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Thinking of living at RM2 5UG? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Squirrels Heath Primary School | Primary | 300 m | 76% met the expected standard |
| Hylands Primary School | Primary | 600 m | 62% met the expected standard |
| Gidea Park Primary School | Primary | 800 m | 75% met the expected standard |
| Towers Infant School | Primary | 1.1 km | – |
| The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls | Secondary | 450 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 | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 42.9 · 6.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hornchurch High School | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 54 · 17.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Redden Court School | Secondary | 2.4 km | Attainment 8: 47.4 · 10.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Bridge | Independent | 450 m | Attainment 8: 24.3 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bep Academy | Independent | 900 m | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Mary's Hare Park School | Independent | 1.0 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Hylands Park | 610 m | 25 |
| Swimming | Sapphire Ice And Leisure | 1.0 km | 11 |
| Golf | American Golf | 1.1 km | 7 |
| Football | PlayFootball Romford | 2.4 km | 6 |
| Bowls | Romford Bowls Club | 660 m | 5 |
| Cricket | Hornchurch Cricket Club | 1.6 km | 5 |
| Ice skating | Sapphire Ice & Leisure Centre | 1.0 km | 2 |
| Fitness | Abbs Cross Sports and Leisure Centre | 2.7 km | 2 |
| Ice hockey | Sapphire Ice & Leisure Centre | 1.0 km | 1 |
| Squash | David Lloyd (Gidea Park) | 1.4 km | 1 |
| Hockey | Havering Hockey Club | 1.6 km | 1 |
| Climbing | Romford Rock and Boulder | 1.9 km | 1 |
| Airsoft | Airsoft Zone | 2.0 km | 1 |
| Dog racing | Romford Greyhound Stadium | 2.4 km | 1 |
| Greyhound racing | Greyhound_Inner_Rail | 2.4 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | ROM Skatepark | 2.5 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 (650 m), with 3.0m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Stratford (London).
The nearest bus stop is Fairholme Avenue, 150 m away, with a bus about every 3 minutes on weekdays (routes 370, 496, 650, 649); 188 departures an hour from the 11 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 Squirrels Heath Primary School, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 76% 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, 450 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 Co-op Food, 500 m away, with Shadforth Pharmacy closer still (400 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The New Medical Centre (400 m), with Shadforth Pharmaceutical Co the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, Vanitys is 450 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.
Fillers Bakery is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and The Drill Hotel the nearest pub (500 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 Hylands Park, 650 m away; for exercise, Sapphire Ice & Leisure Centre (1.0 km).
42 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.