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Thinking of living at RM1 4GQ? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Primary | 350 m | 58% met the expected standard |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 400 m | 68% met the expected standard |
| Gidea Park Primary School | Primary | 700 m | 75% met the expected standard |
| The Mawney Foundation School | Primary | 750 m | 67% met the expected standard |
| Parklands Primary School | Primary | 950 m | 72% met the expected standard |
| Marshalls Park Academy | Secondary | 850 m | Attainment 8: 42.9 · 6.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 51.4 · 14.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Royal Liberty School | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 51 · 14.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Edward's Church of England Academy | Secondary | 2.3 km | Attainment 8: 44.1 · 3.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Robert Clack School | Secondary | 3.0 km | Attainment 8: 50.5 · 14.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bep Academy | Independent | 550 m | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Gidea Park Preparatory School and Nursery | Independent | 1.2 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Lodge Farm Park | 550 m | 23 |
| Swimming | Sapphire Ice And Leisure | 620 m | 12 |
| Golf | Romford Golf Club | 1.2 km | 8 |
| Football | PlayFootball Romford | 1.1 km | 6 |
| Bowls | Romford Bowls Club | 630 m | 4 |
| Cricket | Gidea Park Sports Ground | 2.0 km | 4 |
| Cycling | Central Park (Romford) | 3.9 km | 3 |
| Ice skating | Sapphire Ice And Leisure | 620 m | 2 |
| Fitness | Abbs Cross Sports and Leisure Centre | 3.7 km | 2 |
| Ice hockey | Sapphire Ice & Leisure Centre | 620 m | 1 |
| Climbing | Romford Rock and Boulder | 640 m | 1 |
| Airsoft | Airsoft Zone | 720 m | 1 |
| Dog racing | Romford Greyhound Stadium | 1.6 km | 1 |
| Greyhound racing | Greyhound_Inner_Rail | 1.7 km | 1 |
| Squash | David Lloyd (Gidea Park) | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Hockey | Havering Hockey Club | 2.7 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 25. 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 Romford, about a 10-minute walk (850 m), with 12.1m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Stratford (London).
The nearest bus stop is Romford Police Station, 200 m away, with a bus about every 4 minutes on weekdays (routes 174, 499, 498, 686); 287 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 19% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 8 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
Central London is 23 km away as the crow flies.
45% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 58% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Marshalls Park Academy, 850 m away; Attainment 8: 42.9 · 6.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: All Saints Catholic School and Technology College (2.7 km) and The Warren School (2.8 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Ilford County High School (7.4 km) and Woodford County High School (11.7 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco Express, 250 m away; Serco Pecs (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is St Edwards Medical Centre (300 m), with Mim Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (450 m).
For a haircut, Elegance Beauty is 400 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen's Hospital, 1.1 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: 118 restaurants and cafés and 14 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
The Meeting Place is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and The Lamb the nearest pub (300 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (20 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 390 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 10 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (67%).
54 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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| The Bridge | Independent | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 24.3 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
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Every primary near RM1 4GQ, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The typical home here was built in 1983-1992.
It's growing: about 422 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Lodge Farm Park, 600 m away; for exercise, Sapphire Ice & Leisure Centre (600 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 15.1 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 12 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 34 km.
Many neighbours rent: 37% of households rent privately and 18% socially.
It's young: 20% of residents are aged 15–29.
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.