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Thinking of living at RM2 5DA? 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 | 350 m | 75% met the expected standard |
| Squirrels Heath Primary School | Primary | 750 m | 76% met the expected standard |
| Hylands Primary School | Primary | 850 m | 62% met the expected standard |
| The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls | Secondary | 800 m | 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 |
| Marshalls Park Academy | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 42.9 · 6.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bep Academy | Independent | 600 m | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Gidea Park Preparatory School and Nursery | Independent | 750 m | – |
| The Bridge | Independent | 800 m | Attainment 8: 24.3 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near RM2 5DA, 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 | 420 m | 23 |
| Swimming | Sapphire Ice And Leisure | 790 m | 10 |
| Golf | Romford Golf Club | 870 m | 7 |
| Football | PlayFootball Romford | 2.0 km | 6 |
| Bowls | Romford Bowls Club | 280 m | 5 |
| Cricket | Gidea Park Sports Ground | 1.6 km | 5 |
| Ice skating | Sapphire Ice And Leisure | 790 m | 2 |
| Fitness | Abbs Cross Sports and Leisure Centre | 3.2 km | 2 |
| Ice hockey | Sapphire Ice & Leisure Centre | 790 m | 1 |
| Squash | David Lloyd (Gidea Park) | 1.5 km | 1 |
| Climbing | Romford Rock and Boulder | 1.5 km | 1 |
| Airsoft | Airsoft Zone | 1.6 km | 1 |
| Hockey | Havering Hockey Club | 2.1 km | 1 |
| Dog racing | Romford Greyhound Stadium | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Greyhound racing | Greyhound_Inner_Rail | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | ROM Skatepark | 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.
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 (750 m), with 3.0m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Stratford (London).
The nearest bus stop is Manor Road Romford, 250 m away, with a bus about every 3 minutes on weekdays (routes 370, 496, 650, 649); 75 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 12% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 24 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Gidea Park Primary School, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 75% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Towers Infant School (0.6 km), with 4 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls, 800 m away; Attainment 8: 51.4 · 14.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Redden Court School (2.3 km) and All Saints Catholic School and Technology College (4 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Ilford County High School (9.1 km) and Woodford County High School (13.5 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco Express, 650 m away, with Carlton Food and Wine closer still (400 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Western Road Medical Centre (550 m), with Britcrown Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (750 m).
For a haircut, Beauty Empire is 600 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen's Hospital, 2.0 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.
Romford Bowls Club is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and The RAFA Club the nearest pub (400 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: 10% flats and 15% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 70% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Lodge Farm Park, 250 m away; for exercise, Sapphire Ice & Leisure Centre (800 m).
35 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 13 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 35 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 43% 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.