neighbouring areas
The earliest recorded use of the name, Hornchurch, was in 1222 in its Latin form Monasterium Cornutum, which means "church with horn-like gables". Until the arrival of the railway, Hornchurch was entirely rural but in the early 1900s huge estates were constructed such as Emerson Park. When the District line was electrified in the 1930s many more houses were built including the streets around Elm Park station. During the Second World War, Hornchurch Airfield was an important RAF station and home to a number of Spitfire squadrons. Today, it is a large housing development adjacent to Hornchurch Country Park, a vast natural park with woods, ponds, marshes and abundant wildlife.
Houses for sale in Hornchurch range from two-bedroom Victorian and Edwardian cottages to substantial family homes with large gardens and driveways that are on the market with Hornchurch Estate agents for £750,000. Modern townhouses offering four bedrooms are in the region of £225,000 climbing to £350,000 for semi-detached houses built between the wars. If you are looking for flats for sale in Hornchurch, there is a wide choice: one-bedroom flats in attractive private developments close to good transport links are available from £140,000 and ex-local authority flats offering two bedrooms are on the market for under £130,000. At the top end, there are some striking two-bedroom flats in central Hornchurch that come to market for around £250,000.
Amenities for property in Hornchurch
Hornchurch High Street has the usual banks and supermarkets and a growing number of restaurants and bars. Neighbouring Romford offers more extensive shopping as do the out-of-town shopping centres of Lakeside and Bluewater. Hornchurch has a theatre, several large parks and sports grounds, indoor sports facilities, and a wide choice of primary and secondary schools, and sixth-form colleges.
Transport in Hornchurch
The stations in Elm Park, Hornchurch and Upminster Bridge are on the District line of the London Underground. There is a mainline station in Upminster and local bus routes include 165, 193, 248, 252, 256, 365, 370, 372, and 373.
Surrounding areas
While searching for property to buy or property to rent in Hornchurch, which is in the London Borough of Havering and covered by postcodes RM11 & RM12, you may also wish to consider neighbouring Romford.