Measuring the distances…
These only choose where you start. Every page and every lens is still one tap away.
Sign in to keep them on every device →Measuring the distances…
Thinking of living at RM7 7HX? 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.
Answer a few questions in Where could I live? and this will use your own priorities. Until then, try a perspective.
Working out the fit…
here typical · scale 0–50%
2 crimes recorded on Mawney Road in the last 12 months. The street →
here typical · scale 0–50%
here England and Wales · scale 0–100%
here England and Wales · scale 0–50%
| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Mawney Foundation School | Primary | 300 m | 67% met the expected standard |
| Crowlands Primary School | Primary | 700 m | 80% met the expected standard |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 850 m | 68% met the expected standard |
| St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Primary | 850 m | 58% met the expected standard |
| Concordia Academy | Primary | 900 m | 81% met the expected standard |
| St Edward's Church of England Academy | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 44.1 · 3.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Marshalls Park Academy | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 42.9 · 6.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Warren School | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 47.6 · 12.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 51.4 · 14.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Robert Clack School | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 50.5 · 14.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bep Academy | Independent | 1.2 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Bridge | Independent | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 24.3 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Powerleague (Romford) | 600 m | 26 |
| Swimming | Nuffield Health (Romford Fitness & Wellbeing Gym) | 820 m | 12 |
| Golf | Golf Kingdom | 2.0 km | 8 |
| Football | PlayFootball Romford | 600 m | 5 |
| Bowls | Romford Bowls Club | 1.4 km | 4 |
| Cricket | Gidea Park Sports Ground | 3.0 km | 4 |
| Cycling | Redbridge Cycling Centre | 4.0 km | 4 |
| Ice skating | Sapphire Ice And Leisure | 1.0 km | 2 |
| Skateboard | ROM Skatepark | 2.8 km | 2 |
| Squash | David Lloyd (Gidea Park) | 3.2 km | 2 |
| Fitness | Abbs Cross Sports and Leisure Centre | 3.9 km | 2 |
| Climbing | Romford Rock and Boulder | 540 m | 1 |
| Airsoft | Airsoft Zone | 580 m | 1 |
| Dog racing | Romford Greyhound Stadium | 750 m | 1 |
| Greyhound racing | Greyhound_Inner_Rail | 810 m | 1 |
| Ice hockey | Sapphire Ice & Leisure Centre | 1.0 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 24. 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 Romford, about a 10-minute walk (950 m), with 12.1m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Stratford (London).
The nearest bus stop is Como Street, 50 m away, with a bus about every 10 minutes on weekdays (routes 252, 651); 30 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 19% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 8 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
Central London is 23 km away as the crow flies.
45% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is The Mawney Foundation School, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 67% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is St Edward's Church of England Academy, 1.3 km away; Attainment 8: 44.1 · 3.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: All Saints Catholic School and Technology College (2.7 km) and The Warren School (2.8 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Ilford County High School (7.4 km) and Woodford County High School (11.7 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco Express, 350 m away, with Mawney Convenience Store closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Dr Gupta (600 m), with Mim Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (550 m).
For a haircut, The Barbers is 100 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen's Hospital, 1.1 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).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 118 restaurants and cafés and 14 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Lushi's Coffee is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and Mawney Arms the nearest pub (50 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (20 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 390 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 10 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (67%).
49 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.
More for moving: Moving for a reason · Where could I live? · Places like Central Romford · Compare a shortlist
| Gidea Park Preparatory School and Nursery | Independent | 2.2 km | – |
|---|
Every primary near RM7 7HX, 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.
The typical home here was built in 1983-1992.
It's growing: about 422 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Cottons Park, 300 m away; for exercise, Romford Rock and Boulder (550 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 15.1 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 12 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 34 km.
Many neighbours rent: 37% of households rent privately and 18% socially.
It's young: 20% of residents are aged 15–29.
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.