Gooshays is a ward in the London Borough of Havering, sitting in the suburban outer‑east of the capital. It is largely residential, with a mix of post‑war housing, local shopping parades and community facilities, and sits close to neighbouring estates such as Harold Hill and Hainault, with the busy town centre of Romford not far away.
The area reflects the borough’s shift from agricultural land to suburban development in the 20th century, and retains pockets of greenery and quiet streets that attract families and commuters alike. Socially and economically it’s mixed, with a long‑standing local community alongside newer arrivals, and the neighbourhood character is shaped by schools, small businesses and easy links into central London.
Postcode districts covering Gooshays
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 21.5 miles
- Islington 15.5 miles
- Southend-on-Sea 21.1 miles
- City of Westminster 18.5 miles
- Bexley 11.3 miles
- Croydon 22.2 miles
- Harrow 24.5 miles
- Basildon 10.3 miles
- Chelmsford 13.4 miles
- Gillingham 22.3 miles
- Harlow 11.9 miles
- Grays 9.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Heaton Ward 1.2 miles
- Harold Wood Ward 1.8 miles
- Brentwood West Ward 2.3 miles
- Navestock Parish 2.3 miles
- Stapleford Abbotts Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Brizes, Stondon Massey & South Weald Ward 2.4 miles
- Marshalls & Rise Park Ward 2.5 miles
- Squirrels Heath Ward 2.5 miles
- Havering-atte-Bower Ward 2.5 miles
- Warley Ward 2.8 miles
- Brentwood North Ward 2.9 miles
- Pilgrims Hatch Ward 2.9 miles
Example postcodes in Gooshays
RM3 8DJ, RM3 9HS, RM3 7YJ, CM14 5NG, RM3 9BA, RM3 7TU, RM3 7FF, RM3 7UR, RM3 3DU … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 10.8 miles
- Stansted Airport 18.6 miles
- Harold Wood Railway Station 1.5 miles
- Gidea Park Railway Station 2.6 miles
Hotels near Gooshays Ad
- Marygreen Manor Hotel 4 1.9 miles
- Holiday Inn Brentwood 4 1.5 miles
- Gidea Park Hotel 3 2.4 miles
- Dancenter Lux Resort London City M25 3 2.4 miles
- Palms Hotel & Retreat By Palette London Romford 3 2.4 miles
- Premier Inn Brentwood 3 2.8 miles
- Premier Inn London Romford Town Centre 3 3.4 miles
- De Rougemont Manor Hotel 4 3.1 miles
- Spark by Hilton London Romford 3 3.5 miles
- Premier Inn London Romford 3 3.3 miles
Schools in Gooshays
- Drapers' Academy Secondary
- Drapers' Brookside Infant School Primary
- Drapers' Brookside Junior School Primary
- Drapers' Maylands Primary School Primary
- Drapers' Pyrgo Priory School Primary
- Lime Academy Forest Approach Special
- Mead Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Pirgo Historic site 1.6 miles
- Victoria Road Stadium 5.7 miles
- Ongar Castle Historic site 6.2 miles
- Furze Woods Forest 7.5 miles
- Epping Forest Forest 8.3 miles
- Copped Hall Estate 8.6 miles
- Barking Abbey Historic site 8.7 miles
- Woodford Wells Historic site 9 miles
- Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge Historic site 9.4 miles
- Leytonstone Library Library 10.2 miles
- Boleyn Ground Stadium 10.2 miles
- Hylands Estate 10.3 miles