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On Hollybush Close, in Havering-atte-Bower & Chase Cross
What it's like at RM5 3GQ: every home that has sold on Hollybush 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.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Hollybush 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 4 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Hollybush CloseSemi-detached | Nov 2017 | £375,000 | 83 m² | £4,518/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Hollybush CloseSemi-detached | Nov 2014 | £250,000 | 83 m² | £3,012/m² | 1 |
| 3, Hollybush CloseSemi-detached | Feb 2021 | £392,000 | 88 m² | £4,455/m² | 2 |
| 4, Hollybush CloseSemi-detached | Oct 2025 | £440,000 | 117 m² | £3,761/m² | 2 |
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 (3.7 km), with 3.0m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Stratford (London).
The nearest bus stop is Hillrise Estate, 50 m away, with a bus about every 10 minutes on weekdays (route 175); 18 departures an hour from the 3 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 Oasis Academy Pinewood, about a 10-minute walk (800 m); 68% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Clockhouse Primary School (0.8 km).
The nearest secondary is Bower Park Academy, 600 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, 1.0 km away, with Highfield Link closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Lynwood Medical Centre (850 m), with Brooks Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.0 km).
For a haircut, Sunbathers Tanning salon is 2.9 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 (500 m), and The Aspen Tree the nearest pub (800 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 Lawns Park, 1.2 km away; for exercise, Noak Hill Sports Complex (2.6 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.
14 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%.
16 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 RM5 3GQ →
Most households own their home, 12% 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" Hollybush Close in the last 12 months.
| 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.
National infrastructure projects and headline schemes only, not local planning applications. See them all on a map.
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.