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Hornchurch Marshes
What it's like at RM13 8SP: every home that has sold on the street 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.
Sales and extensions on the street; 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.
No sales recorded at this postcode since 1995.
The nearest station is Rainham (London), about a 10-minute walk (700 m), with 1.5m journeys a year; its busiest route is to West Ham.
The nearest bus stop is Dovers Corner, 50 m away, with a bus about every 10 minutes on weekdays (route 103); 55 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 14% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 21 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is La Salette Catholic Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 80% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Harris Academy Rainham, 1.3 km away; Attainment 8: 50.4 · 14.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Jo Richardson Community School (3.7 km) and The Sydney Russell School (4 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Townley Grammar School (8.9 km) and Beths Grammar School (9.1 km).
It's a family area: 21% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco Extra, 350 m away; Kalash News (450 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Rainham Health Centre (600 m), with Tesco Instore Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (300 m).
For a haircut, Guys and Dolls is 450 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen's Hospital, 4.7 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: 13 restaurants and cafés, 3 pubs and bars.
Tesco Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and The Albion the nearest pub (50 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 141 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 31% flats and 14% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
It's growing: about 1,148 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Ingrebourne Hill, 850 m away; for exercise, Rainham Leisure Centre (400 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 16.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 9.2 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 40 km.
39 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%.
18 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 8SP →
Most households own their home, 14% rent privately.
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.
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.5% | 1.0% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 86.5% | 91.0% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.6% | 6.5% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 10.5% | 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.
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Nearest: Canvey Island Foreshore · about 33 min
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