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Thinking of living at RM2 6LT? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ardleigh Green Junior School | Primary | 1000 m | 75% met the expected standard |
| Ardleigh Green Infant School | Primary | 1000 m | – |
| Gidea Park Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | 75% met the expected standard |
| Squirrels Heath Primary School | Primary | 1.4 km | 76% met the expected standard |
| Hilldene Primary School | Primary | 1.6 km | 61% met the expected standard |
| The Royal Liberty School | Secondary | 450 m | Attainment 8: 51 · 14.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Marshalls Park Academy | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 42.9 · 6.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Redden Court School | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 47.4 · 10.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 51.4 · 14.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Campion School | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 52.8 · 10.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Mary's Hare Park School | Independent | 500 m | – |
| Gidea Park Preparatory School and Nursery | Independent | 600 m | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | David Lloyd (Gidea Park) | 790 m | 20 |
| Swimming | David Lloyd (Gidea Park) | 790 m | 9 |
| Golf | American Golf | 480 m | 8 |
| Bowls | Romford Bowls Club | 1.5 km | 5 |
| Cricket | Gidea Park Sports Ground | 300 m | 4 |
| Football | PlayFootball Romford | 2.8 km | 3 |
| Ice skating | Sapphire Ice And Leisure | 2.0 km | 2 |
| Squash | David Lloyd (Gidea Park) | 790 m | 1 |
| Teenage | Teenage Area | 2.0 km | 1 |
| Ice hockey | Sapphire Ice & Leisure Centre | 2.0 km | 1 |
| Cycling | Central Park (Romford) | 2.3 km | 1 |
| Climbing | Romford Rock and Boulder | 2.4 km | 1 |
| Airsoft | Airsoft Zone | 2.4 km | 1 |
| Hockey | Havering Hockey Club | 2.9 km | 1 |
| Dog racing | Romford Greyhound Stadium | 3.4 km | 1 |
| Greyhound racing | Greyhound_Inner_Rail | 3.4 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 (800 m), with 3.0m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Stratford (London).
The nearest bus stop is Castellan Avenue, 50 m away, with a bus about every 5 minutes on weekdays (routes 174, 498); 82 departures an hour from the 9 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 Ardleigh Green Junior School, about a 10-minute walk (1.0 km); 75% met the expected standard.
The nearest secondary is The Royal Liberty School, 450 m away; Attainment 8: 51 · 14.1% 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 Co-op, 500 m away, with Premier closer still (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Greenwood Practise (1.1 km), with Britcrown Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (600 m).
For a haircut, J&Co is 400 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.
Cafe Royale is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and The Ship the nearest pub (550 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 Raphael Park, 1.2 km away; for exercise, David Lloyd Clubs (850 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 13.6 µg/m³).
33 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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| Edullect Academy Independent School |
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| Independent |
| 1.6 km |
| – |
Every primary near RM2 6LT, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
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.