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On Cromwells Mere, in Havering-atte-Bower & Chase Cross
What it's like at RM1 4HU: every home that has sold on Cromwells Mere 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.
2 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Cromwells Mere; 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 7 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Cromwells MereTerraced | Sept 2003 | £225,000 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Cromwells MereTerraced | Apr 2024 | £430,000 | 110 m² | £3,909/m² | 1 |
| 3, Cromwells MereTerraced | Oct 2004 | £207,500 | – | – | 2 |
| 5, Cromwells MereTerraced | May 2025 | £449,000 | 127 m² | £3,535/m² | 1 |
| 6, Cromwells MereTerraced | Feb 2015 | £325,000 | 111 m² | £2,928/m² | 2 |
| 7, Cromwells MereTerraced | Jun 2019 | £375,000 | 121 m² | £3,099/m² | 1 |
| 8, Cromwells MereTerraced | May 2026 | £500,000 | 121 m² | £4,132/m² | 7 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Gidea Park, a drive away (3.3 km), with 3.0m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Stratford (London).
The nearest bus stop is Bower Park School, 50 m away, with a bus about every 24 minutes on weekdays (route 375); 53 departures an hour from the 11 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 10% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 24 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Clockhouse Primary School, about a 15-minute walk (1.1 km); 66% met the expected standard.
The nearest secondary is Bower Park Academy, 100 m away; Attainment 8: 37.7 · 3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: The Warren School (3.9 km) and Redden Court School (4.6 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Ilford County High School (6.9 km) and Woodford County High School (10.7 km).
It's a family area: 20% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Co-op Food, 900 m away, with County Wines closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Lynwood Medical Centre (1.1 km), with Brooks Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.2 km).
For a haircut, Kings Barber is 2.6 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen's Hospital, 4.2 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: 9 restaurants and cafés, 2 pubs and bars.
Olive Tree Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and The Aspen Tree the nearest pub (600 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 64 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 12 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 25% flats and 11% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
The nearest park is Rise Park, 900 m away; for exercise, Noak Hill Sports Complex (2.2 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 14 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 31 km.
Most households own their home, 12% rent privately.
17 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%.
17 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 4HU →
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" Cromwells Mere in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 5 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 | 0.6% | 1.0% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.4% | 0.3% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 96.6% | 91.0% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.6% | 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 37 min
Nearest: Sea Lanes Canary Wharf · about 33 min
Nearest: Eagle Heights Wildlife Foundation · about 36 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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