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Eastbrookend
What it's like at RM7 0RL: 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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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 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 Romford, a short drive or bike ride (1.4 km), with 12.1m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Stratford (London).
The nearest bus stop is Rush Green School, 100 m away, with a bus about every 7 minutes on weekdays (route 174); 131 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 16% 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 14 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
Central London is 22 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Rush Green Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 89% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Harrow Lodge Primary School (1.3 km).
The nearest secondary is Robert Clack School, 1.6 km away; Attainment 8: 50.5 · 14.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: All Saints Catholic School and Technology College (1.7 km) and The Warren School (3.1 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Ilford County High School (7.6 km) and Woodford County High School (12 km).
The nearest supermarket is Cooperative, 200 m away; Handy Stores (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Modern Medical Centre (250 m), with Asvacare the closest pharmacy (250 m).
For a haircut, Alma Beauty Salon is 850 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen's Hospital, 1.0 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 9 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
New Seasons is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and The Avenues Social Club the nearest pub (100 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 70 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 14% flats and 4% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 40% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Oldchurch Park, 600 m away; for exercise, West Ham United Training Ground (1.2 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 14.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 11 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 37 km.
34 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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Coal Duty Boundary Post Outside Numbers 98 and 100 on West Side of Road | II | 190 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
28 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 RM7 0RL →
Most households own their home, 16% 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.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.6% | 0.9% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.1% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 97.5% | 86.5% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.2% | 7.3% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 6.1% | 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: Eagle Heights Wildlife Foundation · about 35 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.