 8 |
| Swimming | Rainham Leisure Centre | 430 m | 6 |
| Cricket | Cricket Nets | 1.2 km | 5 |
| Fitness | Outdoor Gym | 1.3 km | 5 |
| Bowls | Rainham Bowls Club | 400 m | 4 |
| Multi-sport | Rainham Leisure Centre | 430 m | 2 |
| Golf | Ingrebourne Links Golf Club | 1.9 km | 2 |
| Basketball | Beam Park Multi Sports Court | 2.1 km | 2 |
| Skateboard | ROM Skatepark | 4.0 km | 2 |
| Sailing | Erith Yacht Club Moorings | 4.3 km | 2 |
| Cycling | Old Dagenham Park | 3.4 km | 1 |
| Badminton | Abbs Cross Sports and Leisure Centre | 3.6 km | 1 |
| Horse riding | Eastminster Riding School | 3.9 km | 1 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Hollywood Bowl | 4.5 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Hornchurch Stadium | 4.7 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 18. 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 Rainham (London), about a 10-minute walk (750 m), with 1.5m journeys a year; its busiest route is to West Ham.
The nearest bus stop is Brights Avenue, 200 m away, with a bus about every 7 minutes on weekdays (routes 165, 287, 652); 54 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 16% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 23 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Rainham Village Primary School, a few minutes' walk (400 m); 58% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Harris Academy Rainham, 700 m away; Attainment 8: 50.4 · 14.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Harris Garrard Academy (5 km) and Jo Richardson Community School (5.2 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Dartford Grammar School (7.9 km) and Dartford Grammar School for Girls (8.2 km).
It's a family area: 22% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco Extra, 600 m away, with Chansons Pharmacy closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Rainham Health Centre (200 m), with Chansons Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (150 m).
For a haircut, Just For Men is 150 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen's Hospital, 5.9 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: 14 restaurants and cafés, 2 pubs and bars.
Burger Joint is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and Rainham Working Mens Club the nearest pub (400 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (11 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 178 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 12 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 24% flats and 7% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 46% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Ingrebourne Hill, 850 m away; for exercise, Rainham Leisure Centre (450 m).
41 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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No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 15.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 10 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 41 km.
Most households own their home, 24% 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.