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On Porters Avenue, in Becontree South
What it's like at RM9 4LU: every home that has sold on Porters Avenue 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.
6 homes on the street extended (energy certificates). 3 homes have a new energy certificate in the last 6 months and no sale since: often a sign of a sale or let coming.
Sales and extensions on Porters Avenue; 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.
11 of the 120 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 229, Porters AvenueSemi-detached | Oct 2006 | £187,000 | 70 m² | £2,671/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 231, Porters AvenueSemi-detached | Dec 2012 | £160,000 | 67 m² | £2,388/m² | 1 |
| 233, Porters AvenueTerraced | Dec 2004 | £178,000 | 85 m² | £2,094/m² | 1 |
| 235, Porters AvenueTerraced | Sept 2005 | £178,000 | 77 m² | £2,312/m² | 2 |
| 243, Porters AvenueTerraced | Jan 2010 | £155,000 | 98 m² | £1,582/m² | 1 |
| 245, Porters AvenueTerraced | Dec 1998 | £60,000 | 85 m² | £706/m² | 1 |
| 247, Porters AvenueSemi-detached | Aug 2006 | £168,000 | 67 m² | £2,507/m² | 1 |
| 251, Porters AvenueSemi-detached | Nov 2018 | £390,000 | 95 m² | £4,105/m² | 1 |
| 253, Porters AvenueSemi-detached | Sept 2007 | £205,000 | 68 m² | £3,015/m² | 2 |
| 255, Porters AvenueTerraced | Aug 2006 | £180,000 | 82 m² | £2,195/m² | 2 |
The nearest station is Becontree Underground station, about a 5-minute walk (600 m). The nearest rail station is Goodmayes, 2.4 km away, with 4.8m journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Wroxall Road / Future Youth Zone, 100 m away, with a bus about every 6 minutes on weekdays (routes 62, 145); 40 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 28% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 18 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Roding Primary School, a few minutes' walk (400 m); 59% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Monteagle Primary School (1 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is The Sydney Russell School, 750 m away; Attainment 8: 51.2 · 15.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Jo Richardson Community School (1.1 km) and Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College (1.3 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Ilford County High School (6.3 km) and Bexley Grammar School (9.6 km).
It's a family area: 24% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Co-op Welcome, 700 m away, with Gale Street Vape Shop closer still (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Omnes Healthcare (50 m), with Britannia Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (750 m).
For a haircut, Chris Supercut is 700 m away.
The nearest full A&E is King George Hospital, 4.3 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 3 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Future Youth Zone is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and Barking football Club the nearest pub (700 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 85 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 14% flats and 6% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 94% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Mayesbrook Park, 850 m away; for exercise, TBF Women Only Gym (800 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 16.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 6.5 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 39 km.
18 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.
Barking constituency: Nesil Caliskan MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 11,054 (30.3%), turnout 46%. Vote shares: Labour 45%, Reform UK 14%, Green Party 14%, Conservative 12%.
23 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 RM9 4LU →
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
Most households own their home, 21% 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" Porters Avenue in the last 12 months.
On this street: 1 of 98 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 2 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 98.4% | 86.4% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 1.2% | 7.2% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.1% | 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.
Nearest: Canvey Island Foreshore · about 37 min
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