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Thinking of living at RM2 5AJ? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gidea Park Primary School | Primary | 0 m | 75% met the expected standard |
| St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Primary | 1000 m | 58% met the expected standard |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 1.0 km | 68% met the expected standard |
| Squirrels Heath Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | 76% met the expected standard |
| Hylands Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | 62% met the expected standard |
| Marshalls Park Academy | Secondary | 1.0 km | Attainment 8: 42.9 · 6.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 51.4 · 14.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Royal Liberty School | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 51 · 14.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Gidea Park Preparatory School and Nursery | Independent | 550 m | – |
| Bep Academy | Independent | 650 m | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Mary's Hare Park School | Independent | 1.1 km | – |
Every primary near RM2 5AJ, 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 | Lodge Farm Park | 130 m | 23 |
| Swimming | Sapphire Ice And Leisure | 880 m | 10 |
| Golf | Romford Golf Club | 650 m | 8 |
| Football | PlayFootball Romford | 1.8 km | 6 |
| Cricket | Gidea Park Sports Ground | 1.4 km | 5 |
| Bowls | Romford Bowls Club | 410 m | 4 |
| Ice skating | Sapphire Ice And Leisure | 880 m | 2 |
| Cycling | Central Park (Romford) | 3.4 km | 2 |
| Fitness | Abbs Cross Sports and Leisure Centre | 3.5 km | 2 |
| Ice hockey | Sapphire Ice & Leisure Centre | 880 m | 1 |
| Climbing | Romford Rock and Boulder | 1.3 km | 1 |
| Airsoft | Airsoft Zone | 1.4 km | 1 |
| Squash | David Lloyd (Gidea Park) | 1.5 km | 1 |
| Dog racing | Romford Greyhound Stadium | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Greyhound racing | Greyhound_Inner_Rail | 2.3 km | 1 |
| Hockey | Havering Hockey Club | 2.4 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 26. 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: 42% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Gidea Park, about a 10-minute walk (850 m), with 3.0m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Stratford (London).
The nearest bus stop is Raphael Park, 150 m away, with a bus about every 5 minutes on weekdays (routes 174, 498, 686); 62 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 14% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 25 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Gidea Park Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 75% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Ardleigh Green Junior School (1 km), with 3 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Marshalls Park Academy, 1.0 km away; Attainment 8: 42.9 · 6.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Redden Court School (1.9 km) and All Saints Catholic School and Technology College (4.4 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Ilford County High School (8.9 km) and Woodford County High School (13.2 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco Express, 450 m away; Esso Garage (450 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Western Road Medical Centre (650 m), with Britcrown Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (550 m).
For a haircut, Wilsons Barber Shop is 500 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen's Hospital, 2.5 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 24 restaurants and cafés, 6 pubs and bars.
CREM Kitchen is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and Romford Conservative & Constitutional Club the nearest pub (400 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 72 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 11 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 37% flats and 27% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 48% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Lodge Farm Park, 250 m away; for exercise, Sapphire Ice & Leisure Centre (900 m).
47 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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Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 13.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 14 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 34 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.