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Thinking of living at RM14 2PB? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hacton Primary School | Primary | 350 m | 83% met the expected standard |
| Branfil Primary School | Primary | 500 m | 63% met the expected standard |
| Suttons Primary School | Primary | 1.0 km | 75% met the expected standard |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | 75% met the expected standard |
| Langtons Infant School & Nursery | Primary | 1.2 km | – |
| Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School | Secondary | 900 m | Attainment 8: 62.2 · 26.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sanders Draper | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 44.4 · 4.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 45.5 · 8.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Gaynes School | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 50.7 · 8.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Emerson Park Academy | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 44.7 · 7.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Oakfields Preparatory School | Independent | 1.8 km | – |
| The Bridge | Independent | 3.1 km | Attainment 8: 24.3 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Upminster Park | 930 m | 21 |
| Swimming | Abbs Cross Sports and Leisure Centre | 1.6 km | 10 |
| Cricket | Upminster Cricket Club Pavillion | 980 m | 7 |
| Bowls | Upminster Bowls Club | 1.6 km | 6 |
| Golf | Upminster Golf Club | 2.3 km | 6 |
| Football | Hornchurch Stadium | 550 m | 5 |
| Fitness | Abbs Cross Sports and Leisure Centre | 1.6 km | 3 |
| Multi-sport | Ball Court | 3.9 km | 2 |
| Ice skating | Sapphire Ice & Leisure Centre | 4.1 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Hornchurch Stadium | 480 m | 1 |
| Badminton | Abbs Cross Sports and Leisure Centre | 1.6 km | 1 |
| Basketball | Abbs Cross Sports and Leisure Centre | 1.6 km | 1 |
| Hockey | Havering Hockey Club | 1.9 km | 1 |
| Rugby | Upminster Rugby Club | 2.4 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | ROM Skatepark | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Horse riding | Eastminster Riding School | 3.3 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 22. 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: 43% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Upminster Bridge Underground station, about a 5-minute walk (600 m). The nearest rail station is Upminster, 1.5 km away, with 5.0m journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Alma Avenue (RM12), 150 m away, with a bus about every 10 minutes on weekdays (route 193); 29 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 26 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Hacton Primary School, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 83% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Upminster Junior School (0.9 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School, 900 m away; Attainment 8: 62.2 · 26.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: The Coopers' Company and Coborn School (1.5 km) and Hall Mead School (1.9 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Ilford County High School (11.8 km) and Dartford Grammar School (12.6 km).
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 900 m away, with DE Sports closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Upminster Bridge Surgery (600 m), with Britcrown Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (750 m).
For a haircut, The Bridge Barber is 650 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen's Hospital, 4.3 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: 53 restaurants and cafés and 3 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Hacton Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and The Optimist Tavern the nearest pub (600 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (15 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 91 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 25% flats and 7% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 49% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Upminster Windmill Field, 1.0 km away; for exercise, Abbs Cross Sports and Leisure Centre (1.6 km).
23 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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| St Mary's Hare Park School |
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| Independent |
| 3.7 km |
| – |
Every primary near RM14 2PB, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 13.0 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 14 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 37 km.
Most households own their home, 19% 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.