RM1 3FB Havering
Live postcode, introduced September 2016. 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 (38% of about 860 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
- The Tower adj to Hexagon House, Mecury Gardens, not permissioned (30 m)
- 16-22 Western Road, permissioned (130 m)
- Car Park adj to Holgate Court, Halyards Court and Eldon Court, Slaney Road, Romford, pending decision (180 m)
- Enterprise House, Eastern Road, Romford, permissioned (190 m)
- Enterprise House, 18 Eastern Road, Romford, pending decision (190 m)
- Enterprise House, Eastern Road, Romford, permissioned (190 m)
- Enterprise House, 18 Eastern Road, Romford, permissioned (190 m)
- PD MOORE, REAR OF 34 JUNCTION ROAD, ROMFORD, RM1 3QR, permissioned (200 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 65 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 18 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 | 1.5 km | |
| Emerson Park 303,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m, 50 within 800 m; nearest Romford Town Centre | 60 m |
| Ferry terminal | Barking Riverside Pier Creekmouth | 8.3 km |
| Car parks | 7 within 800 m; nearest Market Place Romford Car Park | 340 m |
| EV charging points | 12 within 1.6 km; nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 370 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 12.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 34.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Western Road Medical Centre | 190 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 160 m |
| NHS dentists | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Beauty St John's | 150 m |
| Hospital | Victoria Hospital (Romford) | 690 m |
| Police station | Romford Police Station | 460 m |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m; nearest M&S ATM | 250 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Lodge Farm Park 4.8 ha | 380 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Cottons Park 6.4 ha | 770 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 660 m² | 630 m |
| Playing field | Romford and Gidea Park Rugby Football Club 4.3 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | Balgores Lane Allotments 1.3 ha | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 12 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Parish Church of St Edward the Confessor, a listed building (Grade II*), 410 m north-west. 12 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* | 410 m north-west |
| Section of Roman road on Gidea Park golf course | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Park Lake | Lake or reservoir | 910 m north |
| White Hart Lakes | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 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 | 4.4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 65 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 65 |
65 of the postcode's 65 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 30 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | under 1% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 40% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 3% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 59% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 81% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | under 1% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 12% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 29% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 40% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 51% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 61% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 70% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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.