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On Hornchurch Road, in Romford South
What it's like at RM12 4TQ: every home that has sold on Hornchurch Road since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Hornchurch Road; planning applications within 500 m (Planning London Datahub); new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
10 of the 77 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 263, Hornchurch RoadSemi-detached | Jul 2005 | £249,995 | – | – | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 265, Hornchurch RoadSemi-detached | Mar 2026 | £510,000 | 111 m² | £4,595/m² | 4 |
| 267, Hornchurch RoadSemi-detached | Jan 2024 | £460,000 | 98 m² | £4,694/m² | 3 |
| 269, Hornchurch RoadSemi-detached | Sept 2002 | £166,500 | 105 m² | £1,586/m² | 3 |
| 273, Hornchurch RoadDetached | Jul 2009 | £325,000 | 182 m² | £1,786/m² | 2 |
| 275, Hornchurch RoadSemi-detached | Jul 2006 | £245,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 277, Hornchurch RoadSemi-detached | Sept 1997 | £87,000 | 95 m² | £916/m² | 1 |
| 279, Hornchurch RoadSemi-detached | Mar 2023 | £490,000 | 99 m² | £4,949/m² | 2 |
| 281, Hornchurch RoadSemi-detached | Dec 2005 | £150,000 | 54 m² | £2,778/m² | 2 |
| 281a, Hornchurch RoadFlat | Jan 2008 | £147,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 283, Hornchurch RoadSemi-detached | Sept 2019 | £365,000 | 92 m² | £3,967/m² | 1 |
| 287, Hornchurch RoadSemi-detached | May 2017 | £335,000 | 82 m² | £4,085/m² | 1 |
| 289, Hornchurch RoadSemi-detached | May 2019 | £355,000 | 80 m² | £4,438/m² | 1 |
| 297, Hornchurch RoadTerraced | Oct 2003 | £194,000 | 92 m² | £2,109/m² | 1 |
| 307, Hornchurch RoadOther | Feb 2023 | £100 | 49 m² | £2/m² | 1 |
| 309, Hornchurch RoadSemi-detached | Mar 2008 | £300,000 | 75 m² | £4,000/m² | 1 |
| 317, Hornchurch RoadDetached | Dec 2002 | £495,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 319a, Hornchurch RoadSemi-detached | Jul 2000 | £60,000 | – | – | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Romford, a short drive or bike ride (1.2 km), with 12.1m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Stratford (London).
The nearest bus stop is Roneo Corner Tesco, 50 m away, with a bus about every 5 minutes on weekdays (routes 248, 365); 100 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 17% 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 13 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
Central London is 23 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Harrow Lodge Primary School, a few minutes' walk (400 m); 70% met the expected standard.
The nearest secondary is Hornchurch High School, 1.0 km away; Attainment 8: 54 · 17.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: All Saints Catholic School and Technology College (2.9 km) and Redden Court School (3.3 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Ilford County High School (8.2 km) and Woodford County High School (12.6 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco Extra, 100 m away; Holland and Barrett (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Dr Marks Practice (850 m), with Tesco Instore Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (150 m).
For a haircut, Toe Haven is 150 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen's Hospital, 850 m 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, 4 pubs and bars.
Kings Dine is the closest café or restaurant (under 50 m), and The Crown the nearest pub (150 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 130 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 37% flats and 6% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1930s.
It's growing: about 135 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Haveringwell Memorial, 200 m away; for exercise, Harrow Lodge Leisure Centre (1.1 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 15.0 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 12 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 35 km.
37 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.
Romford constituency: Andrew Rosindell MP (Reform UK), since June 2001. 2024 general election: Con hold, majority 1,463 (3.3%), turnout 60%. Vote shares: Conservative 35%, Labour 32%, Reform UK 22%, Green Party 5%.
31 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near RM12 4TQ →
Most households own their home, 30% 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.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Hornchurch Road in the last 12 months.
On this street: 1 of 34 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 1 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.5% | 1.0% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.3% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 83.0% | 91.0% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 16.6% | 6.5% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 1.9% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: Leigh Bell Wharf · about 34 min
Nearest: Eagle Heights Wildlife Foundation · about 33 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
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