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Thinking of living at RM3 8SA? 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.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadford Primary School | Primary | 300 m | 49% met the expected standard |
| Drapers' Brookside Junior School | Primary | 550 m | 47% met the expected standard |
| Drapers' Brookside Infant School | Primary | 550 m | – |
| Mead Primary School | Primary | 600 m | 40% met the expected standard |
| Drapers' Academy | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 38.8 · 5.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Redden Court School | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 47.4 · 10.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Royal Liberty School | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 51 · 14.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Edullect Academy Independent School | Independent | 550 m | – |
| Koru Independent AP Academy | Independent | 1.0 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Mary's Hare Park School | Independent | 2.3 km | – |
Every primary near RM3 8SA, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Central Park Leisure Centre | 470 m | 13 |
| Swimming | Central Park Leisure Centre | 470 m | 7 |
| Golf | Maylands Golf Club | 2.0 km | 7 |
| Cricket | Gidea Park Sports Ground | 1.7 km | 6 |
| Bowls | Romford Bowls Club | 3.4 km | 3 |
| Ice skating | Sapphire Ice And Leisure | 3.9 km | 2 |
| Cycling | Central Park (Romford) | 350 m | 1 |
| Teenage | Teenage Area | 2.1 km | 1 |
| Squash | David Lloyd (Gidea Park) | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Ice hockey | Sapphire Ice & Leisure Centre | 3.9 km | 1 |
| Climbing | Romford Rock and Boulder | 4.0 km | 1 |
| Airsoft | Airsoft Zone | 4.0 km | 1 |
| Football | PlayFootball Romford | 4.4 km | 1 |
| Hockey | Havering Hockey Club | 4.7 km | 1 |
| Rugby | Upminster Rugby Club | 4.8 km | 1 |
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 Harold Wood, a short drive or bike ride (1.4 km), with 3.6m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Stratford (London).
The nearest bus stop is Dulverton Road (RM3), 200 m away, with a bus about every 15 minutes on weekdays (routes 496, 656); 83 departures an hour from the 13 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 13% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 26 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Broadford Primary School, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 49% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Drapers' Academy, 1.4 km away; Attainment 8: 38.8 · 5.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Redden Court School (2.2 km) and Hall Mead School (5.4 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Ilford County High School (9.9 km) and Woodford County High School (13.8 km).
It's a family area: 25% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Lidl, 250 m away; St. George’s Church, Harold Hill (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Saheecha'S Practices (300 m), with Day Lewis Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (350 m).
For a haircut, Imperial is 400 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen's Hospital, 4.8 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: 11 restaurants and cafés, 0 pubs and bars.
Central Park Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and The Saxon King the nearest pub (1.0 km).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 129 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 34% flats and 3% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
The nearest park is Central Park, 700 m away; for exercise, Central Park Leisure Centre (450 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 12.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 16 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 31 km.
41 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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Most households own their home, 13% 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.