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Thinking of living at RM14 1JP? 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.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| The James Oglethorpe Primary School | Primary | 800 m | 67% met the expected standard |
| Engayne Primary School | Primary | 850 m | 67% met the expected standard |
| Upminster Infant School | Primary | 1.5 km | – |
| Upminster Junior School | Primary | 1.5 km | 88% met the expected standard |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 1.6 km | 75% met the expected standard |
| Hall Mead School | Secondary | 400 m | Attainment 8: 50.1 · 13.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Coopers' Company and Coborn School | Secondary | 1.0 km | Attainment 8: 58.2 · 17.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Emerson Park Academy | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 44.7 · 7.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 62.2 · 26.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Gaynes School | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 50.7 · 8.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Oakfields Preparatory School | Independent | 2.9 km | – |
| Ursuline Preparatory School | Independent | 4.3 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Grosvenor Lawn Tennis Club | 930 m | 14 |
| Swimming | Coopers Company & Coborn School | 1.0 km | 7 |
| Golf | Upminster Golf Club | 840 m | 6 |
| Cricket | Upminster Cricket Club Pavillion | 2.0 km | 4 |
| Bowls | Upminster Bowls Club | 1.4 km | 3 |
| Fitness | Abbs Cross Sports and Leisure Centre | 4.4 km | 2 |
| Rugby | Upminster Rugby Club | 780 m | 1 |
| Football | Hornchurch Stadium | 2.3 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Hornchurch Stadium | 2.3 km | 1 |
| Teenage | Teenage Area | 3.5 km | 1 |
| Skiing | Brentwood Park Ski And Snowboard Centre | 4.2 km | 1 |
| Karting | Brentwood Karting | 4.2 km | 1 |
| Hockey | Havering Hockey Club | 4.3 km | 1 |
| Squash | David Lloyd (Gidea Park) | 4.4 km | 1 |
| Badminton | Abbs Cross Sports and Leisure Centre | 4.4 km | 1 |
| Basketball | Abbs Cross Sports and Leisure Centre | 4.4 km | 1 |
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 Upminster, a short drive or bike ride (1.4 km), with 5.0m journeys a year; its busiest route is to West Ham.
The nearest bus stop is Kings Gardens, 250 m away, with a bus about every 8 minutes on weekdays (route 248); 25 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 12% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 40 minutes away by public transport (21 by car).
Central London is 28 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is The James Oglethorpe Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (800 m); 67% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Upminster Junior School (1.9 km).
The nearest secondary is Hall Mead School, 400 m away; Attainment 8: 50.1 · 13.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: The Coopers' Company and Coborn School (1.4 km) and Redden Court School (3.7 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Ilford County High School (13.9 km) and Dartford Grammar School (14.1 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco Express, 250 m away; Fags & Mags (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Willow Podiatry and Osteopathy (200 m), with Govani Chemists the closest pharmacy (250 m).
For a haircut, HMQ Nails is 200 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen's Hospital, 6.5 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 13 restaurants and cafés, 3 pubs and bars.
Cafe 4 You is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and The Plough the nearest pub (250 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 42 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 15% flats and 13% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Cranham Brickfields, 700 m away; for exercise, Teenage Area (3.5 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 12.6 µg/m³).
32 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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Every primary near RM14 1JP, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
For holidays, London City is 17 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 36 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 46% 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.