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Thinking of living at RM17 5NZ? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Thurrock Primary School | Primary | 200 m | 64% met the expected standard |
| St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School | Primary | 650 m | 66% met the expected standard |
| Quarry Hill Academy | Primary | 750 m | 88% met the expected standard |
| Deneholm Primary School | Primary | 750 m | 63% met the expected standard |
| Grays Convent High School | Secondary | 750 m | Attainment 8: 55.7 · 15.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Hathaway Academy | Secondary | 750 m | Attainment 8: 41.1 · 9.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Orsett Heath Academy | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 47 · 6.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Light Christian School | Independent | 1.4 km | – |
| OA - North View | Independent | 2.8 km | – |
| Pier View Academy | Independent | 5.5 km | – |
Every primary near RM17 5NZ, 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 | Thurrock Lawn Tennis Club | 860 m | 8 |
| Squash | Storm Fit (Grays) | 1.1 km | 4 |
| Golf | Mardyke Valley Golf Club | 2.9 km | 4 |
| Swimming | Impulse Leisure (Blackshots) | 580 m | 3 |
| Bowls | Bowls Club | 640 m | 2 |
| Football | Tilbury Football Club | 2.6 km | 2 |
| Fitness | Impulse Lesuire | 580 m | 1 |
| Athletics | Blackshots Athletics Stadium | 880 m | 1 |
| Rugby | Thurrock Rugby Club | 1.3 km | 1 |
| Sailing | Thurrock Yacht Club | 2.0 km | 1 |
| Horse riding | Foxhounds Riding Stables | 2.3 km | 1 |
| Boxing | Chadwell St Mary Amateur Boxing Club | 2.4 km | 1 |
| Cricket | Orsett & Thurrock Cricket Club | 3.2 km | 1 |
| Karting | Lakeside Karting | 3.6 km | 1 |
| Climbing | Rock Up | 3.7 km | 1 |
| Motor | Arena Essex Raceway | 3.9 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 Grays, a short drive or bike ride (1.7 km), with 3.6m journeys a year; its busiest route is to West Ham.
The nearest bus stop is Tennyson Avenue, 200 m away, with a bus about every 7 minutes on weekdays (routes 73, 100, 83, 88); 61 departures an hour from the 9 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 32 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Little Thurrock Primary School, a few minutes' walk (200 m); 64% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Quarry Hill Academy (0.5 km).
The nearest secondary is Grays Convent High School, 750 m away; Attainment 8: 55.7 · 15.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Harris Academy Chafford Hundred (3.2 km) and Harris Academy Ockendon (5.4 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend (5.3 km) and Gravesend Grammar School (5.9 km).
The nearest supermarket is Co-op Food, 250 m away; D Johnson And Sons Butchers (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Balfour Medical Centre (100 m), with Lodge Lane Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (300 m).
For a haircut, Crown Barbers is 200 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Darent Valley Hospital, 7.7 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 74% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 61% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 18 restaurants and cafés, 6 pubs and bars.
Caramela Desserts is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and The Oak At Sockets Heath the nearest pub (200 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (16 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 72 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 18% flats and 12% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 40% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is The Dip-In, 400 m away; for exercise, Impulse Lesuire (600 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 14.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 20 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 45 km.
43 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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Most households own their home, 17% 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.