RM11 1EG Havering
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Hylands & Harrow Lodge. Region: London.
Streets
- Park Lane, Romford: 18 addresses
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 D (38% of about 870 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Maygreen Crescent, Hornchurch, not permissioned (210 m)
- 307-309 south street/Jewsons Lyon Road, Romford, permissioned (440 m (0.3 miles))
- Purbeck House, 230-234 Hornchurch Road, Hornchurch, pending decision (450 m (0.3 miles))
- Purbeck House, 230-234 Hornchurch Road, Hornchurch, permissioned (450 m (0.3 miles))
- Homebase, not permissioned (490 m (0.3 miles))
- Neopost House, Romford, permissioned (500 m (0.3 miles))
- Neopost House, Romford, permissioned (500 m (0.3 miles))
- 222-226 South Street, Romford, not permissioned (560 m (0.3 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 18 addresses are between 17 m and 18 m above sea level (17 m on average).
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 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Gidea Park 3.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Emerson Park 303,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 23 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Park Lane Heath Park | 370 m |
| Ferry terminal | Barking Riverside Pier Creekmouth | 7.8 km (4.9 miles) |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Car Park | 320 m |
| EV charging points | 7 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 11.9 km (7.4 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 35.3 km (22 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dr Marks Practice | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bencrest Chemist | 110 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest All Smiles Dental Care | 390 m |
| Hospital | Queens Hospital | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Police station | Romford Police Station | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Nisa Local Cashzone | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Old Church Park 5.4 ha | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,150 m² | 110 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Park Lane Recreation Ground 2.0 ha | 30 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Strathmore Gardens Allotments 4,990 m² | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 7.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Black Poplar Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1 mile) south |
| Curzon Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south |
| White Hart Lakes | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Park Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north |
| The Slack | Lake or reservoir | 2 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Bardag Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 8 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 18 |
14 of the postcode's 18 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Havering: see them on the Havering page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 74% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 36% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 25% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 26% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 19% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 25% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Park Lane.