RM1 1AR Havering
Live postcode, introduced June 2002. Ward: St Edward's. Region: London.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Havering in 2026-27: Band D £2,425 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,616 | £1,886 | £2,155 | £2,425 | £2,963 | £3,502 | £4,041 | £4,849 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (50% of about 1,150 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 37-59 High Street, Romford, not permissioned (120 m)
- 37-59 High Street, Romford, not permissioned (120 m)
- Angel Way and High Street Area, not permissioned (130 m)
- Angel Way and High Street Area, not permissioned (130 m)
- Angel Way Retail Park, Romford (Former Decathlon site), permissioned (220 m)
- Angel Way Retail Park, Romford (Former Decathlon site), permissioned (220 m)
- Former Angel Way Retail Park, Angel Way, permissioned (220 m)
- 22-44 North Street, Romford, permissioned (230 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 24 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 39 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 64 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 64 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 15 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Romford 12 million journeys in 2024–25 | 360 m |
| Gidea Park 3.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Emerson Park 303,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 20 stops within 400 m, 48 within 800 m; nearest Mawney Road (RM1) Romford | 190 m |
| Ferry terminal | Barking Riverside Pier Creekmouth | 8.1 km |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m; nearest Angel Way Multistorey Carpark | 150 m |
| EV charging points | 8 within 1.6 km; nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 510 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 11.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 34.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest St Edwards Medical Centre | 350 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 150 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dr Stella Bicknell And Associates Dental Surgery | 290 m |
| Hospital | Victoria Hospital (Romford) | 870 m |
| Police station | Romford Police Station | 660 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Cash machine 26-30 South Street Halifax | 70 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Cottons Park 6.4 ha | 380 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,410 m² | 370 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Romford and Gidea Park Rugby Football Club 4.3 ha | 580 m |
| Allotments | Pretoria Road Allotments 5.3 ha | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 18 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Parish Church of St Edward the Confessor, a listed building (Grade II*), 210 m north. 11 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Parish Church of St Edward the Confessor | Listed building, Grade II* | 210 m north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Park Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km north-east |
| White Hart Lakes | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km south |
| Black Poplar Wood | Wood | 2.7 km south |
| Curzon Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km south |
| The Slack | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km south |
| Willoughby's Hill | Hill | 4.3 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 71 | 71 |
None of the postcode's 71 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 2% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 20% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 3% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 29% | 17% |
| Private rented | 50% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 69% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 2% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 23% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 27% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 42% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 64% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.