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Thinking of living at RM9 4DT? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monteagle Primary School | Primary | 200 m | 76% met the expected standard |
| Roding Primary School | Primary | 700 m | 59% met the expected standard |
| The James Cambell Primary School | Primary | 1000 m | 66% met the expected standard |
| Eastbury Primary School | Primary | 1.0 km | 45% met the expected standard |
| Dorothy Barley Infants' School | Primary | 1.1 km | – |
| Jo Richardson Community School | Secondary | 800 m | Attainment 8: 50.2 · 15.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Goresbrook School | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 55.6 · 19.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 49.7 · 12.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Riverside School | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 55.5 · 15.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Sydney Russell School | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 51.2 · 15.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Northstar Nurture School | Independent | 1000 m | – |
| Hopewell School | Independent | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 6.3 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Castle Green Leisure Centre | 820 m | 32 |
| Swimming | The Body Factory | 930 m | 10 |
| Football | Goals | 1.2 km | 10 |
| Cricket | Barking Cricket Club | 1.4 km | 6 |
| Fitness | PureGym | 2.2 km | 6 |
| Athletics | Jim Peters Stadium | 1.1 km | 4 |
| Bowls | Barking & District Indoor Bowls Club Ltd | 2.3 km | 4 |
| Multi-sport | Jim Peters Stadium | 1.2 km | 3 |
| Billiards | Beks Zone | 1.5 km | 3 |
| Rugby union | Barking Rugby Union Club | 1.0 km | 2 |
| Cycling | Old Dagenham Park | 2.8 km | 2 |
| Basketball | Beam Park Multi Sports Court | 4.0 km | 2 |
| Golf | Crowlands Golf Centre | 4.0 km | 2 |
| Canoe | Barking & Dagenham Canoe Club | 640 m | 1 |
| Rugby | Barking Rugby Football Club | 990 m | 1 |
| Pool | Beks Zone | 1.5 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 28. 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 Becontree Underground station, about a 10-minute walk (850 m). The nearest rail station is Dagenham Dock, 2.4 km away, with 425k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Campsey Road, 200 m away, with a bus about every 12 minutes on weekdays (route 62); 35 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 28% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 17 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Monteagle Primary School, a few minutes' walk (200 m); 76% met the expected standard.
The nearest secondary is Jo Richardson Community School, 800 m away; Attainment 8: 50.2 · 15.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College (1 km) and Riverside School (1.8 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Ilford County High School (6.5 km) and Bexley Grammar School (9 km).
It's a family area: 25% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Bestone, 300 m away; PCC Trading of Becontree South Food Bank (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is John Smith Medical Centre (350 m), with Maplestead Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, Unique B is 400 m away.
The nearest full A&E is King George 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 7 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Deluxe Brew Coffee Co. is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and Thatched House the nearest pub (800 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 91 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 22% flats and 5% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 70% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
It's growing: about 104 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Castle Green, 450 m away; for exercise, TBF Women Only Gym (900 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 17.2 µg/m³).
26 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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| SENARP Vibe Independent School | Independent | 2.3 km | – |
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For holidays, London City is 5.7 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 40 km.
Most households own their home, 22% rent privately.
The nearest university is University of East London, 4.9 km away (TEF Silver).
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.