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Rush Green
What it's like at RM7 9NX: 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 Chadwell Heath, a short drive or bike ride (1.8 km), with 4.9m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Stratford (London).
The nearest bus stop is St Edward's Academy / The Compass School, 100 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 686); 31 departures an hour from the 4 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 11 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
Central London is 22 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Crowlands Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (750 m); 80% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Warren Junior School (1.9 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is St Edward's Church of England Academy, under 50 m away; Attainment 8: 44.1 · 3.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: All Saints Catholic School and Technology College (1.5 km) and The Warren School (2.1 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Ilford County High School (6.8 km) and Woodford County High School (11.2 km).
It's a family area: 22% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Iceland, 700 m away, with Tipples Off Licence closer still (450 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Upstairs Surgery (1.0 km), with Super.Care Pharmacy + the closest pharmacy (1.0 km).
For a haircut, Inoa Beauty is 800 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen's Hospital, 700 m 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: 21 restaurants and cafés, 3 pubs and bars.
Meshi is the closest café or restaurant (500 m), and Romford & Gidea Park RFC the nearest pub (800 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 109 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 43% flats and 4% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 47% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Jutsums Park, 650 m away; for exercise, Romford Greyhound Stadium (800 m).
16 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%.
34 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 9NX →
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 14.8 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 11 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 35 km.
Most households own their home, 26% 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 | 0.4% | 1.0% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.0% | 0.3% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 72.5% | 91.0% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 7.7% | 6.5% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 19.7% | 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: Southend Chalkwell · about 38 min
Nearest: Eagle Heights Wildlife Foundation · about 37 min
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