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Thinking of living at RM17 6DE? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarry Hill Academy | Primary | 400 m | 88% met the expected standard |
| Thameside Primary School | Primary | 450 m | 45% met the expected standard |
| St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School | Primary | 1000 m | 66% met the expected standard |
| Little Thurrock Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | 64% met the expected standard |
| Belmont Castle Academy | Primary | 1.5 km | 69% met the expected standard |
| Grays Convent High School | Secondary | 600 m | Attainment 8: 55.7 · 15.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Thames Park Secondary School | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 46.4 · 10.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Hathaway Academy | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 41.1 · 9.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Orsett Heath Academy | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 47 · 6.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Gateway Academy | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 46.1 · 10% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Light Christian School | Independent | 700 m | – |
| OA - North View | Independent | 2.3 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Storm Fit (Grays) | 1.4 km | 8 |
| Squash | Storm Fit (Grays) | 1.4 km | 4 |
| Golf | Mardyke Valley Golf Club | 3.4 km | 4 |
| Swimming | Impulse Leisure (Blackshots) | 1.6 km | 3 |
| Football | Tilbury Football Club | 2.2 km | 3 |
| Bowls | Bowls Club | 1.7 km | 2 |
| Sailing | Thurrock Yacht Club | 980 m | 1 |
| Fitness | Impulse Lesuire | 1.6 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Blackshots Athletics Stadium | 1.9 km | 1 |
| Rugby | Thurrock Rugby Club | 2.3 km | 1 |
| Boxing | Chadwell St Mary Amateur Boxing Club | 2.8 km | 1 |
| Horse riding | Foxhounds Riding Stables | 3.3 km | 1 |
| Climbing | Rock Up | 3.5 km | 1 |
| Martial arts | Essex Kick-boxing Centre | 3.5 km | 1 |
| Karting | Lakeside Karting | 3.7 km | 1 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Hollywood Bowl | 3.8 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, about a 10-minute walk (850 m), with 3.6m journeys a year; its busiest route is to West Ham.
The nearest bus stop is Kent Road, 200 m away, with a bus about every 60 minutes on weekdays (route 200); 24 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 13% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 32 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Quarry Hill Academy, a few minutes' walk (400 m); 88% met the expected standard.
The nearest secondary is Grays Convent High School, 600 m away; Attainment 8: 55.7 · 15.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Harris Academy Chafford Hundred (2.3 km) and Harris Academy Ockendon (5 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend (5.3 km) and Gravesend Grammar School (6.2 km).
The nearest supermarket is Iceland, 700 m away, with Salisbury Grocery And Off-Licence closer still (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Dr Yadava N Practice (150 m), with Steve'S Chemist the closest pharmacy (150 m).
For a haircut, Cesur Barbers is 250 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Darent Valley Hospital, 6.8 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: 20 restaurants and cafés, 2 pubs and bars.
Brother's Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and St Thomas Catholic Club the nearest pub (200 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 132 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 24% flats and 14% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1930s.
The nearest park is Grays Town Park, 300 m away; for exercise, Impulse Lesuire (1.6 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 14.8 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 19 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 46 km.
53 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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| Bronte School |
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| Independent |
| 4.7 km |
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Every primary near RM17 6DE, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
Most households own their home, 34% 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.