RM1 1FD Havering
Live postcode, introduced May 2026. Ward: St Edward's. Region: London.
Streets
No addresses are linked to this postcode in the ONS UPRN Directory.
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 (32% of about 1,090 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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.
Listed buildings
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Angel Way Retail Park, Romford (Former Decathlon site), permissioned (40 m)
- Angel Way Retail Park, Romford (Former Decathlon site), permissioned (40 m)
- Former Angel Way Retail Park, Angel Way, permissioned (40 m)
- Angel Way and High Street Area, not permissioned (70 m)
- Angel Way and High Street Area, not permissioned (70 m)
- 23-55 North Street, Romford, pending decision (90 m)
- 23-55 North Street, Romford, permissioned (90 m)
- 22-44 North Street, Romford, permissioned (90 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
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.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Romford 12 million journeys in 2024–25 | 550 m |
| Gidea Park 3.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Emerson Park 303,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 17 stops within 400 m, 44 within 800 m; nearest North Street Romford | 80 m |
| Ferry terminal | Barking Riverside Pier Creekmouth | 8.1 km |
| Car parks | 6 within 800 m; nearest Angel Way Multistorey Carpark | 120 m |
| EV charging points | 8 within 1.6 km; nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 470 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 11.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 34.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest St Edwards Medical Centre | 270 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 330 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dr Stella Bicknell And Associates Dental Surgery | 360 m |
| Hospital | Victoria Hospital (Romford) | 800 m |
| Police station | Romford Police Station | 630 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Cashpoint® 1-3 Market Place Lloyds Bank | 100 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Cottons Park 6.4 ha | 380 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,410 m² | 410 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Romford and Gidea Park Rugby Football Club 4.3 ha | 550 m |
| Allotments | Pretoria Road Allotments 5.3 ha | 930 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 7.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Parish Church of St Edward the Confessor, a listed building (Grade II*), 140 m east. 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* | 140 m east |
| Section of Roman road on Gidea Park golf course | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km north-east |
| 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 | 2.7 km south |
| Black Poplar Wood | Wood | 2.9 km south |
| Curzon Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km south |
| The Slack | Lake or reservoir | 3.0 km south |
| Willoughby's Hill | Hill | 4.1 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
No addresses here are in the mapped area.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 22% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 3% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 17% | 17% |
| Private rented | 62% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 68% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 11% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 30% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 40% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 44% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 47% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 65% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 9% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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.