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Thinking of living at RM1 4UJ? 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.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rise Park Junior School | Primary | 150 m | 40% met the expected standard |
| Rise Park Infant School | Primary | 150 m | – |
| Clockhouse Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | 66% met the expected standard |
| Parklands Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | 72% met the expected standard |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 1.4 km | 75% met the expected standard |
| Marshalls Park Academy | Secondary | 900 m | Attainment 8: 42.9 · 6.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bower Park Academy | Secondary | 900 m | Attainment 8: 37.7 · 3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Royal Liberty School | Secondary | 2.5 km | Attainment 8: 51 · 14.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Immanuel School | Independent | 850 m | 10.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Gidea Park Preparatory School and Nursery | Independent | 2.0 km | – |
| Bep Academy | Independent | 2.2 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near RM1 4UJ, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Rise Park | 560 m | 19 |
| Golf | Risebridge Golf Centre | 790 m | 9 |
| Swimming | Sapphire Ice And Leisure | 2.3 km | 8 |
| Cricket | Gidea Park Sports Ground | 2.1 km | 3 |
| Cycling | Central Park (Romford) | 3.3 km | 3 |
| Football | PlayFootball Romford | 1.7 km | 2 |
| Bowls | Romford Bowls Club | 2.2 km | 2 |
| Ice skating | Sapphire Ice And Leisure | 2.3 km | 2 |
| Skateboard | Hainault skatepark | 4.5 km | 2 |
| Airsoft | Airsoft Zone | 1.6 km | 1 |
| Climbing | Romford Rock and Boulder | 1.7 km | 1 |
| Ice hockey | Sapphire Ice & Leisure Centre | 2.3 km | 1 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Hollywood Bowl | 2.5 km | 1 |
| Dog racing | Romford Greyhound Stadium | 2.9 km | 1 |
| Squash | David Lloyd (Gidea Park) | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Greyhound racing | Greyhound_Inner_Rail | 3.0 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 21. 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, a short drive or bike ride (2.6 km), with 12.1m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Stratford (London).
The nearest bus stop is Moray Way, 200 m away, with a bus about every 7 minutes on weekdays (routes 103, 499); 64 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 10% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 24 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Rise Park Junior School, a few minutes' walk (150 m); 40% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Clockhouse Primary School (1.5 km).
The nearest secondary is Marshalls Park Academy, 900 m away; Attainment 8: 42.9 · 6.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: The Warren School (3.3 km) and Redden Court School (3.5 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Ilford County High School (7.3 km) and Woodford County High School (11.4 km).
The nearest supermarket is Co-op Food, 100 m away; The Spirit Cellar (450 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Chase Cross Medical Centre (1.0 km), with Rise Park Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (600 m).
For a haircut, Sunbathers Tanning salon is 1.8 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen's Hospital, 2.9 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 7 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Four Coffee Lounge is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and The Aspen Tree the nearest pub (350 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: 4% flats and 15% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 50% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Rise Park, 400 m away; for exercise, Iron Phoenix CrossFit (1.6 km).
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, 33 km.
28 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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Neighbours tend to stay put: 51% 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.