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On Station Parade, in Central Romford
What it's like at RM1 2BX: every home that has sold on Station Parade 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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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
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 Station Parade; 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.
None of the 16 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 22, Station ParadeFlat | Sept 2020 | £180,000 | 57 m² | £3,158/m² | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23, Station ParadeFlat | May 2001 | £50,000 | 57 m² | £877/m² | 2 |
| 24, Station ParadeFlat | Aug 2003 | £105,000 | 55 m² | £1,909/m² | 3 |
| 26, Station ParadeFlat | Nov 2017 | £150,000 | 56 m² | £2,679/m² | 1 |
| 29, Station ParadeFlat | Dec 2014 | £125,000 | 60 m² | £2,083/m² | 1 |
| 31, Station ParadeFlat | Dec 2003 | £100,000 | 48 m² | £2,083/m² | 1 |
| 32, Station ParadeFlat | Jul 2026 | £155,000 | 54 m² | £2,870/m² | 2 |
| 39, Station ParadeFlat | Oct 2011 | £115,000 | 64 m² | £1,797/m² | 3 |
| 40, Station ParadeFlat | Nov 2006 | £95,000 | 59 m² | £1,610/m² | 3 |
| 41, Station ParadeFlat | Jul 2004 | £85,000 | 60 m² | £1,417/m² | 1 |
| 42, Station ParadeFlat | Apr 2000 | £45,995 | 51 m² | £902/m² | 1 |
| 43, Station ParadeFlat | Jan 2022 | £149,000 | 66 m² | £2,258/m² | 3 |
| 46, Station ParadeFlat | Dec 2014 | £145,000 | 63 m² | £2,302/m² | 2 |
| 48, Station ParadeFlat | Dec 2003 | £100,000 | 51 m² | £1,961/m² | 1 |
| 49, Station ParadeFlat | Jul 2026 | £155,000 | 54 m² | £2,870/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Romford, a few minutes' walk (150 m), with 12.1m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Stratford (London).
The nearest bus stop is Romford Station, 50 m away, with a bus about every 3 minutes on weekdays (routes 248, 252, 365, 165); 605 departures an hour from the 16 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 Concordia Academy, about a 5-minute walk (500 m); 81% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls, 1.0 km away; Attainment 8: 51.4 · 14.1% 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 Dulce, 100 m away; OTG Afro Foods (under 50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Dr Marks Practice (550 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (350 m).
For a haircut, Top Looks is under 50 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.
Cobe Cafe Bar is the closest café or restaurant (under 50 m), and The Goose 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%).
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 Jubilee Park, 550 m away; for exercise, Hustle (150 m).
57 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%.
29 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 RM1 2BX →
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.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Station Parade in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 10 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.3% | 1.0% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 1.9% | 0.3% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 62.1% | 91.0% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 30.9% | 6.5% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 4.3% | 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: Southend Westcliff Bay · about 35 min
Nearest: Eagle Heights Wildlife Foundation · about 34 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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