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On Blake Close, in South Hornchurch
What it's like at RM13 8BE: every home that has sold on Blake Close 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.
Sales and extensions on Blake Close; 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 58 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 16, Blake CloseSemi-detached | Mar 2005 | £198,000 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18, Blake CloseTerraced | Mar 2024 | £395,000 | 79 m² | £5,000/m² | 1 |
| 19, Blake CloseTerraced | Aug 2018 | £310,000 | 80 m² | £3,875/m² | 1 |
| 20, Blake CloseTerraced | Jul 1997 | £65,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 21, Blake CloseTerraced | Sept 2020 | £312,000 | 81 m² | £3,852/m² | 2 |
| 25, Blake CloseTerraced | Jul 2004 | £169,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 28, Blake CloseTerraced | Mar 2019 | £275,000 | 93 m² | £2,957/m² | 1 |
| 29, Blake CloseTerraced | Aug 2023 | £375,000 | 96 m² | £3,906/m² | 1 |
| 32, Blake CloseTerraced | Nov 2011 | £193,000 | 95 m² | £2,032/m² | 1 |
| 33, Blake CloseTerraced | Jun 2019 | £325,000 | 81 m² | £4,012/m² | 2 |
| 34, Blake CloseTerraced | Mar 2008 | £201,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 36, Blake CloseTerraced | Jan 2025 | £427,000 | 88 m² | £4,852/m² | 3 |
| 37, Blake CloseTerraced | Jan 2022 | £395,000 | 97 m² | £4,072/m² | 3 |
| 39, Blake CloseTerraced | Dec 2021 | £372,000 | 96 m² | £3,875/m² | 1 |
| 40, Blake CloseTerraced | Aug 2004 | £176,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 41, Blake CloseTerraced | Aug 2017 | £350,000 | 110 m² | £3,182/m² | 1 |
| 42, Blake CloseTerraced | Feb 2007 | £189,995 | 81 m² | £2,346/m² | 3 |
| 43, Blake CloseTerraced | Sept 2024 | £415,000 | 91 m² | £4,560/m² | 2 |
| 44, Blake CloseTerraced | Jan 2018 | £310,000 | 92 m² | £3,370/m² | 1 |
| 45, Blake CloseTerraced | Mar 2025 | £410,000 | 95 m² | £4,316/m² | 1 |
| 46, Blake CloseTerraced | May 2006 | £180,000 | 89 m² | £2,022/m² | 2 |
| 47, Blake CloseTerraced | Apr 2026 | £430,000 | 84 m² | £5,119/m² | 3 |
| 48, Blake CloseTerraced | Jun 2015 | £252,000 | 81 m² | £3,111/m² | 2 |
| 50, Blake CloseTerraced | Sept 2017 | £330,000 | 94 m² | £3,511/m² | 2 |
| 51, Blake CloseTerraced | Aug 2005 | £164,000 | 80 m² | £2,050/m² | 2 |
| 52, Blake CloseTerraced | Sept 2006 | £182,500 | – | – | 4 |
| 53, Blake CloseTerraced | Apr 2026 | £346,574 | – | – | 3 |
| 54, Blake CloseTerraced | Jul 2015 | £250,000 | 92 m² | £2,717/m² | 4 |
| 55, Blake CloseTerraced | Mar 2025 | £380,000 | 93 m² | £4,086/m² | 2 |
| 56, Blake CloseTerraced | Nov 2020 | £315,000 | 80 m² | £3,938/m² | 1 |
| 57, Blake CloseTerraced | Jul 2021 | £350,000 | 80 m² | £4,375/m² | 1 |
| 58, Blake CloseTerraced | Jul 2004 | £145,500 | 79 m² | £1,842/m² | 1 |
| 59, Blake CloseTerraced | Apr 1995 | £58,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 60, Blake CloseTerraced | Nov 2025 | £437,500 | 83 m² | £5,271/m² | 4 |
| 62, Blake CloseTerraced | Jul 2008 | £195,000 | 92 m² | £2,120/m² | 2 |
| 63, Blake CloseTerraced | Sept 2016 | £322,500 | 81 m² | £3,981/m² | 1 |
| 64, Blake CloseTerraced | Dec 2017 | £312,000 | 80 m² | £3,900/m² | 1 |
| 65, Blake CloseTerraced | Nov 2014 | £247,000 | 82 m² | £3,012/m² | 3 |
| 67, Blake CloseTerraced | May 2024 | £395,000 | 79 m² | £5,000/m² | 2 |
| 68, Blake CloseTerraced | Jul 2007 | £185,000 | 91 m² | £2,033/m² | 3 |
| 70, Blake CloseTerraced | Feb 2009 | £145,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 71, Blake CloseSemi-detached | May 1995 | £65,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 72, Blake CloseTerraced | Oct 2014 | £260,000 | 55 m² | £4,727/m² | 3 |
| 74, Blake CloseTerraced | Jun 2006 | £160,000 | 84 m² | £1,905/m² | 1 |
| 76, Blake CloseTerraced | Dec 2015 | £236,000 | 96 m² | £2,458/m² | 1 |
| 78, Blake CloseTerraced | Jan 2022 | £385,000 | 77 m² | £5,000/m² | 2 |
| 80, Blake CloseTerraced | Jun 2025 | £382,500 | 81 m² | £4,722/m² | 1 |
| 82, Blake CloseTerraced | Oct 2004 | £175,000 | – | – | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Rainham (London), a short drive or bike ride (1.6 km), with 1.5m journeys a year; its busiest route is to West Ham.
The nearest bus stop is Nelson Road / South Hornchurch, 200 m away, with a bus about every 10 minutes on weekdays (route 103); 62 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 15% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 22 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Whybridge Junior School, a few minutes' walk (450 m); 69% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Scotts Primary School (1.6 km).
The nearest secondary is The Brittons Academy, 750 m away; Attainment 8: 39.5 · 4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: All Saints Catholic School and Technology College (4.1 km) and The Sydney Russell School (4.4 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Dartford Grammar School (10.1 km) and Ilford County High School (10.1 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco Express, 500 m away, with Jack's Off Licence closer still (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Harlow Road Surgery (250 m), with Day Lewis Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (500 m).
For a haircut, LetsGlow is 350 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen's Hospital, 3.7 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: 10 restaurants and cafés, 0 pubs and bars.
South Hornchurch Community Association is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and Silver Hall Social Club the nearest pub (850 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 78 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 13% flats and 6% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Whybridge Close Playsite, 100 m away; for exercise, Origin Health & Fitness (950 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 14.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 11 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 39 km.
29 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.
Dagenham and Rainham constituency: Margaret Mullane MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 7,173 (18.5%), turnout 51%. Vote shares: Labour 43%, Reform UK 24%, Conservative 18%, Green Party 11%.
25 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 RM13 8BE →
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.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Blake Close in the last 12 months.
Nearest: Canvey Island Foreshore · about 35 min
Nearest: Eagle Heights Wildlife Foundation · about 31 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
On this street: 0 of 45 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 | 0.9% | 1.0% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.3% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 96.9% | 91.0% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.8% | 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.
National infrastructure projects and headline schemes only, not local planning applications. See them all on a map.